The Hunger

Director: Tony Scott
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Beth Ehlers
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 129 reviews
Sales Rank: 5378

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: WARD65049D
ISBN: 0790743728
UPC: 012569504929
EAN: 9780790743721
ASIN: B0002KQNKE

Theatrical Release Date: April 29, 1983
Release Date: October 5, 2004
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4 out of 5 stars Gothic and sensual    December 16, 2008
Ramiro Aguilar Torres (Quito - Ecuador)
This picture has Images and symbols that transmit something special to the public. Also, have a nice soundtrack.


5 out of 5 stars Slash... Glub... Slurp...    August 21, 2008
Bindy Sue Fronkuenschtein (under the rubble)
THE HUNGER is one of the best vampire movies around. The mysterious, bloodsucking Blaylocks (Catherine Deneuve as Miriam and David Bowie as John) live a non-life of luxury and debauched serial-murder / feeding. Doctor Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon) gets mixed up w/ the deadly duo when John begins aging at an incredibly accelerated rate. Dr. Roberts might be able to help him since she happens to be doing research into slowing the aging process. Miriam falls for Sarah and makes plans to replace the now-decrepit John. The seduction / consumation scenes between Miriam and Sarah are as elegant as they are HOT! I've always loved Ms. Sarandon's eyes, and she displays quite a bit more here! Bowie is excellent in his ill-fated role. THE HUNGER stands as a vampire masterpiece...


4 out of 5 stars Vampires in Egypt    June 23, 2008
Aaron Gutierrez
This film is very different from other vampire movies. What makes it different is the music from Schubert used in the soundtrack.


3 out of 5 stars Art house horror with David Bowie    May 10, 2008
OverTheMoon (overthemoonreview@hotmail.com)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Directed by Ridley Scott's brother, Tony Scott, this 1980s horror vampire film is not a typical vampire movie and yet at the same time is not even a typical motion picture. There is no mistaking though that The Hunger does look great and the lighting camera combination is very gothic urban.

The story strands involve two vampires played by David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve, who kill people to drink their blood so they can have extended life. However these vampires are not the traditional type. They do not have fangs and they can go out in sunlight. Susan Sarandon plays a scientist who thinks that aging is a disease and can be cured. She is sought after by Catherine Deneuve.

The film is notorious for the lesbian scene between Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon. There are also impressive special effects for Bowie's aging process. He grows old over the course of a number of scenes. Apart from this however the film seems to loose touch with the subject matter, freely roaming towards art for art's sake and sacrifices the story so severely that the ending doesn't make any sense because of it.

If you are a fan of Tony Scott, David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve or 80s horror films then it might be worth checking out. Vampire movie fans may want to reconsider and even vampire film completers may hold back.


4 out of 5 stars Poignant with a touch of freak    March 25, 2008
Ken Jensen (Tillson, NY)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This had some pretty hot moments in it and just about any time Catherine Deneuve showed up was hot as hell. She just exudes eroticism. I liked the story very much. An interesting take on vampires. I really got into Bowie's pain. I tried to imagine what it would be like to experience what he was feeling and why. Very sad. It was a trip to see Willem Dafoe looking about all of 17 and I've never seen Dan Hedaya looking so young either.