USA, 1992
colour
English
An American comedy horror film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui.
Plot Summary
California teenager Buffy Summers learns that she is the Slayer, The one person of her generation chosen to destroy vampires. Trained by an old man, Merrick, she prepares to do battle with a pack of vampires who are slowly taking over her school.
Credits
Crew
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Sandollar, Kuzui Enterprises, Twentieth Century Fox
Executive Producers: Sandy Gallin, Carol Baum, Fran Rubel Kuzui
Producers: Kaz Kuzui, Howard Rosenman
Script: Joss Whedon
Director of Photography: James Hayman
Editors: Camilla Toniolo, Jill Savitt
Music: Carter Burwell
Sound Recording: Robert Renga
Costume Designer: Marie France
Key Make-up: Michelle Buhler
Key Hair: Barbara Olvera
Special Effects Make-up: William Forsche, Mark Maitre
Special Effects: Joseph Mercurio
Production Designer: Lawrence Miller
Cast
Kristy Swanson (Buffy)
Donald Sutherland (Merrick)
Paul Reubens (Amilyn)
Rutger Hauer (Lothos)
Luke Perry (Pike)
Michele Abrams (Jennifer)
Paris Vaughan (Nicole)
Randall Batinkoff (Jeffrey)
Sasha Jenson (Grueller)
Natasha Gregson Wagner (Cassandra)
Hilary Swank (Kimberly)
David Arquette (Benny)
Andrew Lowery (Andy)
Stephen Root (Gary Murray)
Candy Clark (Buffy's mum)
Mark DeCarlo (coach)
James Paradise (Buffy's dad)
Liz Smith (reporter)
Toby Holguin (vampire fan)
Andre Warren (newscaster)
Alternative Titles
Buffy vampyrmorderen – Norwegian title
Links
See also
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
References
Periodicals
Select November 1992 p.100 – illustrated review
Books
The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.481-482 – illustrated credits, review
Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010 by John Edgar Browning and Caroline Joan (Kay) Picart pp.42-43 – credits, review
The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television by John Kenneth Muir pp.172-178 – review
Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.65 – credits
Horror Films by Subgenre: A Viewer's Guide by Chris Vander Kaay and Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay p.149 – review
Horror Films of the 1990s by John Kenneth Muir pp.219-221 – review
The Illustrated Vampire Movie Guide by Stephen Jones p.125 – credits, review
