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What We Do in the Shadows

2014
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7.5/10

Release Date

19/06/2014

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
96%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
76%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
76%

Some Interviews with Some Vampires

A documentary crew arrives at a flat in the Te Aro neighborhood of Wellington to film the daily lives of four vampires who share a house: Viago, Vladislav, Deacon, and Petyr. Viago, Vladislav, and Deacon are several centuries old but still look fairly normal and human. Petyr, much older than them, resembles Count Orlok and behaves more savagely than the younger vampires. The cameras follow the housemates as they try to make an unconventional living arrangement work, with chores, nights out, and the differences between them. Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, who direct and star in the film, use this to paint a portrait of a home where the tenants are anything but ordinary.

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Facts about What We Do in the Shadows

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneYes, after the credits
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 16 years old
Limited releaseJuly 3, 2015
Worldwide premiereJanuary 19, 2014
Runtime1 h 26 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleWhat We Do in the Shadows
CountriesNew Zealand, United States
Production companiesUnison Films, Defender Films, Funny or Die
Budget$1.6M
Worldwide box office$6.3M
Box office in the U.S.$3.5M
Return on investmentx3.9 Box office hit
Based onWhat We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Trailer views67K

More ratings

4.1/5Letterboxd77/100Trakt7.8/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for What We Do in the Shadows

26total awards
18total nominations

What We Do in the Shadows Cast

Jonny Brugh
Jonny BrughDeacon
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Cori Gonzalez-MacuerNick
Stu Rutherford
Stu RutherfordStu
Ben Fransham
Ben FranshamPetyr
Jackie van Beek
Jackie van BeekJackie
Elena Stejko
Elena StejkoPauline (The Beast)
Jason Hoyte
Jason HoyteJulian
Karen O'Leary
Karen O'LearyPolicewoman
Mike Minogue
Mike MinoguePoliceman
Chelsie Preston Crayford
Chelsie Preston CrayfordJosephine
Ian Harcourt
Ian HarcourtZombie
Ethel Robinson
Ethel RobinsonKatherine
Brad Harding
Brad HardingVampire Hunter
Isaac Heron
Isaac HeronFix Attendant
Yvette Parsons
Yvette ParsonsVampire Witch / MC
Madeleine Sami
Madeleine SamiMorana
Aaron Jackson
Aaron JacksonClub Bouncer
Morgana Hills
Morgana HillsChild Vampire
Morag Hills
Morag HillsChild Vampire
Frank Habicht
Frank HabichtPhillip
Moose Kapua
Moose KapuaBig Kumara Bouncer
Denis Welch
Denis WelchHypnotised Man / Vladislav's Victim
Mario Gaoa
Mario GaoaBouncer Richie
Kura Forrester
Kura ForresterViago's Victim
Luke Bonjers
Luke BonjersVladislav's Victim
Simon Vincent
Simon VincentDion - Werewolf
Cohen Holloway
Cohen HollowayClifton - Werewolf
Duncan Sarkies
Duncan SarkiesDeclan - Werewolf
Nathan Meister
Nathan MeisterNathan M - Werewolf
Tanemahuta Gray
Tanemahuta GrayNathan G - Werewolf
Nathan Gray
Nathan GrayNathan G - Werewolf
Ruby Vincent
Ruby VincentWW2 Nazi Vampire
Jaxson Cook
Jaxson CookWW2 Nazi Vampire
Matthew Harvey-White
Matthew Harvey-WhiteWW2 Nazi Vampire
Matt Dravitzki
Matt DravitzkiWW2 Nazi Vampire
Roland Hunter
Roland HunterWW2 Nazi Vampire
Stan Alley
Stan AlleyWW2 Nazi Vampire
Lucy Marinkavich
Lucy MarinkavichSuccubus
Melanie Hamilton
Melanie HamiltonSuccubus
Ana Flaherty
Ana FlahertySuccubus
Aaron Lewis
Aaron LewisZombie
Belle Gwilliam
Belle GwilliamZombie
Rodney Cook
Rodney CookMauled Cameraman (Dave)
Jennifer Martin
Jennifer MartinTracy (uncredited)
Emma Draper
Emma DraperBeth (uncredited)
Natalie Crane
Natalie CraneBoogie Wonderland Girl (uncredited)
Emma Smith
Emma SmithDancer (uncredited)

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Cast of What We Do in the Shadows by the numbers

38average cast age in years
2years of age gap between the leads
32%women in the cast
38%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, age 32 at release. The oldest: Jonny Brugh, at 44.

