Vampire in Brooklyn

Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn) is a 1995 American horror comedy movie. It was directed by Wes Craven and was produced by Eddie Murphy and Mark Lipsky. Vampire in Brooklyn was released on October 27, 1995. It was the final movie that was produced under Paramount Pictures since Eddie Murphy's contract ran out.

The movie gained negative reviews from critics and holds a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. During an interview with Rolling Stone, Murphy said why Vampire in Brooklyn was a failure. He was quoted as saying "The only way I was able to do Nutty Professor and to get out of my Paramount deal, I had to do Vampire in Brooklyn. But you know what ruined that movie? The wig. I walked out in that longhaired wig and people said, 'Oh, get the fuck out of here! What the hell is this?'"

 Cast 
 Eddie Murphy as Maximillian/Preacher Pauley/Guido
 Angela Bassett as Detective Rita Veder
 Allen Payne as Detective Justice
 Kadeem Hardison as Julius Jones
 John Witherspoon as Silas Green
 Zakes Mokae as Dr. Zeko
 Joanna Cassidy as Captain Dewey
 W. Earl Brown as Police Officer
 Simbi Khali as Nikki

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Category:1995 comedy movies
Category:1995 horror movies
Category:American comedy movies
Category:American horror movies
Category:Comedy horror movies
Category:English-language movies
Category:Movies directed by Wes Craven
Category:Movies set in Brooklyn
Category:Paramount Pictures movies
Category:Vampires in movies