Vampire Comedy Countdown #30 Vampire in Brooklyn
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A detective investigating a serial murder case calls upon an occultist who suspects that a vampire is to blame…
Counting down the funniest vampire comedy movies!
Vampires are scary monsters a lot of the time (setting aside romantic stories for the moment). But vampires can also turn up in some uproarious comedies, from the 1948 classic Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and 1987’s Lost Boys to more modern gems like What We Do in the Shadows and Hotel Transylvania.
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Part 2: Top 31 Vampire Comedy Movies (11-20)—including Love at First Bite and Day Shift
Part 3: Top 31 Vampire Comedy Movies (1-10)—including What We Do in the Shadows and Fright Night
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#30 Vampire in Brooklyn
Following the death of her mother, a police detective is assigned to a serial murder case. Studying the crime scene—a ship found at sea that’s full of dead bodies—she later meets a Caribbean playboy determined to romance her. When she suffers from hallucinations, she calls upon an occultist who suspects that a vampire is to blame.
Starring Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett, 1995’s Vampire in Brooklyn is a horror comedy film directed by Wes Craven (1939-2015). Craven is considered by many to be one of the all-time best masters of horror films, seeing as how he often mashed together horror tropes with satire and humor. In his career, Craven also created the Nightmare on Elm Street film series, directed the first four Scream movies, plus directed notable flicks like The Last House on the Left (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), Swamp Thing (1982), and Shocker (1989).
“Murphy—a longtime horror fan—and his brother Charlie envisioned Vampire In Brooklyn as a straight horror picture. But director Wes Craven was looking to branch out into comedy, which, according to Craven, led to difficulties on the set. The film is notable in Murphy’s career, as it reflects his desire never to be pigeonholed as just the ‘funny guy.’ He takes the role of head vampire Maximilian 100% seriously, creating a villainous, sexy character that’s an anomaly in his filmography. And despite what contemporary critics wrote, the horror and the comedy do work together.” (Music Box Theatre)
Murphy produced Vampire in Brooklyn with Mark Lipsky, and wrote with his real life brothers Vernon Lynch and Charles Q. Murphy. Murphy also played two additional characters—an alcoholic preacher, and a foul-mouthed Italian gangster.
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The two videos in the playlist below include the Vampire in Brooklyn film trailer, and an interview with Eddie Murphy.
Vampire in Brooklyn (Vampire Comedies)
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