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Times are tough for vampires Penelope (Dawna Lee Heising) and Harold
(Ken May) these days: Sure, they're still top of the food chain,
theoretically, but they've long been removed from their castle they've
lived in for centuries, chased out of their country, and now they live in
a tent, somewhere in the Hollywood Hills - and are confronted with an
eviction note even there. And suddenly they come to the conclusion they
need to make money, the human way. But that's easier said than done, as no
matter what they do, be it garbage pickers, sign spinners, dogwalkers or
car washers, they can't avoid killing someone, be it by accident or by
instinct of both - so their employment periods tend to be rather brief.
And if that wasn't bad enough, they in recent times also face competition
in the undead sector from zombies ... Now Down and Out in
Vampire Hills is maybe not the most polished movie to watch, having
been made on a budget and at times that shines through, but it sure is
lots of fun - with the best punchlines not even stemming from sight gags
and gross-out humour but from the mere thought behind things that
re-imagines age-old folklore for modern times, and comes to quite
hilarious conclusions in the process. And a directorial effort that
doesn't necessarily go for just the cheap joke, and an ensemble clearly in
on the joke but playing it straight sure help making this a very fine
genre comedy sure worth more than a few giggles.
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