From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

Plot synopsis:
In a hotel, two lawyers named Barry (Bruce Campbell) and Pam (Tiffani Thiessen) are seen entering an elevator. Whilst in the elevator, it jerks to a sudden halt. Pam and Barry start to investigate and come across a corpse in the roof of the lift. Suddenly, they are attacked and then killed by a group of bats.The next scene cuts to Buck (Robert Patrick), engaging in sexual intercourse, and the audience soon becomes aware that the opening scene was a film Buck has been watching. He then switches channels to view the news and learns that his old "butt buddy", Luther (Duane Whitaker) has escaped from prison. Buck also learns that Texas ranger Otis Lawson (Bo Hopkins) is looking for him. Shortly thereafter Buck receives a visit from Otis and when Otis leaves, Buck gets a call from Luther. Luther who wants to get the old gang back together and arranges to meet Buck at the El Coyote in Mexico. Buck starts rounding up the old team which consists of C.W. Niles (Muse Watson), Jesus Draven (Raymond Cruz) and Ray Bob (Brett Harrelson).Buck, C.W., Jesus and Ray Bob book a room at the motel, where they wait for Luther. Whilst on his way in his car, Luther hits and kills a bat resulting in his car breaking down. When the car won't start, Luther walks over to a nearby bar, the Titty Twister (the same vampire bar from the previous film... open til dawn). He calls Buck from the bar to tell him about the breakdown. Luther in the meantime is offered a ride to the El Coyote by the bartender Razor Eddie. However, when Razor Eddie (Danny Trejo) finds out about the bat that Luther hit, he turns back. Realizing that the bat was actually his friend Victor (Joe Virzi), Victor and Razor Eddie proceed to attack Luther, resulting in him being turned into a vampire.Back at the motel, Jesus has sex with Lupe (Maria Checa), a woman he bumped into when he arrived at the motel. After they finish, Jesus sleeps while Lupe grabs a shower. Luther arrive in the windows in the bat form where Lupe is and kills her. Jesus awakes and starts to get dressed. The shower turns off, and he notices a blood puddle seeping from underneath the door of the bathroom. He goes to investigate and attempts to open the door. He kicks open the door from behind Luther and sees the body of Lupe lying lifeless in the bath. Luther then attacks Jesus before he hides in the bathroom. Lupe then reanimates as a vampire and attacks Jesus. He manages to kill Lupe by cutting her head off and then jumps out of the window in order to escape.Jesus is unsuccessful and is caught and bitten by Luther, transforming into a vampire. Hearing the noise, the owner of the Motel goes to investigate and sees Luther killing Jesus. Panic, she runs to the office and tries to call the police but she is attacked and killed by Luther. While Buck is still in the room watching porn, somebody tries to get in through the locked door. Realizing it is Jesus, Buck opens the door where they find out that Luther has arrived. They then plan the heist which involves the robbery of the Banco Bravos.The gang drive off to the bank, with Jesus and Luther covering the windows with black paper. Unbeknownst to the gang this is to allow Jesus and Luther to have a place to escape to when the sun rises. Back at the Motel, after receiving the call from the Motel manager, Otis observes the crime scene in the bathroom where Lupe's head in the bath. Upon arriving at the bank, Luther enters the building through the vents and proceeds to kill the security guard on duty and snatches the keys to lets the others in.Luther and C.W. proceed to the safe where they begin cracking it open. As they try to open the safe they notice the handle on the vault resembles the shape of a cross causing Luther to squeal before quickly covering the handle with a coat. While working with C.W. closely, Luther gets tempted to bite C.W.'s neck. C.W., feeling uncomfortable due to Luther's proximity tells him to back off, before removing Luther's coat from the handle revealing the cross again. Luther is now exposed as a vampire and he bites C.W, turning him into a vampire in the process.The police arrive at the bank. Buck tries to inform them to escape, but they refuse, being turned themselves into a vampire, except Ray Bob. Buck and Ray Bob leave the bank but are forced back in by the police and SWAT team. With the bank surrounded by police and no escape in sight, Otis arrives and calls the bank. Jesus answers the phone and Otis asks if Luther is there and which Jesus confirms along with Buck. Jesus passes the phone to Buck and Otis asks to speak to the guard. With the guard dead, Buck