"Trust me." "I know what I'm doing." "Cut!" "You've ruined my shot for the last time, you hear me old man?" "Mister Schmielman, please." "I'm simply not comfortable working with these special makeups." "In the old days I always play the vampire without fangs." "Oh yeah?" "Now you could play it without a job." "You're fired." "Zeff!" "Get over here." "Throw the senior all looser or off my set." "I want him out of my sight." "Now!" "So sorry, Mr. Lagarski." " Once just come along with me..." " Unhand me, sir." "Vincent Lagarski always makes his exits alone." "Famed horror film star of the 30s..." "Vincent Lagarski passed away quietly tonight." "He was 76." "Lagarski had been... working on a comeback film at the time of his death." ""Touch of the vampire"." "He survived by a daughter." "It's so sad when an old movie star dies." "Actors, the only time a man should wear makeup on his face... is after he's been in bond." "Sledge, how do you always manage to say horrible things." "It's easy I just used the English language." "Oh spilt salt, bad luck." "Now you have to do?" "Those superstitions are ludicrous, Doreau." "All right, if it'll make you happy." "He's heard some bad news." "Come back this way to a polygraph comercial." "Apart that theet." "You?" "You see, just like I said?" "Every last drop of blood been drained from the victim's body." "I haven't seen a man bled this dry since the Decorian divorce." "We take a look at that wound on his neck." "I tell you I never seen a thing like this in my 12 years as a coroner." "I haven't seen anything like this in my six years as a cop." "I haven't seen anything like this in my 49 years as a man." "Sledge, you're only 40." "I was a man nine years before I was born, Doreau." "What's the details on our Mr. Rigamortis here, Norman?" "The decease is once Stephen Schmielman, a movie director." "We haven't had any luck locating anyone next of then." "That's just as well." "Hate to see a relative come down a view that body." " That's what is a shade." " Yeah." "Don't worry, I'll fix him up." "I keep a sun lamp down at the morgue." "Goodbye now." "Inspector Hammer, the only interesting thing we found is this script." "This must be the movie the poor Joker was working on before he bought it." "That's the movie Vincent Lagarski was working on when he died." "Sledge, I think we should go to the studio that's making this movie." "Are you Zeff Campbell, the producer?" "Police officers." "Thank you, John." "We just got the call it." "Stephen his late." "Because he's late." "What happened?" "I'm gonna be blunt with you, Mr. Campbell." "Your director was murdered." "And his demise was meant to appear to be death by..." "By a vampire." " A vampire?" " That's right." "Do you have any idea what sort of person... gotta drain a young director of all his blood." "Kenny William Morris agent." "I am in total state shock." "First my star, now my director." "I thought yesterday was a nightmare." "What happened yesterday?" "Schmielman threw a fit on the stage and fired Vincent Lagarski." "Poor old man was doing the best he could." "Can anybody else fill me in on this Schmielman fella?" "Our co-star, Jessica Novak." "But please keep in mind, she is the most upset of all of us right now." "She has suffered a tremendous personal loss." "Why?" "For she and Schmielman main intimate?" "No." "All of her close-ups have been canceled for today." "Well, thank you." "Pardon us miss Novak, would you mind..." "I'm sorry no autographs, please." "I'm ravaged." "We're not fans." "Tell us about Schmielman." "Stephen." "Yes, dear Stephen." "He was a genius." "A great artist and a wonderful human being." "Without him." "I don't know what I do." "Sure, miss Novak." "We prefer to ask questions on the more investigatory nature." "That's all the statement I care to give." "Now, would you like to take a photograph." "Why would we want to do that?" "Aren't you?" "Aren't you press?" "No." "We're not press." "Police officers." "Are you telling me that I've just wasted a perfectly... brilliant crying jag on a couple of non-media peons." "Now listen to me, you've gotta listen to me." "It's true, it's true." "I swear." "I saw Vincent Lagarski last night." "He as walking her streets in his cape." "Be biggest life." "Yeah you've been spending too much time in Margaritaville, alchy." "Listen to me." "Vincent Lagarski has risen from the grave." "Why doesn't anyone believe me?" "Because you're nothing