Vampire in Brooklyn

Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn) is a 1995 American horror comedy movie. It was directed by Wes Craven and was produced by Eddie Murphy and Mark Lipsky. Vampire in Brooklyn was released on October 27, 1995. It was the final movie that was produced under Paramount Pictures since Eddie Murphy's contract ran out.

Vampire in Brooklyn
Directed by	Wes Craven
Screenplay by	Charles Murphy Michael Lucker Chris Parker
Story by	Eddie Murphy Vernon Lynch Charles Murphy
Produced by	Eddie Murphy Mark Lipsky
Starring	Eddie Murphy Angela Bassett Allen Payne Kadeem Hardison John Witherspoon Zakes Mokae Joanna Cassidy
Cinematography	Mark Irwin
Edited by	Patrick Lussier
Music by	J. Peter Robinson
Production company	Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 27, 1995
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million
Box office	$19,751,736[1]

The movie gained negative reviews from critics and holds a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2] During an interview with Rolling Stone, Murphy said why Vampire in Brooklyn was a failure. He was quoted as saying "The only way I was able to do Nutty Professor and to get out of my Paramount deal, I had to do Vampire in Brooklyn. But you know what ruined that movie? The wig. I walked out in that longhaired wig and people said, 'Oh, get the fuck out of here! What the hell is this?'"^[3]

Cast

• Eddie Murphy as Maximillian/Preacher Pauley/Guido
• Angela Bassett as Detective Rita Veder
• Allen Payne as Detective Justice
• Kadeem Hardison as Julius Jones
• John Witherspoon as Silas Green
• Zakes Mokae as Dr. Zeko
• Joanna Cassidy as Captain Dewey
• W. Earl Brown as Police Officer
• Simbi Khali as Nikki