Tagline(s):	Warm Blood Isn't All They Suck!
	Don't let them bite...or they'll suck you dry!
	They're a close encounter of a different kind!
	They Bite, They Squeeze, They're Ready to Please.
	They kiss and they tease, but always they please!

Nomination Year: 2024

SYNOPSIS: A pair of US sailors on shore leave in Manila get more than they bargained for when they discover the hookers they hooked up with belong to a coven of vampires run by ancient vamp John Carridine!

Smithee Award Nominations

Deus Ex Machina
Suddenly Sunrise Our sailor heroes are cornered by the vamps in the cemetery, and there Is No Escape. But suddenly...SUNRISE. You'd think they'd keep track of these things.

"Let's Up The Rating To 'R'"
Lackluster Vampire Foursome (with Frescoes) Tom is a willing "victim" of the vampiress trio. Yes..I realize this is a 7-minute-plus clip. Yes, I'll cut it somehow. But like Ed Wood's Orgy of the Dead, Santiago somehow makes gorgeous naked women boring. Note the appearing/disappearing outfits and restraints throughout. And the cutaways to weird statues and frescoes.

Crummiest Ending
Stinkiest Ending The lair is collapsing (thanks to Pavo's happy dance, but even though he fell through the floor, he survived, unlike the rest of the brood). Our heroes escape, but discover their taxi driver friend is a vampre! Agh! Then the hero sailer discovers Tom has been turned into a vampire! Agh! And poor Pavo has been left behind. The film ends on a...uh, sour note.

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Cirio H. Santiago	Sometimes credited as "Luis Nepomuceno," the Philippino Cirio is a Smithee goldmine, favoring lurid and super-cheesy war/action, martial-arts, and tough-women-in-trouble jungle/prison flicks.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
John Carradine	Richmond Reed	A great Shakespearean actor, his deep voice is instantly recognizable, as is his presence in many, many mediocre horror films toward the end of his career. Did everything from The Ten Commandments to Dracula. Lent his voice to the Great Owl in The Secret of N.I.M.H.. Father of actor/kung fu guy David.
Bruce Fairbairn	Tom Buckley	Was Chris Owens on "The Rookies" and Ray Geary on "Knots Landing." Oh, and Ellis Stockman in Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Trey Wilson	Terry Wayne	Character actor who often plays rural authoritarian roles. Was Nathan Arizona, Sr. in Raising Arizona; Skip in Bull Durham; Beetroot McKinley in Twins; and Col. Nivens in A Soldier's Story. Was also one of the incidental voices in the Bakshi animated Lord of the Rings movie.
Karen Stride	Cherish	AKA Karen Lee, played a Ziegfeld Girl in Funny Girl and was background eye candy in several TV shows like "Falconcrest."
Lenka Novak	Suzy	AKA Hana Byrbo, Swedish blonde bombshell who was in The Kentucky Fried Movie as Linda Chambers; Marilyn in Coach; and Jeanne in The Great American Girl Robbery.
Katie Dolan	Marcy	Her only credit. To her credit.
Vic Diaz	Pavo	According to his IMDb.com bio, Diaz "reigns supreme as the jolly evil fat man of Filipino exploitation cinema." How can you top that?

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