Nightlife
Nightlife
PG-13 | 23 August 1989 (USA)
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At a museum of Mexico City arrives a perfectly conservated mumie. It is a vampire who has died years ago and who returns to life in search of his lost love Angelique. But unfortunately for him the young woman has met a doctor and fallen in love with him who supplies her with the blood she needs to resist the vampire attacks.

Reviews
Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing
MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Uriah43 Maryam d'Abo plays a female vampire name "Angelique" who is buried in a casket on the outskirts of Mexico City 100 years ago. When her coffin is opened she finds herself in a new age in which she is unaccustomed. "Vlad" (played by Ben Cross) is another vampire who has been looking for her during this entire time and (much to her dismay) finds her within a day or two of her awakening. Meanwhile, desperately needing blood, Angelique goes to a blood bank to make a withdrawal. While waiting, she faints from anemic shock and is taken to a local hospital. There she is given 4 pints of blood by "Dr. David Zuckerman" (Keith Szarbajka) who is fascinated by what he believes is a newly-discovered "virus" that is responsible for her condition. Somewhat recovered, she begins to fall in love with Dr. Zuckerman which angers "Vlad" when he finds out. As the film progresses Dr. Zuckerman grudgingly becomes aware of her vampire nature and has to deal with "Vlad" as well. At any rate, this movie had the potential to be a very good horror film. Unfortunately, rather than having a horror film with some isolated humor it was decided to make this a comedy with sporadic horror. And in my opinion it doesn't work out too well. For example, Ben Cross fit the role of an evil vampire almost perfectly--for a horror film. But rather than play to that strength he was painfully miscast in a comedy. Same thing with Maryam d'Abo. Now, that is not to say that there was no humor at all in this movie. Camille Saviola was exceptionally funny as the housemaid, "Rosa Mercedes". Likewise, Keith Szarbajka had his moments too. But it just wasn't enough. In short, this could have been an excellent vampire film. Or at least an average one. Instead the producers decided to make a low-level spoof. What a pity.
Malcolm B I saw this film a long time ago on TV, but definitely enjoyed it. The film has an engaging mix of dark humour and sexual tension running throughout. The script, though nothing spectacular, is well written and keeps the viewer entertained. This film deserves at least 7/10 and I rate it 8/10. The average rating (after 70+ reviews) of under 6/10 is, I think, unfair and I suspect many reviewers either did not 'get' the humour, or were not paying attention to the nuances of the script. I definitely recommend this film for bedtime entertainment. If you enjoyed this film, I would also recommend the film 'Split Second' starring Rutger Hauer.
MissAnnThorpe I was actually shocked with how much I enjoyed this movie, most horror movie spoofs tend to be laughably dumb. Nightlife manages to escape that fate by actually having an original story. An old world vampire tries to adjust to the twenty first century and escape her psycho ex boyfriend who just happens to be Vlad the Impaler. The cast is great, Ben Cross does a wonderful job as Vlad he plays the character as straight as if it was a horror movie not a comedy. He's actually kinda scary and that makes the hilarious reactions from the other characters seem genuine and even funnier!I love this movie and highly recommend it for a great laugh!
Lo-Baby I saw this movie when it first came out on the USA network, and it really made an impression on me. Ben Cross was perfectly cast as Vlad (later, he was the perfect Barnabus Collins on the short-lived prime-time revival of Dark Shadows), and the supporting cast of "Nightlife" did a fine job as well (in particular, Maryam d'Abo and Keith Szarabajka).***POSSIBLE SLIGHT SPOILER*** I think my favorite thing about this movie was the way it was written. Not only was it written with a lot of humour, it's very intelligent as well. Dr. Zuckerman's solution to Angelique's need for blood was brilliant: She doesn't just need blood, she needs the rush that comes from taking blood from someone in an absolute panic. Dr. Zuckerman realizes that he needs to inject her with epinephrine (a drug similar to adrenaline used for asthma patients) to satisfy that craving as well.If you have the opportunity to see this movie, I highly recommend that you do so. Me? I'm going to buy it.9/10