Vampira: The Movie

Vampira: The Movie

142 mins | Documentary, Horror | Oct. 31, 2006

Vampira The Movie chronicles the story of Malia "Vampira" Nurmi living on the very edge of show business and her rise to celluloid cultdom 50 years later. Her big break came in 1954 when she played the "glamour ghoul" Vampira, emerging from the mist to greet viewers of obscure horror movies on the new medium - television. Her newfound fame led to friendships with Marlon Brando, James Dean and Anthony Perkins. But Vampira's show was abruptly cancelled. Nurmi appeared as Vampira again in the 1959 low-budget horror / sci-fi film, Plan 9 from Outer Space, directed by Edward D Wood Jr. and often dubbed "the worst film of all time." But you can't keep a good vampire down and Nurmi's character rose from the dead again in 1993's Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. The movie renewed interest in Maila Nurmi and she has since achieved a Bettie Page-like cult status.

Vampira: The Movie

142 mins | Documentary, Horror | Oct. 31, 2006

Vampira: The Movie
Vampira The Movie chronicles the story of Malia "Vampira" Nurmi living on the very edge of show business and her rise to celluloid cultdom 50 years later. Her big break came in 1954 when she played the "glamour ghoul" Vampira, emerging from the mist to greet viewers of obscure horror movies on the new medium - television. Her newfound fame led to friendships with Marlon Brando, James Dean and Anthony Perkins. But Vampira's show was abruptly cancelled. Nurmi appeared as Vampira again in the 1959 low-budget horror / sci-fi film, Plan 9 from Outer Space, directed by Edward D Wood Jr. and often dubbed "the worst film of all time." But you can't keep a good vampire down and Nurmi's character rose from the dead again in 1993's Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. The movie renewed interest in Maila Nurmi and she has since achieved a Bettie Page-like cult status.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title Vampira: The Movie
Directors Kevin Sean Michaels
Writers

Cast

Forrest J. Ackerman

as Himself

Zack Beseda

as Tom Mason

Count Smokula

as Himself

Jami Deadly

as Herself

Danielle Gelehrter

as Herself

Deborah Dutch

as Herself

Kevin Eastman

as Himself

Sid Haig

as Himself

Lloyd Kaufman

as Himself

Bryan Mathew Kelly

as The Amazing Criswell

Bill Moseley

as Himself

Matthew Muhl

as Ed Wood

Jerry Only

as Himself

Cassandra Peterson

as Herself

Debbie Rochon

as Herself

Julie Strain

as Herself

Maila Nurmi

as Herself

John Zacherle

as Himself

David J. Skal

as Himself