Vamp

he vampire genre got a revisionist infusion of fresh blood in the 1980s with New Wave style and attitude in films such as Fright Night, The Lost Boys, and Vampire's Kiss. Director Richard Wenk's 1986 minor cult entry Vamp features a mix of comedy, sexy horror, and urban adventure, as college boys Keith (Chris Makepeace) and AJ (Robert Rusler) travel to the big city to hire a stripper for a frat party. The pair end up in a club for vampires where the star attraction (singer-dancer Grace Jones) feeds upon loners who are lured into the venue. When she snacks on AJ (mistakenly pegged as being solo), the club tries to cover their tracks by resurrecting AJ as a bloodsucker and having him take out Keith. Dedee Pfeiffer is a rookie stripper who teams up with Keith when things get weird, while Gedde Watanabe and Billy Drago costar. A lesser entry in the pantheon of ‘80s horror comedies, borrowing from such films as After Hours (the crazy cascade of disasters that befall Keith) and An American Werewolf in London (the buddy relationship between human Keith and vampire AJ), Vamp adds some neon MTV lighting and a juvenile sense of humor. Memorable only for the mesmerizing presence of Jones, who brings a feral presence to her role, Vamp is presented in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo set with extras including a retrospective documentary, Wenk's 1979 short film “Dracula Bites the Big Apple,” behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, a blooper reel, and a photo gallery. Optional. (S. Axmaker)