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What We Do in the Shadows (2015)
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
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What We Do in the Shadows (of Our Closet Walls)
Note: This article is about the film only.
Horror as a genre has a history of being heavily queer-coded. In fact, horror is one of those genres that loves us queers a lot. And one of the most popular examples is the vampire! Yes, the lesbian vampire is an age-old trope, dating back to the 30s (Vampyr) or rather the 60s (Blood and Roses). So when I finally sat down to watch Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows, I had been hoping for queer undertones. It was made in 2014, so not exactly a time when queerness couldn’t be explicitly filmed and talked about. That’s a reason why 21 Century horror isn’t always queer-coded. It can be clear about the
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Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
Rating:R
Genre:Comedy, Horror
Directed By:Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
Written By:Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
In Theaters:2/13/2015
Box Office:$6,300,000
Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Unison Films, Defender Films, Funny or Die, New Zealand Film Commission, Resnick Interactive Development
Cast
Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
Director
Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
Director
Jemaine Clement
Vladislav
Taika Waititi
Viago
Jonny Brugh
Deacon
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Nick
Stu Rutherford
Stu
Ben Fransham
Petyr
Jackie van Beek
Jackie
Elena Stejko
Pauline (The Beast)
Jason Hoyte
Julian
Karen O'Leary
Policewoman
Mike Minogue
Policeman
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