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Synopsis
Director Abel Ferrara applies his eccentric vision to the vampire genre with this cerebral "Art" film about graduate philosophy student Kathleen Conklin (Lili Taylor), who is bitten by an aggressive female vampire (Annabella Sciorra) and soon spirals into a nightmarish world of blood addiction and existential angst. Driven by her merciless condition, she attacks several of her pretentious friends and classmates (even her professor) and mainlines their blood like heroin. Just as she becomes more bold in seeking prey on the streets of New York, she is waylaid by a potential victim -- actually a sophisticated vampire himself named Peina (Christopher Walken), who chooses to control his own blood addiction through fasting and meditation. Seeming to regain her self-control, she eventually completes her graduate thesis (helped by a bit of vampire nepotism) and holds a party to celebrate, inviting the entire faculty as well as members of her new "family" to join in the festivities. Although the parallels to heroin addiction are in plain view, this is also a study in the essential evil of humankind -- a theme evident in much of Ferrara's work. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Cast

Paul Calderon The Professor
Annabella Sciorra Casanova
Lili Taylor Kathleen Conklin
Christopher Walken Peina
Fredro Star Black
Edie Falco Jean

Production Crew

Beth Curtis Art Director
Antony Blinken Associate Producer
Marla Hansen Associate Producer
Marla Hanson Associate Producer
Meredith Jacobson Casting
Ken Kelsch Cinematographer
Joe Delia Composer (Music Score)
Anthony Redman Consultant/advisor
John P. McIntyre Consultant/advisor
Melissa M. Marr Coordinator
Olivia Pi-Sunyer Coordinator
Amanda Pratt Costume Designer
Bianca Pratt Costume Designer
Melinda Eschelman Costume Designer
Melinda Eshelman Costume Designer
Abel Ferrara Director
Mayin Lo Editor
Carmen Ashurst Executive in Charge of Production
Preston Holmes Executive Producer
Russell Simmons Executive Producer
Dean Garvin First Assistant Director
Evan Labb First Assistant Director
Glen Trotiner First Assistant Director
Randy Fletcher First Assistant Director
Wayne Herndon Hair Styles
Margot E. Lulick Line Producer
Alex Corven Location Manager
Alex Corven Caronia Location Manager
Patricia Regan Makeup
James Flatto Music Editor
Robert Tax Musical Direction/Supervision
Denis Hann Producer
Fernando Sulichin Producer
Preston Holmes Producer
Russell Simmons Producer
Charles Lagola Production Designer
Robert Larrea Production Sound
Mel Zelniker Re-Recording Mixer
Ken Kelsch Screenwriter
Nicholas St. John Screenwriter
Simone Lageoles Script Supervisor
Mary Prlain Set Decorator
Sara Baldoechi Set Decorator
Sara Baldoechi Set Designer
Hector Cordero Sound Editor
Ray Karpicki Sound Editor
Robert Larrea Sound Mixer
Phil Neilson Stunts Coordinator
Ray Karpicki Supervising Sound Editor
REI Media Group Title Design
Andrew Ramsey Unit Production Manager
Margot E. Lulick Unit Production Manager
Year: 1995
Runtime: 90
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature

Genre
Horror

Produced by
Fast Films, Inc.
Guild

Release
by Guild

Awards
1995 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Award
1995 - In Competition - Berlin International Film Festival
1995 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Awards