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    Vampira: The Movie

    142'

    2006-10-31

    8

    Horror,Documentary

    Overview:

    The story of Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, living on the very edge of show business, and her rise to celluloid cultdom 50 years later. Her big break came in 1954 when she played the "glamour ghoul" Vampira, emerging from the mist to greet viewers of obscure horror movies on the new medium— television. Her newfound fame led to friendships with Marlon Brando, James Dean, and Anthony Perkins. But Vampira's show was abruptly cancelled. Nurmi appeared as Vampira again in the 1959 low-budget horror / sci-fi film, Plan 9 from Outer Space, directed by Edward D. Wood Jr. and often dubbed "the worst film of all time." But you can't keep a good vampire down, and Nurmi's character rose from the dead again in 1993's Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton.

    DirectingKevin Sean Michaels

    Cast

    1

    Himself

    Forrest J. Ackerman

    1

    Tom Mason

    Zack Beseda

    1

    Himself

    Smokey Miles

    1

    Herself

    Jami Deadly

    1

    Herself

    Danielle Gelehrter

    1

    Herself

    Deborah Dutch

    1

    Himself

    Kevin Eastman

    2

    Himself

    Sid Haig

    1

    Himself

    Lloyd Kaufman

    1

    The Amazing Criswell

    Bryan Mathew Kelly

    2

    Himself

    Bill Moseley

    1

    Ed Wood

    Matthew Muhl

    1

    Himself

    Jerry Only

    2

    Herself

    Cassandra Peterson

    1

    Herself

    Debbie Rochon

    2

    Herself

    Julie Strain

    1

    Herself

    Maila Nurmi

    1

    Himself

    John Zacherle

    1

    Himself

    David J. Skal

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 3
      2. Popularity: 0.2981
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:Vampira: The Movie

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