A Polish Vampire in Burbank

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A Polish Vampire in Burbank
Directed byMark Pirro
Written byMark Pirro
Produced byMark Pirro
CinematographyCraig Bassuk
Edited byMark Pirro
Music by
  • Sergio Bandera
  • Gregg Gross
Release date
  • October 31, 1983 (1983-10-31)(Los Angeles)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,500
Box office$500,000

A Polish Vampire in Burbank is a 1983 horror comedy film. The plot involves an inexperienced vampire named Dupah ("ass" in Polish), played by director Mark Pirro, who is reluctant to bite his first victim.

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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]

Cast

ActorRole
Mark PirroDupah
Lori SuttonDelores Lane
Bobbi DorschMisty
Hugh O. FieldsDupah's father
Marya GantYvonne
Steven DorschErnie
Brad WaisbrenTed
Eddie Deezen Sphincter
Paul FarbmanThe Queerwolf
Conrad Brooks Bartender

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