Facebook Twitter Pinterest

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Sell yours for a Gift Card
We'll buy it for up to $11.81
Learn More
Trade in now
Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon

The Playgirls and the Vampire

Walter Brandi (Actor), Lyla Rocco (Actor), Piero Regnoli (Director, Writer) Rated:
Unrated
Format: DVD
4 out of 5 stars 8 customer reviews
Additional DVD options Edition Discs
Price
New from Used from
DVD
(Aug 24, 1999)
"Please retry"
—
1
—
$5.15 $26.98
DVD
(Jan 01, 1960)
"Please retry"
—
1
—
$32.99 —
Unlimited Streaming with Amazon Prime
Unlimited Streaming with Amazon Prime Start your 30-day free trial to stream thousands of movies & TV shows included with Prime. Start your free trial

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
Back
  1. Blood Of The Virgins
    Susana Beltrán
    3.1 out of 5 stars 7
    DVD
    $12.14 Prime
  2. Nightmare Castle [Blu-ray]
    Barbara Steele
    3.8 out of 5 stars 71
    Blu-ray
    $20.16 Prime
  3. Cave of the Living Dead
    Adrian Hoven
    2.9 out of 5 stars 17
    DVD
    $7.99 Prime
  4. Symptoms [Blu-ray]
    Angela Pleasence
    Blu-ray
    $17.99 Prime
  5. Dr Terror's House of Horrors [Blu-ray]
    Christopher Lee
    4.6 out of 5 stars 36
    Blu-ray
    $16.99 Prime
  6. Crimson Cult, The [Blu-ray]
    Boris Karloff
    3.8 out of 5 stars 6
    Blu-ray
    $18.17 Prime
Next

Special Features

None.

Product Details

  • Actors: Walter Brandi, Lyla Rocco, Maria Giovannini, Alfredo Rizzo, Marisa Quattrini
  • Directors: Piero Regnoli
  • Writers: Aldo Greci, Piero Regnoli
  • Producers: Armando Novelli, Richard Gordon, Tiziano Longo
  • Format: Black & White, Dubbed, NTSC
  • Language: Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
    Unrated
    Not Rated
  • Studio: Image Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: August 24, 1999
  • Run Time: 70 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00000JMPH
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,870 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

  • Learn more about "The Playgirls and the Vampire" on IMDb

Customer Reviews

Top Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsTitillating Italian vampire tale looks great on DVD
By Surfink on February 16, 2002
Format: DVD
Having been fairly unimpressed by the censored, interrupted-by-a-dozen-commercial-breaks version of this (Curse of the Vampire) on USA channel years ago, I was curious to see how the original would hold up. Perhaps I've simply matured, but uncut and uninterrupted on disc, Playgirls is much more entertaining than I remembered. The plot is standard issue: a bus carrying a troupe of showgirls breaks down, stranding them at the castle of one Count Kernassy (Walter Brandi [Slaughter of the Vampires, Vampire and the Ballerina]) who reluctantly allows them to stay the night, whereupon they move in and sponge off of him seemingly indefinitely. The movie provides some occasional unintentional amusement, but it's certainly no Bad Film atrocity; it's competently produced and fairly absorbing, if you're not too demanding of the logic of the script. There are a number of "wandering the castle corridors at night" scenes (requisite in Italian horror films), a few effective shocks, some icky-cheesy gore effects when a vampiress gets staked, the bloodsuckers all sport highly visible pearly fangs (de rigeur for movie vampires after Horror of Dracula), and convincingly creepy gothic atmosphere is generated throughout. Fashionistas will no doubt marvel at the eccentric '60s wardrobe (Lila Rocco sports a very mod checked coat and the Count favors pinstripe and plaid suits over flowing capes). As expected, the dubbed vocal performances all have that annoying stuttering cadence that Euroshock and kaiju eiga fans know and love. The 'Adults Only' sequences that we've waited years to see amount to a few scenes with barely-discernable nipples glimpsed through very sheer nighties, one quick topless shot, and a mildly sexy striptease, to her undies, by one of the 'playgirls.Read more ›
Comment 25 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
4.0 out of 5 starsENJOYABLE EURO-CAMP TRASH GEM....
By Mark Norvell on September 12, 2002
Format: DVD
Hilariously awful movie about a busload of showgirls and their disreputable manager who break down outside a spooky castle after running out on their hotel bill. Little do they know the hospitable count who owns the castle is a vampire. The girls wander around in various states of undress and practice their tacky "dance routines" while the count eyeballs them and his spinsterish housekeeper mutters snide remarks. One girl falls prey to the vampire and comes back in the nude! Wearing nothing but fangs, she attempts to vampirize the manager. The heroine becomes the object of the vampire's lust because she resembles his long lost lover. Of course it all wraps up neat and tidy. There's no gore but lots of cheap lingerie and atmosphere. This is a wonderful example of sixties EuroTrash at it's most silliest. I love this movie on terms that are hard to explain to the uninitiated. It's released by Image and the print is good and the soundtrack adequately clear so you can relish the cheesy dialogue and psuedo-atmospheric sets. No budget, bad acting, bad dubbing and the script sounds like it was made up as they went along. Servicable b&w photography works well, the ENERGY is there and the earnestness to put over a Gothic horror movie in a spooky castle despite the frequent lapses into tasteless cheesecake is what endears this one to me. The people who can appreciate this flick on it's own terms, like me, know who they are and I hope they enjoy it as much as I do. It's a lot of fun and a true Euro-shlock classic.
Comment 13 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
4.0 out of 5 starsOddly effective
By A Customer on December 2, 2000
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE is actually quite an eerie and atmospheric horror film, if you can get past the out-of-place striptease scenes and the talentless dance scene. Though the story is pretty run of the mill (sexy showgirls trapped in a castle of evil), the cinematograhper and director actually create some fairly tense moments. Throw in the overly-used element of the "scientist looking to cure an age-old evil" and you have a fun night at the movies! The DVD is wonderfully compiled and chaptered, including the trailer at the end of the film. The picture quality is quite clear and articfacts minimal. The soundtrack, however, is terribly dated with lots of cracks and pops. This is ideal for any lover of Italian horror.
1 Comment 13 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
4.0 out of 5 starsGOTHIC FUN!!!
By Richard J. Oravitz on December 3, 2011
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Early (1960) Italian horror film has it all down pat; effective b&w photography, dark, creepy corridors, stormy nights, gothic castle, mysterious host, age-old vampire curse and naked playgirls! What could possibly be missing? Nothing that would leave me wanting. With the bridge washed out our cuties are trapped inside a decaying castle until they are able to leave, warned not to leave their rooms at night.
So what do the playgirls do when one of their own waunders the castle that very night and is brutally murdered, then buried the next morning, wrapped up in a burlap bag and dumped into a shallow grave? They go inside the castle and rehearse their striptease numbers! The show must go on!
One of the playgirls resembles a dead 1600's countess and another becomes a vampire. There's a secret lab with bubbling chemicals and some also secret passageways with lots of cobwebs, heavy on gothic charm.
When it's all said and done, most of the girls live, and by that time we've seen all of them in various stages of undress, which is a big plus as they're all rather good looking.
Nothing meaningful here, just a good time at the vampire's castle. It's all rather well made and not at all embarrasing, even if a tad bit silly at times. I really enjoyed this one and if you're into Euro-Trash cinema, especially gothic horror, then you'll probably like it too.
Comment 4 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse

Forums

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?

Customers Also Watched on Amazon Video

There's a problem loading this menu right now.

Learn more about Amazon Prime.



Look for Similar Items by Category