The Hunger
Warner Bros. (1983)
Fantasy, Horror, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance, Thriller
In Collection
#659
5*
Seen ItYes
(10/7/2016 Home)
IMDB   6.7
96 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1
Willem Dafoe 2nd Phone Booth Youth
Catherine Deneuve Miriam Blaylock
David Bowie John Blaylock
Dan Hedaya Lieutenant Allegrezza
James Aubrey Ron
Susan Sarandon Sarah Roberts
Ann Magnuson Young Woman from Disco
Suzanne Bertish Phyllis
Shane Rimmer Jelinek
Sophie Ward Girl in London House
Michael Howe 1st Intern
Bessie Love Lillybelle
Cliff De Young Tom Haver
Beth Ehlers Alice Cavender
Rufus Collins Charlie Humphries
John Pankow 1st Phone Booth Youth
Lise Hilboldt Waiting Room Nurse
Douglas Lambert TV Host
Philip Sayer Boy in London House
John Stephen Hill Young Man from Disco
Director
Tony Scott
Producer Richard Shepherd
Writer/Composer James Costigan
Ivan Davis
Michael Thomas
Cinematography Stephen Goldblatt
Music Michel Rubini
Denny Jaeger


Miriam (Catherine Deneuve) and John (David Bowie) are an elegant couple with a dark secret: they are vampires. Feeding on human blood, Miriam has lived for over 2000 years. She gave her lover the gift of eternal life and together they hunt. But John begins aging rapidly, he seeks the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon). Miriam is immediately drawn to Sarah, desiring her as her next immortal companion...
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 10/1/2016
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon.com
Purchase Price $10.59
Condition New
Tags Halloween season candidate, film night candidate
Links - Review: Roger Ebert
‡ Wikipedia
The Hunger at Core for Movies
IMDB
TheMovieDb.org

Notes
A bad vampire movie -- Somewhat redeemed by the seduction scene between the vampire (Catherine Deneuve) and Dr Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon) -- the aging of David Bowie is well done.