Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter | |
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Directed by | Lee Demarbre |
Written by | Ian Driscoll |
Starring | Phil Caracas Murielle Varhelyi Jeff Moffet Ian Driscoll Nicholas Edwards |
Edited by | Lee Demarbre |
Music by | Graham Collins |
Distributed by | Odessa Filmworks, Inc. |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Language | English |
Budget | $100,000 CAD |
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter is a 2001 cult film from Odessa Filmworks which deals with Jesus' modern-day struggle to protect the lesbians of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from vampires with the help of Mexican wrestler El Santo (based on El Santo, Enmascarado de Plata, and played by actor Jeff Moffet, who starred as El Santo in two other Odessa Filmworks productions).
This film earned an honorable mention in the Spirit of Slamdance category at the 2002 Slamdance Film Festival.[1]
Plot
The movie begins with Jesus Christ sitting on a beach relaxing and comparing the kingdom of God to a sand castle. He meets up with El Santo and a woman named Mary Magnum. Together they fight lesbian-killing vampires. Jesus fights with mixed martial arts skills and uses his carpentry skills to create weapons to slay vampires.
Reception
Time's Richard Corliss panned the film, finding that "the comedy is slack, the song lyrics feeble, the pace torpid".[2] Ken Eisner of Variety took a more neutral view, finding that "the film is too silly to offend".[3] Jason Nolan of The Harrow deemed the production "horridly wonderful" although uneven, noting that "[w]ith a film like this, you want it to be bumpy".[4] Film Threat's Eric Campos gave the film a generally positive review.[5]
See also
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and its Asylum mockbuster, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and its Asylum mockbuster, Hansel & Gretel
- Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
References
- ^ "Slamdance 2002 Film Festival". Slamdance 2002. 11–19 January 2002. Archived from the original on 20 July 2003.
- ^ Corliss, Richard (29 February 2004). "Jesus Christ Movie Star". Time. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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(help) - ^ Eisner, Ken (10 May 2002). "Review: Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
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(help) - ^ Nolan, Jason (2004). "Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter (review)". The Harrow. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
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(help) - ^ Campos, Eric. "Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (review)". Film Threat. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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External links
- Odessa Filmworks: Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
- Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter at IMDb
- Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter at AllMovie
- Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter at Rotten Tomatoes
- CESNUR: "Scholars at the American Academy of Religion Discuss Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter"
- Food is not Love Interview with Director Lee Demarbre On Episode Titled "Bonded by Blood"
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 2001 films
- 2000s comedy horror films
- Canadian comedy films
- Canadian films
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- English-language films
- Films shot in Ottawa
- Jesus in popular culture
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- Portrayals of Jesus in film
- Satirical films
- Vampires in film
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