Vampirella (1996) on Netflix
R19961h 22mActionFantasyHorror
Vlad Tepish murders Drákulon's Council of Elders and flees to Earth to build a race of vampires. Ella, the High Elder's daughter, follows him, and reaches Earth as Vampirella.
- Watch on NetflixThis title is not on Netflix right now. Please check back later for updates.
- Watch on Prime
- Watch on NordVPN
- Netflix3.0/5
- IMDb3.4/101,862 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
Trailer
Plot summary
On Drákulon, a civilized vampire society drinks synthetic blood that flows through rivers across the planet. Vlad Tepish, a rebel who prefers sucking the blood of others, murders every member of the Council of Elders with his accomplices and flees to Earth to create a race of vampires. Ella, the daughter of a slain elder, follows his trail. During the journey she stays on Mars in a deep lethargy until astronauts find her and take her to Earth. Vlad is in Las Vegas pretending to be a singer named Jamie Blood. Ella, now calling herself Vampirella, comes across a special police unit that traps extraterrestrial beings. Adam Van Helsing, descended from the Van Helsings, belongs to PURGE, a paramilitary group that hunts vampires. She forms an uneasy alliance with him to locate Vlad.
Cast
- Tom Detersas Traxx
- Jack Zavorakas Captain Stryker
- Anne Howardas Stepmother
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Vampirella (1996)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Hammer Films planned a Vampirella movie for 1976, auditioning Caroline Munro and Valerie Leon; Barbara Leigh impressed producers so much they exclaimed "That's her, we've found her at last!" and Peter Cushing was cast as Pendragon.
- Barbara Leigh, who nearly played Vampirella in Hammer's canceled film, sued James Warren for using her publicity photos without payment and settled for $500; she later said Vampirella was the role she is most recognized for.
- Jim Wynorski acquired the Vampirella rights from Harris Comics, who didn't know they held them, and after Batman became a hit Harris tried to renege until Wynorski threatened to sue.
- Gary Gerani's second draft for Vampirella would have needed a $40 million budget, but Showtime gave the production only $1 million, forcing it to be scaled back.
- Roger Daltrey took the role of Vlad Tepes/Jamie Blood to honor his late Who bandmate Keith Moon, a Vampirella fan who introduced him to the character, and Daltrey also composed the film's song "Bleed for Me".
- Talisa Soto's comic-accurate Vampirella costume photographed well but fell off whenever she ran or did action sequences, so it was changed for the film.
- Filming in Las Vegas took place in 110-degree heat, with a thief on set stealing money and everyone up all night gambling, which director Jim Wynorski called "a mess" where everything went wrong.