tells Jesus to pretend to be the guard and tell Otis in Spanish that he is fine.Otis then tells the SWAT team to enter the bank via the roof. Jesus rips the phone out of Buck's hand and tears it from the wall. Luther and C.W. unlock the vaults, before filling the bags with money. Noticing the SWAT team on the roof Luther has to act and he spots the SWAT team throwing tear gas down the vents. Luther leaps into action and kills them in bat form. Ray Bob, after going to the toilet, is asked by C.W. to help him fill the bags before Luther returns and bites him, turning into a vampire as well. Back in the guard's room, Buck and Jesus are still waiting. Buck takes a lighter from the desk to light his cigarette and notices that Jesus has no reflection in the computer screen.Luther then enters telling the two to help load the money. Buck holds a gun to Luther, Jesus and C.W. and tells Ray Bob to stand by his side, seeing that his friends are vampires.The group attacks Buck but he prevails and escapes the bank only to be arrested and handcuffed by Otis. Otis sends in the SWAT team to clear out the bank, despite Buck's warning that they are vampires, the group of four vampires brutally murder and feed on the SWAT Teams.Suddenly, the sun comes up and the vampires try to hide. However, an eclipse takes place and the sun disappears. The four vampires leave the bank and starts to kill the police and SWAT Teams in a full blown blood bath. Once the police have been dispatched with only Buck, Otis, and the Sheriff are left. A face-off between the survivors and the vampires takes place. Just as all of the vampires appear to be defeated, a female police officer who has been turned, attacks the survivors and succeeds in freeing the vampires. Buck responds by killing the female vampire, just as Jesus kills the sheriff.Jesus then attempts to take the money himself before being caught by Luther. C.W. is then killed by Otis. Jesus is killed by Buck after being thrown onto a car bonnet and is impaled through the heart by a pipe. Luther attacks Otis, as Ray Bob attacks Buck. Seeing that the eclipse is ending, Luther and Ray Bob try to escape, Luther is killed by Buck from behind. Ray Bob then turns back to attack Buck, but he mistimes his attack and the eclipse ends revealing the sun. Ray Bob is killed by the reflection from Buck's sunglasses lens. Buck observes Ray Bob's sizzling skeleton and stumbles across to Otis. Buck and Otis wonder why vampires want money. Otis gives Buck a head start. Buck leaves while the rest of the local police come.

Tags: cult, violence

Review:
Of course it isn't as good as the original, but this movie was just as gory, more action-packed, and had some very funny moments (they watched Mexican porno for a VERY long time in that motel room).
From dusk till Dawn is a great movie, and with this sequel I thought it would be at least good as well.
Anyways, the movie has many funny B-movie shots, overdone one would say, and it seem as if the director Scott Spiegel is tryin' too hard to make it like his friend Sam Raimi's Evil Dead films, including cameo by Bruce Campbell.
I think the gore is great, and the Evil Dead qualities: Sam Raimi-ish camera angles (overdone), demon-like vampire deaths make this movie even more entertaining.
Like the original, it tries to stay "reality" grounded as a caper flick, but given this is a shorter movie, this goes on _way_ too long before you actually get to vampires.Once we get the first guy bit by a vampire, it moves along to "vampires rob a bank" and "vampires shoot it out with police."  But...that's really about it.
It's stuff like this which suggests the writers didn't know quite what they were doing.As for the Raimi-esque POV shots, a little goes a long way - something that Scott Spiegel should have learned from the master.
The special effects really do suck and the actors aren't first string, however fans of cheesy horror movies shouldn't be discouraged from checking this flick out.
The movie was loaded with horrible special effects, bad directing, a medium which looked like Digital made for TV, and bad acting on everbody's part.
Was the director trying to spoof eighties camp horror flicks or is he really that stupid when it comes to scaring people?There was only one pleasing thing about the movie and that was a great line said by Robert Patrick.In short - if you just want to see Robert Patrick or Bruce Campbell, rent it.
The very uncool camera angles and quotes like "Come here you sexy bitch" just makes you think that the movie is made by some sort of primate with the brain the size of a peanut..
Watching this movie may actually RUIN the way you think about the original.
