Vampire's Kiss

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Vampire's Kiss

R

Released Jun 2, 1989

1h 36m

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The life of white-collar New Yorker Peter (Nicolas Cage) seems to revolve solely around making as much money and sleeping with as many women as possible. After a typical night of scouring trendy bars for some action, Peter manages to take home the sexy Rachel (Jennifer Beals), who bites him on the neck while they're in bed. The next day, Peter is certain he is now a vampire. Though no one shares his point of view and he hasn't changed physically, he dons fake fangs and begins stalking women.

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He's a vampire! He's a vampire! He's a vampire!

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Ty Burr

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[Juggles] satire, goofball comedy, and unexpected human tragedy with an assurance that is as impressive as it is intentionally discombobulating.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 10, 2023

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Think of Vampire’s Kiss as the screwy, punk flipside of American Psycho.

Jun 20, 2022

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Variety Staff

Variety

Problem is that Cage's over-the-top performance generates little sympathy for the character, so it's tough to be interested in him as his personality disorder worsens.

Sep 16, 2008

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

One can’t help but be interested in Cage’s performance the same way one’s attention is drawn to a car accident on the freeway, but the movie would have been better served with a drastically different approach to the character.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 4, 2024

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

Cage makes more choices than E-40, all of them “Yup,” and the result is a feature-length supercut of classic Cage freakouts.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 26, 2023

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Rob Bricken

io9.com

The 1988 cult classic may feature Cage’s most unhinged performance, which is obviously saying something.

May 17, 2023

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Dani G

Nic Cage being Nic Cage in a very 80's goofy movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/01/25

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Nate C

Cage fans will find a lot to appreciate about his completely insane performance that borders on Kabuki acting in its hyper expression. Setting aside a fascinating performance from one of Hollywood's most unique actors, this film drags, has a weak score, shows some very bad 80s camera work and is completely forgettable. Then again, describing a Nic Cage movie without his performance is like summarizing Halloween without Michael Myers. He's pretty much the entire point of the movie. Again, if you're not a big Cage fan, save yourself 90 mins of late 80s generic filmmaking. Otherwise grab the popcorn, you're in for an unforgettable treat!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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alan g

Confusing unwatchable movie. Waste of 2 hours you will never get back. Dickless Cage is his usual manic self. Is this a psychological thriller or just a plotless piece of trash?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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Maya K

So… what the actual f*** did I just watch? There is a really good reason this movie is memed to oblivion that’s for sure!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/15/24

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Christopher M H

Strange, thought provoking, and entertainingly squeamish story of descent into madness. Main reason to watch is Nicolas Cages acting in those iconic scenes. Some of the attitudes, language a little dated. Liked Renfield better.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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John T

One of my favorite movies. It's really dramatic and creepy and touching and even pretty funny, but definitely not a comedy; it should have never been marketed that way. More like a bizarre psychological study of how work and sex addiction courts madness.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Synopsis

The life of white-collar New Yorker Peter (Nicolas Cage) seems to revolve solely around making as much money and sleeping with as many women as possible. After a typical night of scouring trendy bars for some action, Peter manages to take home the sexy Rachel (Jennifer Beals), who bites him on the neck while they're in bed. The next day, Peter is certain he is now a vampire. Though no one shares his point of view and he hasn't changed physically, he dons fake fangs and begins stalking women.

Director: Robert Bierman
Producer: John Daly, Barry Shils, Derek Gibson, Barbara Zitwer
Screenwriter: Joseph Minion
Distributor: Hernadale Film Corp.
Production Co: Magellan Pictures, Hemdale
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $96.7K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround

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