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My Best Friend Is a Vampire

1987 film by Jimmy Huston
Movie film Q1067373
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My Best Friend Is a Vampire

Summary

My Best Friend Is a Vampire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (621 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire was directed by Jimmy Huston[4].
  • Tab Murphy wrote the screenplay for My Best Friend Is a Vampire[5].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's composer is recorded as Steve Dorff[6].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's genre is teen film[7].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's genre is comedy horror[8].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's genre is vampire film[9].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's genre is comedy film[10].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's genre is horror film[11].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's genre is LGBTQ-related film[12].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was Robert Sean Leonard[13].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was Cecilia Peck[14].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was David Warner[15].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was Q348445[16].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was Cheryl Pollak[17].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was Paul Willson[18].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was Kenneth Kimmins[19].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was Fannie Flagg[20].
  • A cast member of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was Kathy Bates[21].
  • The original language of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was English[22].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's color is recorded as color[24].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire was published on January 1, 1987[26].
  • My Best Friend Is a Vampire was published on October 1, 1987[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

My Best Friend Is a Vampire was directed by Jimmy Huston[4]. Tab Murphy wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Robert Sean Leonard[13], Cecilia Peck[14], David Warner[15], Q348445[16], Cheryl Pollak[17], and Paul Willson[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1987[26] and October 1, 1987[27]. The original language of My Best Friend Is a Vampire was English[22]. Genres include teen film[7], comedy horror[8], vampire film[9], comedy film[10], horror film[11], and LGBTQ-related film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Why It Matters

My Best Friend Is a Vampire ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (621 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

film Kathy Bates Los Angeles Netflix Robert Sean Leonard United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . allmovie.com. allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . vudu.com. vudu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . flickchart.com. Retrieved . flickchart.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . filmklub.kinema.sk. Retrieved . filmklub.kinema.sk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . allmovie.com. allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 178367
    Publication date → +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1987-10-01T00:00:00Z
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