Summaries

Rebecca inherits her grandmother's gothic mansion and celebrates by bringing her best friend and her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts, they find an old dusty book, which gives a detailed description of a vampire's life.

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.—Dream LLC

Details

Keywords
  • murder
  • downward spiral
  • female victim
  • murdered during sex
  • turned into a vampire
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Horror
Release date Dec 3, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Denmark
Language English Spanish Danish
Production companies Wise Guy Productions

Box office

Budget $700000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 38m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

Following the death of her grandmother, Rebecca [Maria Karlsen] has inherited AngelLand Estate, a large, gothic mansion with plenty of rooms and familysecrets lying in the dark, dank, spiderweb-filled cellar. Rebecca and herboyfriend Mads [Tomas Villum Jensen], along with Rebecca's best friend Charlotte [Mette Louise Holland], have come tocheck it out. Scarier than the dark mansion, however, is the fact thatGrandma dabbled in the occult and was president of the Society for theProtection of Vampires. Historian by trade, Grandma did research into thelife of her father Rikard, a minister turned vampire, and compiled it allin a book titled Nattens Engel. Charlotte and Mads talk Rebecca intosharing the stories with them.

Rikard's story starts in 1850 Copenhagen when a vampire was ravagingthe city. When the mayor's daughter fell victim, the mayor put together ahunting party which included the young minister, much to the chagrin ofhis wife and young daughter. Armed with an ornate vampire-stabbing dagger,the hunting party tracked the vampire down to the harbor. They weresuccessful in destroying the creature, but not before it got the bite onRikard. Rikard turned vampire, changed his name to Rico Mortiz, and wageda new reign of terror until just a few years ago when a group of leatherjacket clad hoods, led by Tim, attempted to put Rico to rest.

Meanwhile, Rebecca has been exploring the cellar and discovered theoriginal vampire-stabbing dagger. She also finds a scroll. Although thescroll is in Latin, Charlotte is able to translate part of it. It saysthat the vampire will walk again if someone says "the seven forgottenwords." But Charlotte and Mads are getting a bit antsy and want to go onto the club, so Mads calls a taxi. Rebecca decides to stay behind so thatshe can try to translate the rest of the scroll, so Mads and Charlotte goupstairs to wait for the cab. While waiting, Mads starts to read the nextstory in the Nattens Engel.

It concerns the fact that, every 100 years, Rico must impregnate awoman to bear him a child from whom he must then drink the blood. Ricochose Marie Liman, hypnotized and raped her, and then awaited the birth.Marie figured that the baby was from her boyfriend Alex until she beganhaving dreams about what really happened. When she told Alex that the babywasn't his, he dumped her. Fortunately, Father Esiah Garcia down in Peruhad been having visions about the pregnancy and came all the way to Europeto help Marie. It got Father Garcia killed, but Marie was able to kill thebaby by drinking holy water, which resulted in Rico turning into a pile ofdried up bat bones.

Mads and Charlotte are feeling pretty spooked after reading aboutMarie, so Charlotte tosses the book out the window and puts on some musicto liven things up. Since the taxi still hasn't arrived, she decides topass the time by seducing Mads. (Some best friend!) Meanwhile, down in thecellar, Rebecca is being mesmerized by Rico into lighting seven candlesand reciting the seven forgotten words -- Brujah Gangrel MalkaviaNosferatu Toreador Tremere Ventrue -- while slitting her wrist and lettingthe blood drip on Rico's bones. Voila, Rico Mortiz [Eric Holmey] is back amongst theundead...and he's hungry.

Rebecca has the sense to hide when she sees Rico taking batform, soRico flies upstairs and sates his thirst on Charlotte while Mads pulls uphis pants and runs into Rebecca. After drinking Charlotte's blood, Rico isable to take human form. Rebecca plunges the superduper vampire-stabbingdagger into Rico's chest, but unfortunately she misses his heart. Hisrecoil causes them all to crash through a window, landing out on the lawn.Rico begs Rebecca to meld her blood with his ("We're family...I need yourblood"), but Rebecca reminds him of the family he left behind back in1850. As Rico anguishes over the memory, Rebecca plunges the dagger backinto his chest, this time hitting his heart.

Rico roars in pain, and hands suddenly come up from the ground andstart to pull him under. Just as he sinks below the surface, there is aflash of fire and suddenly Rikard [Christian Gronvall] is lying on the ground. They both noticea brilliant light in the night sky and look up to see an angel floatingdown to earth. It is Rikard's dead wife. She takes his hand and they floatup to heaven together. Just then, the taxi arrives. Rebecca and Mads driveoff together, promising each other that they will buy another house. [Original Synopsis by bj_kuehl.]

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