Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Director:

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Writer (WGA):

Joss Whedon (written by)

Release Date:

31 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy | Action

Tagline:

Pert. Wholesome. Way Lethal.

Plot:

A flighty teenage girl learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Mentor | Pretty Girl | Student Mentor Relationship | Sexual Predator | School

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Aug. 25	7:30 AM	HBO
Sun. Aug. 31	1:00 PM	HBO

Cast

Kristy Swanson	...	Buffy Summers
Donald Sutherland	...	Merrick Jamison-Smythe
Paul Reubens	...	Amilyn
Rutger Hauer	...	Lothos
Luke Perry	...	Oliver Pike
Michele Abrams	...	Jennifer Walkens
Hilary Swank	...	Kimberly Hannah
Paris Vaughan	...	Nicole Bobbittson
David Arquette	...	Benny Jacks
Randall Batinkoff	...	Jeffrey Kramer
Andrew Lowery	...	Andy
Sasha Jenson	...	Grueller
Stephen Root	...	Gary Murray
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Cassandra
Mark DeCarlo	...	Coach

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Australia:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 (video rating) (1993) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating) (2002) (uncut) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #31838) | UK:12 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Buffy's last name is never mentioned in the movie. Not until the release of the series was she referred to as Buffy Summers.

Goofs:

When trying to 'bond' with Buffy, the counselor confesses he used drugs while watching the Doobie Brothers in the ‘60s. The band didn't form until 1970.

Quotes:

[after punching Merrick]
Buffy: Oh, wow. I-I never hit anybody before.
Merrick: Really? Well you did it perfectly.
Buffy: I didn't even break a nail.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Buffy the Vamp (1992) (V)

Soundtrack:

MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER

That's fun. No, that's funny.

This is a terribly fun movie. The acting is deliberately over the top and does quite well. Everyone from Swanson to Perry to Reubens to Stephen Root does an excellent job. I don't understand people who didn't like this - it's simply fun.