Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood

R

Released Aug 16, 1996

1 hr. 27 min.

Horror

Comedy

Fantasy

List

14%

35 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

After her troublemaking brother, Caleb (Corey Feldman), goes missing, Katherine Verdoux (Erika Eleniak) seeks the services of sarcastic private investigator Rafe Guttman (Dennis Miller) to track the errant youth down. Rafe eventually determines that Caleb is in the thrall of Lilith (Angie Everhart), a powerful vampire who operates a seedy brothel. When Rafe and Katherine set out to rescue Caleb, they must contend with the lethal Lilith and her evil minions.

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Critics Consensus

Bordello of Blood is not as scary or funny as it thinks it is (or should've been), and all of Dennis Miller's lines sound like castoffs from his stand-up material.

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Sonny Z

I loved this movie! Dennis Miller's wisecracks are great and naked girls don't hurt either! It's Tales From The Crypt so when you go into this knowing it's going to be campy, then you're bound to have a good time. It's a fun movie with some easy laughs. It's a shame they don't make fun movies anymore.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/23

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Steve D

Not great but fun enough for fans.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

I love it and it have bad ending but I like ending song big 👍👍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

"He just radiates with Christ-like glow." Dennis Miller ("Joe Dirt"), a P.I. hired to locate Corey Feldman ("Gremlins", "Goonies", "The 'Burbs"), tracks down Michael Jackson's/Charlie Sheen's favourite plaything to a whorehouse operated by a vampiress named Lilith played by ginger Angie Everhart ("Last Action Hero"). To defeat the Satanic madam, the detective stakes out the brothel only to discover a megachurch pastor Chris Sarandon ("The Princess Bride", "Fright Night", "Child's Play", "The Resurrected") behind the entire operation. Soon the man-of-the-cloth realizes he cannot control the pestiferous procurer, so he teams with the witty private investigator in order to defeat the vile temptress. Funny, creepy, pervy, as you'd expect in a "Tales From the Crypt" script; the comedic horror host, the Crypt-Keeper, bookends this outing with his typical gag-filled irreverent commentary and is joined by mummy William Sadler ("Freaked", "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey", "The Green Mile", "The Shawshank Redemption") which results in humourous banter. The film commences with an Indiana-Jones-style portion that feels a bit tacked on, yet acts to loosely connect this, the second feature-length based on the long-running EC Comics/HBO line, with the previous film in the series, "Demon Knight."

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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robert p

How can someone who produced Demon Knight, which is pretty good, but this movie stinks!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

i mean... you've got to know what you're going into before you start watching, lol. comparatively it's not a good movie, but i grew up watching Tales from the Crypt & Goosebumps... what nostalgia. it's a fun watch if you're in the mood.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Gilbert Adler

Director

Dennis Miller

Rafe Guttman

Erika Eleniak

Katherine Verdoux

Angie Everhart

Lillith

Chris Sarandon

Rev. 'J.C.' Current

Corey Feldman

Caleb Verdoux

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Adolescent boys might groove to the mix, but most other ticketbuyers will avoid this tawdry opus like the plague.

May 19, 2008

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

Triple the length of its cable television inspiration, Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood is triple the gore, triple the naked women, but not, alas, triple the fun.

Jan 22, 2002

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Jack Mathews

Los Angeles Times

What it lacks in irony and suspense, Gilbert Adler's Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood makes up for in whimsy and cheeky self-assurance.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 21, 2001

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

A largely forgettable experience that fails to live up to the Tales from the Crypt name.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 22, 2023

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

It's pretty lame most of the way, but interspersed with authentically humorous references.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 10, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The bloodshed, though graphic, is thoroughly creative, utilizing fake appendages and prosthetics - and other mutilative yucks - for successful outrageousness.

Rated: 6/10

Sep 10, 2020

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Synopsis

After her troublemaking brother, Caleb (Corey Feldman), goes missing, Katherine Verdoux (Erika Eleniak) seeks the services of sarcastic private investigator Rafe Guttman (Dennis Miller) to track the errant youth down. Rafe eventually determines that Caleb is in the thrall of Lilith (Angie Everhart), a powerful vampire who operates a seedy brothel. When Rafe and Katherine set out to rescue Caleb, they must contend with the lethal Lilith and her evil minions.

Director: Gilbert Adler
Executive Producer: Richard Donner, David Giler, Walter Hill, Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter: Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis, A L Katz, Gilbert Adler
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.6M
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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