Directed by Joey Daniel and Jordan Harker, this 2013 short film is under 8-minutes long and features a classic looking Nosferatu (Jordan Harker), credited as such in the film rather than Orlok. It is certainly aimed towards comedy but also added in a little bitter sweet aspect.
It starts in a tree house and Nathan (Nathan Lesser) is using a telescope as his two friends (Jt Budge and William Handley) mess around. One reads a monster magazine whilst the other throws darts at a dartboard that has pictures of Edward and Jacob from Twilight and Stephenie Meyer stuck to it.
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| Nathan Lesser as Nathan |
Nathan spots a figure rummaging in bins, it’s Nosferatu. He tells the guys and they ask whether the vampire spotted him. Looking through the telescope once more the vampire growls and glowers at the observer and then turns into a (particularly crap) bat. That night the shadow of the bat is seen at Nathan’s house, a window opens and the vampire materialises and comes towards the sleeping youth…
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| Jordan Harker as Nosferatu |
Nathan strikes with a stake but there is a dull thud. Nosferatu points out that he isn’t stupid, revealing a hunk of metal hung from a chain, protecting his heart. Nathan was concerned that the vampire had come to drink him but he claims he was not, that he tried it once and didn’t like it. When asked what he wants then, he replies that he wants pity and help. Help, Nathan concludes, to fit in…
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| shopping trip |
This is where we then get a montage pitched to comedy, including sun bathing, shopping, a trip to the dentist and getting a hot dog. But, as a vampire, fitting in is not so easy… Where the bat is deliberately rubbish, the Nosferatu makeup is really well done for this. As I said at the head of the blog there is a bitter-sweet aspect to the ending, which I won’t spoil.
The imdb page is here.
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