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Vamp (1986)

Vamp poster
Directed by
Richard Wenk
Genre
comedy film, vampire film, comedy horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 184 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three college students go to a strip club looking for a dancer for a party. They find out the dancer is a vampire and have to fight to survive.

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What happens

Vamp is a 1986 American comedy horror film written and directed by Richard Wenk, based on a story by Wenk and producer Donald P. Borchers. It stars Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe, and Grace Jones. In the film, three college students visit a strip club with the intention of hiring a stripper for a college fraternity. The stripper who impresses them turns out to be a powerful vampire, as do many of the other inhabitants of the part of town they find themselves in, and their carefree visit to the club turns into a struggle for survival. Vamp was released in theaters on July 18, 1986, by New World Pictures. It grossed $4.9 million against a budget of $3.3 million and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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