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My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Why this pick
A similarly breezy 1980s teen vampire comedy, trading gothic menace for fish-out-of-water romance, comic panic, and an affectionate suburban-nightlife vibe.
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MOVIE1985 1h 34m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Being 400 years old, the Countess has collected a stable of young men and women who accompany her on her centuries-old journey through eternal night-and youth. While she is immortal, she is required to drink the blood of a young male virgin three times by Halloween each year to keep her immortality and youthful appearance - a task she finds increasingly and extremely hard, since attractive young male virgins are almost impossible to find in the 1980s, particularly in hedonistic cities, in this case, Los Angeles.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Karen Kopins
Robin Pierce
Jim Carrey
Mark Kendall
Lauren Hutton
Countess
Dominick Brascia
Young Man Buying Ice Cream
Joseph Brutsman
Confederate Vampire
Robin Klein
Flowerchild Vampire
Peggy Pope
Mrs. Kendall
Richard Schaal
Mr. Kendall