'80s Comedy 'My Best Friend Is a Vampire' Due on Blu

Jul 20, 2023

Stephanie Prange

June 5, 2023

My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987) arrives on Blu-ray (plus digital) for the first time July 25 from Lionsgate.

The release features new artwork and new special features. In the ’80s teen comedy, shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello (Robert Sean Leonard) goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic and can't see his reflection in mirrors, but he can make a delicious raw-steak shake. As maniac vampire hunter Professor McCarthy (David Warner) stakes him out, Jeremy just wants to pursue his high school crush. In addition to Leonard (Dead Poets Society, TV's "House," Much Ado About Nothing) Cheryl Pollak (Pump Up the Volume, Time of Fear, TV's "Alien Nation"), Primetime Emmy Award nominee Rene Auberjonois (TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "M*A*S*H," "Boston Legal"), and Primetime Emmy Award winner David Warner (Titanic, Tron, Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country). The film includes an appearance by Oscar winner Kathy Bates.

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Special features include audio commentary with director Jimmy Huston and film historian Nathaniel Thompson; "A Most Alternative Lifestyle," a conversation with writer and associate producer Tab Murphy and production executive Ken Aguado; "Gabbing with Grimsdyke," an interview with actor Paul Willson; the theatrical trailer; a teaser trailer; and a still gallery.

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