John Carpenter's Vampires ditches all the goth and drama of the genre for a pulpy, no-nonsense, slay-some-bloodsuckers affair.

And while the horror western essentially broke even at the domestic box office, it made money overseas and was a reportedly $40 million hit on video.

But critics were mixed, and the film has some uncomfortable baggage. 

Join me for this discussion of the film's strengths and weaknesses, why it divides the Carpenter fanbase, and its lasting legacy.

Directed by John Carpenter. Starring James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximillian Schell, Tim Guinee. Cinematography by Gary B. Kibbe.

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