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.
Ah, this is a nice place. Please, don't, ah, don't lick anything or... ... pee on anything. We were worried at first, you know, we thought 'Ooh, they are just going to urinate on everything.' But they actually are really polite and pretty clean. There was obviously that werewolf smell, which permeated the entire house for the first half an hour. But we opened some windows and got rid of that. 'When Stu first suggested the idea,' I thought. No way. You know, walking into the vampire's den. That's ludicrous. That's my hand. But I thought, well...we'll give it a shot. You know, I'm the alpha male, so I made the call.
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Some people freak out a bit about the age difference. Uh, they think, what's this 96-year old lady doing with a guy... four times her age? - And, you know, I don't care... - It doesn't make any difference. No, they can call me cradle-snatcher, who cares. I decided to bite her and we're gonna be together forever. - Wonderful. - Yah.
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That is a good one. I always look round to make sure they're all laughing. Like, if I see one of them is not quite laughing I'll be like, 'Hey!' 'You laughing?', and often I'll test you. - What are you laughing at, Justin? - Hey? - What are you laughing at now? - Just then? - Yeah, yeah, but what? Oh, I don't know. Ah, test failed! Test failed! You're laughing now. What are you laughing at now though?
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