‘THE HUNGER’
Starring; DAVID BOWIE, Susan Sarandon, Catherine Deneuve, etc.
Directed By Tony Scott
1983
Streaming on either
'Amazon Prime' or 'Tubi'.
Greetings my liitle ‘Blood-Bags!’ Tis I, DITA DIRT NAP, your ‘Cyber Sex-Bomb’
back again in November, my little 'Spider-Bites!'
Now
on to tonight’s vampire fright flick of Cult-Horror from 1982 entitled; ’THE
HUNGER’. To see the ultra-cool Trailer, Click here >
https://youtu.be/eNbGV1TcMAw?si=3hpCGj37RZgC08GR L-o-v-e it!
This film DITA first saw as a young punk/new waver,
back in the 80’s shown at various punk-rock parties I attended thru-out my
youth. This very stylish film is shot beautifully as well as very
artistically. In fact ,DITA thinks it has the look and feel of a long-form
music-video of sorts. Plus the very beginning of the film, is kind of a
music-video with super-80’s Band; ’BAUHAUS’, performing the ‘monster-hit’; ’BELA
LUGOSI’S DEAD’ at a punk-club that Vamps; BOWIE & DENEUVE are dancing/hanging
out at to find food at inter-spliced w/the Band playing the full song! DITA has
always loved this song and even used a remix of it in an old show of mine
called; ’THE DITA/CAMPIRA PROJECT’. To see the Opening DITA just described, just
Click here>
https://youtu.be/UZiPhX-SZ88?si=ysu3go0gWxy_OmRL
The film is basically about David Bowie & Katherine Deneuve playing
‘vampire-lovers’ living thru different time periods. This one taking place in
the highly stylized early 1980’s. A very young and pretty Susan Sarandon comes
into their world as a ‘Sleep-Therapist’ who has just written a book on the
subject. Now for some reason that never became crystal-clear to dear Old DITA,
as to why this Vamp-Couple are starting to separate but only by the fact that
David’s highly-stylized character is slowly dying from old-age, even though
looks to be around 30.
Now as mentioned , DITA couldn’t figure out the reason he was now age-ing
rapidly, as I did see the reason offered up in the film. Hmmmmm?
Any-Boo, he goes to see the ‘Sleep-therapist’ played by Susan to see if she can
help, but she thinks he is nutty and leaves him to sit waiting for her in her
waiting room for hours. As he sits waiting, he literally starts aging, to
looking quickly looking like an old man up in his senior years.
Now it was Lady-Vamp Katherine’s idea for him to see her in the first place
after seeing Dr. Susan in a TV-interview that she begins her new ‘girl-on-girl’
attraction to the good, nubile Dr. Lady to which she wants to replace her now
dying boyfriend/Bowie with. Now Bowie’s character even feeds on a
young-girl to try and reverse the aging-process now heavily in affect. As you
know my spider-bites, from vampire folk-lore that they feed to stay
young-looking and to live undead eternally. Not in his case, Hon. The reason
escapes this film and me.
Anyway, there are great love-scenes after Bowie’s character dies and is put into
a coffin in a underground room full of Vamp-Katherine’s many various male &
female lovers coffins from the many different decades, between Katherine’s
character and Susan’s character. As DITA mentioned their characters start a
torrid-affair until Vamp-Katherine bites and turns her. Turns her into what, you
may ask??? A Vampire, Silly! What else?
So, Vamp-Katherine even tells Sarandon’s character in one scene where they fight
and Susan cuts Vamp-Katherine’s face. Katherine then tells her as Susan storms
out; ’You’ll be back a will need my help to feed. Later Sarandon is seen against
her will coming back for just that and of course some more ‘sapphic-love’, Dear.
L-o-v-e it!
