Learning on ScreenHamlet the Vampire Slayer
- Synopsis
- Low budget vampire film made and performed by the comedy sketch troupe Eat, Drink and Be Larry. Hamlet is haunted by the possibility that his Uncle Claudio is a vampire who murdered Hamlet’s father in order to become king and seduce Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude. His revenge is aided by his faithful friend Horatio, The Player King, and two of Europe’s finest vampire slayers, Othello and Macbeth. Hamlet’s path is obstructed by Rosenchad and Guildenbrad, and his insane, obsessed girlfriend, Ophelia, and her cheerleading brother, Laertes.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2008
- Duration
- 75 mins
Credits
- Director
- Jason Witter
- Producer
- Jason Witter
- Cinematographer
- Scott Bryan
- Screenplay
- Aaron Frale; Jason Witter
- Music
- Scott Bryan
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Eat, Drink and Be Larry
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Vampire film
Notes
- Notes
- Estimated budget $5,000.
- General
- The film’s tagline is ‘To slay or not to slay - is there a question?'. The trivia section of IMDb notes "Almost none of the Spanish spoken by Enrique. Claudio actually makes sense" (accessed 8/2011).
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
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