The Vampire Happening

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07/09/2021 ...and I figured I'd seen all things vampire...guess I missed one! I finished watching the Vampire Happening just now, can't believe I hadn't even heard of this movie before. Yup- a campy flick with TnA and very quirky humor. It's a '70s comedy/horror that doesn't hold out on the cheese dip...bring chips! /^,,^\ See more 07/02/2021 Italian producer Pier A. Caminnecci, who was the money behind Succubus, Castle of the Creeping Flesh, Two Undercover Angels, Death on a Rainy Day and Kiss Me Monster, wanted to make a movie for his wife Pia Degermark, whose movie Elvira Madigan had been a major success. We've seen it before, but have we seen it as a ripoff of The Fearless Vampire Killers* with British horror director Freddie Francis, an international cast based in West Germany and the producer's wife playing two roles, much less the producer himself in a cameo? Decades later, as part of Italy's Fantafestical 86, Francis would explain, "I was aware from the start of the difficulties in shooting a horror parody. I really believed that I was working with normal people in the movie industry, and thought I could have made a decent film. With time, I became aware that the producer was an imbecile who treated the project like a home movie. He wanted to do the casting, make cameos in the film, and wanted his wife as an actress. It was a disaster which I can't say anything serious about." Degermark plays American actress Betty Williams and her great great grandmother Clarimonde, one of the many vampires here. She's also nude for most of the movie, which I'm certain that came from her getting to show off for her husband. As soon as the vampiric relative rises from the dead, she sets about devouring and turning all of the young priests and nuns at the nearby monastery and girl's school. This is still not the strangest vampire movie Francis would direct, as just three years later, he'd make Son of Dracula. But that's another story. It's not a great movie, but hey — at least it's interesting. And quite frankly, Degermark is gorgeous. Sadly, this would be her last film and she'd divorce Caminnecci two years later. She suffered from anorexia, got into drugs and fell into a bad crowd, but then went further by being charged with stealing money from charities run by her stepmother. She lost her son to the child welfare system and went to jail for a period. Here's hoping her life improved, as it seems like it was getting better in the last interview that I could find from her, which was conducted in 2004. *It's so influenced by that movie that Ferdy Mayne shows up as Fürst Christopher Dracula. Maybe also played a vampire in My Lovely Monster, Freckled Max and the Spooks and, of course, Polanski's comedy vampire effort. He's literally Dracula here, showing up in his own helicopter. See more 03/05/2014 It's a bit on the goofy side, though a little too wild at times. There isn't a good story, or any good characters, but there are some funny moments. It is rather bland though out though, yet stands out a little from other Italian vampire flicks. See more 02/13/2014 This is an erotic horror comedy that must be seen to be believed--A hidden gem; from a "golden age"-of sorts!! See more 06/25/2013 a very very nice good comedy pic! love it until now! always n forever! well done, CONGRATULATIONS!!! See more 04/29/2012 This movie is so bad, it's kind of good. Super cheesy, tons of nudity...supposed to be a vampire comedy but it is not really too funny...only that it is so bad it makes it funny. Most of the time I had no idea what the hell was going on....oh well, gotta love early 70's vampire movies filmed in Germany...hahaha See more Read all reviews

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