Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990)

  • 52% of users liked it
    (1,002 ratings)

Director Anthony Hickox (Waxwork) crafted this entertaining bit of horror-western fusion about the vampiric residents of a remote, dusty desert town who have chosen to derive their sustenance from a plasma-manufacturing plant in an attempt to put aside their monstrous nature and peacefully co-exist… More

R, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By
Anthony Hickox
Genres
Western, Horror, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 13, 1990 Wide
On DVD
Sep 23, 2008

Critic Reviews

  • Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

    If you're longing for the days when vampire movies weren't so long-in-the-tooth and are in serious need of a good time, then set yourself up with a visit to the small town of Purgatory.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Phil H


    One the oddest vampire flicks I've seen for sometime with a blend of western, redneck, comedy and horror which doesn't really come off 100%. I was hoping for an 'American Werewolf' type film and this is certainly bizarre enough to pull that off but the effects are… More

  • A.D. V


    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.

  • Anthony V


    Tongue in cheek, campy fun.

  • Christopher B


    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.

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