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Embrace of the Vampire

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To lift a curse placed on his deceased wife (Rebecca Ferratti), a ruthless vampire (Martin Kemp) must drink the virgin blood of college freshman Charlotte (Alyssa Milano). But when the vampire lays the groundwork for his seduction by coming to Charlotte in erotic dreams, he unwittingly sparks a sexual awakening in her. Now forced to appear to her in person, the vampire struggles to gain her favor before she consummates her relationship with her boyfriend, Chris (Harrison Pruett).
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Fangoria Embrace of the Vampire is good, trashy, '90s fun, and with the broader compelling stories about Milano and Goursaud to go along with it, it makes for quite a ride. Jun 9, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Greg H If you've ever watched Charmed and really wanted to see Phoebe topless, then this is the movie for you. But unfortunately, that's the only selling point to this movie. Phoebe plays a young, virginal college freshmen who starts getting seduced by a vampire, who needs to lift a curse by taking her virginity before her boyfriend does. So he appears to her in sex dreams, which ignites her inner bad girl and causes her to start drinking, smoking, and trying to hook up with anyone and everyone. Which, Ironically is exactly how my freshmen year went too, without the creepy vampire dude trying to nail me. This movie would be great background noise if you need to do something more important, but can't focus because you have ADHD (like me) and need background noise. Or maybe you've had a few drinks and need a ridiculous movie to watch. in those cases, this movie would be great. Outside of that, I can't recommend. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/22 Full Review Audience Member Before we had the internet, the fact that Alyson Milano was topless and had sex scenes in a movie was a big deal. She plays a virgin named Charlotte Wells who has a boring boyfriend named Chris and a vampire named, well, The Vampire played by the bassist of Spandau Ballet, Martin Kemp*, who thinks that she's the reincarnation of a past lover. She's also visited in dreams by the sapphic powers of another vampire, Marika (Jennifer Tilly, who yes, I can admit to finding attractive to say the least). I wonder how Tony Micelli felt about a movie where his little girl furtively masturbates while a vampire repeatedly slams the head of Cheryl Ladd's daughter against a door and then licks the blood? This was Jordan Ladd's film debut, as well as the first movie for Rachel True from The Craft. Plus, there's Rebecca Ferratti (Talena from the Gor movies) and Charlotte Lewis from The Golden Child and one of my favorite deranged Italian movies, Dial: Help.  Director Anne Goursaud edited several of Coppola's movies and would direct Poison Ivy II the following year. She said this movie cost $500,000 and made $15 million just in video sales. Yes, Alyssa Milano was a draw, as she was also in that aforementioned direct to video sequel. *Oddly, a crew member commented to Kemp what a great job the makeup department had done on the prosthetics. The veins in his forehead were bulging out and looked great. The only problem was he didn't have any makeup on. It was actually an undiagnosed brain tumor. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member "Ankhs? Oh, my favourite subject!" An ancient vampire recognizes a long lost love in a young woman's face in the current era...you know the tired story. Yet another blahh vampire flick. I must say, I sat through too much of this to not have Jennifer Tilly reveal what Alyssa Milano did. :( Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A pretty good erotic vampire movie with a talented cast, it's actually surprising it's so underrated. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member It was okay, not too bad but not good either. I only watched it because I love vampires. This movie has the gothic vibe on point, however it seems like the movie skips parts, there are things missing in it, the story isnt coherent. The plot is basically missing. The only thing that isn't missing is boobs. I wish Charlotte had chosen the vampire though, he died just to make her happy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member A thin plot stung together by erotic soft core borderline pornography. That is only held together by Alyssa Milano's mild acting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis To lift a curse placed on his deceased wife (Rebecca Ferratti), a ruthless vampire (Martin Kemp) must drink the virgin blood of college freshman Charlotte (Alyssa Milano). But when the vampire lays the groundwork for his seduction by coming to Charlotte in erotic dreams, he unwittingly sparks a sexual awakening in her. Now forced to appear to her in person, the vampire struggles to gain her favor before she consummates her relationship with her boyfriend, Chris (Harrison Pruett).
Director
Anne Goursaud
Producer
Marilyn Vance, Alan Mruvka
Screenwriter
Halle Eaton, Nicole Coady, Rick Bitzelberger
Production Co
The Ministry of Film, New Line Cinema
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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