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Innocent Blood (1992)
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Synopsis
An uneven but entertaining blend of graphic horror and black comedy from
John Landis
, very much in the mode of the director's successful
An American Werewolf in London
. French actress
Anne Parillaud
-- star of
Luc Besson
's acclaimed thriller
La Femme Nikita
-- plays Marie, a lithe and lovely vampire with a conscience who will not take "innocent blood" and maintains a low profile by dining exclusively on criminals and lowlifes. She finds a virtual smorgasbord in Pittsburgh's criminal underworld, arriving in the thick of a bloody mob war sparked by ruthless kingpin Sal Macelli (
Robert Loggia
). After preying on one of Macelli's hoods (
Chazz Palminteri
), Marie fumbles her attack on the boss himself and he manages to escape, eventually transforming into a vampire himself. Macelli soon comes to appreciate his new superhuman condition and hatches a diabolical scheme to control the syndicates by turning his underlings into vampires -- including his beleaguered lawyer, Emmanuel Bergman (
Don Rickles
). Marie, faced with a new and powerful undead enemy, is forced to take matters into her own claws. To this end she enlists the reluctant aid (and eventual affection) of undercover cop Joe Gennaro (
Anthony LaPaglia
), whose cover has just been leaked to the press, making him a target for Macelli and his growing army of blood drinkers. Landis has crafted a dark and brooding film, pumped up with bouts of extreme gore and gangland violence -- but where
American Werewolf
's occasional comic touches helped to ground the story and give the "straight" horror scenes more punch, most attempts at humor here seem jarring and out of place. The film's highlights come from numerous horror in-jokes, including cameos from
Sam Raimi
,
Clive Barker
,
Dario Argento
and
Linnea Quigley
; Rickles' explosive death scene ranks among the weirdest in cinema history. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Cast
Kim Coates
Ray
Anthony LaPaglia
Joe Gennaro
Robert Loggia
Sal "The Shark" Macelli
Chazz Palminteri
Tony
Anne Parillaud
Marie
David Proval
Lenny
Don Rickles
Emmanuel Bergman
Rocco Sisto
Gilly
Don Rickels
Production Crew
Michael Wolk
Associate Producer
Sharon Howard-Field
Casting
Mac Ahlberg
Cinematographer
Ira Newborn
Composer (Music Score)
Deborah Nadoolman
Costume Designer
John Landis
Director
Dale Beldin
Editor
Jonathan Sheinberg
Executive Producer
Ron Berkeley
Makeup
Steve Johnson
Makeup
Lee Rich
Producer
Leslie Belzberg
Producer
Richard Sawyer
Production Designer
Michael Wolk
Screenwriter
Peg Cummings
Set Designer
Bill Taylor
Special Effects
Syd Dutton
Special Effects
Andy Gill
Stunts
Bill McIntosh
Stunts
Brad Orrison
Stunts
Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Brian Avery
Stunts
Buck McDancer
Stunts
Charlie Croughwell
Stunts
Clay Boss
Stunts
Don Pulford
Stunts
Glory Fioramonti
Stunts
Gregg Smrz
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Jeff Cadiente
Stunts
Joni Avery
Stunts
Kurt Bryant
Stunts
Merritt Yohnka
Stunts
Monty Cox
Stunts
Richard Epper
Stunts
Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Steve Hulin
Stunts
Tom Elliott
Stunts
Troy Brown
Stunts
Year: 1992
Runtime: 112
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for vampire violence, and for sexuality and language
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Horror
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Lee Rich Productions
Warner Brothers
Release
September 25, 1992 (USA)
by Warner Brothers
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.