The film, described as a comic tale of horror and seduction, co-stars Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, Zakes Mokae, John Witherspoon and Joanna Cassidy and is produced by Eddie Murphy and Mark Lipsky, executive produced by Marianne Maddalena and Stuart M. Besser, and co-produced by Ray Murphy, Jr.
"Vampire in Brooklyn" resulted when an appreciation for classic horror movies inspired Eddie Murphy, and his brothers Vernon Lynch, Jr. and Charles Murphy to conceive a new style of contemporary vampire film. Charles Murphy began writing the screenplay and soon Eddie Murphy joined forces with Wes Craven, whose offbeat humor has been an important element of his innovative work in the genre. The final screenplay was written by Charles Murphy, Michael Lucker and Chris Parker.
"I always wanted to make a comedy and Eddie Murphy always wanted to make a scary movie," says Wes Craven. "Without either of us being aware, we had a mutual admiration society."
Maximillian (Eddie Murphy), the last of his vampire breed known as the Nosferatu, has travelled to New York City looking for his female counterpart in order to replenish their race. The object of his search is Rita Veder (Angela Bassett) an NYPD detective who is unaware of their unique blood bond. As Max and his hapless ghoul Julius (Kadeem Hardison) attempt to transform Rita into Max's vampiress, her devoted NYPD partner Justice (Allen Payne) finds he has much at stake in protecting her from an age-old evil.
"Vampire in Brooklyn' combines comedy, romance and real scares," says Craven. "We hope the audience will be laughing one minute and jumping out of their seats the next."
Wes Craven's films include "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" which was nominated for the Independent Feature Project/West 1995 Spirit Awards. His other popular films are "Shocker", "The Serpent and the Rainbow", "A Nightmare on Elm Street", and "The People Under the Stairs."