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My Best Friend Is a Vampire

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

Horror · Comedy · 1987

Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.

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My Best Friend Is a Vampire

“Vampires and teenagers are a lot alike. They're just misunderstood.”

1987 Horror · Comedy 1h 29m

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6.1 / 10

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Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jimmy Huston

Written by

Tab Murphy

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

Jeremy Capello

Evan Mirand

Evan Mirand

Ralph

Leeanne Locken Emberlin

Leeanne Locken Emberlin

Candy Andrews

Cheryl Pollak

Cheryl Pollak

Darla Blake

Cecilia Peck

Cecilia Peck

Nora

Fannie Flagg

Fannie Flagg

Mrs. Capello

Kenneth Kimmins

Kenneth Kimmins

Mr. Capello

Court is in session

Put My Best Friend Is a Vampire on trial.

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The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.