Vampire's Kiss (1988) on Netflix
Peter Loew, a New York City literary agent, hounds his secretary, Alva Restrepo, for a missing document. At a nightclub he meets Rachel, who comes home with him and bites his neck.
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Plot summary
Peter Loew is a New York City literary agent whose life holds little besides work, casual dates and visits to Dr. Glaser, his therapist. He brings Jackie home from a club, and a bat interrupts them; he describes the struggle to Dr. Glaser afterward. In his office he hounds Alva Restrepo, his secretary, about a missing contract. At a nightclub he meets Rachel and takes her to his apartment, where she shows fangs and bites his neck.
Cast
- Michael Knowlesas Andrew
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Vampire's Kiss (1988)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Nicolas Cage ate a live cockroach on camera in an unscripted change from the raw egg Joseph Minion's screenplay called for; director Robert Bierman also approved his Transatlantic accent, inspired by Cage's father.
- Dennis Quaid was attached to play Peter Loew but left for Innerspace (1987); Nicolas Cage briefly accepted the part, quit when Joseph Minion didn't direct, then returned after the producers persisted, taking a reduced $40,000 fee.
- The film developed a cult following largely because of Cage's "scorched-earth acting", which became a source of many Internet memes.
- Joseph Minion wrote the screenplay in January 1986 during two weeks alone in a Barbados hotel room, encouraged by his girlfriend, producer Barbara Zitwer, while recovering from his debut feature After Hours (1985).
- Post-production ran short of money: the orchestral score was recorded in Budapest to cut costs, the final sound mix was paid for with borrowed funds, and some scenes were trimmed at the distributor's request.
