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Overview
Release Date:
29 April 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
Nothing Human Loves ForeverPlot:
The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age... more | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Dream-like bloodsucking moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Catherine Deneuve | ... | Miriam Blaylock |
 | David Bowie | ... | John |
 | Susan Sarandon | ... | Dr. Sarah Roberts |
 | Cliff De Young | ... | Tom Haver |
 | Beth Ehlers | ... | Alice Cavender |
 | Dan Hedaya | ... | Lieutenant Allegrezza |
| Rufus Collins | ... | Charlie Humphries |
| Suzanne Bertish | ... | Phyllis |
| James Aubrey | ... | Ron |
 | Ann Magnuson | ... | Young Woman from Disco |
| John Stephen Hill | ... | Young Man from Disco |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Jelinek |
| Douglas Lambert | ... | TV Host |
| Bessie Love | ... | Lillybelle |
| John Pankow | ... | 1st Phone Booth Youth |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
97 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColour:
Colour (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1989) | Finland:K-18 (1983) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Australia:M (re-rating) (2000) | Australia:R | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Brazil:18MOVIEmeter: 
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Alan Parker was Richard Shepherd's first choice to direct, but Parker convinced Shepherd to hire Tony Scott after seeing his commercials. moreFAQ
A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERSWhat TV episode also features a scientist trying to learn how reverse aging by studying children with progeria?
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Dream-like horror
Whitley Streiber's highly suspenseful and thematically rich novel is transformed into something entirely different by Tony Scott.
The film is a dream-like arthouse horror pic with diamond-studded production values.
Catherine Deneuve is very, very good as eternal blood drinker Miriam Blaylock. Although it has never been acknowledged (as far as I know), the look and behavior of her screen character is a "re-imagining" of Delphine Seyrig's peerless vampire Countess Bathory from Harry Kummel's 1971 classic DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS.
David Bowie is superb as Deneve's not-so-immortal beloved and convinces us to emphasize with his condition (he is aging rapidly)
This was Tony Scott's first feature and it is a beautiful piece of work that is rich in texture and design and demonstrates adroit control of cinematic craft.
The sound design and rich catalog of music cues are pitch perfect.
Certainly bearing little resemblance to Streiber's novel (just as Michael Wadleigh's WOLFEN also moved away from same author's source), THE HUNGER is, nevertheless, gorgeous art.