DITA must say that Catherine Deneuve is simply perfectly cast as this glamorous
Vamp-Diva and has never looked better, with the exception of; ’BELLE DU JOUR’.In
fact , it has been said/rumored that LADY GA-GA character in the season of
;’AMERICAN HORROR STORY; HOTEL’, was heavily based on Katherine’s character in
this very film. If your watch this film, it becomes very clear that is probably
true, ah, in DITA’s humble opinion. DITA even saw some of the same
décor/chandeliers in the tv show, afore-mentioned and this fight-flick, as well
as very similar wardrobe, Babe!
Again, DITA thinks this film is highly-stylized, cult-classic and great
cult-horror film effort for BOWIE to leave behind for his legions of clamouring
fans all over the world! The whole cast is great in this film as well,
which btw, ends w/Sarandon’s Dr. character some how surviving a kill-attempt by
Catherine-Lady Vamp in the final scene, where all her former lovers come back to
life one last time from their coffins, looking heavily corroded and
crypt-keeper-ish to come and clobber Lady Vamp-Katherine to her final end. All
while shaking her know quickly aging-head to the left and the right
w/long-flowing blonde, now gray hair, over and over til she dies and is covered
in corroding dead-vamp lovers who are literally falling apart on and around her
from all her centuries of tricking, uh, of centuries of tricking uh , them.
This film is a ‘must-see’ kind of 'sleeper-hit' vamp flick that will now live
forever, uh, like a vampire, uh, literally. The fact that DAVID BOWIE is
excellent, handsome, stylishly dressed and looking like a live-action sexy 80’s
Music-Video Man doesn’t hurt , kids! Much love to DAVID BOWIE! Just know my
little ‘coffin-creepers’ that will never be another on like him on this
‘earth-plane ever again!
Before I forget though, the last part of the film shows Sarandon's Dr. getting
all Vamp-Katherine’s money and opening up a ‘sleep-study’ clinic of her own, and
still being one of the living undead.
DITA
highly recommends this film to all ‘BOWIE-Lovers’ and Vampire-Film Lovers alike
and highly suggests getting your own Culty-Vamperific Copy on DVD or Blu-Ray,
for yourself or also makes a great upcoming holiday-gift for your favorite
‘Bowie-Fan of horror-film lovers in general.
DITA loves this film and has for many years and gives it a perfect Score of 3
Skulls Out Of A 3 Skulls score!
Love Vamp; Katherine & David’s ultra-cool early 1980’s Sunglasses they wear in
the films opening-club scene too!
DITA would also like to dedicate this Review to the
Late DAVID BOWIE, himself as well as his Fans, like myself and two dear-friends
of mine; 'THE DIL-DOE LADY' & HER 'ARTIST-HUBBY'; ANDY, as well as
‘Hell-ish-Holly’and her Hubby; ’Vampire-Craig’ and ‘Lady-Chandra’ as well as
long-time friend of over 40 years; ’BILLY-RAY!’
Also take a look at a ‘TRIBUTE-VIDEO’ in Honor of the One & Only;’ DAVID BOWIE>
https://youtu.be/KYJgK13Wong?si=iccMXKPw3H0rhMib
Until Next week, as always, I blow you ‘CHAINSAW-KISSES',
DITA (FAME’) DIRT NAP
(Too see and hear that Iconic, Song from; DAVID BOWIE, called; ’FAME’,a remix,
just Click here, Hon>
https://youtu.be/irZALcvsgro?si=OZe4J7Je-R4PENGN&t=84
P.S. Contact DITA thru her Manager at;
DDN1965@LIVE.COM But Please write my name ; DITA in the Subject Line!
Or Simply send me a 'Friend-Request' on my 'Face-Book Page' located at the Top
of this Review my little 'Bat-Bites!'
As usual, take a look at these ‘DITA-Suggested sites as follows;
www.legendfilms.com
www.somethingweird.com
www.elvira.com
www.facebook.com/DavidBowie
www.davidbowie.com
www.facebook.com/TheRealElvira
www.thenewbev.com (The November
Schedule is a good one, Kids! Check it out before Nov. ends!)
www.cinespia.org
www.radiohalloween.com
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