What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary horror comedy film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi and the first installment in the What We Do in the Shadows franchise. The film also stars Clement and Waititi, along with Jonathan Brugh, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, and Jackie van Beek. The film's plot concerns several vampires who live together in a flat in Wellington. What We Do in the Shadows premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. It was released theatrically on 18 August 2014 by Madman Entertainment and received critical acclaim. The film earned $6.9 million on a $1.6 million budget.

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I don't know What, what kind of vampire he is... if he is a vampire. Did you see his face?

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Oh... oh.

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- Hello! - Hi, how are you? - This is Deacon. - Hello Deacon. - This is Stu. - Good day Stu. - How are you my friend? - Good. Hi. Stu. You got really warm hands Stu. You a demon?

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- No, he's not a demon! - I'm a software analyst, I work... - Stu, Stu, Stu... - A male witch, you're a male witch? Stu, you should go dance, uh, with anyone. - Sure. - Okay, take your time. I like Stu. He's not vampire, so he's what, zombie or?... - A male witch? - He's not... He not uh... he's neither, he's uh... more of a human.

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Excuse me, excuse me. Hi, Nick, hey. Um, Nick...

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Do you mind if Stu is killed? Uh, I don't feel that good about it. Can I, can I just ask you, you know, a... - ... a personal question? - Sure. Are you, um....

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... are you, are you, are you pre-deceased?

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Uh...

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If anyone's gonna eat him it's gonna be us but we're not, we're past that. They can just go fuck themselves. Nick! It is your fault. Okay? You brought a human into this den of vampress nest. - You're not helping. - Yes, you did. - Plus one. - Lovely talking to you, I've got to shoot off now. See you later on.

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As soon as one vampire takes a bite, it's a frenzy! - A frenzy! - Okay, we've got to get him out. Okay, follow me, follow me. Excuse me, sorry guys.

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Okay, Stu. Put that over your red face.

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- Just going out for a cigarette. - Oh, hey! - Okay, not that way. - This way. - This way. - Is there another way?

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- Back away from the vampires. - Guys... Excuse me everyone! Can I have your attention please.

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Some of the vampires forget Unholy Masquerade rules. They brought a human.

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And they don't let us to feast on him.

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This was a total misunderstanding. There was on the invitation, and this actually pertains to you... ... the invitation, it said, - plus one, but it did not specify... - Okay. - Hey mate,look... - If it could be a human or if it could be werewolf or... Yeah, but he could be a vampire hunter for all we know. He could texting his mates, saying, 'I've got them all in the one place, ,,,come on over, we'll have a vampire barbecue!' Well, he's not, he's not doing that.

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How do we know that? He's wearing a bow-tie, look at him! Stu, tell them what you do. Come on Stu! Tell us what you do. Come on. Tell them what you do, Stu. - Hi, my name is Stu uh... - Don't fuck it up, man. - I can't hear Stu. - Louder, louder! Hi, my name is Stu, uh, I work in... - I can't hear... - Louder. Stu they can't hear, they cannot hear you. Hi, my name is Stu. I'm a software analyst. I work for a geographic information systems company. -Uh... - Sorry, what is it? I work for a company that does um... ...basically we take like business requirements from organizations... ...and we analyze those requirements and then we build software... ...to fit those requirements.

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He is a virgin. He is a virgin! - I can smell a virgin at a thousand paces. - Go on then.

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Go a thousand paces away and smell yourselves! I can't wait anymore.

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There shall be no eating of the human. Who are you all of a sudden? You have forgotten your former lover. So quickly.

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