Cast ages at release

  • Jemaine Clement40 years old
  • Taika Waititi38 years old
  • Jonny Brugh44 years old
  • Cori Gonzalez-Macuer32 years old
  • Stu Rutherford38 years old
  • Jackie van Beek38 years old
  • Karen O'Leary36 years old

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

New Zealand 1United States 1

Crew

Trivia about What We Do in the Shadows

The Kickstarter campaign raised 447,000 dollars from more than 7,000 backers to fund the film.
According to Waititi and Clement, almost 95% of the film was improvised, although there was a script that the actors were to follow only in its main ideas.
Stu Rutherford, an IT technician and Waititi's high school friend, thought he would have a small role and didn't realize how important his character was until the premiere.
Deacon's dance scene uses the musical piece Momil Rano by Iqbal Jogi, but the film's credits list it as Lal Mori Pat.

Sources: Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (Spanish)

What it's about What We Do in the Shadows

friendshipvampirecommunenew zealandhalloweenmockumentaryzombiewerewolfsuburbheartbreakfraternityfound footagenosferatucommunal livingwellington new zealandaudaciouswitches

Main theme: vampire, coliving

What What We Do in the Shadows is called in other countries

It was released in 32 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainLo que hacemos en las sombras
  • FranceVampires en toute intimité
  • Germany5 Zimmer Küche Sarg
  • ItalyVita da vampiro - What We Do in the Shadows
  • MexicoEntrevista Con Unos Vampiros
  • BrazilO Que Fazemos nas Sombras
  • PortugalO que Fazemos nas Sombras
  • Japanシェアハウス・ウィズ・ヴァンパイア
  • South Korea뱀파이어에 관한 아주 특별한 다큐멘터리
  • China吸血鬼生活
  • Russiaчем мы занимаемся в тени
  • ArgentinaCasa Vampiro
See the remaining 20 countries
  • BulgariaКакво правим в сенките
  • CanadaVampires en toute intimité
  • CroatiaKad padne mrak
  • CzechiaCo děláme v temnotách
  • EstoniaMida me pimeduses teeme
  • GreeceΌσα Κάνουμε στις Σκιές
  • Hong Kong低俗殭屍玩出征
  • HungaryMi folyik a sötétben
  • Israelהחיים בצללים
  • LatviaKas notiek krēslā
  • LithuaniaKP15: Ką mes veikiame šešėliuose
  • PolandCo robimy w ukryciu
  • RomaniaTribulațiile unor vampiri moderni
  • Saudi Arabiaما الذي نفعله في الخفاء
  • SerbiaШта радимо у сенци
  • SlovakiaČo robíme v temnotách
  • Taiwan吸血鬼家庭屍篇
  • TurkeyAylak Vampirler
  • UkraineЩо ми робимо у тінях
  • VietnamChúng Ta Làm Gì Trong Bóng Tối

Where it was filmed What We Do in the Shadows

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by What We Do in the Shadows

  • So it's 6pm in the nighttime, which is when I wake up. This is always really scary part for me [slowly peeks out of curtains] Yes! Nighttime.
  • When you become a vampire, you become very…sexy. [gestures to himself]
  • We're vampires. We don't put down towels.
  • [telling a group of strangers] The movie 'Twilight'. Have you seen it? Okay, I'm the main in 'Twilight'. You know the main guy? 'Twilight'? That's me.
  • Yeah, some of our clothes are from victims. You might bite someone, and then you think 'Ooh, those are some nice pants!'.
  • I don't think Nick should have become a vampire. He's such a dick.

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