| A Polish Vampire in Burbank | |
| Director: | Mark Pirro |
| Producer: | Mark Pirro |
| Cinematography: | Craig Bassuk |
| Editing: | Mark Pirro |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $2,500 |
| Gross: | $500,000 |
A Polish Vampire in Burbank is a 1983 horror comedy film.
The film depicts an inexperienced vampire named Dupah ("ass" in Polish), played by director Mark Pirro, who is reluctant to bite his first victim.
| Actor | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Dupah | ||
| Lori Sutton | Delores Lane | |
| Bobbi Dorsch | Misty | |
| Hugh O. Fields | Dupah's father | |
| Marya Gant | Yvonne | |
| Steven Dorsch | Ernie | |
| Brad Waisbren | Ted | |
| Sphincter | ||
| Paul Farbman | The Queerwolf | |
| Bartender |
Pirro had originally intended for the film to star Grease actor Eddie Deezen, who had agreed to appear in it as a favor to a friend, but he left the production shortly after shooting began.[1] Pirro reworked Deezen's scenes into flashbacks, using audio clips to voice the skeletal remains of his character, and played the lead role of Dupah himself.[2]
Filmed for just $2,500, Pirro sold A Polish Vampire in Burbank to a home video company for $40,000,[3] and it went on to gross $500,000 in cassette sales.[4] The minor character of the Queerwolf would later be featured in Pirro's 1988 film Curse of the Queerwolf.[2]