Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie was released back in 1992. This was before the very popular TV series of the same name starring Sarah Michelle Gellar began. The movie itself was a moderate success but had some quite mixed reviews from critics. There is currently talk about a new movie to be released in 2012 but nothing has been confirmed as yet.

In the original movie, Buffy was played by Kristy Swanson. She played a cheerleader at a school named Hemery High School.

She was a typical teenage girl and enjoyed shopping and hanging out with her friends. But her life changed one day when she met a man who told her that she was the chosen one. She was ‘the slayer’.

Of course she finds this hard to believe at first and doesn’t want anything to do with the man. But he eventually proves himself by describing a dream that she keeps having and she hasn’t told anyone about it. He then trains her to become a vampire slayer and she meets Oliver Pike, played by Luke Perry. His best friend is a vampire and is frequently saved by Buffy throughout the movie.

As the movie progresses she discovers that the main vampire king is out to get her. He is played by Rutger Hauer and has managed to kill all previous vampire slayers before Buffy. They eventually clash at the school dance and she manages to defeat him using some very unconventional methods that only Buffy could think of.

Although the movie inspired the TV series, it is quite different and the continuity doesn’t follow all the way through. However there were some very famous actors in the movie including Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, Hilary Swank, Daivd Arquette, Ben Affleck and even Ricki Lake.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie made $16 million at the box office and had a debut at number 5. It cost $7 million to make so the profit would consider it to be a medium success. Of course, these days’ movies have a greater budget that allows them to include better special effects and to hire famous actors.

So that concludes this article on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. If a new version is made in 2012 then the popularity of the TV show is sure to make it a huge success. Especially if some of the main characters agree to be a part of it.