Angel of the Night (1998)

Rebecca has inherited her grandmother's Gothic mansion and brings both her best friend an her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts they discover an old dusty book, which ... See full summary »

Director:

Shaky González

Writers:

Lars Detlefsen (as Lars C. Detlefsen), Shaky González

Stars:

Maria Stokholm, Mette Louise Holland, Tomas Villum Jensen

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maria Stokholm	...	Rebecca (as Maria Karlsen)
Mette Louise Holland	...	Charlotte
Tomas Villum Jensen	...	Mads
Svend Johansen	...	Biskoppen
Claus Flygare	...	Politimester
Hans Henrik Voetmann	...	Borgmesteren
Ole Hvidman	...	Smeden
Karin Rørbeck	...	Marie
Lise-Lotte Norup	...	Leilah
Christian Grønvall	...	Rikard
Beate Bille	...	Rikards kone
Thomas Bo Larsen	...	Gary
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Frankie
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Alex
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Ronnie

Storyline

Rebecca has inherited her grandmother's Gothic mansion and brings both her best friend an her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts they discover an old dusty book, which describes the life of a vampire. As the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that the vampire was Rebecca's great grandfather, Rico. Later that night Rebecca finds herself in a trance, reciting an occult ritual described in the book resulting in the opening of the coffin and the new life for Rico. The Angel of the Night is back.

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Plot Keywords:

turned into a vampire | murdered during sex | murder | downward spiral | vampire | 

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Taglines:

His reign of blood begins...Again

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

English Spanish Danish

Release Date:

4 December 1998 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Angel of the Night

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wise Guy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The incantation used to awaken the vampire is actually a recitation of the names of the vampire "clans" from the roleplaying game "Vampire: the Masquerade"

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Connections

Featured in Bag om filmen 'Nattens engel' (1998)

User Reviews

Disappointing Danish Vampire Flick

Shaky González' "Nattens Engel" aka "Angel Of The Night" of 1998 is a bearable, but disappointing vampire flick, that was obviously intended to be kind of a Danish "From Dusk Till Dawn", but it seems more like a Danish "Texas Blood Money" to me.

When Rebecca (Maria Stokholm), her boyfriend Mads (Tomas Villum Jensen) and her best friend Charlotte (Mette Louise Holland) come to a Gothic mansion, which Rebecca has inherited, they find an old book which tells the tale of a powerful vampire. As they read it, they find out that the vampire described in the book is actually Rebecca's great-grandfather, a priest who was turned into a vampire 100 years ago when fighting a maiden-ripping monster.

Most of the performances in "Nattens Engel" are not even that bad, and the supporting cast contains three well-known Danish actors, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Michelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen in small roles. But the director Shaky González just seems to try too hard to resemble movies like "From Dusk Till Dawn" and doesn't manage to mix vampire horror, with lots of gun-play and action and some martial-arts-style fighting sequences in an appropriate way. Over all, the script is simply pretty bad and the plot has huge holes. In some parts the movie is shot in fairly cool camera angles, which look OK but in no way original or imaginative.

"Nattens Engel" is a rather disappointing film with a weak plot, but it's not one of those films that have to be avoided at all costs. Some of the women are lovely to look at and there is a fair amount of gore. As a big fan of B-Horror and exploitation, I personally found it bearable, though disappointing. I wouldn't recommend "Angel Of The Night", but if you want to watch it, make sure you have enough beer at home. 3/10