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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... you think, 'ooh, those are some nice pants!'. - Do work these? - NO! Change it! When you are a vampire, you become very sexy.

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We are trying to attract victims to us. Not sure about the waist coat. I go for a look which I call Dead But Delicious.

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We are the bait. But we're also the trap. Hello ladies.

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And my love, we are ready to go into town and party! Vampire... vampire style.

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When we go into town, we must try to blend in. Just walking the streets. Coming into town. Um, it's really cool because just for one brief moment I feel... Homos!

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The trouble with being a vampire is you have to be invited in, to go in. We would like to come into the bar, please. - Invite us into the bar, please. - $5...you can walk in. Will you invite us in! If the humans find out what we were...

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... they would destroy us.

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There are between 60 and 70 vampires in the greater Wellington region. - Obvious vampire. - Joline! Hello! How embarrassing. He's um...a guy I used to work with when I was human.

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- Is he gone? - Yeah, he's gone. I've been draining him all night. I've been a very thirsty girl.

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- Hey guys! Being bitten as a little boy or a little girl you're always going to look the same age. What are you doing tonight? Are you going to kill some perverts? - Yeah, we're meeting a pedophile. - Cool. Okay, let's just go to Big Kumara. - Have a good night, guys! - Yeah, you have a good night, bye. The Big Kumara is vampire owned and operated, and so we can always get in. It's the hottest night spot for vampires in Wellington. - Come on in, guys, come on in. - Thank you. Thanks.

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Perhaps you could bring some people to the house. - Sure. - Perhaps some virgins? Virgins? Yep, okay. Any kind of preference in terms of gender or? Maybe some ladies? Yep. Ladies.

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Perhaps a guy?

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One of each? One of each will be cool. My relationship with Deacon is...

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... well, I'm his familiar. He's my Master.

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He tells me what to do, I do it.

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We have that kind of master/servant relationship which works nicely...actually. - Hello! - Hello. Oh, it's a little bit of blood. Um, my husband, he's a... ...he's a haemophiliac.

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You know, someone that bleeds a lot. Yep.

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Any kind of age range? - Young. - But not, not kids? Not kids. 18 to 30?

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Definitely younger than yourself. Okay, so 18 to 30. So it's a dinner party? - I'll be there? - Yes! - You'll be there! - Dinner Party! - The guys will be there? - Yes! - We'll all be there? - Yes, we will dress up... - Ok, great. - ...and then...eat them.

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- Okay.. - Should be fun. - ...great. I was just wondering if we could talk about the um... Do you know of a night...dentist? Because I have this thing here. I was just wondering if we could talk about the...the deal. - Hm? - The deal?

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