The movie isn't much, but it has actors, characters and dialogue--three things that are by now extinct on the direct-to-video shelf..
The original was a pretty "bad" movie, but it had a style that made it worth watching.
In the most ridiculous plot point, a solar eclipse allows the vampires to continue attacking after sunup.Most disappointing was touting Yasmeene Bleeth and Bruce Ashwood as stars of the movie.
And even today I think that that movie is one off the coolest ever made.But in 1999 I rented From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Directed by Scott Spiegel and written by Scott Spiegel and Actor/writer Duane Withaker.The first film is so cool because the first half is a gangster film, and then it just changes into a vampire film.
Some of the dialouge is so bad, it coould be of been written by a ten year old.I mean really what can you expect from a film where the main cast consists of Robert patrick and Raimond Cruz?0/5 - Stay away!!!!!!!!.
Scott Spiegel has no idea of how to direct movies and his camera angles?
After seeing From Dusk Till Dawn, I was looking forward to seeing the second film, I knew it had a crummy rating, but I figured to give it a shot.
First off, it wasn't anywhere near as good as the first From Dusk Till Dawn film and it had a bunch of shots that the director was trying to impress people with but it ended up making the film look cheesy.
Buck is unaware of what is to happen when his friends take him to the bank and he finds out that maybe he'd rather just go to jail then be with these blood suckers.From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money has extremely pointless moments, like the beginning sequence with Bruce Cambell and Tiffani Amber Thieson, it never had anything to do with the story.
They also kept cutting to an edit of the boys watching a porno movie, so it was like they were trying to have some sex in there the cheap way I guess.
I don't know, I just really feel like my time was wasted with From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money.
I can not believe that this Scott Spiegel has or ever will make a movie since "Texas Blood Money."  Where do I start?
I loved "From Dusk Till Dawn" but "Texas Blood Money" was the worst movie I have ever seen, and that's including Carrot Top movies..
I absolutely love a good vampire movie, but can I sit down with my wife and 14-year-old daughter to watch the first and third one???I was not surprised that many thought the first version was a "masterpiece".
After all, the first and third came complete with NONSTOP explosions, lap dances, topless lady vampires, gunfights, fistfights, and let's not forget the post-rape crime scene that came near the beginning of the original.Texas Blood Money is much funnier than the original, but managed to have some cool action shots as well.
"This movie is very low quality." I wasn't much of a fan of the original "From Dusk Till Dawn".
Then there's the cross thing "I just dropped in for a quick bite." The really stupid thing about this film isn't the crappy script or the cheesy effects, it's the vampires themselves, specifically the way they react to anything even vaguely cross-shaped.
Why. Dusk till Dawn was a fairly competent film full of everything you need in a good action flick including a bizzare twist i.e. all the locals in the bar are vampires.Dusk till dawn 2:Texas blood money though was a whole different kettle of fish.It is a poorly thought out ploy to cash in on a successful movie.Don't get me wrong i'm a huge fan of bad films and commend them if they are in any way inventive or resourcefull,this wasn't.Texas blood money also made use of annoying camera shots it persevered with every point of view shot possible.We had the shot from the pov of a man doing press-ups,we had the shot through the red eyes of a bat and to top it off the pov from a fan moving left to right.Overall it is a highly frustrating film that should never have been made,their certainly shouldn't have been a third installment.Never see this if you haven't,and if you have i feel for you and hope the counciling is going well..
Buck starts rounding up the old team which consists of C.W. Niles (Muse Watson), Jesus Draven (Raymond Cruz) and Ray Bob (Brett Harrelson).Bilge Ebiri of Entertainment Weekly rated it D- and wrote, "Without the genre-bending goofiness and engaging characters of the first Dusk, all that's left is cheap splatter effects and clichéd Western/horror homages." Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club called it "a gigantic waste of everyone's time, money, and energy." Youssef Kdiry of DVD Talk rated the film 4/5 stars and wrote, "I really enjoyed this movie.
The original From Dusk Till Dawn was a fun little genre movie that really was a fresh take on the Vampire genre since it was at first a heist/running from the authorities movie but then became midway a vampire killing flick.
