Like Netflix’s Day Shift? The director wants you to watch these movies

Netflix’s new vampire hunting movie Day Shift This classic brings back an old favorite: Combining action, comedy, and horror into a thrilling package that is entertaining the audience. Jamie Foxx is a great actor, as well as J.J. Perry.

Perry is a former stunt performer and choreographer. Foxx and his co-star Dave Franco add charm to the film. Perry shared his passion for films that mix comedy and horror with Polygon.

“When you have those three ingredients and implement them perfectly,” he says, “you’ll always have the upper hand on the audience.”

Perry’s work on the John Wick franchise and his longtime friendship and work partnership with director Chad Stahelski meant he started receiving a lot of scripts for his first directing project. However, most scripts were focused on military trauma. Perry, an Army veteran, wasn’t interested in doing that kind of work.

“People were sending me scripts and they were all darker,” he says. “And because I was in the Army, [they were all], Ah, it’s about a PTSD-afflicted guy with a sniper. Yes, we would love for you to make a John Wick-type movie.I’m like you, That was me..”

Perry discovered about the problem. Day Shift, a movie where Foxx’s vampire-hunting Bud Jablonski must team up with friends old and new to repair his relationship with the Vampire Hunters’ Union and take down a whole lot of bad guys in order to secure a big score.

“When I got the script [for Day Shift],” Perry says, “immediately when I read it, I knew right away this is the one.”

Perry talked about four films that blend comedy and horror that he was familiar with growing up. As he was working on the project, these were top of his mind. Day Shift, and you can see the influence in one of Netflix’s best action movies yet. So if you’ve seen and liked Day Shift and want to revisit some classics, here are Perry’s picks.

Little China: Big Trouble

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Buckaroo Banzai W.D. Richter wrote the script again Little China: Big TroubleIt was transformed from an 1880s Western into a contemporary martial arts tale. Director John Carpenter’s fourth project with leading man Kurt Russell, this was Carpenter’s one and only martial arts movie — something he had long wanted to do.

However Big Trouble Carpenter left Hollywood to make movies again on his own after the film was poorly received. Carpenter has since gained a large cult following. Russell joins Dennis Dun and Kim Cattrall.

Little China: Big Trouble You can watch it on Hulu.

The Lost Boys

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There are a lot of things to write about Joel Schumacher’s The Lost BoysThe darkly funny and hilarious coming-of age story of a young man who is ill-equipped to handle his own mental illness. Peter Pan. But if I’m going to mention just one thing, it’s the unforgettable performance by Kiefer Sutherland as the villainous David Powers. Aided by the movie’s incredible costuming, production design, and hair and makeup, Sutherland’s Powers is an iconic movie villain from an era filled with them.

The Lost Boys You can watch it for free on Tubi or digitally rent or buy on VOD platforms.

The Evil Dead

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Arguably the zenith of horror comedies, Sam Raimi’s original movie in the excellent Evil Dead franchise remarkably balances its tone of wicked humor with the horrors that unfold in front of your eyes. It’s a deft feat, and one that feels like nobody but Raimi (and his star and vessel, Bruce Campbell) could have accomplished.

The Evil Dead It is free to view with advertisements on Tubi TV or Pluto TV. You may also rent or buy digitally on VOD platforms.

Night of Fear

Columbia Pictures Home Video

Tom Holland, no, that’s not him! He is perhaps best-known for creating the fantastic Child’s PlayChucky was born. His directorial debut, however, was the vampire horror comedy about an innocent boy who discovers his neighbor is a vampiric. How does the boy react? To stop the vampire, he finds an actor playing the role of a vampire hunter.

Night of FearIt is free to view with advertisements on Pluto TV. You may also rent it or make a purchase via VOD.