Bordello of Blood (1996)

Director:

Gilbert Adler

Writers (WGA):

William M. Gaines (comic books "Tales From the Crypt")
Bob Gale (story) ...

Release Date:

16 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Plot:

The cryptkeeper returns to tell the story of a funeral parlor that moonlights as a vampire bordello.

Plot Keywords:

Gagged And Bound | Beautiful Woman | Spreadeagle | Lesbianism | Manacles

Cast

John Kassir	...	The Crypt Keeper (voice)
Dennis Miller	...	Rafe Guttman
Erika Eleniak	...	Katherine Verdoux
Angie Everhart	...	Lillith
Chris Sarandon	...	Rev. 'J.C.' Current
Corey Feldman	...	Caleb Verdoux
Aubrey Morris	...	McCutcheon
Phil Fondacaro	...	Vincent Prather
William Sadler	...	The Mummy
Kiara Hunter	...	Tamara
Leslie Ann Phillips	...	Patrice
Juliet Reagh	...	Tallulah
Eli Gabay	...	Miguel
Matt Hill	...	Reggie
Eric Keenleyside	...	Noonan

Also Known As:

Dead Easy (USA) (working title)
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and strong language.

Runtime:

87 min | Germany:72 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 (heavily cut) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R (certificate #34309) | Canada:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Originally supposed to be released on a "horror themed" weekend (Halloween, Friday the 13th, etc.) but Universal didn't have enough movies slated to be released for the summer of 1996 and opted to release Bordello Of Blood in August as a result.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Rafe enters the Gaines crypt in the cemetery, a stick is visible pushing the "flying cat" off of its shelf.

Quotes:

Rafe Guttman: Sorry Katherine, but that wasn't your brother anymore.
Caleb: Wrong! I'll always be your brother, sis.
Rafe Guttman: Katherine, run from your brother.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-01-23)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Ballroom Blitz

Kitsch from the Crypt presents: ...

The hugely successful series 'Tales from the Crypt' always was average. For every great episode, there were two inferior ones and this trend seems to continue in their long feature movies. Demon Knight was fresh and surprisingly entertaining while this successor 'Bordello of Blood' is merely kitschy trash. Which doesn't mean it can't be fun, of course! This film is filled with gore, morbid humor and campy sleaze. In many ways, it reminded my about 70's cheapies and that's always a good thing. The plot is second to the eye-candy and handles about the reincarnation of vampire-queen Lillith who now runs a cheerful whorehouse in the catacombs of a funeral house. Lillith and her foxy hookers devour the male customers while a strict Catholic organization covers these actions. Things get a little more complicated for Lillith when the prudish Katherine comes to search for missing brother, assisted by the private eye Rafe Guttman.

The cast of 'Bordello of Blood' is filled with familiar faces. Angie Everhart was an ingenious choice and she clearly has the time of her life portraying the salacious Lillith and she never looked sexier. Too bad Erika Elaniak seems a little lost in her role of the over-religious babe. Of course, it's hard to picture a former playmate and Baywatch-vixen like an opponent of premarital sex…Saturday Night Live clown Dennis Miller is decent and there are good supportive roles for Corey Feldman, Chris Sarandon and Phil Fondacaro (the midget from 'Troll'). Best aspect is the gore of course and Bordello of Blood is an authentic splatter delight. There are torsos cut in half, severed heads, burning corpses and ripped out hearts! As it's standard procedure in the series, the Crypt Keeper who always has a few hilarious one-liners to tell, introduces the film.