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Summer of Blood

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Summer of Blood

2014

1h 26m

Horror

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Erik (Onur Tukel) starts to hate his life until a stranger transforms him into a lothario. He feels free and unshackled until he realizes he has to feed on blood or suffer excruciating stomach pains.

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

If Summer of Blood is initially hard to take, the endlessly chatty Erik eventually becomes a walking gag in his own right, and its one-note charm takes hold.

Rated: B+

Oct 22, 2014

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

It's all mellowly funny rather than creepy, something like a stand-up conceit elaborated into scenes. But who would want to be stuck with this running monologue for eternity?

Oct 16, 2014

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Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

Any 30 minutes of Summer of Blood might have me in hysterics. But the sputtering torrent of Eric's yakking proves wearying over 90: Dude's built for speed-dating.

Oct 14, 2014

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Jason Adams

The Film Experience

The Brooklyn hipster vampire sex-comedy you never knew you wanted... and still might not be sure you really wanted even after it's over

Jul 6, 2021

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Turkel's examination of the self-absorbed modern male is nothing new, and Summer of Blood doesn't quite reach the horrific or comedic heights one would hope.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 6, 2019

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John Fink

The Film Stage

I admire the DIY spirit, but Summer of Blood feels like a bit of a compromise.

Rated: C

Jun 6, 2016

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Original but extremely annoying.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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diane h

It's not laugh-out-loud funny by any means, but it held my attention.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A horrible movie about horrible people who become even more horrible when they are vampires.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Would be Better as a 30 min short. Liked be soundtrack tho

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

This Onur Tukel comedy looks much better than his latest Applesauce, even if it's much lighter and has less drama. A simple Woody Allen-style relationship farce is turned around by all figures becoming zombies and having fun at the expense of the others. Dating and sex is great again, and you won't die. But the essential question with whom to live becames even more troublesome, because it's not 40 years anymore, it's becoming forever. Which closes the circle of the relationship dilemma. Most of the scenes play outside, which makes great lightning and the camera is always on the move, and the actors are fantastic, esp. my favorites Dustin Guy Defa, Keith Poulson, Alex Karpovsky and Melodie Sisk.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

there's a weird thing about this movie is that I didn't like it but yet, it was entertaining enou ghost to keep me engaged. it's not terrible but the main character of Erik gets to that annoying point where you almost want to stop but then something happens to keep it going and him to stop for a second or two. there's more humor then scares and it shouldn't even fit into a horror category but somehow it does. also felt like I was being thrown into one writers views of politics, global warming and cancer. not a recommendation but if you are bored, go for it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

Erik (Onur Tukel) starts to hate his life until a stranger transforms him into a lothario. He feels free and unshackled until he realizes he has to feed on blood or suffer excruciating stomach pains.

Director: Onur Tukel
Producer: Max Heller, Clifford McCurdy, Melodie Sisk, Onur Tukel, Matt Grady
Screenwriter: Onur Tukel
Production Co: Factory 25
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 11, 2015
Runtime: 1h 26m

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