A Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.A Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.A Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.
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- (as Nick Corri)
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Maximillian (Eddie Murphy) is the only survivor from a race of vampires on a Caribbean Island, and as a vampire, he must find a mate to keep the line from ending.
Some have said this film is the worst for Murphy and for Wes Craven, with Murphy saying the wig he had to wear was a big part of the problem. Now, looking back almost twenty years later, the wig does not look bad, and this was far from rock bottom for Murphy. For Craven, it may not be his strongest film, but it may also not be his worst ("Cursed" is pretty bad).
Seriously, this is not that bad of a film, even if the humor never hits exactly right.
Some have said this film is the worst for Murphy and for Wes Craven, with Murphy saying the wig he had to wear was a big part of the problem. Now, looking back almost twenty years later, the wig does not look bad, and this was far from rock bottom for Murphy. For Craven, it may not be his strongest film, but it may also not be his worst ("Cursed" is pretty bad).
Seriously, this is not that bad of a film, even if the humor never hits exactly right.
I watched this movie thinking it would be like other eddie murphy movies- lots of humor and fun. I was wrong BUT I wasn't dissapointed. I mean, for once I enjoyed a horror movie. Usually I shy away from horror movies because of their incredibly stupid and repetitive plots and characters. This one was different however. I don't really know what it was that made me like this movie, but I have to say that Eddie Murphy makes a good vampire. His version of a vampire is cool but SO totally evil.And his sidekick Kadeem Hardison(also seen in the movie Drive) is funny. In all a good movie. I guarantee that once you start watching this movie you'll be hooked and wont want to finish watching it until the end. 8/10
I don't get the low rating for this film. The make up was great and Eddie played a few cool characters. Worth a watch if you like Eddie Murphy and vampires lol
I don't know why it is but I can't help but love pretty much the majority of movies from Eddie Murphy's career from the 80's onwards. Beverly Hills Cop, The Golden Child, Coming To America, Nutty Professor, Daddy Day Care, Shrek...you get the drift. Maybe I just have a soft spot for his humour and work. Even though he maybe a jerk in real life I just can't help but like his acting talents. Vampire In Brooklyn is certainly not his best work but I found myself enjoying watching it. It shows the beginning of his transformation as a multi-character actor and shows him slowly turning into the guy he is today.
So he's not going to win any awards for this movie but it was entertaining enough and a new take on the Vampire phenomenon that has been happening on and off for the last 30 or so years.
So he's not going to win any awards for this movie but it was entertaining enough and a new take on the Vampire phenomenon that has been happening on and off for the last 30 or so years.
i read through some of the negative reviews, and felt I had to add one for the positives. I am a fan of Eddie Murphy, and have noticed that many of his films have pretty poor ratings here on IMDB, including this one, which has a shockingly low rating.
I thought the film had very funny moments, and Murphy had a good rapport with his Ghoul. Also, the plotline was pretty interesting. I thought it worked very well, and I hope that the IMDB rating will improve.
I thought the film had very funny moments, and Murphy had a good rapport with his Ghoul. Also, the plotline was pretty interesting. I thought it worked very well, and I hope that the IMDB rating will improve.
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- TriviaSonja Davis, Angela Bassett's stunt double, died in an accident on the set. Davis' family filed a wrongful death suit against Paramount and Eddie Murphy's production company, alleging that proper safety protocols were not met, and that Davis herself was hesitant about doing the stunt. Eventually, California's Division of OSHA issued 4 citations to Paramount and fined them $29,000. However, the plaintiff in the wrongful death suit passed away in 1996, and there's no information about the case after that (presumably it was dropped).
- GoofsJustice wore an Adidas sweater in half of the movie.
- Quotes
Maximillian: Evil is good and ass is good, and if you find you a piece of evil ass, WOO!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Get Shorty/Now and Then/Mallrats (1995)
- SoundtracksWhatta Man
By Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor (as Herby Azor), Cheryl 'Salt' James (as Cheryl James) & Dave Crawford
Performed by Salt-N-Pepa (as Salt 'n' Pepa)
Courtesy of London Records, a division of PolyGram
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Vampiro en Brooklyn
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,751,736
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,045,379
- Oct 29, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $19,751,736
- Runtime
- 1h 40m(100 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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