but a stinking drunk, spreading wild rumors." "Now why don't you sober up and get a job." "I only have a job." " Really what is that?" " I'm chairman school board." "He's telling the truth, Doreau." "Hey you." "I'm tellin ya." "I saw Vincent Lagarski on the street." "Was that dead guy." "Vincent Lagarski, for the movies." "Another space cadet." "What's going on?" "I taking his report from this a, civilian." "Who claims that she saw that deceased actor..." " Vincent Lagarski?" " That's right." "I was standing on a street corner minding my own business." "Which is my body." "When this guy came up and introduced himself." "As count Bora." "He said he wanted to bite me in the neck and suck out all my blood." "What did you do?" "I told him it will cost twenty bucks." "After that he took off." "Where'd you get those red marks on your neck?" " From his count person?" " No." "When a cops... gave him to me when I was riding up in the elevator." "Now Doreau, I know what you're gonna say, and the answer is impossible." "Well, you can't ignore the supernatural... overtone this case, Sledge." "Look." "I only put credence in things that... have been absolutely proven to exist." "I don't believe in vampires and ghosts, UFOs." "The Warren Report." "They're all malarkey." "Okay, well I'm not afraid to admit it." "This case gives me the creeps." "Sorry, Doreau." "I don't scare that easily." " Oh hammer." " Yeah." " Did you get the message?" " What?" "Your ex-wife called." "Said last month's alimony check gotten lost." "You're gonna have to send her another one." "It appears the late actor, Vincent Lagarski... is getting more publicity in death than he did in life." "Numerous city residents have reportedly sighted the deceased film star." "Police refused to comment and are also remaining silent on their... investigation of the bizarre murder of movie director Steven Schmielman." "Incidentally our station will be showing several of..." "Vincent Lagarski old films, starting tonight." "Here's a preview." "Ah, the children of the night." "hmm, what music they made." "I am lovely lovely, lovely." "and bubbly, bubbly, bubbly." "Yo." "Yeah, Doreau." "Who?" "What, when..." "Why?" "All right." "I'll be right over." "I forgot to ask where." "Why the extra police photographers today?" "Not police photographers." "They're paparazzi." "Come on, come on." " Who found the body?" " Owner." "Zeff Campbell call them when Jessica didn't turn up for their day." "The famous now afraid to leave the house." "They should be." "This super fudged is claiming more lives than World War too." "Come on, come on." "Come on." "That's not all, Sledge." "Some of the people in the apartment buildings believe... saw a man running through the hallway in a cape." "What is going on around here?" "Vincent Lagarski character is dead or what?" "Well, it's about time we found out once and for all." "Unbelievable, absolutely incredible." "Just can won't believe this." "Has this entire city taken leave of this senses?" "Victims drained of blood." "A Dead actor walking in the streets." "I've got officers requisitioning everything from garlic to wooden stakes." "You turn me down for those six months ago." "Doreau." "I can't condone belief in the occult." "What in your opinion is the most logical way to proceed amidst this nonsense." "I think we should exhume Lagarski's coffin and see if his dead or alive." "Yeah, yeah." "Exhu..." "Exhumation?" "Exhumantion, exorcism." "What's the difference?" "You're the only person who can issue the order to dig him up." "I look like a fool." "Look I can't let the department think..." "I believe in this vampire mambo-jumbo." "I won't say a word to anyone, sir." "All right." "All right." "I will approve of the exhumation." "If you will promise to keep it discreet." "I promise, sir." "Hammer!" "I have dictionary and learn the definition of discreet." "Hey." "I have not said a word to anybody, sir." "Captain, I'd like to apologize for Sledge bring this here." "But the fact of the matter is I couldn't stop." "Well, we have to open at some time." "Let's get this damn thing over with." "Open it up." "Hey, Hammer, what do you expect find in there?" "Something that's gonna make us all feel a lot better, Majoy." "A rotten stinking corpse." "This Lagarski guy survived by a daughter, right?" "Yes, apparently she'd been living with him." "Well if Lagarski daughter wants to survive, she better be able to answer some questions." "I'm