Bordello of Blood

"Evil bites!"

1996 1h 27m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 434

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A seedy private eye gets more than he ever bargained for when a missing persons case leads him to a brothel overseen by the mother of vampires and her lusty army of the undead.

“Evil bites!”

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Cast

Dennis Miller
Rafe Guttman
Erika Eleniak
Katherine Verdoux
Angie Everhart
Lillith
Chris Sarandon
Reverend Current
Corey Feldman
Caleb Verdoux
John Kassir
The Crypt Keeper (voice)
William Sadler
Mummy
Aubrey Morris
McCutcheon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gilbert Adler
Writers: Gilbert Adler, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 37% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tales from the Crypt Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gilbert Adler, shot by Tom Priestley Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chris Boardman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen Lovejoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Gilbert Adler directs. Tom Priestley Jr. behind the camera. Chris Boardman scores. Stephen Lovejoy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 37% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
330 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
5Part of the "Tales from the Crypt Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Gilbert Adler, shot by Tom Priestley Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Chris Boardman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Stephen Lovejoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Dennis Miller and Erika Eleniak and Angie Everhart carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Evil bites!".
11IMDB entry: tt0117826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tom Priestley Jr.
Original score: Chris Boardman
Editing: Stephen Lovejoy
Production design: Gregory S. Melton
Costume design: Trish Keating
Makeup / hair: Mitchell J. Coughlin
Sound: Harry Cohen
Stunt coordinator: Scott Wilder
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $5,600,000
Return: 37% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Bordello of Blood (1996)

Part of

Tales from the Crypt Collection

Tales from the Crypt was an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955. Stories from the series have been adapted into various other media including a 1972 film and a television series that aired on HBO from 1989 to 1996. The later spawned films - such as Demon Knight (1995) and Bordello of Blood (1996) - as well as a children's animated series, a game show, and a radio series.

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Wuchak2022-09-16
★ 5/10
Over-the-top black comedy/horror with Dennis Miller A devout woman (Erika Eleniak) hires a droll private investigator (Dennis Miller) to find her little brother (Corey Feldman) after he mysteriously goes missing. The trail leads to a gothic funeral home that’s a cover for a wild bordello. Unfortunately, it’s run by Lilith, the queen of all vampires (Angie Everhart). "Bordello of Blood" (1996) is similar to the contemporaneous “From Dusk Till Dawn,” but it lacks the slow build-up to overblown horror in the last act, opting instead for unrestrained campy horror right out of the gate. It also lacks the ambition and class of “From Dusk” with its focus on R-rated female nudity and sleaze, which is thankfully counterbalanced by Eleniak’s winsome heroine and Dennis’ likable gruff protagonist. The flick’s worth watching just for Miller’s amusing one-liners throughout. People complain about Everhart’s “bad acting,” but she’s very effective in the role. Meanwhile Feldman is entertaining as the madly diabolical undead punk. Also, the rockin’ soundtrack features bands like Anthrax, Cinderella, Sweet, Humble Pie and so forth. Then there are myriad gorgeous women, including the likes of Kiara Hunter, Leslie Ann Phillips (not the musician) and Juliet Reagh. Unfortunately, the producers never heard of the phrase “less is more.” So the flick’s an assault on the senses with too much wallowing in trashiness which, like I said, is somewhat offset by Eleniak and Miller, just not enough. For those not in the know, this was the second of three Tales from the Crypt movies. As such, the story is bracketed by the host character, the Cryptkeeper, but you don’t have to know anything about Tales from the Crypt in order to appreciate the flick. The film runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. GRADE: C

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