CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1989
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1989 1h 44m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Pairs dusty Western landscapes with hungry, blue-collar vampires, delivering the same offbeat blend of genre myth, desert-night atmosphere, and rough-edged humour—though with a harder, more dangerous tone.

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A sun-blasted vampire Western with a motley professional crew, terse action, and a knowingly pulpy attitude; it shares Sundown’s pleasure in putting old vampire lore against desert Americana.

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Its playful, stylish vampire world balances real menace with comic energy and a close-knit group dynamic, making it a natural fit for Sundown’s affectionate spin on familiar horror mythology.

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This turns a grimy Southwestern crime setup into exuberant vampire pulp, matching Sundown’s desert setting, ensemble friction, and delight in letting horror collide with broad, unruly genre fun.

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For another cheerfully irreverent take on vampire hunters and ancient evil: its bright comic timing, fish-out-of-water hero, and playful treatment of genre rules echo Sundown’s cult-horror charm.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Under the leadership of their ancient and powerful leader Jozek Mardulak, a colony of vampires seek a peaceful life in the desolate desert town of Purgatory. Key to the transition is the town's artificial-bloodmaking facility and it is just not working. Mardulak summons the human designer of the plant, who brings his wife and two young daughters along for what he thinks will be a pleasant desert vacation. Soon, he and his family are caught up in a civil war as another vampire elder, who abhors the idea of vampires being anything other than predators, organizes a revolution, and a descendant of the Van Helsing family arrives intent on destroying all vampires.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

David Carradine

David Carradine

Jozek Mardulak / Count Dracula

John Ireland

Ethan Jefferson

Dana Ashbrook

Jack

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Otto Trotsberg

Maxwell Caulfield

Maxwell Caulfield

Shane

Elizabeth Gracen

Elizabeth Gracen

Alice

George Buck Flower

Bailey

Deborah Foreman

Deborah Foreman

Sandy White