And while Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino might have their names attached to this movie as Executive Producers I don't know how much actual involvement they had with this project beyond just giving the red light to Scott Spiegel to make his own sequel to their film.I mean if you're bored late night flipping thru the channels looking for something to watch there's worse things you can watch but not nearly as epic as the first movie..
That's the kind of guy Scott Speigel is and I like him.And, let's face it, that's how come Bruce Campbell's in this movie - they go way back.Oh yeah - the film - well, it's good in a Scott Speigel kind of way.
Not as much fun as the Intruder (which is well worth getting if you're a Deadite fan, oh yeah) but still a good laugh a using loads of Spiegel's trade mark POV shots.Alot of people are going to disagree though - the people i was watching this with, for example, all thought it sucked.
I was absolutely terrified while I watched TEXAS BLOOD MONEY.I was terrified that somebody killed the most talented cast member (Bruce Campbell) off in under 90 seconds.I was terrified that nobody noticed the massive plot holes and continuity errors between the first and second films.I was terrified that Scott Spiegel tried so hard to emulate Robert Rodriguez's style to the point of absurdity.I was terrified that most of the action happened off-camera to try and hide the fact that there was no budget.But most of all, I'm terrified of little, rubber, dollar-store toy bats were used for most of the 'horror' scenes.
Man what a bad movie, first of all, this does not, i repeat DOES NOT deserve to have From Dusk Till Dawn before it.
The only thing good in it, was having Brude Campbell and Tiffany Amber Thiessan in the opening sequence, which wasn't that big, but at least it was better the rest of the movie.
The only good work by any actor is that of Robert Patrick, who as usual, never ceases to impress.Overall, the film was a disgrace to the name of the original.
From Dusk Till Dawn is a hell of a movie, but this sequel is "the awful movie of this year!" If you have a chance to do something else than watching this film, then -believe me- do it, cause that's better for you!.
Unfortunately such beautiful horror can't overcome a weak script that fails to offer up any continuity in character development or relationships and comes across more like an exclusively male dominated movie made into a visceral state fair shooting gallery.The interesting idea of reversing the swarm of vampires against the humans was practically wasted and Robert Patrick was seemingly taken literally hostage by a poor script.
Texas Blood Money was a film i watched hundreds of times when i had it new on ex-rental video it was a late night movie that i loved just as much as the classic first film!!!
It's ridiculously underrated & yet it's so much fun & action packed & Buck Bowers played by the excellent but understand Robert Patrick is my favourite character in the From Dusk Till Dawn franchise/universe & Patrick is an excellent B-movie action hero just like Ron Perlman,Robert Forster, William Sadler & Tom Atkins among others!!!
Robert Patrick was Excellent in this gruesome sequel as Buck the main robber & i was a huge fan of his from alot of his low budget straight to video action films & he made an excellent & rare lead.
Robert Patrick is excellent & you want him to survive & the vampire fx are amazing even though this is a low budget straight to video movie!!!
This fun Horror Thriller has a nice blend of humour & violent vampire action & has that low budget sleazy feel of those late 80's early 90's straight video thrillers & i love that about this flick & the clever camera angles & shots are fantastic by director Scott Spiegel.
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money(1999) Starring: Robert Patrick, Duane Whitaker, Bo Hopkins, Muse Watson, Brett Harrelson, Raymond Cruz, Danny Trejo, James Parks, Maria Checa, Tiffani Thiessen, Stacie Randall, and Bruce Campbell Directed By: Scott Spigel Review Hello Kiddies your pal the crypt-critic here, with a somewhat enjoyable sequel you might be able to sink your teeth into.
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) ** (out of 4) Sequel to the cult film has a group of bank robbers heading to Mexico for a big score but instead of cash they find a pack of vampires who want the money for their own reasons.
I had stayed away from this sequel because most direct-to-DVD (or video) products are just cheap knock-offs of the original movie.
This sequel isn't as bad as I was expecting but there's still no question that there's not a single thing here that makes it stand out and there's also no doubt that nothing here can come close to the original.
This sequel had a lot to live up to, but after coming across nothing more than bad comments and reviews I was surprised I came away thinking isn't wasn't as awful as it's made out to be.
