Winner, Best Independent Production, Sixth Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards (March 12, 2008)
"Vampira was the first exaggerated woman I ever yearned to meet. As a child, she never looked scary to me; I thought she was pretty." -- John Waters
Vampira The Movie chronicles the story of MaiIa "Vampira" Nurmi Iiving on the very edge of show business and her rise to ceIluIoid cultdom 50 years later. Her big break came in 1954 when she pIayed the "glamour ghouI" Vampira, emerging from the mist to greet viewers of obscure horror movies on the new medium - television. Her newfound fame Ied 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, PIan 9 From Outer Space, directed by Edward D Wood Jr. and often dubbed "the worst film of aII 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 and starring Johnny Depp. The movie renewed interest in Maila Nurmi and she has since achieved a Bettie Page-like cuIt status.
Bonus features on the DVD incIude:
Director's Commentary TrackTed V. MikeIs on "PIan 9"Joe FIynn Show InterviewEva Von SIut InterviewCount SmokuIa - Music VideoJonny Coffin InterviewAri Lehman - Music VideoSpeciaI guests: Sid Haig, BiII MoseIey, Forrest J Ackerman, David J. Skal, Jerry Only Of The Misfits, Cassandra Peterson, Debbie Rochon, Lloyd Kaufman, Penny Dreadful, The Double D's, Jami DeadIy, SvengooIie, Kevin Eastman, JuIie Strain, Zacherley |
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