Korto Malteze This movie was awful. What a waste of time. It's not funny nor scary. Actors were to generic, lines even more. I gave it a shot, because I thought it would fulfill at least some of my expectations but it did the opposite. After this movie I gained more respect for some others movies from this era. I hope you will not repeat my mistake. Do yourself a favor and skip it.

Leofwine_draca VAMP is a well-known '80s comedy about a strip club that just so happens to be home to a gang of vampires who murder their patrons and drink their blood in order to make a living. The story writes itself and is a low budget yarn with plenty of vampire jokes and humour and a few bloody death scenes to keep it moving along. As an '80s comedy horror flick it's one of the lesser ones I've seen, purely because the execution isn't great and the jokes aren't very funny.I can lay the blame for this squarely on the shoulders of the various writers who really should be making this on par with the likes of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD or NIGHT OF THE CREEPS. It pales in comparison to other '80s vampire movies like FRIGHT NIGHT and THE LOST BOYS. Story-wise, the set-up is a little similar to FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, but without the urgency or excitement of that movie. Instead what we get is a whole lot of teen speak and boring character humour, and a memorable striptease sequence from the ever-bizarre Grace Jones. Some of the gooey special effects are good, and it's a delight to see Billy Drago in support, but otherwise VAMP is a disappointment.

gavin6942 Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar looking for strippers to entertain their college friends. They have problems with transportation, Biker gangs, and worst of all, the staff of the bar, all of whom seem to be vampires, with Grace Jones playing the head vampire.Richard Wenk had written and directed "Dracula Bites the Big Apple" (1979), a rather funny short film which is self-explanatory: a goofy Dracula goes to disco-era New York. Because of this, Wenk was offered the film "Vamp", if it could be called a film. At the time, it was simply a title and a poster, with Wenk told to develop something involving vampire hookers.Producer Donald P. Borchers, though not a big name, had already been involved in a handful of cult and horror projects. "Beastmaster" (1982), "Children of the Corn" (1984) and Ken Russell's "Crimes of Passion" (1985), just to name a few. He was an ideal force to have behind this film.Concerning Billy Drago as Snow... I definitely needed more Drago in this film, so that is my biggest complaint. Where was Drago? Not in this film very much, that is all I know. Which is a shame, considering all the trouble they went through to bleach his hair, eyebrows, and everything else to create the illusion that he was an albino.Although a cult film, this is not a great film or a forgotten classic or anything like that. It just simply is not. What makes it memorable today is probably one of two things (or both): the incredible cast, or the fact that it predated "From Dusk Till Dawn" as a film with a strip club and vampires... but to say this film inspired the other is probably not accurate. Probably...Arrow Video (as always) has provided a fully loaded Blu-ray. We have a brand new 44-minute documentary featuring interviews with director Richard Wenk, stars Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe, Billy Drago and more. Rusler, as usual, is quite funny (in real life he is a joy to be around). The disc also has behind-the-scenes rehearsals, a blooper reel, and even "Dracula Bites the Big Apple" (1979), Richard Wenk's short film.

BA_Harrison Want to know where Quentin Tarantino got his idea for the script for Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn? Well, replace that film's bank robbers with a group of hormonal teens, swop gorgeous Salma Hayek for scary disco-diva Grace Jones, and turn Mexican biker-bar The Titty Twister into a skid-row strip club, and what you've got is Vamp, an under-rated teen horror from the 80s that was undoubtedly the inspiration for Rodriguez's horror hit.Vamp follows three frat boys, Keith, AJ, and Duncan (Chris Makepeace, Robert Rusler and Gedde Watanabe), as they venture to the wrong side of town in the hope of hiring a stripper for a college party. After a run in with a nasty street gang, led by albino thug Snow (Billy Drago), the lads pay a visit to The After Dark Club, a sleazy joint that, unbeknownst to them, is home to a nest of vampires that feed on the lonely patrons.When AJ is fed to Katrina (Jones), the queen of the bloodsuckers, Keith and Duncan attempt to flee the city, along with cute waitress Amaretto (Dedee Pfeiffer), but find their escape hampered not only by countless members of the undead, but also by Snow and his fellow gang members.Featuring a witty script, excellent art direction, great make-up effects from Greg Cannom, and lively, fun performances from all involved, Vamp proves to be one of the better 'cheesy' horrors of the 80s, and is my third favourite teen vampire film of the decade (after The Lost Boys and Fright Night). The film makes stunning use of garish, coloured lighting (perhaps inspired by Dario Argento's Suspiria, which uses similar strong colours), giving the whole affair a freakish and rather unsettling look; this disturbing atmosphere is further compounded by a feeling of complete helplessness that is reminiscent of Scorsese's similarly surreal After Hours.Admittedly, Vamp does occasionally veer a little too close to dumb teen comedy territory, and one or two scenes are rather convoluted or silly (what kind of vampire keeps metal drums full of flammable liquid in their crypt? And that Formica quip.... weak!), but on the whole, this is a refreshingly offbeat and stylish effort that deserves more recognition.7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.