Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGilbert Adler
Screenplay by
  • A.L. Katz
  • Gilbert Adler
Story by
Produced byGilbert Adler
Starring
CinematographyTom Priestley
Edited byStephen Lovejoy
Music byChris Boardman
Production
company
Crypt Keeper Pictures[1]
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release date
  • August 16, 1996 (1996-08-16)
Running time
87 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[2]
Box office$5.6 million[3]

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood is a 1996 American horror comedy film directed by Gilbert Adler from a screenplay by Adler and A.L. Katz, and a story by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis.[4][5][6] Dennis Miller stars as Rafe Guttman, a private investigator hired by Katherine Verdoux (Erika Eleniak) to investigate the disappearance of her brother Caleb (Corey Feldman) which leads him to a bordello run by Lilith (Angie Everhart).

The film was developed by Gale and Zemeckis in the 1970s after their college graduation. The duo conceived the original script as an exploitation film designed to break the duo into the film industry, but it went unproduced.[7] The concept was subsequently revisited to serve as the second film in a proposed Tales from the Crypt film trilogy greenlit by Universal Pictures following the success of the first film spinoff of the HBO series, Demon Knight (1995).[8] Miller and Everhart were suggested for the cast by executive producer Joel Silver, though Adler and Katz wanted other actors to play the parts.

Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where the production was troubled by limited night time and continuity issues due to Miller's constant improvisation and refusal to show up on set. Released in North America on August 16, 1996, Bordello of Blood was produced for $2.5 million, and it grossed $5.6 million. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and fans of the series.[9] According to Everhart, it has become a cult film.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Tainted Blood: The Making of Bordello of Blood Part 1. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
  3. ^ Joshi, S. T. (2011). Encyclopedia of the Vampire: The Living Dead in Myth, Legend, and Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313378331. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  4. ^ Vice, Jeff (August 19, 1996). "Film review: Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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  6. ^ Dillard, Brian. "Bordello of Blood". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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