''Beverly Hills Vamp'' is a 1989 direct to video

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film directed by

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and starring

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and

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Plot summary

Three nerds, Kyle (

), Brock (

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) & Russell (Tom Shell), want to make a movie, so they take their script to Brock's uncle Aaron Pendleton (Jay Richardson), a "famous"

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. While Uncle Aaron is reading the script, the boys do a little sightseeing. First stop is a call girl service in

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where they meet Madame Cassandra (

) and her girls; Jessica (Debra Lamb), Claudia (

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) and Kristina (

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), all of whom are

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s. Kyle, trying to be faithful to his girlfriend Molly ( Brigitte Burdine), leaves the brothel. When neither Brock nor Russell return home that night, Kyle revisits the brothel only to find that no one remembers his friends. Kyle goes to the police, but they advise him to wait until his friends show up. Becoming worried, Kyle calls Molly who catches the next flight to Hollywood. While explaining the disappearance to Uncle Aaron, Brock shows up, looking pale and clammy and with two bites on his neck. Sure that they are dealing with vampires, they get advice (and props) from Father Ferraro (

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) and, one by one, Kyle destroys the vampires...except for Brock and Molly.

Cast

as Kyle Carpenter *

as Madame Cassandra *Tom Shell as Russell *

as Brock Pendleton *

as Kristina *

as Claudia *Debra Lamb as Jessica *Jay Richardson as Aaron Pendleton * Brigitte Burdine as Molly *

as Father Ferraro *Ralph Lucas as Balthazar *Dawn Waldman as Cleaning Lady

Reception

A reviewer for ''

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'' gave ''Beverly Hills Vamp'' a mixed review, comparing Deezen to

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and remarking that the movie managed to be "entertaining in a schlocky sort of way". Jerry D. Metz Jr noted that the film did not adhere to typical slasher tropes, as Deezen's character chose to remain faithful to his girlfriend when he and his friends go to a brothel, as opposed to indulging. Nick Prueher of the

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posted the trailer to the Festival's website, writing that Vidmark's trailers "were always better than the movie you were about to watch".

References

External links

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