The Hunger

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Synopsis

Based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber. Miriam Blaylock, is a beautiful and modern vampire who chooses human lovers and promises them eternal life. As the film begins, her current companion is John (Bowie), a man she married in 18th century France. Together they prey on unsuspecting, though not necessarily innnocent, teenagers. Yet as John learns, humans can never become true vampires. Miriam's human lovers only experienced prolonged youth for a century or two. Then they begin to age rapidly, eventually deteriorating into withered, corpse-like figures. Miriam and John both hope that Dr. Sarah Richards (Sarandon) will be able to help restore his health through her research on premature aging. When she us unable to, Miriam decides to take Sarah as her new companion. (text from Wikipedia)

Cast

Catherine Deneuve: Miriam Blaylock
David Bowie: John
Susan Sarandon: Dr. Sarah Roberts
Cliff De Young: Tom Haver
Beth Ehlers: Alice Cavender
Dan Hedaya: Lieutenant Allegrezza
Rufus Collins: Charlie Humphries
Suzanne Bertish: Phyllis
James Aubrey: Ron
Ann Magnuson: Young Woman from Disco
John Stephen Hill: Young Man from Disco
Shane Rimmer: Jelinek
Douglas Lambert: TV Host
Bessie Love: Lillybelle
John Pankow: 1st Phone Booth Youth
Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus): Himself (uncredited singer in disco)

More Information

IMDb entry for The Hunger
Wikipedia entry for The Hunger

Trivia

• The meaning of the film's ambiguous ending has been a subject of some debate. It differs from that of Streiber's novel, which has Miriam move on to a new city and take up with a new lover. The studio insisted upon the change, feeling that audiences would want to see Deneuve's character punished. In the film's DVD commentary, both Scott and Sarandon express some dissatisfaction with the ending.
• David J, the bassist for Bauhaus who performed in the disco scene recounts the following tale about the brief time he spent on the set of the movie: "I spent some time talking with him outside his dressing room. There was a classic 50’s style jukebox and we were selecting discs. He was dancing to ‘Groovin’ With Mr. Bloe’ by Mr. Bloe and I called him on it, saying: ”You, know this reminds me of ‘A New Career In a new Town’ ( from ‘Low’) “ He put his finger to his lips and kept on dancing."