Themes: Vampires, Crime Gone Awry, Dishonor Among Thieves
Main Cast: Bruce Campbell, Bo Hopkins, Robert Patrick, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Muse Watson
Release Year: 1998
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This sequel attempts to ape the inventive blend of horror, comedy, and crime melodrama of its predecessor, with some creative direction by actor Sam Spiegel, a protégé of Sam Raimi. Buck (Robert Patrick) is a former bank robber who's being watched closely by Sheriff Lawson (Bo Hopkins). Lawson's suspicions are well-founded, because Buck is indeed planning a multimillion-dollar bank heist in Mexico, to be aided by prison escapee Luther (Duane Whitaker), rodeo star C.W. (Muse Watson), dog trainer Jesus (Raymond Cruz) and security guard Ray Bob (Brett Harrelson). While on his way to meet up with the gang, Luther encounters bat-related car trouble near the Titty Twister, a dive bar featured in the first film. Offered a lift by Razor Eddie (Danny Trejo), Luther ends up with a pair of fangs in his neck. When he finally meets up with his cronies, Luther turns Jesus into a fellow vampire, unbeknownst to the rest of the gang, who proceed with their caper plans accompanied by two cohorts now more interested in blood than cash. The film was followed by a prequel, From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Cast
Bruce Campbell - Barry; Raymond Cruz - Jesus; Terry Norton - Teri; James Parks - Deputy McGraw; Tiffani-Amber Thiessen - Pam; Duane Whitaker - Luther; Robert Patrick - Buck; Scott Spiegel - Porno director; Bo Hopkins - Sheriff Otis Lawson; Muse Watson - C.W./Sheriff Billy Barnwell; Brett Harrelson - Ray Bob; Stacie Bourgeois - Marcy; Lara Bye; Joe Virzi - Victor; Maria Checa - Lupe
The film was a test release of the direct-to-video market by Dimension Films. It won the "Best Home Video Release" Saturn Award of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and features cameos by Bruce Campbell and Tiffani Thiessen.
A running theme in the From Dusk till Dawn films is that only two protagonists survive in the end. In this film it was Buck and Sheriff Otis Lawson.
The Finland version is cut by a minute and 35 seconds.
Director Scott Spiegel attended high school in Detroit with director Sam Raimi and actor Bruce Campbell. Spiegel often makes cameo appearances in Raimi's films.
Danny Trejo is the only person to appear in all three From Dusk till Dawn films.
The Gecko Brothers' Mercury Cougar from From Dusk till Dawn (1996) can be seen sitting in front of the bank in Mexico.
Joe Virzi, the movie's production assistant also plays Victor, the vampire who is shot by Luther at the side of the road.
Scott Spiegel plays the Porno-Director in the anecdote Jesus is telling in the Coyote Motel
The character Luther Heggs has the same name as the Don Knotts character in the movie "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken."