Adventures in Babysitting….With Vampires
After spending the past few weeks discussing Chuck Russell’s 1988 remake of The Blob, the much-maligned 10th installment in the Friday the 13th franchise (Jason X) and the punk-but-not-really slasher film The Ranger, we’re heading to New York to discuss Richard Wenk’s 1986 comedy horror film Vamp.
In the film, two pledges (Chris Makepeace and Robert Rusler) try to bring home a stripper to impress their future fraternity brothers. Their search takes them to the After Dark Club, which just so happens to be run by a tall, performance art stripper vampire (Grace Jones). Mayhem ensues.
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Episode 66 – Vamp (1986)
We’re heading over to New York City (or is it Los Angeles?) to party it up with a vampiric Grace Jones in Richard Wenk’s 1986 comedy horror film Vamp! Joining us for the shindig is Cecil Baldwin, the narrator of Welcome to Night Vale!
Join us as Cecil educates us on the goings-on of 1980s New York City, which apparently is not actually filled with green and magenta lighting. We finally make our way to the emptiest strip club ever: the aptly named “After Dark Club”. While there, we’ll chat with Dedee Pfeiffer (sister of Michelle) before being seduced by a Kabuki’d out Grace Jones and her hypnotic performance art striptease.
We’ll try to label all of the films Vamp is trying to be (Adventures in Babysitting, The Warriors, Fright Night, etc.), while commending the film for not making Gedde Watanabe’s Duncan a racist stereotype (even if the movie forgets about him after the first act).
Oh, and does Trace make yet another Lizzie McGuire connection? You betcha!
Cross out Vamp!
Coming up on Wednesday: It’s April Fool’s Day, which means we’re covering…..April Fool’s Day (the 1986 slasher film, not the atrocious 2008 remake)! So grab your retractable knife and accept Muffy St. John’s invitation to her island mansion and get ready for a party to (not) die for.
– Joe & Trace
P.S. Check out this month’s article on 1981’s Roadgames. You can find all of the old articles here.
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