I Kissed a Vampire

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I Kissed a Vampire
Directed byChris Nolan
Written byChris Nolan
Laurie Nolan
Story byChris Nolan
Laurie Nolan
Produced byLaurie Nolan
StarringLucas Grabeel
Drew Seeley
Adrian Slade
CinematographyChristopher Gosch
Edited byChris Nolan
Music byFrankie Blue
Production
company
Alter Ego Industries
Distributed byMonterey Media
Release date
  • March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I Kissed a Vampire is a 2009 rock musical (also known as a "vampirical") web series starring Lucas Grabeel, Drew Seeley, and Adrian Slade. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 2012, which premiered in March 2012 with music written by Frankie Blue, lyrics by Blue and Chris Sean Nolan, and a script by Laurie Nolan. [1]

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Plot

Dylan Knight (Lucas Grabeel) transforms into a vampire after being bitten by a bat. The film features him attempting to resolve conflict between his girlfriend, Sara Lane (Adrian Slade), and his vampire mentor neighbor, Trey Sylvania (Drew Seeley).

Cast

Critical reception

A review from The Hollywood Reporter was negative, stating that the "script reads like a half-hearted attempt to get from one musical number to the next — forgivable, perhaps, if any of the songs were worth hearing. Our would-be Bieber and Britney do the best they can with risible material and choreography that will inspire pity from generous viewers — their song-and-dance interrupted by a couple of comic relief subplots so corny and overacted one imagines they’re leftover from a porn parody of vampire flicks. Production design and costumes are similarly low-grade." [2]

Soundtrack

iTunes edition
No.TitleRecording artist(s)Length
1."I Kissed a Vampire Theme"Frankie Blue1:52
2."Don't Click"Adrian Slade1:07
3."Outta My Head"Lucas Grabeel2:56
4."So Cool"Frankie Blue0:46
5."Forbidden Planet"Adrian Slade3:02
6."Trey Arrives"Frankie Blue0:40
7."Love's in Vein"Drew Seeley & Frankie Blue3:20
8."See the Dark"Frankie Blue1:01
9."You Should Come"Frankie Blue0:30
10."Vampire Party"Frankie Blue2:53
11."Just a Little Peck"Adrian Slade, Drew Seeley, and Lucas Grabeel3:35
12."Long, Long, Long Time"Frankie Blue0:29
13."Happily Afterlife"Adrian Slade, Drew Seeley, and Lucas Grabeel3:25

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References

  1. "Monterey Picks up Film Rights for Web Series 'I Kissed a Vampire'". 20 October 2011.
  2. "I Kissed a Vampire: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . 29 March 2012.