Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Director:

Fran Rubel Kuzui

Writer (WGA):

Joss Whedon (written by)

Release Date:

31 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy | Action

Tagline:

Pert. Wholesome. Way Lethal.

Plot:

A flighty teenage girl learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Fantastic | Pretty Girl | Search | Sexual Predator | Tutelage

Cast

Kristy Swanson	...	Buffy Summers
Donald Sutherland	...	Merrick Jamison-Smythe
Paul Reubens	...	Amilyn
Rutger Hauer	...	Lothos
Luke Perry	...	Oliver Pike
Michele Abrams	...	Jennifer Walkens
Hilary Swank	...	Kimberly Hannah
Paris Vaughan	...	Nicole Bobbittson
David Arquette	...	Benny Jacks
Randall Batinkoff	...	Jeffrey Kramer
Andrew Lowery	...	Andy
Sasha Jenson	...	Grueller
Stephen Root	...	Gary Murray
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Cassandra
Mark DeCarlo	...	Coach

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Australia:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 (video rating) (1993) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating) (2002) (uncut) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #31838) | UK:12 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Ben Affleck appears in one scene as a basketball player.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When trying to 'bond' with Buffy, the counselor confesses he used drugs while watching the Doobie Brothers in the ‘60s. The band didn't form until 1970.

Quotes:

Pike: I know that guy. *That* is a bad guy. Can we go please?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Salem's Lot (1979) (TV)

Soundtrack:

FEELINGS

Good and fun, but she's no Sarah Michelle Gellar

I found this movie to be a lot of fun. I saw it in the theater back in 1992, and had a great time. While Kristie Swanson is no Sarah Michelle Gellar in terms of character depth, she still pulls out a good performance. This movie good for entertaining popcorn fodder, but is by no means one of the classics of our day.

Hilary Swank is fun to see in a pre-"Boys Don't Cry" role, and it's also great to catch stars like David Arquette and Ben Affleck (don't blink, you'll miss him) before they struck it big.

8/10, but don't expect it to be absolute genius.