Equal parts homage to Near Dark and Requiem for a Dream (read: large chunks of plot lifted/inspired from each film) about a guy whose girlfriend kills herself. However, he discovers that she’s just become a creature of the night, so he tries to cure her.
What the back of the box says:
But as each depraved “fix” leads them deeper into hell, what will be the final price for the most horrific addiction of all? Adam Baldwin (Serenity), Erik Palladino (ER) and Serena Scott-Thomas co-star in this harrowing shocker from the director of the Attic Expeditions and All Souls Day, and the producers of Room 6, House of the Dead II, and The Darkroom. Featuring the music of Rasputina, Dames Violet, Jack the Mad, Sonya Kahn, The Spindles, and more.”
Max (Mat Keeslar) is an ex-junkie who thinks that his girlfriend Lisa (Clare Kramer) is using again. Well, it turns out that Lisa just has a secret – she’s dying of cancer. She hasn’t told Max and he has to find out the hard way when she tells him that she’s really dying and not using. A strange woman comes into her hospital room at 3am and the next thing we know Lisa has killed herself. Max goes into a depression, but his friends finally intervene and take him to an underground club to cheer him up (um, like that would do the trick). He sees a girl dancing in the crowd that he thinks is Lisa, but he’s yet to meet her new family.
The Near Dark references come from the fact that a pack of vampires have formed a family and bring a new gal into the fold. Adam Baldwin is in the Bill Paxton role and Jeremy Sisto, sporting a really crappy Bela Lugosi accent some of the time, puts on the mantle of Lance Henriksen in the vampire patriarch role. The Requiem for a Dream homage come into play when Max and Lisa try to quit vampirism cold turkey.
A lot of it is just play silly such as when the vampires get really thirsty they literally drool all over the place. The vampirism is compared to drug use and our two junkies try to kick themselves of the habit but the twelve steps they have to take are a lot more disgusting than when you’re just trying to kick heroin.
The Thirst is presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) and enhanced for 16x9 televisions. Special features include a commentary by writer/producer Mark A. Altman and composer Joe Kraemer. There are also several deleted scenes, a photo gallery, the script on DVD-ROM, and previews for other horror DVDs.
The Thirst is a silly film and blatantly steals from better films, but it might strike you if you’re in the mood for a low budget vampire flick. However, it’s an addiction that you’ll find easy to kick.
The Thirst is now available at Amazon . As of yet, there is not a release date for the UK. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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