The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II

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The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II
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Video release poster
Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti
Written byJerry Ciccoritti
Produced byArnold H. Bruck
Stephen R. Flaks
Starring Michael A. Miranda
Wendy Gazelle
CinematographyBarry Stone
Edited byNeil Grieve
Music byPhilip Stern
Production
company
Cinema Ventures
Release date
  • November 1988 (1988-11)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II is a 1988 Canadian direct-to-video horror film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and starring Michael A. Miranda and Wendy Gazelle. It is the sequel to Graveyard Shift (1987).

Contents

Premise

The macho Italian vampire Baisez appears on the set of a low-budget film about vampirism and billiards and seduces the cast and crew.

Cast

Production notes

The film was shot in Toronto, Ontario.


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