Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992 · Movie · PG-13 · 85 min · ★ 5.6 · 42% critics
A popular high school cheerleader’s life flips when a mysterious stranger tells her she’s been chosen to hunt vampires. Thrown into late-night training and unexpected danger, she must balance teen life with a new responsibility as her town faces a growing undead threat.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-07-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (914 votes)
- Box office
- $16,624,456
- Budget
- $7,000,000
About
If you enjoy light, goofy vampire fun with an ’80s-style teen-comedy feel, this may hit the spot; Not for you if you want real scares, strong effects, or a consistently sharp story like Tremors.
Pros: campy teen-comedy vibe; a few big laughs; fun supporting cast | Cons: uneven tone; weak effects and action; jokes often fall flat
Themes
- high school
- vampire
- cheerleader
- dating
- fashion
- unlikely friendship
- valley girl
- duringcreditsstinger
- woman director
- teenage mortality
Cast & crew
Kristy Swanson
as Buffy Summers
Donald Sutherland
as Merrick Jamison-Smythe
Paul Reubens
as Amilyn
Rutger Hauer
as Lothos
Luke Perry
as Oliver Pike
Hilary Swank
as Kimberly Hannah
Michele Abrams
as Jennifer
David Arquette
as Benny
Natasha Gregson Wagner
as Cassandra
Thomas Jane
as Zeph
Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui