Innocent Blood (1992)
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38% of critics liked it
(21 reviews) -
42% of users liked it
(7,021 ratings)
An uneven but entertaining blend of graphic horror and black comedy from John Landis, very much in the mode of the director's successful An American Werewolf in London. French actress Anne Parillaud -- star of Luc Besson's acclaimed thriller La Femme Nikita -- plays Marie, a lithe and lovely… More An uneven but entertaining blend of graphic horror and black comedy from John Landis, very much in the mode of the director's successful An American Werewolf in London. French actress Anne Parillaud -- star of Luc Besson's acclaimed thriller La Femme Nikita -- plays Marie, a lithe and lovely vampire with a conscience who will not take "innocent blood" and maintains a low profile by dining exclusively on criminals and lowlifes. She finds a virtual smorgasbord in Pittsburgh's criminal underworld, arriving in the thick of a bloody mob war sparked by ruthless kingpin Sal Macelli (Robert Loggia). After preying on one of Macelli's hoods (Chazz Palminteri), Marie fumbles her attack on the boss himself and he manages to escape, eventually transforming into a vampire himself. Macelli soon comes to appreciate his new superhuman condition and hatches a diabolical scheme to control the syndicates by turning his underlings into vampires -- including his beleaguered lawyer, Emmanuel Bergman (Don Rickles). Marie, faced with a new and powerful undead enemy, is forced to take matters into her own claws. To this end she enlists the reluctant aid (and eventual affection) of undercover cop Joe Gennaro (Anthony LaPaglia), whose cover has just been leaked to the press, making him a target for Macelli and his growing army of blood drinkers. Landis has crafted a dark and brooding film, pumped up with bouts of extreme gore and gangland violence -- but where American Werewolf's occasional comic touches helped to ground the story and give the "straight" horror scenes more punch, most attempts at humor here seem jarring and out of place. The film's highlights come from numerous horror in-jokes, including cameos from Sam Raimi, Clive Barker, Dario Argento and Linnea Quigley; Rickles' explosive death scene ranks among the weirdest in cinema history. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Landis
- Written By
- Michael Wolk
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Horror, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 25, 1992 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 30, 1999
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
Regrettably, all too often the tone lurches from stylish suspense to smart-ass in-jokiness and silly slapstick.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
[An] overlong, overproduced spectacle.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Innocent Blood is an uncomfortable marriage of vampires and mobsters; it doesn't work on either the supernatural or the criminal level.
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Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Like one of the victims, Innocent Blood feels about five quarts low.
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, Film4
It lacks the bite (so to speak) of the classics in this genre, but is a stylish blend of cool black comedy and obvious gore.
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Cast
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Anne Parillaud
as Marie
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Robert Loggia
as Sal "The Shark" Macelli
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Anthony LaPaglia
as Joe Gennaro
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David Proval
as Lenny
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Don Rickles
as Emmanuel Bergman
- Don Rickels
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Chazz Palminteri
as Tony
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Rocco Sisto
as Gilly
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Kim Coates
as Ray
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Forrest J Ackerman
as Stolen Car Man
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Yancey Arias
as Coroner's Assistant
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Lamont Arnold
as Morgue Desk Man
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Lisa Ann Baker
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Angela Bassett
as US Attorney Sinclair
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Marshall Bell
as Marsh
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Christina Bowers
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Leo Burmeister
as Flinton
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Gilbert Cates
as Dog Boy
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Russ Cochran
as Panhandler
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Kim Currow
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Peter Cushing
as Van Helsing
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Christina Diaz
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Marina Durrell
as Nurse
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David Earle
as Reporter
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Harry Gions
as Orderly
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Charlie Gomorra
as Gorilla
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Bernard Hocke
as Motel Clerk
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Ike
as German Shepherd
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Pitty Jennings
as Reporter
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Christina Jimenez
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Elaine Kagan
as Frannie Bergman
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Christopher Lee
as Count Dracula
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Tony Lip
as Frank
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Bela Lugosi
as Count Dracula
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Jerry Lyden
as Vinnie
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Kim Melton
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Vic Noto
as Tommy
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Robin Place
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Regina Poole
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Dan Quayle
as Vice President of the United States
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Linnea Quigley
as Nurse
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Tracy Rolen
as Meloday Lounge Dancer
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Ron Roth
as Gus
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Tony Sirico
as Jacko
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Rohn Thomas
as Coroner
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Tammy Ulm
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Robert Walker Jr.
as Bruno
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Teri Weigel
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Katrina Witt
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Michael Wolk
as Surgeon
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Maribe Zolli
as Melody Lounge Dancer
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Dario Argento
as Paramedic
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Rick Avery
as Cab Driver
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Luis Guzman
as Morales
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Bob Minor
as Bus Driver
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Frank Oz
as Pathologist
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Sam Raimi
as Roma Meats Man
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Michael Ritchie
as Night Watchman
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Tom Savini
as News Photographer
- Sharon Howard-Field
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Steve Johnson
as Orderly
- Anthony La Paglia
