| A Polish Vampire in Burbank | |
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| Directed by | Mark Pirro |
| Written by | Mark Pirro |
| Produced by | Mark Pirro |
| Cinematography | Craig Bassuk |
| Edited by | Mark Pirro |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,500 |
| Box office | $500,000 |
A Polish Vampire in Burbank is a 1983 horror comedy film.
The film depicts an inexperienced vampire named Dupah ("ass" in Polish), played by director Mark Pirro, who is reluctant to bite his first victim.
| Actor | Role |
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| Mark Pirro | Dupah |
| Lori Sutton | Delores Lane |
| Bobbi Dorsch | Misty |
| Hugh O. Fields | Dupah's father |
| Marya Gant | Yvonne |
| Steven Dorsch | Ernie |
| Brad Waisbren | Ted |
| Eddie Deezen | Sphincter |
| Paul Farbman | The Queerwolf |
| Conrad Brooks | Bartender |
Pirro had originally intended for the film to star Grease actor Eddie Deezen, who had agreed to appear in it as a favor to a friend, but he left the production shortly after shooting began. [1] Pirro reworked Deezen's scenes into flashbacks, using audio clips to voice the skeletal remains of his character, and played the lead role of Dupah himself. [2]
Filmed for just $2,500, Pirro sold A Polish Vampire in Burbank to a home video company for $40,000, [3] and it went on to gross $500,000 in cassette sales. [4] The minor character of the Queerwolf would later be featured in Pirro's 1988 film Curse of the Queerwolf . [2]