The dated music, tv movie of the week style sfxs, lighting, costumes, and very bad hair is what gives this movie its charm and appeal. Jun 08, 2006 on june 4, 1996, kyle kevorkian mccann was attacked in central park by a drifter, john j. The drifter 1988 stream and watch online moviefone. A central park victim recalls when i was hurt, and her. Miranda, helen papas, cliff stoker, dorin ferber, year. Central park drifter graveyard shift mondo digital. Oct 30, 2001 night brings out the hunger in people, especially a mysterious ny cab driver. Central park drifter aka graveyard shift 1987 classic.
High plains drifter 2003 in this western, a drifter with no name clint eastwood wanders into a small town, where his gunslinging abilities are in high demand. He uses travel as a tool which allows him to discover himself. Central park drifter 1987 is the latest video release of a vampire piece called graveyard shift. Central park drifter tells the story of stephen tsepes silvio oliviero, a centuriesold vampire who cruises the nighttime streets in a cab, searching for victims.
With clint eastwood, verna bloom, marianna hill, mitchell ryan. Dec 26, 2010 this one was a low budget canadian vampire movie known as central park drifter in the us, and called graveyard shift everywhere else. Feb 25, 2017 despite the relentless violent mayhem, drifter somehow commits the cardinal grindhouse movie sin of being deadly dull. Graveyard shift aka central park drifter 1987 poster art. Graveyard shift also titled central park drifter is a 1987 canadian horror film written and directed by jerry ciccoritti, and starring michael a. Vampire triple feature central park drifterfiancee of. Royster, above, who beat her and tried to rape her. Winter park, popcorn flicks second thursday of the month central park in downtown winter park. After all my research, drifter seemed to be the best bet in chicago for burlesque. Everything you need to know about drifter movie 2017. Adapting the amorally enigmatic and violent man with no name persona from his films with sergio leone, eastwoods second film as director begins as his drifter. Despite the relentless violent mayhem, drifter somehow commits the cardinal grindhouse movie sin of being deadly dull. Kim cayer, jean rollin, jerry ciccoritti, arnold h. The house depicting walt kowalskis house is on rhode island street in highland park.
Graveyard shift this was a very popular movie rental under the title graveyard shift back in the 80s. Central park is a unique, genre bending thriller horror film that spans one night in the worlds most famous park. The films title was changed to central park drifter in later dvd productions more than likely to not confuse it with the steven king bookmovie of the same title. Feb 10, 2017 graveyard shift aka central park drifter 1987 poster art stay safe and healthy. Fiancae of dracula two orphan vampires central park drifter central park drifter. Even in the mid 80s, it took two years after filming to get any release at all. A staple of video stores during the formats early days, this odd blending of fanggnashing, light erotica, romance, and urban. On june 4, 1996, kyle kevorkian mccann was attacked in central park by a drifter, john j. Holiday affair is a blackandwhite 1949 light romantic comedy film starring robert mitchum and janet leigh.
The movie if central park drifter sounds vaguely familiar, but you cant place it, thats because it was originally released in the u. This isnt worth seeking out, but ive seen much worse. But all that changes when stephen falls for michelle, a tv producer recently diagnosed with a deadly infection. Supporting roles included coronor michael bokner, detective winsome john haslett cuff, detective smith don james, and officer arbus lesley. Bill moseley just couldnt come close to robert englund performance of buckman. The best movies to watch from home, according to our. Central park, cheerfully ratinfested diners, mayor ed. He chose the shores of mono lake because he considered the area highly photogenic. Mar 25, 2010 from graveyard shift aka central park drifter lady cop stops a vampire cab driver cause she needs her fix. Central park drifter 1987 from tuna and johnny web. While not as good as i remember, central park drifter formerly graveyard shift is still an enjoyable time capsul of bad low budget 80s movie making. Additional scenes were filmed at reno, nevadas winnemucca lake and californias inyo national forest. Prices and shopping results for vampire triple feature central park drifter fiancee of dracula two orphan vampires from. Released 1988, the drifter stars kimdelaney, timothybottoms, milesokeeffe, alshannon the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
Im from portland and wanted to arrange a great weekend in chicago for my husband, and this was nothing but lame. Drifter was released in 2017 on friday, february 24, 2017 in limited movie theaters. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Night brings out the hunger in people, especially a mysterious ny cab driver. Taking full advantage of his night shift hours, new york cab driver stephen tsepes silvio oliviero uses his moonlit vocation to sink his vampiric teeth into desperate women on the verge of death. Still, all things considered, ive seen way worse movies. Graveyard shift central park drifter 1987 filmaffinity. Free orlando movies where to find free movies in orlando. Night brings out the hunger in everyone, especially a mysterious new york cab driver, who happens to be a vampire.
