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The Hunger

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The Hunger (1983)

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Reviews Counted: 25

Fresh: 11

Rotten:14

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Director Tony Scott's cult classic tells the story of Miriam (Catherine Denueve) and John (David Bowie), an elegant couple with a dark secret: they are vampires. Feeding on human blood, Miriam has lived for over 2000 years. Taking John as... Director Tony Scott's cult classic tells the story of Miriam (Catherine Denueve) and John (David Bowie), an elegant couple with a dark secret: they are vampires. Feeding on human blood, Miriam has lived for over 2000 years. Taking John as her lover, she gave him the gift of eternal life as well. Together, the beautiful Miriam and dapper John teach music by day and feed on innocent humans by night, disposing of their remains in the incinerator of their well-appointed townhouse. When John begins aging rapidly, he seeks the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon), a specialist in premature aging. Miriam is immediately drawn to Sarah, desiring her as her next immortal companion. Sarah, unable to deny her attraction to Miriam, ends up in her bed and is consequently forced to choose between her mortal life and eternal life. Deneuve is remarkable as the beautiful but anguished Miriam, and Bowie is astonishing as he ages hundreds of years in a matter of hours, all of the seconds that he has lived catching up with him at once. Watch for Ann Magnuson in her film debut, and Willem Dafoe in his first credited speaking role. [More]

Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, David Bowie, Dan Hedaya

Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, David Bowie, Dan Hedaya

Director: Tony Scott

Director: Tony Scott

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Release:

Oct 5, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region (Unknown)
  • Amaray Case
  • Single Side - Single Layer
  • Widescreen 16.9

Audio:

  • Mono 1.0 - English
  • Mono 1.0 - French

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More style than substance, and perhaps simply an excuse to get Denueve and Susan Sarandon, Miriam's post-Bowie love, in bed together.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
11/18/08
Raoul Hernandez
Austin Chronicle
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A slick, largely empty visual exercise with vague thematic overtones about a clash between American and European culture.

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11/18/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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In his feature debut, director Tony Scott, brother of Ridley, exhibits the same penchant for eleborate art direction, minimal, humorless dialog and shooting in smoky rooms.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/18/08
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Variety
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Deneuve and Sarandon are something else.

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11/04/07
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
10/20/07
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films
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Visual sensualities will have a feast, but you'll have to read Whitley Strieber's novel if you don't want to emerge with a badly scratched head.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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12/18/04
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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Nearly unwatchable lesbian vampire flick.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
12/16/04
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
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The Hunger is an agonizingly bad vampire movie, circling around an exquisitely effective sex scene. Sorry, but that's the way it is, and your reporter has to be honest.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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In The Hunger, like in that ludicrous advertisement for Britney Spears’s Curious perfume, sexual desire simply provokes postmodern psychotropic episodes.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
10/12/04
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
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The movie reeks with chic, but never, for one minute, takes itself too seriously, nor does it ever slop over into camp.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Style over substance in this vampire drama.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/20/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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07/02/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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Director Scott spends more time on the visuals than plot and character development, so don't expect to understand much, but do enjoy the luxurious interior decor and eye-candy sunsets.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/30/04
Channel 4 Film
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One scene, any scene, renders Hot Topic wannabes irrelevant.

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01/21/04
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times
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Slick, but superficial vampire flick that finally collapses on itself.

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03/19/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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01/30/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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01/24/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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