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 | vampire | book | 

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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

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

User Reviews

Parts of this film really worked

I picked this up as a rental one weekend. I didn't have any expectations, as all I knew about it was what the back of the box had to say. Overall, I was somewhat disappointed. Some of the scenes in the movie really worked well. Unfortunately other scenes played more like a music video. The story wasn't new or strong, but other movies have overcome weak plots. The acting was surprisingly good, but most of the story unfolds in flashbacks fed to the viewer in small, disjointed chunks. The English dubbing started off badly but quickly improved. The director drew heavily on John Woo style action, not always a bad thing, but I think the diving across a room firing two handguns at once thing was a little overdone. I also can't help wonder where everyone kept coming up with the sawed-off shotguns. In a nutshell, this probably won't become a classic, but I don't think it's a waste of time either. I think once the director discovers his own style, we will be in for some excellent movies.