Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Jenette Goldstein

A young man reluctantly joins a travelling "family" of evil vampires, when the girl he'd tried to seduce is part of that group.

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93% liked it

41 critics

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow

Release Date: October 2, 1987

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DVD Release Date: September 10, 2002

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  • September 21, 2009
    As you might know by now, I LOVE a good vampire film / story.

    While I realize this is a genre that has been "done to death" (pun intended!) I still enjoy an attempt at originality whetehr it is in the story line, the mythology or even just in the visuals.

    Sadly there is ver...( read more)y little in this film that was original or even really that interesting. Perhaps if I had seen this back in 1987 I would feel differently. But as it stands, it feels more like a Frankenstein story (pieced together from the ideas and storylines from other films) then a vampire story.
  • August 1, 2009
    Horror story is equal parts vampire film and western. While these vampires behave like a violent biker gang, they're also prone to falling in love. Second teen vampire story to be released in 1987 after The Lost Boys, is perhaps less well known, but still, a wholly origi...( read more)nal, entertaining film. Director Kathryn Bigelow's eerie and stylized film is memorably atmospheric. Dangerously-in-love couple, Caleb and Mae make Edward and Bella irrelevant.
  • July 30, 2009
    this might be my favorite vampire movie ever!!!!!!!!! there's definitely some 80's cheese and campy overacting going on here but the atmosphere is fantastic. dunno how i missed this back in the day. it's like the lost boys meets natural born killers, tho it does go off the bea...( read more)m a little bit toward the end. fasten your fucking seatbelts!
  • May 22, 2009
    Hell yeah, what a cast, my dream team almost, Paxton, Henriksen, Goldstein, Wright, perfect. I dont like the desert feel for the vamps but this is still an awesome bloodsucker. The classic bar scene is violent and sadistic yet you wanna join them. Wright is cute and Henriksen rul...( read more)es as always, Bishop as a vampire lol

    'I taught Severance everything he knows, but not everything I know'
  • January 17, 2009
    i thought the "my main squeeze is a vampire" genre just got started with "twilight", but after finding this right here on flixster i knew i was mistaken. doh! not bad, but not good either, which i kinda guess sums up that relationship choice, eh? what else is on?
  • November 22, 2009
    My favorite vampire movie of all time. The cinematography is amazing, the acting is solid, and I love the ending showdown.
  • November 23, 2009
    THE BEST VAMPIRE MOVIE EVER, PERIOD !!
    WITH A SAM PECKINPAH TOUCH.
    WRITTEN BY THE EXCELLENT ERIC RED.
  • November 9, 2009
    Great Vampire Flick !!!
  • November 7, 2009
    One of the best vampire movies ever made.
  • October 30, 2009
    I was REALLY suprised how much I enjoyed this movie because Im NOT into vampire movies at all but this was a good 1.

Critic Reviews


August 14, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Bigelow's artful handling of the magic and menace of the night is hauntingly apparent. full review

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  • emerson17
    May 24, 2008

    Given the fact that it was released in 1987, it didn't aged a slightly bit, the photography work is still pretty efficient. Now I give it only 2,5 stars because it bored me to death : )

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