Feb 10, 2017 graveyard shift aka central park drifter 1987 poster art. There are long scenes of vampiric erotica, akin to a toothier version of red shoe diaries. This one was a low budget canadian vampire movie known as central park drifter in the us, and called graveyard shift everywhere else. You know, he replies, before vanishing into the desert heat waves near californias mono lake. Miranda has what wendigo calls the charisma of a turnip, while papas goes screaming over the tops at inopportune moments, especially a scene in a park where she confronts oliviero in a fit of hissing and howling and clawbaring even though. Rent high plains drifter 1973 starring clint eastwood and verna bloom on dvd and bluray. Clint eastwood scouted the locations himself while driving a pickup truck through oregon, nevada and california. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including collide, get out and rock dog.
The technical aspects are executed with reasonable proficiency, including the. Jul 02, 2018 in the opening moments of leave no trace, we watch as a man and his yearold daughter wordlessly go about their lives as squatters in the middle of forest park, a 5,200acre tract of. A gunfighting stranger clint eastwood comes to the small settlement of lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. Jan 12, 2007 gabriel, i have this on dvd under graveyard shift region 2 and central park drifter region 1 and part of a set. The hmong gang house is located on pilgrim street in highland park. A charming ode to the backstage musical, the film features quintessential new york locations and characters. Rent high plains drifter 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. Tsepes, who works the night shift, uses his job to carefully select the people he preys on, selecting only female victims. Silvio oliviero double take stars in this excellent low budget vampire movie as stephen tsepes, an nyc cab driver who is also a vampire. The movie has a combination disco miami vice feel to it.
Aug 17, 2010 fortunately, central park drifter has none of those. And working the night shift brings a sultry array of sensuous passengers within his grasp. The drifter chicago 2020 all you need to know before you. We got to the green door tavern early, got our name on the list for the club. Graveyard shift central park drifter is a film directed by jerry ciccoritti with michael a. A vampire who works as a taxi driver meets and romances a young woman whom he turns into a fellow vamp, which prompts her jealous and estranged husband to try to kill both of them. Central park 2017 horror thriller movie trailer hd. A staple of video stores during the formats early days, this odd blending of fanggnashing, light erotica, romance, and urban blight still holds some interest in an.
Jun 15, 2016 central park drifter graveyard shift 1987 posted on june 15, 2016 by maycontaindeath stylish, mildly erotic slice of 1980s vampire noir for the early mtv generation. Rent high plains drifter 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd. Locations, all within metro detroit, included highland park, center line, warren, royal oak, and grosse pointe park were used. Wendigo meets central park drifter graveyard shift, 1986. In this modest film, directed and produced by don hartman, mitchum moved into a different genre, briefly departing from his typical roles in film noir, western films and war films.
The film was originally entitled graveyard shift but when the film was released to video, the title was changed to central park drifter imdb. Working the night shift brings a sultry array of passengers within his clutches. A surfer is trying to identify the rhythm of his soul in the surrounding world. Im giving it 510 on the novelty coupled with the nostalgia since i do love those 80s.
The film was originally entitled graveyard shift but when the film was released to video, the title was changed to central park drifter imdb info. Gabriel, i have this on dvd under graveyard shift region 2 and central park drifter region 1 and part of a set. Miranda, helen papas, frank procopio, dan rose, cliff stoker, jessie taylor. Though the cover tags this glossy vampire flick as central park drifter, its actually a 1987 film called graveyard shift, presumably retitled for its dvd debut to avoid confusion with the 1990 stephen king abomination. The travolta looking lead as well as the sound track gives it that classic 80s feel. Night brings out the hungerin people, especially a mysterious ny cab driver. I understand your love of this as i said, when i saw it at 17 1987 i was struck by it at the time it was impressive.
I recently gave it a go and it was so awful i had to stop the dvd after about 45 minutes. From graveyard shift aka central park drifter lady cop stops a vampire cab driver cause she needs her fix. In the opening moments of leave no trace, we watch as a man and his yearold daughter wordlessly go about their lives as squatters in the middle of forest park, a 5,200acre tract of. Central park drifter graveyard shift 1987 maycontaindeath. Central park drifter graveyard shift 1987 posted on june 15, 2016 by maycontaindeath stylish, mildly erotic slice of 1980s vampire noir for the early mtv generation. And working the night shift brings a sultry array of. It was based on the story christmas gift by john d.