My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)

Directed by

Jimmy Huston

Genre

comedy film, horror film, comedy horror, teen film, vampire film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 109 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager named Jeremy becomes a vampire but doesn't want to hurt anyone. His parents think he might be gay instead of a vampire. He gets help from another vampire and has to avoid a vampire hunter.

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What happens

My Best Friend Is a Vampire (also known as I Was a Teenage Vampire) is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Jimmy Huston. The story revolves around Jeremy Capello, a newly made vampire who is trying to live as a "good" vampire and not feed on humans. Meanwhile, his parents have noticed changes in their son's lifestyle, but are under the mistaken impression that he is a closeted homosexual. Jeremy is played by Robert Sean Leonard with René Auberjonois as Jeremy's vampire guidance counselor Modoc and David Warner as a vampire hunter Professor Leopold McCarthy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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