Outback Vampires/The Wicked (1987)
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Nick and Bronco are out for a ride in the Australian outback when they pickup a female hitchhiker, Lucy. But, soon after acquiring a traveling companion, their car gets mangled by a sword sitting in the road. Now without a working automobile, they go in search of help and reach the town of Yarramula. The town is very odd and it seems they won’t let these 3 newcomers leave anytime soon, despite the fact they can’t help them. The 3 are instructed to call "Sir Alfred" and he is more than happy to help these new visitors, once they pay him a visit. Once inside the plush palace, the 3 strangers begin to experience weird things and meet weirder people. It becomes more than obvious Sir Alfred and his family are vampires but now if Lucy and her friends can escape all will be well. But the town isn’t going to help them because their livelihood comes from Sir Alfred. So Lucy and her 2 male cohorts will try anything to escape but beware of these vampires, because they’re hungrier than dingos!
Overall: Campy little film that actually has some interesting ideas to it. The effects are very much like "Dead Alive" but the weird thing is, the film is weak on actual deaths. For most of the film no one even dies. And of course, like "Dead Alive" we have the giant villain and the hordes of blood. Nice to realize that one of "tribal" actors had an Irish accent, in an Australian film. Comparison: Dead Alive meets Rocky Horror Picture Show |
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