Considering that there are only two of these (not counting the original Tales from the Crypt Film) and they are both on Shudder, I might as well.
Stifle your disdain for Dennis Miller as I check out...
Instead, we see some folks dig up a Tomb and reveal Lilith (presumably the one that people claim is from the Bible) the First Vampire.
The lead guy- Phil Fondacaro- revives her...
...and now we see the Cryptkeeper. Weird.
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| She looks like a Zombie Clown here. |
He makes a bet with a Mummy (as you do) played by William Sadler (the Lead from the last Film).
In the actual Story, a jerk- Corey Feldman- and his buddy go to a Brothel.
Plot Twist- it is the same Vampire from the first part!
After some time, we learn that he's missing.
The Sister- Erika Eleniak- reluctantly goes to a Detective (Dennis Miller) for help.
He bugs the friends (including the Suit Actor for Raphael in Turtles III!) before he happens to meet the same guy in the same Bar that invited the Brother and pals to the Brothel.
What luck!
At said Brothel, the girls kill the men and Lilith gets first dibs.
She also kills the recruiter, who was apparently being slowly turned into a Vampire...I guess.
End of Plot Thread.
He...takes it well.
The Plot also involves a Preacher- Chris Sarandon- who is actually in control of Lilith.
Something something killing sinners and all that.
Given the disconnect between the Opening and the Feature, you can see how this Plot Point is a bit confusing, no?
Miller is confronted by Lilith and now knows what he has to do.
Off-screen, he gets a Super Soaker full of Holy Water and gets into action.
Cue 'Ballroom Blitz!'
Can he stop Lilith?
Does Chris Sarandon turn into a Vampire again?
Cue 'Ballroom Blitz!'
Does Chris Sarandon turn into a Vampire again?
Will we get a good payoff to the bit with the Mummy?
To find out, stream the Film now.
A pretty fun Film, but, for me, it is in spite of Dennis Miller's antics.
Apparently, there was lots of drama making this one, between its Director having to commute from LA to Vancouver between making this and the Show, Dennis Miller being a dick or the whole Schedule being adjusted to make the Host happy.
Yeah, he was still doing his HBO Show at the time. Mind you, I read about Shaq learning his lines, playing in the NBA AND prepping for the Olympics at the same time, so...
I just didn't care for him here. He feels like he's trying to make you laugh, which is not the most organic way to play a Character. None of it just feels organic.
Thankfully, most of the rest of the Cast tries way harder and is generally more interesting.
The Plot is just kind of a muddy mess, which is explainable.
This is a Spec Script from 'the 2 Bobs' (Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis) in 1973. They just hired 2 guys to then make this into a Film in like 3 weeks.
The biggest thing here- timing. This one got released in August 1996, which is 7 months after From Dusk Til Dawn came out, so...yeah.
I still enjoyed the practical effects and overall tone. Too bad this bombed and the Series ended here.
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| Even this bit is a retread of Episode 72. |
A Film with many flaws, but it is still kind of fun. There's just not enough there and it can't match up to another 1996 Vampire Film.
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