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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543016502
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: D2001650D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 04, 2001
Running Time: 86 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: July 31, 1992
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Editorial Review:
Fran Rubel Kuzui's 1992 tongue-in-cheek vampire comedy is sugarcoated horror, an unusual mix of the cute and scary, with a splash of postmodern pop nonsense to give culture critics something to think about. Kristy Swanson plays a Valley Girl who learns she belongs to a line of ancient vampire killers. After training under the watchful eye of a mentor (Donald Sutherland), she becomes a spandex-wearing, kung-fu kicking, stake-stabbing babe and the mortal enemy of a narcissistic master vampire (Rutger Hauer). The accent is all on cheery attitude, though the action can be as authentically unnerving as any other halfway decent monster movie. Paul Reubens, formerly Pee-wee Herman, has a small role as Hauer's fanged familiar. --Tom Keogh
Blonde, bouncy Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is your typical high school cheerleader-- her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die" and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop. But all that changes when a strange man (Donald Sutherland) informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires. With the help of a romantic rebel (Luke Perry), Buffy is soon spending school nights protecting L.A. from Lothos, the Vampire King (Rutger Hauer), his sidekick. Lefty (Paul Ruebens) and their determined gang of bloodsuckers. It's everything you'd expect from a teen queen in the Valley.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Slay Me
Really... what can you say about this movie? It is cheesy, not well acted, and not well scripted... but indeed, it is a load of fangs and fun (be sure to notice Ben Affleck's small part on the basketball court).
Rating:  - so-so
I've always enjoyed vampire movies and as a kid this one was my favorite. Though its cheesy, i still like it.
Rating: - This film opened the door to the Buffy Universe.
"I had written this scary film about an empowered woman, and they turned it into a broad comedy. It was crushing."--Joss Whedon.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer film led to the darker and much more popular Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV series. The movie (a barely-watchable parody of clichéd horror films) falters in all the ways the TV series kicks ass. Joss Whedon wrote the screenplay for the 1992 film, and was the creator, executive producer, and screenwriter for the 1997-2003 TV series. ... Read More
Rating: - Not as bad as I remember.
When I first saw this movie in high school, I thought it was pretty bad. Cheesy acting, ham-fisted storytelling and too over-the-top to really appreciate. Then, in recent years, my girlfriend really got me to start watching the Buffy TV show, which I really enjoy, and that inspired me to go back and give the movie another try. While still not a GOOD movie, per se, it's better than I remember. You can see how the core of Joss Whedon's character was here, and even a few snippets of his trademark dialogue, ... Read More
Rating:  - Classic 80s movie
Yes, I know it came out in 1992, but it has that 80s feel to it. No cell phones in the whole movie!
Back to the movie: looking for a new addiction? Watch this movie and then the 7 season TV series -- very well written.
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