Blood Ties (1991)

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This film concerns the exploits of the "Carpathian American" society in Long Beach. Carpathian Americans are just like any other expatriate organization, they enjoy family get together, and share business opportunities (cf the Italian Americans ...). There is just one minor difference, the Carpathian Americans seem to have a predilection for drinking human blood. The film begins somewhere deep in the bible belt where teenager Cody wakes to find that intruders have just skewered his parents and are about to set fire to them for good measure. Despite being shot by a crossbow bolt Cody makes his escape from the "hunters". He remembers his parent's advice to him that if he was ever in trouble he should contact his uncle in Long Beach. The uncle turns out to be a local businessman (of an unscrupulous nature) and also a leading light in the "Carpathian American" society. Cody is introduced to other members of the society notably Harry, a crusading journalist and his non-Carpathian girlfriend/lawyer who wants to see his fellow Carpathians become more integrated, the wanton Celia who likes to have her neck bitten during moments of ecstasy, and "The Shrikes" a gang of tearaway biker teenage vampires. Before long Cody has been initiated into the terrible secret which ties this clan together. All would be well if it were not for the hunters who have followed Cody and are now seeking to destroy the nest of vampires they have found. The Carpathians must choose between their outward air of "respectability" and renewing an age old blood feud. Title: Blood Ties Release Date: May 27, 1991 Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror, Thriller Colors: Color Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 7.0 Brimstone Pit Rating: 8 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With B MPAA Rating: Not Rated Director(s): Jim McBride Cast: Patrick Bauchau ...Eli Chelarin Robert Burr ...Dragomir Geoffrey Cascio ...Shrike Member Gregory Scott Cummins ...Vampire hunter #2 Ron Dortch ...Judge Morgan Dave Florek ...Male S.C.A.V. talk show guest Ann Marie Gillis ...Cody's mom Richard Giorla ...Shrike member Michael C. Gwynne ...Marvin Bo Hopkins ...Chief Hunter Michelle Johnson ...Celia Nicholas Kepros ...Vasile Robia LaMorte ...Female Shrike (as Robia La Morte) Robert Lesser ...Talk show host Alex Smart Jason London ...Cody Puckett Barbara March ...Woman Guest #2 Robert Miano ...Vampire Hunter #3 Philip Moon ...Jury Foreman Regan Patno ...Shrike member Joseph D. Reitman ...Shrike member Marilyn Rockafellow ...Managing editor of the Long Beach Post Gazette Chris Saavedra ...Party Boy Kim Johnston Ulrich ...Amy Lorne Harley Venton ...Harry Martin / Harlevon Martinescu Jamy Woodbury ...Shrike member Salvator Xuereb ...Butcherbird Butch Vlad Grace Zabriskie ...The Woman Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Gene Corman Louis G. Friedman Esther Shapiro Richard Shapiro Writer(s): Richard Shapiro Composer(s): Brad Fiedel IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords All: Corrupt Businessman, Racism, Tied To Chair, Reporter, Female Nudity Seen it? Rate it Currently 8.00/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 8.0 out of 10.0 - 67 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST