''Night Angel'' is a 1990 American

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directed by

Dominique Othenin-Girard Dominique Othenin-Girard (born 13 February 1958) is a Swiss-French film director. He is known for directing such films as '' After Darkness'' (1985), which was nominated for a Golden Bear Award, and '' Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers' ...

and written by

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and Walter Josten. The film stars Isa Andersen as

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, a female demon who seduces men before killing them and consuming their souls.

Cast

* Isa Andersen as Lilith *

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as Craig *

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as Kirstie *

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as Sadie *

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as Rita * Doug Jones as Ken * Gary Hudson as Rod

Production

Special effects

Special effects artist Steve Johnson contributed some of the film's effects—including a chest appliance through which Lilith plunges her hand, and a prosthetic arm for Lilith through which veins are visible—before leaving the production to work on the 1989 film ''

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''. The remainder of the effects were provided by

Robert Kurtzman Robert Kurtzman (born November 25, 1964) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and special effects makeup artist. During his time at KNB EFX Group, which he co-founded, it would win a 2001 Emmy Award. He would then start his o ...

Greg Nicotero Gregory Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American Prosthetic makeup, special make-up effects creator, television producer, and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film ''Day of the Dead (1985 fi ...

, and

Howard Berger Howard Berger (born 20 December 1964) is a special make-up effects creator who is best known for his work on ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' films. He has over 200 films to his credit since 1977. Berger is the co-founder of KNB EFX Group along w ...

, of

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Reception

Gary Thompson of ''

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'' called it "a cheapie horror movie", writing that, "The only scary aspects of ''Night Angel'' are the images it invites you to conjure of similar behavior in your own office." In ''The Psychotronic Video Guide to Film'', Michael J. Weldon wrote that, "A lot of things about this movie are painfully dumb, but it's still one of the best recent

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movies, and many of the scenes and effects are excellent and surprising."

Home media

In 2017, ''Night Angel'' was released on

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References

Bibliography

External links

* {{Dominique Othenin-Girard 1990 films 1990 horror films 1990 thriller films 1990s American films 1990s horror thriller films American erotic horror films American erotic thriller films American horror thriller films Demons in film Films directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard Films scored by Cory Lerios