Life Blood (film)

Not to be confused with Lifeblood (disambiguation).
Life Blood
Directed byRon Carlson
Produced byRon Carlson
Chris Lytton
Rachel North
StarringSophie Monk
Anya Lahiri
Scout Taylor-Compton
Electra Avellan
Patrick Renna
Charles Napier
Angela Lindvall
Danny Woodburn
Tava Smiley
CinematographyMarc Carter
Edited byRichard Hackney
Music byJohn D'Andrea
Release dates
  • November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27) (Germany)
  • April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Life Blood is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed and produced by Ron Carlson.[1]

Plot

On New Year's Eve 1968, lesbian couple Brooke and Rhea encounter the Creator of the Universe while driving on the Pearblossom Highway as they leave a party, after Brooke killed a rapist. The women are laid to rest for 40 years and awaken as vampires on New Year's Day 2009 .

Instructed to devour evil and thereby gain eternal life, the story portrays their first 24 hours of survival as vampiric creatures. Brooke starts to go on a killing spree to prove herself loyal to the Creator, while Rhea tries to put a stop to the chaos that Brooke started after she kills a sheriff, his deputies, a married couple on vacation, and a hitch-hiker.

When Brooke prefers to devour good souls instead of evil souls, Rhea kills Brooke by impaling her with a stop sign. Rhea decides to start her vampire life all over again after telling her story to Lizzy, not knowing that Brooke is still alive, presumably plotting her revenge.[2]

Cast

Production

Pearblossom began production in late May 2007,[3] was than renamed Murder World.

Release

Originally titled Pearblossom, it was renamed Life Blood for the DVD release,[4] which came out on 27 April 2010 through Lionsgate in the USA.[5]

Background

It features actress Scout Taylor-Compton, known for portraying Laurie Strode in the horror film remake Halloween, and Electra Avellan who previously appeared in Grindhouse with her twin sister. Taylor-Compton has gone on to say that her appearance is not a starring role, but a cameo.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Life Blood". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Barton, Steve (October 31, 2009). "Teaser Trailer and Art for Pearblossom". Dread Central.
  3. ^ "Babysitter Twin Takes on Laurie Strode in 'Pearblossom'". bloody-disgusting.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-09. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  4. ^ Barton, Steve (February 10, 2010). "Title Change: Pearblossom Becomes Life Blood". Dread Central.
  5. ^ Foywonder (February 11, 2010). "Lionsgate Pumps Lesbian Vampires With Life Blood in April". Dread Central.
  6. ^ "Scout Taylor-Compton". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2007-09-22.