The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, but Your Teeth Are in My Neck

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The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, but Your Teeth Are in My Neck

1967,

1h 47m,

Comedy/

Horror

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Vampire hunter Professor Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) and his faithful assistant, Alfred (Roman Polanski), are traveling across Transylvania when they stop to rest at a suspicious-looking inn. That night, they witness the innkeeper's daughter, Sarah (Sharon Tate), being whisked away by Count von Krolock (Ferdy Mayne), an obvious vampire, and pursue him to his nearby castle. They break in, only to be invited to stay by the unfazed count, and plot to rescue Sarah and destroy their murderous host.

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Critics Consensus

This uneven but amiable 1967 vampire picture is part horror spoof, part central European epic, and 100 percent Roman Polanski, whose signature sensibility colors every frame.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Oct 19, 2009

Ferdy Mayne is the menacing Dracula, and Sharon Tate, lady in question, looks particularly nice in her bath.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Oct 19, 2009

4/5

Funny and scary, this is vintage Polanski.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Oct 19, 2009

The film amiably runs through all the standbys associated with vampire movies, putting a personal and goofy spin on most of them.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Oct 31, 2024

4/5

It's worth seeing for the breathtaking ballroom mirror sequence alone.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Feb 17, 2022

3.5/4

Tate had the rare ability to take a largely dimensionless part and mesmerize her audience with her charisma in front of the camera and life off-screen.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 2, 2019

3/4

The comedy runs hot-and-cold, but the film is unique in its structure.

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Draco M

Oct 21, 2018

Dreadfully boring. Roman Polanski fails to generate any humor in what was supposed to be a spoof. (First and only viewing - 11/1/2018)

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Albus R

Nov 3, 2017

It's like Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein without Abbott and Costello and Frankenstein. Some charm, some laughs, but overall nothing special. Sharon Tate has no real reason to be in this movie other than sex appeal and the script is a mess, even if MacGowran and Polanski have nice chemistry.

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Leia R

Oct 3, 2017

Considered a parodist alternative to the heavy-handed Hammer horror, Roman Polanski is able to take some great epic moments of its classic predecessors and turn them all upside down. This is a great collector's item for vampire fanatics. It has great scenery, great performances, and sexual overtones of many kind. Polanski's voyeuristic perspective (he's in the movie) and faux-optimistic nature plays ball with the dark comedy the movie works its magic on.

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Theodore P

Mar 23, 2017

Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck, The (1967) C-107m. ??? 1/2 D: Roman Polanski. Roman Polanski, Jack MacGowran, Sharon Tate, Ferdy Mayne, Alfie Bass. Magnificent, near-legendary horror-comedy uses usual "serious" vampire story (hungry fiends go after damsel in distress) as ploy for chief novelty: a professor and his idiotic apprentice. MacGowran and Polanski make a great bumbling team, and Tate, looking simply ravishing, has my vote for the single most lustful female presence on celluloid. One of Polanski's best; a must. Aka DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES.

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Kylo W

Jan 31, 2017

I really want to like this film. It looks wonderful ... "Hammeresque" one might say, but on a slightly bigger budget. I think Polanski had a flawless record up until this point. The problem I have is that this movie is terminally unfunny. It suffers from a very common problem with horror comedies ... the comedy is way too broad and obliterates any serious horror elements that might have existed. The result is a beautiful looking completely dull slog that makes me wish I was watching an actual Hammer film. (One exception ... Alfie Bass gets the only funny line in the film, and it's very funny.)

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George R

Apr 10, 2012

F 8.2 [Roman Polanski]

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Synopsis

Vampire hunter Professor Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) and his faithful assistant, Alfred (Roman Polanski), are traveling across Transylvania when they stop to rest at a suspicious-looking inn. That night, they witness the innkeeper's daughter, Sarah (Sharon Tate), being whisked away by Count von Krolock (Ferdy Mayne), an obvious vampire, and pursue him to his nearby castle. They break in, only to be invited to stay by the unfazed count, and plot to rescue Sarah and destroy their murderous host.

Director: Roman Polanski
Producer: Gene Gutowski
Screenwriter: Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Filmways Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 1967, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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