telling you the truth my father's body was cremated." "Burying that empty coffin was merely a formality for the estate." "So you're telling us your father's positively dead." "I should hope so." "Last week I spread his ashes all over the 605 freeway." "In keeping with his last request?" "No." "I was driving too fast with the top down." "Come." "Follow me." "Let me share something with you." "This room is testimony to my father's genius." "Everything you need to know about him is in this room." "Well not everything, Miss Lagarski." "Tell me why your father, director and co-star are dead?" "And tell me why every smoo in town has seen the old... man roaming the streets like some sort of boogie man." "Tell me that, Miss Lagarski." "I have no idea of what you are talking about." "Neither do I." "Miss Largarski, under what exact circumstances did you father pass away?" "He was watching television and he just quietly went to sleep." "And never wake up." "I hope he wasn't watching Mr. Belvedere." "I hate to think the old fellow went out suffering." "Oh, but how my father did suffer." "He was dealt the cruelest punishment the actor can receive." "He was forgotten." "Unappreciative youngsters masquerading... as artists made him feel old and worthless." "Congratulations." "That little acceptance speech for best... supporting psycho just revealed a motive, girlie." "I'm taking you in from murder." "Sledge!" "Stop jump to conclusions." " Oh come on." " Unhand my daughter." "Vincent Lagarski, back among the living, I see." "It comes as no surprise to me." "I'd already suspected you were alive." "When did you first suspect?" "Well when you said "unhand my daughter"." "Put away your weapons, sir." "I admit to my little hoax." "But I certainly didn't intend for my beloved... daughter to be incarcerated because of it." "What exactly did you intend?" "Why isn't it obvious?" "I wanted to enjoy the accolades and... tributes you can only die to receive." "To further perpetuate my legend." "I shocked this city with my nocturnal appearances." "Culminating in what's to be the greatest comeback of all time." "Yes, my return... from the grave." "Does that answer your question?" " At least." " It doesn't answer mine." "Why did you kill Schmielman and Novak?" "I haven't killed anyone." "What are you talking about?" "You already made yourself dead." "Come on you're both under arrest." "So, now, how did you drain all that blood out of those bodies?" "Did you bite him in the neck?" "I have no idea what you're talking about." "I know, it was the daughter, right?" "She's got fangs from a bungled orthodontic procedure, am I right?" "It's tough." "I'll figure it out sooner or later." "Doreau stop being such a worryward." "That nutty actor and his daughter are in custody the case is closed, all right?" "Now try to get some sleep." "Campbell?" "What is this, Halloween?" "You look ridiculous." "I heard on the news." "Lagarki's death was a fraud." "A dead man can't prove his innocence, but a live one can." "You killed Schmielman and Novak, you little geek, why?" "Jealousy." "Stephen and Jessica were lovers." "I desired her." "But all she did was mock me." "Try to make me feel unworthy." " Unattractive." " Well, you are." "Technically the film was finished when I killed Stephen." "But doing so the day before the official completion." "Meant..." "Meant she could collect on the insurance, nice." "But why did you kill Jessica?" "Because she continued to reject you, right?" "There was one of the reasons." "The other was for the publicity." "This film's gonna make a mint by the time it's released." "But without a dead Lagarski's, was my scapegoat." "I got to ensure I don't get caught." "And that means... killing you." "It take a hike, Campbell, will you?" "I'll arrest you "mañana."" "Right now I feel kind of drained." "An appropriate choice of words, Mr. Hammer." "Yeah." "You maniac!" "Now look what you've done." "Calm down, I only winged him." "Pitiful excuse for a human being." "Sights this whole affair has been just ghastly." "Yeah." "Probably no to be a terrific movie, Doreau." "It's funny, the only person who turned out not to... be a monster was the old man who was playing one." "Vincent Lagarski." "What do you think will happen to him?" "The same thing that happens to any old time movie star, I guess." " What's that?" " He'll live forever." "Ah, the children of the night!" "What music they make." "Subtitles:" "Kilo"