Night Owl (film)

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Night Owl
Directed by	Jeffrey Arsenault
Produced by	Jeffrey Arsenault
Written by	Jeffrey Arsenault
Starring	James Raftery John Leguizamo Lisa Napoli David Roya
Music by	Rubio Hernandez Mark Styles
Cinematography	Pierre Clavel Howard Krupa Neil Shapiro
Editing by	Jeffrey Arsenault
Running time	77 min.
Country	USA
Language	English

Night Owl, a 1993 low-budget vampire film shot in New York's Alphabet City and directed by Jeffrey Arsenault, starred James Raftery as Jake, a brooding vampire/squatter who picks up women in nightclubs and while having sex with them, slices their necks with a matte knife and drinks their blood. One night he murders the sister of Angel, John Leguizamo, who begins a desperate search to find her killer. Ultimately, their paths cross and what happens is shocking. Meanwhile, Jake falls in love with Anne Guish, a performance artist, and tries desperately to resist his urge for fresh blood. Featuring Warhol superstar Holly Woodlawn, Caroline Munro of James Bond and Hammer Horror fame, and David Roya from Billy Jack, it was the first in a succession of gritty b&w bloodsucker movies set in the same area of New York City, followed by Nadja and The Addiction. Leguizamo, in one of his first roles, went on to major stardom with films like Moulin Rouge and Carlito's Way. Raftery now writes music and performs under the name Rat Wakes Red. Retitled Nite Owl when released on DVD. Not to be confused with a film of the same name starring Jennifer Beals. Interesting note: During the two-year time span of shooting the film, Arsenault directed Leguizamo in his first one-man show, Mambo Mouth, Off-Broadway.