Billy Drago, Brad Logan, Chris Makepeace

A boys' night out takes a turn for the freaky in this campy horror comedy. When a group of fraternity pledges on the prowl for a good strip joint decides to check out the After Dark Club, they have no...( read more  read more... ) idea that the bar's luscious dancers are really bloodthirsty vampires. Can the guys survive against the undead, or will the vixens and vamps take a big bite out of their night? Chris Makepeace, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer and Grace Jones star.

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Richard Wenk

Release Date: July 18, 1986

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DVD Release Date: August 21, 2001

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  • July 20, 2009
    I rewatched this having seen it in the theater when it came out.
    Two words: Grace Jones.
    Just about everything else in this film is forgetable, with the exception of Dedee Pfeiffer (who is absolutely adorable). Sadly both of them are greatly underused.
    But it is almost worth ...( read more)watching just for the scenes in which Grace Jones appears.
    Grace Jones has always been a sort of enigma to me (and others I'm sure). I have always found her utterly enchanting and completely intimidating and one only has to watch her scenes in this film to get a feel for what I mean.
  • May 25, 2009
    Best vampire flick ever hehe very 80's and very sexy, Grace Jones is gorgeous and the look of it is so seedy and dark, really hits the mark and makes the atmosphere perfect, Dusk Till Dawn idea here have you noticed?
    If yr an 80's fan or if you remember the 80's haha this will br...( read more)ing back good memories of a time when films were seedy and cool :)
    The song when Grace strips is excellent, wonder who did it.
  • February 14, 2009
    Vamp is a curious lost little lamb from the 1980's, all lit in bizarre green and purple tones and featuring all manner of Grace Jones wiggling around like a monster. It's a fun ride, cleverly done and not entirely unoriginal, with terrific acting talent and a loopy sense of humou...( read more)r pitched somewhere between After Hours and a sideways college comedy. Another aspect I appreciated was how each vampire had a personality, and they weren't always one hundred percent proud to be vampires. They're very aware that in a lot of ways they're perfectly lame. Fairly cool stuff, especially in the confrontation between a character who "turns" and the protagonist.

    On the other hand, the last half lacks the zip and zap of the first and some characters seemed a little undernourished. The geek who owns the car seemed a little extraneous towards the end, and the albino gang, while sort of awesome, didn't really belong.

    But either way. If you're interested in an offbeat 80's vampire movie or just seeing Grace Jones scare the s**t out of you with her face, by all means rent Vamp. You will become a much wiser person as a result and your parents will no longer hate you.
  • May 15, 2008
    A very cool different type of vampire film, a cult classic these days!!
  • October 22, 2007
    Dedee Phieffer is hot in this silly vampire movie.
  • January 8, 2009
    My wife says this is the only movie she's ever walked out on.
  • December 11, 2008
    A pretty good vampire flick. though not the best but good.
  • November 10, 2008
    Grace Jones' appearance in a movie is enough alone to spark fear in many moviegoers (remember "View To A Kill"?). This pulpy treat -involving a nightclub rife with vampirism- was omnipresent in the eighties yet disappeared with nary a trace shortly afterwards. Maybe- like the lad...( read more)y herself has proved recently- it's due a revival.
  • October 29, 2008
    A major childhood fav. Funny & spooky vamp flick, verrrrrrry 80s tho. GJones creeped me out, but she always does that lol.
  • October 23, 2008
    very com about lady vampires

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  • ddaysdoc
    July 14, 2007
    Grace is credited for the film both in the credits in the film and on the movie poster.. even if she wasn't it's not like no one would not know it was her all they would have to do is look at the poster...lol EVERYONE knows who she is...
  • moorje
    November 2, 2006
    Erm, why isn't Grace Jones credited for the film? She is the Vamp of the title after all?

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