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Nearly a decade after George A. Romero changed the face of modern horror films with Night of the Living Dead -- and following the less successful projects Season of the Witch and The Crazies -- the Pittsburgh-based auteur returned to top form with this superb vampire tale. Set in a rapidly crumbling steeltown suburb, the story focuses on shy, moody Martin (John Amplas), a teenager of East European descent who may or may not be a vampire. Though he possesses no fangs or supernatural powers and has no aversions to either crucifixes or garlic, Martin is nevertheless compelled to drug pretty young women, slash them with razor blades, and consume their blood. His motivations seem purely psychological -- as revealed to a call-in radio talk show where Martin has become an anonymous celebrity -- but the notion of a family vampire curse is fostered by Martin's stoic uncle Cuda Lincoln Maazel, who is convinced that he must destroy the boy by hammering a stake through his heart. Romero's superb script keeps the film's supernatural questions ambiguous, focusing instead on the characters' inner turmoil as modern-day attitudes and values clash with vanishing Old World traditions. Filmed on an extremely low budget, Martin benefits from its gritty, kitchen-sink realism, making the outbursts of graphic horror even more surreal and disturbing and creating a sense of doom that builds to a tragically ironic climax. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

John Amplas - Martin
Lincoln Maazel - Tata Cuda
Christine Forrest - Christina
Elayne Nadeau - Mrs. Santini
Tom Savini - Arthur

These movies have the touch and feel of Martin...
10	The Sentinel
S	Horror Rises from the Grave (NR)
35	The Omen (R)
21	The Howling (R)
2	Shadowzone (R)
2	The Scarecrows (NR)
1	The Nest (R)
3	To the Devil... A Daughter (R)
S	The Man and the Monster: El Hombre Y El Monstruo (NR)
1	The House on Sorority Row (R)
These movies have the subject or theme of Martin...
3	Wes Craven's Invitation to Hell (NR)
20	Fright Night (R)
9	The Hunger (R)
9	Dracula [Fullscreen] (NR)
11	Fright Night Part II (R)
1	Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Love Story To Die For (R)
1	The Monster Legacy Collection (NR)
22	Near Dark [Special Edition] (R)
77	The Lost Boys (R)
15	Innocent Blood (R)
3	Def by Temptation (R)
28	Once Bitten (PG-13)
1	Thirst (R)
3	Central Park Drifter: Graveyard Shift (R)
2	Santo en el Tesoro de Dracula
S	The Vineyard (R)
These movies share cast/crew with Martin...
31	Dawn of the Dead [Collector's Edition]
22	The Dark Half (R)
5	Two Evil Eyes (R)
16	Night of the Living Dead (R)
6	Monkey Shines (R)
66	Night of the Living Dead
5	Knightriders (R)
1	George Romero's Season of Witch/There's Always Vanilla (R)
15	Creepshow 2 (R)
5	The Crazies (R)
49	Creepshow (R)
10	Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (R)
103	The Silence of the Lambs [Widescreen] (R)
5	Maniac [Special Edition]
S	The Ripper Blood Pack (NR)
1	George Romero's Season of Witch/There's Always Vanilla (R)
1	Midnight (R)
15	Innocent Blood (R)
These movies are similar to Martin...
20	Fright Night (R)
3	Central Park Drifter: Graveyard Shift (R)
9	The Hunger (R)
22	Near Dark [Special Edition] (R)
2	Vampyr
13	Videodrome (NR)
S	Ganja and Hess [25th Anniversary Edition] (R)
4	Cronos [10th Anniversary Special Edition] (R)
3	Nadja (R)