Embrace of the Vampire (1994)

13% of critics liked it
(8 reviews)
35% of users liked it
(10,085 ratings)

An innocent girl becomes the victim of an ancient curse in this erotic horror story. Charlotte (Alyssa Milano) is a beautiful but chaste college freshman who is nearing her 18th birthday. Charlotte's boyfriend Chris (Harrison Pruett) would like to take their relationship to the next level, but… More An innocent girl becomes the victim of an ancient curse in this erotic horror story. Charlotte (Alyssa Milano) is a beautiful but chaste college freshman who is nearing her 18th birthday. Charlotte's boyfriend Chris (Harrison Pruett) would like to take their relationship to the next level, but Charlotte isn't sure if she's ready. Meanwhile, Charlotte finds herself aggressively pursued by a mysterious new suitor (Martin Kemp). What Charlotte doesn't know is that she's the reincarnation of a Transylvanian princess (Rebecca Ferratti), and her new friend is a vampire who once loved her. The vampire will be able to retain his powers of eternal life only if he can seduce Charlotte before she turns 18 -- which only gives him three days. To weaken Charlotte's resolve, the vampire arranges for lovely Sarah (Charlotte Lewis) to introduce her to the pleasures of lesbianism. Embrace of the Vampire featured former child star Alyssa Milano in several nude scenes; a large number of internet fan sites began posting frame captures of Milano topless from the film after it was released on home video. Milano and her mother responded by taking legal action against web sites using her images without permission; as a result, she has since pledged not to disrobe onscreen again. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By: Anne Goursaud
Genres: Drama, Horror, Cult Movies

On DVD: Nov 2, 1999
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Sexy? Yes. As sexy as it thinks itself to be? Sadly, no.
Emily Blunt, Blunt Review
Just look at the cast and walk quickly past the rental shelf...quickly...

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AJ V

An interesting, surreal, erotic, somewhat strange vampire film. It sort of reminds me of Jean Rollins films, but transported to a 1990s college setting. It's not a great movie, but I liked watching it anyway.
Nicki M

Could've been better. Jordan Ladd just about steals the show from Alyssa Milano, Martin Kemp is just horrible - no way, no how did I buy him as a vampire, and Harrison Pruett has the charisma of a chunk of wood. The 90's fashions are more entertaining than the story here,… More
Could've been better. Jordan Ladd just about steals the show from Alyssa Milano, Martin Kemp is just horrible - no way, no how did I buy him as a vampire, and Harrison Pruett has the charisma of a chunk of wood. The 90's fashions are more entertaining than the story here, and though it started off okay, by the end it had totally lost me. I would imagine the only people who would actually like this would be those looking to see Alyssa Milano topless (and there is a lot of that on show here).
danny d

you know those saturday afternoons when a movie comes on and you think, "i have nothing better to do", so you watch it while youre doing things around the house? watching a wall would have been something better to do. one of the worst things ever made.
Dean M

Worst bloodsucker movie with Alyssa Milano I ever watched.
Deb S

If you like vampire movies, you REALLY want to see Alyssa Milano naked, or if you want to see breasts, then my friend, this is the movie for you. The basic plot is this vampire can only live if he seduces the last virginal catholic girl in order to avoid being put to eternal sleep or… More
If you like vampire movies, you REALLY want to see Alyssa Milano naked, or if you want to see breasts, then my friend, this is the movie for you. The basic plot is this vampire can only live if he seduces the last virginal catholic girl in order to avoid being put to eternal sleep or something like that. It's so bad that after seeing this movie most Vampires would commit suicide. I should be commended for watching it to the finish but I must confess I wanted to see if there was going to be some magnificent twist; alas there wasn't any.
Doctor S

Pretty much the definitive "I'm not a little girl anymore" statement from Alyssa Milano shedding her goodie-goodie image from TVs Who's The Boss? Too bad it's also an "I can't act anymore" statement. Maybe the small screen is where she… More
Pretty much the definitive "I'm not a little girl anymore" statement from Alyssa Milano shedding her goodie-goodie image from TVs Who's The Boss? Too bad it's also an "I can't act anymore" statement. Maybe the small screen is where she belonged, as the successful run of Charmed would support.
Remi L

This movie was so whacktacular it was ridiculous. It was more cheesy romance novel/skin flick lite than it was an actual film
Leo L

Cheesy but interesting!