KBT Presents: THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS...OR: PARDON ME, BUT YOUR TEETH ARE IN MY NECK

This is the third film screened by KBT sight-unseen by the screener. For the record the other two were Bob Fosse's gorgeous musical, Cabaret and Chan-Wook Park's surreal violent masterpiece, Oldboy. Therefore, I do not have a lot to say about tonites screening of The Fearless Vampire Killers (or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck) except that it is directed by Roman Polanski, who also plays a supporting role. His wife, Sharon Tate is in the lead female role, two years before she was murdered at the hands of the Manson Family.

The Fearless Vampire Killers is an affectionate parody of the castle and vampire horror films coming out of Britian in the 60s: the so-called Hammer Horror Pictures, most of them starring Chirstopher Lee, who is not in this film.

From the IMDB Plot Summary: The old bat researcher, professor Abronsius and his assistant, Alfred, go to a remote Transylvanian village looking for vampires. Alfred falls in love with the inn-keeper's young daughter Sarah. However, she has been spotted by the mysterious count Krolock who lives in a dark and creepy castle outside the village...

The film was somewhat hard to find until recently it was made available on DVD. Hopefully it will be the vampire equivalent to Young Frankenstein, another classic parody of the genre.

Come out for drinks at 8:15. Trailers and Screening at 8:30pm.