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Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
DVD cover
Directed byKevin VanHook
Written byKevin VanHook
Produced by
  • David A. Jackson
  • Shauna Shapiro Jackson
  • Bruce Lee
  • Scott Norby
Starring
  • Gary Busey
  • Jeff Manzanares
  • Charles Lister
  • Karen Bailey
  • Shane P. Allen
CinematographyMatt Steinauer
Edited byKevin VanHook
Music byWilliam Richter
Production
company
Distributed byShowcase Entertainment
Release dates
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Frost: Portrait of a Vampire is a 2002 American direct-to-video horror thriller film by Kevin VanHook. The film stars Gary Busey, Jeff Manzanares, Charles Lister, Karen Bailey, and Shane P. Allen.

Premise

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After returning from military service together in Afghanistan, a painter must kill his best friend, who became a vampire.

Cast

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  • Gary Busey as Micah
  • Jeff Manzanares as Jonathon "Jack" Frost
  • Charles Lister as Nat McKenzie
  • Karen Bailey as Nancy McKenzie
  • Shane P. Allen as Dan
  • Amy Angelowicz as Bunkhouse Girl
  • Steven Ted Beckler as the Captain
  • Delaina Brown as Bunkhouse Girl
  • Jeff Coatney as the Priest
  • Melissa Di Meglio as Linda
  • Cathy Fitzpatrick as Lady on Plane
  • Alfonso Freeman as Ken
  • Michael Lloyd Gilliland as Mercenary

Production

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VanHook based the film's story around the comic book he wrote about a vampire named Jack Frost.[1][2] Principal photography was shot in 2001 in Los Angeles[3] and on location in San Diego.[4][5] Some scenes were filmed in Borrego Springs.[6]

Release

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Showcase Entertainment acquired the film in 2001.[3] It screened at the American Film Institute on February 23, 2002[7] and was released on DVD and VHS on June 17, 2003.[8][9]

Reception

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Dread Central scored it 0 out of 5 and said "This isn't a movie. This is punishment."[1] Forrest Hartman at Reno Gazette-Journal scored the film a D– and said "everything from the cinematography to the dialogue is hackneyed."[10]

Barry Caine at Oakland Tribune said "the humorless, low-budget horror fillm contains the worst acting, top to bottom, that I have seen."[11] Brian Accardo at MovieWeb said it had "incredibly bad special effects, terrible acting, poor writing, and a head-scratching story."[4] Brad Slager at Film Threat questioned VanHook's choices on how a film with its premise and Busey attached managed to turn out the way it did.[2]

Bob Curtright at The Wichita Eagle compared the film to From Dusk till Dawn, saying that "shoddy special effects only enhance its cult potential."[8] Ed Hulse at Video Business praised Busey's "extended cameo" performance, saying "it's an earnest little chiller, reasonably well made for short money, but it never really clicks" and "a more rapid pace and dynamic action scenes would have helped."[9]

The film ranks #6 on MovieWeb's "10 Horror Movies That Are Unintentionally Very Funny"[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Frost: Portrait of a Vampire (2001)". Dread Central. 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  2. ^ a b Slager, Brad (2003-10-20). "FROST: PORTRAIT OF A VAMPIRE (DVD)". Film Threat. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  3. ^ a b Goodridge, Mike (2001-10-03). "Showcase Entertainment acquires Frost, Judgment". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  4. ^ a b c Accardo, Brian (2023-04-19). "10 Horror Movies That Are Unintentionally Very Funny". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  5. ^ "SAN DIEGO FILMOGRAPHY". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  6. ^ "Filming in Borrego Springs". Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce. 2001. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  7. ^ "AFM Screening Schedule". Variety. 2002-02-16. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  8. ^ a b Curtright, Bob (2003-06-17). "Drug revenge, vampires and 'Gambler' turning up on DVD". The Wichita Eagle. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b Hulse, Ed (2003-05-12). "Frost: Portrait of a Vampire". Video Business. 23 (19): 13.
  10. ^ Hartman, Forrest (2003-06-20). "Vampires create a bloody mess on new DVDs". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 87. ProQuest 439387752 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Caine, Barry (2002-06-30). "If stars smoke, teens are sure to do likewise". Oakland Tribune. p. 25. ProQuest 351869118 – via Newspapers.com.
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