Blood & Donuts (1995)
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In 1994, in Toronto, the vampire Boya awakens from his twenty-five years of sleep in a basement hit by a golf ball. He takes a cab to the local cemetery, retrieves his belongings from a grave and lodges in a low budget hotel nearby an all-night donut shop. Boya does not drink human blood anymore but rats and pigeons blood instead. While in the donut shop, Boya befriends and protects the taxi driver Earl, who is having trouble with two criminals, and falls in love for the waitress Molly. Meanwhile, his former passion of 1969, Rita, who misses her lost youth, is trying to locate him.
Director: Holly Dale
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: September 9, 1995
Cast
- Gordon Currie - Boya
- Louis Ferreira - Earl (as Justin Louis)
- Helene Clarkson - Molly
- Fiona Reid - Rita
- David Cronenberg - Crime Boss
- Frank Moore - Pierce
- Hadley Kay - Axel
- J. Winston Carroll - Bernie
Screenplay
Cinematography: Paul Sarossy
Editing: Stephan Fanfara, Brett Sullivan
Production: The Feature Film Project, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation
Country: Canada
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
vampire, donut, woman director
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blood & Donuts about?
- In 1994, in Toronto, the vampire Boya awakens from his twenty-five years of sleep in a basement hit by a golf ball. He takes a cab to the local cemetery, retrieves his belongings from a grave and lodges in a low budget hotel nearby an all-night donut shop. Boya does not drink human blood anymore but rats and pigeons blood instead. While in the donut shop, Boya befriends and protects the taxi driver Earl, who is having trouble with two criminals, and falls in love for the waitress Molly. Meanwhile, his former passion of 1969, Rita, who misses her lost youth, is trying to locate him.
- Who directed Blood & Donuts?
- Blood & Donuts was directed by Holly Dale.
- Who stars in Blood & Donuts?
- Blood & Donuts stars Gordon Currie, Louis Ferreira, Helene Clarkson, Fiona Reid, David Cronenberg, Frank Moore.
- How long is Blood & Donuts?
- Blood & Donuts has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Blood & Donuts?
- Blood & Donuts is a Horror, Comedy film.
- Where was Blood & Donuts produced?
- Blood & Donuts was produced in Canada.