Rotten
Joss Whedon's script has some fun with Valley talk (both genuine and ersatz) but strains to sell the story.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
She knows a sucker when she sees one.
1992 · 1h 25m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Horror
Directed by
Fran Rubel Kuzui
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Overview
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.
Director and cast
- Fran Rubel Kuzui Director
- Kristy Swanson as Buffy Summers
- Donald Sutherland as Merrick Jamison-Smythe
- Paul Reubens as Amilyn
- Rutger Hauer as Lothos
- Luke Perry as Oliver Pike
- Hilary Swank as Kimberly Hannah
- Michele Abrams as Jennifer
- David Arquette as Benny
- Natasha Gregson Wagner as Cassandra
- Thomas Jane as Zeph
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
36%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A bloodless comic resurrection of the undead that goes serious just when it should get wild and woolly.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
A slight, good-humored film that's a lot more painless than might have been expected.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
As a friend tells Buffy while she eyes a fashion purchase, 'It's so five minutes ago.'
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
The jokes are pretty good, the premise is just off-the-wall enough to keep you tittering.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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