Sure it doesn't come close the kinetically wild and gory original penned by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez with stars like George Clooney, Harvey Keitel and Salma Hayek.
Also Bruce Campbell and Tiffani Thiessen appear in nothing more than mere, but amusing cameos.Writer / director Scott Spiegel (who brought us the late 80s slasher "Intruder") paints around his low-rent look with inventively unhinged camera-work, stylish imagery, electrifying soundtrack and sardonic humour with a nice sense of irony.
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) Robert Patrick, Bo Hopkins, Duane Whitaker, Muse Watson, Brett Harrelson, Raymond Cruz, Danny Trejo, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Bruce Campbell, D: Scot Spiegel.
The movie also doesn't have the bite of the original .On the plus side the Special Effects by KNB FX group are good , unfortunatly they don't happen as much as they did in the first film.
There isn't one...This is simply a vehicle for more vampire gore (which in my opinion wasn't the best part of the first movie anyway).Why is the best actor (Bruce Campbell of "Evil Dead" fame) killed off in the opening sequence?
Robert Patrick is pretty cool throughout, and the cinematography is interesting at times, but these good moments are heavily overshadowed by the complete lack of plot, horrible dialogue, and generally unlikeable characters.
TOTAL waste of actors who seem talented (although I've only seen Robert Patrick's and Cruz's other work really)but are stuck in this horrible movie.
It looks as though it was made just to capitalize off the success of the first and was put together in a jumbled, hurried mess, something I would hope two great filmmakers like Rodriguez and Tarantino would be above and not shove shotty material down our throat...BUT THEY DID.The only thing I can say good about this movie is the special and CG effects.
This direct to video sequel to the excellent movie From Dusk Till Dawn has bad special effects, bad acting, and a bad story line.
Even if Quentin Tarantino's and Robert Rodriguez's names are on the cover, their influence in making this movie seems to be almost inexistent (some camera shots are interesting..)..
The first FDTD flick was fantastic, and a sequel directed by Scott Spiegel, starring Bruce Campbell - that sounds pretty darn great to me.
And for God's sake, how in the earth that the vampire from the first film (the barman) resurrected after the melting sequence?And for the last, if you still want to watch this thing, watch it like something else, not the sequel to the Big Smash Hit. I hope the prequel (Hangman's Daughter) will be much much far from this....
ernest in Africa, Slam Dunk Ernest and Ernest in the Army becaus they look like they were made with 10 dollars, but they are GREAT FILMS compared to this), but for sake of sanity DO NOT RENT THIS MOVIE.The title also could use some work..
What bugs me the most about this movie is that two of the stars ( Bruce Campbell and tiffani-amber theissen) get killed in the first 30 seconds of the film.
And the director used that shot way too many times.Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but it's pretty damn disappointing..
I loved From Dusk Till Dawn but this movie doesn't deserve the name.
I must say that From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money didn't disappoint me at all!
Robert Patrick Week: Day 6From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money is shamelessly grimy B-movie trash.
Given this is a sequel, it already is fighting an uphill battle, and in the shadows of the original "From Dusk Till Dawn" movie, it does have some pretty big shoes to fill out.
In a further melding of the crime and horror genres, "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money" entertains as well as it can.
I know that the people making this film loved B-movies.
However this has nothing to do with From Duck Till Dawn.You see, the original movie was about twisting characters out of their comfort story zone and throwing them into a gore filled, vampire infested bar in the middle of Mexico.
It doesn't mean the movie is not fun, but there are no smart plot twists or fancy dialogues in this film.Still, fun to see Robert Patrick so young looking and fooling around.
I am a big fan of the original 'From Dusk Till Dawn', which is a great film, so I was interested in seeing what the sequel would be like.
The acting is decent, especially from Robert Patrick, who I liked in this movie.
In my opinion, this film suffers from two things: the fact that it doesn't know what type of movie it is half the time, and some sub par acting by some of the cast (not mentioned above).
The film at times feels like it's making fun of itself too much, and although it's a good thing that the film isn't taking itself seriously, I feel that the crew got a bit too carried away in some scenes.
It's a lot of fun, and if you're in the mood for a good vampire flick, and especially if you're a fan of the original and feel a need to return to the FDTD universe, it's definitely worth a look.