Vampire’s Kiss

1988, *, R
Starring: Nicholas Cage, Jennifer Beals, Maria Conchita Alonso

By: Meredith A. Iager

I’m calling this flick, the “Dude Where’s My Car?”--Vampire film—except “Dude Where’s My Car?” was actually a good movie (for the comedy genre of course). And I’m giving it one star, simply because there are some funny scenes where Cage is completely ridiculous—you just have to see what goofy acting he does next.

Peter Loew (Nicholas Cage, “8mm,” “Con Air”) is a big shot at a publishing house, and is in therapy just about everyday, because he can’t seem to cope with everyday life activities (maybe he should stop being a womanizer), and he is just a sad, lonely, pathetic, individual.

When he and a lady friend are about to make love, a bat flies in the apartment and scares them out. Then, the next evening Peter is drawn to a women sitting behind him at a restaurant and takes her home. DON’T TAKE STRANGERS HOME WITH YOU. PERIOD.

So, as you can tell, this is where the crazy female vamp bites him, and the process starts. Peter is undead.

This movie doesn’t seem to have much of a purpose, and I’m not going to go into any more details, because simply there isn’t much of a plot. I must note there are some different features of a vamps life that we witness in this movie—Peter sleeps under his sofa (turned upside down), and wears fake Halloween vampire fangs (to disguise himself—before he finds his prey). Kinda a different spin on the coffin and a unique tooth cover up.

Only watch this one if you like vampire films—you’ll have a few laughs, at least.