Vamp

Vamp

Year: 1986

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Richard Wenk

HorrorComedyHorror

Ever have one of those nights? Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.

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Timeline & Setting – Vamp (1986)

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Location

College campus, downtown club district, city sewers

The action moves between a cramped college dorm that sparks a desire to move into the frat house, a seedy downtown club where Katrina's vampiric act unfolds, and the labyrinth of the city sewers that becomes a chase scene. The campus setting grounds the story in young adulthood, while the club and streets reveal a dangerous underworld of undead predators. The sewers serve as a grim corridor where the living confront the dead and fight for daylight.

🎓 College campus 🏙️ City nightlife 🕳️ Sewers

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Main Characters – Vamp (1986)

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Katrina (Grace Jones)

A sultry nightclub vampire who uses seduction and violence to feed and govern a vampire nest. She pins AJ to a blood-filled waterbed, seduces him, and transforms into a vampire before killing him with a deep neck bite. She relentlessly pursues Keith and Allison to maintain control over the human world.

🩸 Bloodthirsty 💋 Seductive 🗡️ Predator

AJ (Robert Rusler)

Keith and AJ borrow a Cadillac to scout strip clubs, becoming entangled with Katrina's world. He turns into a vampire after the night's events and, seeking to protect Keith, drives a broken piece of furniture through his own heart. He later returns in a form that helps in the confrontation, revealing a complex loyalty to Keith.

💔 Tragic 🗡️ Deadly 🤝 Loyal

Keith (Chris Makepeace)

The determined college student trying to escape a noisy dorm by moving into the frat house. He remains loyal to his friends, navigates vampiric danger, and ultimately defeats Katrina by exploiting sunlight. He survives the night and contemplates a future of balancing night school with friendship.

🛡️ Courageous 🧭 Resourceful 🎯 Determined

Amaretto (Allison) (Dedee Pfeiffer)

A waitress who becomes Keith’s ally and holds a key memory of AJ. She reveals her real name Allison and helps Keith during the escape, even as Katrina's danger closes in. She escapes the vampire threat with Keith and provides crucial information about the night.

🤝 Ally 💡 Mysterious 🕊️ Resilient

Duncan (Gedde Watanabe)

A lonely rich student who loans his Cadillac to the trio, insisting on tagging along to scout out clubs. He succumbs to vampiric transformation and is abandoned in a burning car that explodes, marking a tragic turn in the night.

💎 Wealth 🧛 Vampire 🔥 Dangerous

Vlad (Brad Logan)

Katrina's vampire enforcer and consort who traps the group and fights to keep the undead underworld alive in the human city. He is ultimately slain when revived AJ stakes him from behind.

🧛 Vampire 🗡️ Enforcer ⚔️ Villain

Vic (Sandy Baron)

A lonely rich student whose Cadillac helps the trio reach the vampire night club, serving as the car that powers much of the night’s chase. His involvement kickstarts the entire night that spirals into vampiric chaos.

💎 Wealth 🚗 Patron

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Major Themes – Vamp (1986)

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🧛 Vampire Horror

Predatory vampires infiltrate ordinary life, turning desire into danger. Katrina's seductive charm hides a ruthless hunger that feeds on trust and risk. The transformation of AJ shows how immortality can corrupt relationships and blur moral lines. The film blends campus thrills with gothic menace, delivering horror through intimate encounters and betrayal.

🔥 Fatal Desire

Desire drives reckless choices, pushing characters toward violence and moral compromise. The lure of freedom from the dorms collides with a glamorous vampire underworld, revealing how appetite can override judgment. Seduction becomes a weapon, and survival depends on breaking away from intoxicating power. Tragedy unfolds as loyalty and friendship crumble under obsession.

🗺️ Escape

Keith, Amaretto, and Duncan navigate a dangerous urban maze in pursuit of daylight and safety. The night escalates through a club, a perilous chase, and a labyrinthine sewer sequence that tests their resolve. The daylight confrontation finally destroys Katrina, allowing a precarious escape. The ending hints at a fragile, ongoing struggle to live with the undead threat.

Last Updated: November 29, 2025 at 00:44

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