Bruce Campbell, David Carradine, Jim Metzler

Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sun cream to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.

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R, 104 min.

Directed by: Anthony Hickox

Release Date: January 13, 1990

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DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008

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  • October 8, 2008
    One of the better vampire movies that tries to do something new. It's a cheesy, fun, comic-book like 80's movie with a sense of humor and a rousing score.
  • July 22, 2008
    Tongue in cheek, campy fun.
  • March 16, 2008
    Bruce plays Van Helsing to Carradine's Dracula in one of the first Vampire westerns. Fun, but forgettable, and for die hard traditionalists, it may piss them off a tad.
  • October 29, 2009
    Frankly anyhow who doesn't enjoy SUNDOWN: THE VAMPIRE IN RETREAT is either a cinematic snob or has no funnybone whatsoever. I've been waiting for this flick to be released ever since I bought my first DVD player! The plot (as you undoubtedly now by now) centers around a machine t...( read more)hat manufactures the synthetic blood that feeds the vampiric citizenry of Purgatory, a town founded by Count Mardulak (David Carradine) to serve as a retreat for all those bloodsuckers who wish to mend their ways. Unfortunately there are those within the town who aren't quite so eager to abandon the old ways, and a civil war slowly breaks out. A young family is caught in the middle of this as is a descendent of Professor Van Helsing, played by our man Bruce Campbell. This is a nearly bloodless vampire flick with lots of gentle, quirky humor that's suitable for the whole family. I can recommend this one whole heartedly!
  • September 5, 2009
    Bruce Campbell and David Carradine star in this modern-day vampire flick. A small New Mexico town is home to vampires as they wish to become more mainstream and stop killing humans. Some in the town disagree and a vampire war ensues. Comedic w/ great scenery.
  • July 26, 2009
    i cant help it,.
    i love this one.,.,
  • June 5, 2009
    This one kind of surprised me as I didn't think it was going to be that good. Not too bad of acting and it had some really funny moments. There were times when it would get a little stupid, but I can live with what I saw and say that I enjoyed it.
  • April 13, 2009
    Don't see this movie unless you like cheesey acting or Bruce Campbell.
  • November 19, 2008
    If you like Vampires you should like this one. I love it.
    It has David Carradine in it.
  • August 3, 2008
    I have been trying to find this on video/DVD for several years. If anyone knows where I can find it, message me.

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