American Vampire (film)

American Vampire
American Vampire
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Luis Esteban
Written by	Rollin Jarrett
Produced by	Grant S. Staley
Starring	Trevor Lissauer; Adam West; Sidney Lassick; Carmen Electra;
Cinematography	Goran Pavicevic
Music by	Mark Boccaccio
Production; company	Decatur-Staley Productions
Release date	1997
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

American Vampire (also known as An American Vampire Story) is a 1997 American independent comedy horror film directed by , written by Rollin Jarrett, and starring Carmen Electra, Adam West, Sidney Lassick and Trevor Lissauer. Its plot is about a young male teenager who encounters a female vampire while his parents vacation in Europe.

Plot[]

Teenager Frankie (Trevor Lissauer), is left in charge of the family home for a few weeks while his parents are vacationing in Europe. After a day of surfing on the beach, Frankie and his best friend Bogie (Danny Hitt) happen upon a group of sexy Bohemian vampires led by Moondoggie (Johnny Venocur) along with his minions Sulka and Katrina (Carmen Electra and Deborah Xavier) and invite them to stay in Frankie's house for a few days in hopes of getting lucky. When Frankie learns that the threesome have some secrets, he enlists the aid of the Big Kahuna, a legendary vampire killer (Adam West) who teaches Frankie how to solve his vampire problems. The film has attained cult-like status with its tongue in cheek humor and its many references to the Beach Party films of Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, which were hugely popular in the mid-60's. An appearance by iconic surf guitar legend Dick Dale performing on the beach adds to the retro vibe of the film.

Cast[]

Trevor Lissauer as Frankie
Daisy Torme as Dee Dee
Johnny Venocur as Moondoggie (alias Count Erik Von Zipper)
Sydney Lassick as Bruno
Carmen Electra as Sulka
Debra Xavier as Katrina
Adam West as Ludwig Von Helsingmeister (alias The Big Kahuna)
Danny Hitt as Bogie
Dick Dale as Himself

Home media[]

The film was released on VHS and DVD on March 20, 2001^[1] by York Home Entertainment.^[2] An audio track featuring commentary from comedians from Los Angeles's Groundlings troupe was included.^[2] This release featured over-dubbed audio tracks on the actors' performances.^[3] It was re-released in 2005 by Digiview Productions in a slim-case package.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ "An American Vampire Story". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b American Vampire (DVD). York Home Entertainment. ASIN B000055ZG4.
^ Bosko, Mark Steven (2003). The Complete Independent Movie Marketing Handbook: Promote, Distribute & Sell Your Film Or Video. Michael Wiese Productions. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-941-18876-0.
^ American Vampire (DVD). Digiview Productions. 2005. ASIN B000BCM4QK.
^ Westman, Ed (October 29, 2005). "K-tel Albums Return, Minus the Toll-Free Number". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 44. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links[]

American Vampire at IMDb
American Vampire at Rotten Tomatoes
American Vampire Story at The New York Times

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[1] "An American Vampire Story". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

[dvd-2] American Vampire (DVD). York Home Entertainment. ASIN B000055ZG4.

[3] Bosko, Mark Steven (2003). The Complete Independent Movie Marketing Handbook: Promote, Distribute & Sell Your Film Or Video. Michael Wiese Productions. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-941-18876-0.

[4] American Vampire (DVD). Digiview Productions. 2005. ASIN B000BCM4QK.

[5] Westman, Ed (October 29, 2005). "K-tel Albums Return, Minus the Toll-Free Number". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 44. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510.

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