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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Swans.

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Or simply dying of old age.

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But even old age is brutal.

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Watching your friends...

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... grow old.

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They can't piss.

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And they say stupid things and their brains go and they can't remember anything.

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And then, one day, they can't even remember who you are.

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And you wish they were dead.

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And then they do die.

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No. If I know Stu...

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... this was probably the way he wanted to go.

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Disemboweled by werewolves.

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Blood and guts, sprayed on to the trees.

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His face torn to shreds.

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I hope I made you feel better.

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Ah, well, from what we could see in the beginning, it looks like there's been a bit of a dog attack. That's really what happens, when you get, you know... dangerous dogs... out on the streets, not being looked after. This is not good.

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No, not good at all.

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- No, definitely not. There's nicer ways to go, than being... ... torn apart, by what looks like a pack of dogs, more than, more than just one. - Yeah I'd say so. - These attacks have been happening more & more frequent. They're happening on a monthly basis and and it's just..no good for anybody, okay? Especially not the dogs. Certainly not the community.

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I've got the bastard. - One of them here hey! - Geez. And that's what I'm talking about. Look at it. End of the day, this dog is gonna have to be put down. What a shame.

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