Vampire in Brooklyn

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

A comic tale of horror and seduction.

Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her.

Date of release
1995-10-26
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (666)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Director
Wes Craven

Casting

Interesting facts

Vampire in Brooklyn is a 1995 American vampire horror comedy film directed by Wes Craven. It stars Eddie Murphy, who produced and wrote with his step-father Vernon Lynch and brother Charles Q. Murphy. The film co-stars Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon, Zakes Mokae, and Joanna Cassidy. Murphy also plays an alcoholic preacher, Pauly, and a foul-mouthed Italian-American mobster, Guido.

Production

In 1994, Eddie Murphy had one film remaining on his contract with Paramount Pictures. His brothers Charlie Murphy and Vernon Lynch, had written a horror-comedy script titled Vampire in Brooklyn. Initially, Murphy had considered directing the film himself and reportedly envisioned rapper Flavor Flav playing the vampire’s ghoul companion.

At the same time, Murphy expressed interest in casting Jada Pinkett as the female lead. The role eventually went to Angela Bassett, who had previously worked with Craven on the short-lived NBC series Nightmare Cafe. Paramount also hired young writers Michael Lucker and Chris Parker to revise the script.

The production was shaped by conflicting visions. Paramount wanted the film to be primarily a comedy, while Murphy viewed his role as a chance to take on a more dramatic character. Craven sought to strike a balance between horror and humor, explaining: “I wanted Eddie to be essentially a serious character.

Although originally set to begin filming in January 1995, principal photography for the film began in November 1994 and lasted for 55 days. Three days were spent filming on location in New York City, while the majority of the shoot took place on the Paramount backlot in Los Angeles. A large-scale action sequence originally set on the Brooklyn Bridge was abandoned after budget cuts, with the climax relocated to the vampire’s apartment.

During filming, Clifton Powell abruptly quit a role in the movie after an unnamed sound operator was allegedly racist toward him and the film's producers - who were informed about the incident - chose not to do anything about it.

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