The Hunger (1983)

Miriam (Catherin Deneuve) preys on urban clubgoers with her vampire lover John (David Bowie). When John suddenly starts aging, Sarah (Susan Sarandon), a doctor who researches premature aging suddenly becomes very imporant.

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I'd been meaning to see this film for years. I grew up with Top Gun and love love love True Romance. Its a shame that it took Tony's untimely death to get me to see this great film. The style in this film is so dense. The opening scene with Bauhaus is a thing of beauty that would make Nicolas Roeg smile. Though some might argue that the style is attempting to make up for a lack of substance, I on the other hand feel that it allows this film to be something we rarely see - pure cinema. While there isn't really a narrative in the traditional sense, it makes cinematic sense. Like David Cronenberg's Crash, you're not really sure how you got from A to B but you were completely riveted the entire time. This film is also a perfect double feature with brother Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. Made within a year of each other, both films deal intensely with mortality and the desire for life. Could this have anything to do with the 1980 death of their brother Frank? A lot to chew on for a movie from the guy who directed Top Gun. Rest in peace Tony.