daughter daughter american vampire horror film produced universal_studios sequel film directed screenplay film stars title role features cast member return original character altered daughter tells story daughter count vampire following death believes destroying body free influence live human fails turns efforts fail kidnaps woman loves flees attempt destroyed jealous shoots arrow ostensibly based short story titled guest film bears little resemblance original source material initially purchased rights story metro mayer probably knowing legally film universal copyright original film sold rights universal assigning picture universal production head finally director chair daughter successful original release generally critically reviewed intervening decades criticism deeply divided modern critics scholars noted strong lesbian overtones film universal acknowledged start filming exploited early advertising plot daughter begins moments ends destroyed professor taken police explains destroy dead years considered murder instead hiring lawyer aid psychiatrist star students daughter aid steals body burns hoping break curse soon makes realize blood eyes death resumes hunting victims exotic ring chance meeting society party asks help overcome influence feels grave doctor advises defeat confronting hopeful plus science strong overcome sends model paint returns initially urges attacks girl survives attack tries learn happened suffers heart failure dies comes accept cure possible doctor discovers truth condition kidnapping churchill woman loves intends transform vampire eternal companion agrees exchange life transformed destroyed shoots heart arrow revenge breaking promise immortal takes aim shot dead policeman cast professor sir sir sergeant wife uncredited production universal originally hold rights guest chapter original novel purported source material film story includes encounter man presumed character identified female vampire story establish relationship female vampire metro executive negotiated contract widow florence buy rights chapter advance purchase price mgm lawyers executives worried use word film title fearing universal legal action contract explicitly listed daughter possible alternate title project code named correspondence hired previously worked write screenplay screenplay involved tying loose ends original film returns destroy vampire seen fourth tomb daughter follows london operates attacks young fiancée track destroy script included scenes implied daughter enjoyed male victims control men liked included shots chambers stocked use screen uses audience imagine regardless objections raised aspects scenario script filmed contract barred characters appear guest sold rights guest universal september included rights scenario horror film scholar actual motivation buying rights place profit universal desire sequel tying obvious source material director universal studio head nicknamed junior wanted fresh great success bride direct daughter whale idle waiting finish work begin work whale boat wary directing horror films row whale instead convinced buy rights mystery novel called agreed promise whale direct daughter whale completed work film titled remember night release september magnificent obsession completed filming october freed whale went work boat replaced best known work comedies little interest daughter whale soon left studio came direct universal script earliest scenario universal film written began scenes set 14th century centered legend switched present day focusing engaged couples visit men explore ruins castle later found insane goes missing professor summoned tracks missing man london daughter sic attempts flee orient ship book passage ship violent storm destroys daughter hold men broken scenario closes double wedding version submitted august rejected saying daughter require half dozen languages adequately express september met representatives submitted revised scenario days later scenario passed details recorded unknown differed original scenario retained final script universal submitted sheriff draft september encountered stronger resistance british reported script contains countless offensive stuff makes picture utterly impossible approval production code second draft submitted october rejected objections 14th century scenes appeared unclear submission submission previously passed sheriff draft submitted october fourth final draft november remained unacceptable whale biographer suggests whale interest project feared commitment cost control filming boat encouraged submit wildly unacceptable versions hopes getting film january producer advised script going new script scratch duties assigned fort casting daughter starring role reportedly extremely displeased having assigned like actors looked horror films seen struggle years free feared role lead fate critic believes ironically disgust role led quality performance disdain translates kind self perfectly suits troubled character initially set star film universal announced starred bride appear play according hollywood reporter casting sought role appeared fashion form wax bust image use coffin sources report paid abortive involvement confirmed record financial arrangement letter use likeness cost create wax bust shooting shooting daughter began february rushed production fort completed script deadline clause universal option property script finalized shooting underway weeks film completed march despite studio orders film shot seven day week schedule filming ran seven days schedule budget final cost film tallied daughter cycle films reached 1920s publicly universal said british ban horror films cut deeply revenue films generate truth cycle suspended filming daughter wrapped family lost control universal cost number pictures forced borrow november money came head loan called march following year universal unable repay standard assumed control studio march rogers replaced junior head production rogers like horror films shut production following release daughter focus fare like musicals universal return horror genre years released son production aspects makeup artist special effects supervisor worked closely especially design combined special lighting green final scenes creating contrasted normally flesh toned ups scene composed score set castle created new sets including london bridge body burned apartment reception influence new_york_times gave daughter solid albeit somewhat tongue cheek review release citing film blood events noting remarkably convincing bat woman concluding film terrifying cute little horror picture variety praised production performance particular despite critical approval daughter box office success original recent reviews daughter sharply split entertainment_weekly reviewing film following video release called satisfying vampire pictures describing director visuals lush evocative right gothic noting reluctant vampire protagonist absolutely concludes film better original echoing praise performance nonetheless found film doesn hold today citing sees slow pacing long bouts dialogue compares film reading textbook exciting thing world provide insights perspectives foundation early horror movies similarities carry movies half century later calling film marked improvement original film bit relying forced comedy suspense phillips praises performance portrayal finds rest cast weak horror author named daughter direct inspiration vampire fiction named bar novel queen damned daughter honor film author pseudonym wrote novelization film entitled daughter published juvenile fiction version written published observers suggested film served inspiration noting similarities outlines film film described unofficial remake daughter lesbian implications lesbian vampire literature dating daughter marked time incorporated film lesbian implications daughter obvious start great concern head took special notice scene model writing need careful handling avoid questionable flavor day scene shot universal asked read draft scene response wrote present suggestion poses nude changed posing neck shoulders suggestion exposure person stated present incomplete sequence followed scene taken hospital definitely established attacked vampire sequence treated way avoid suggestion sexual desire attempted sexual attack gay film historian noted book closet universal highlighted attraction women original advertising film tag line save women london daughter cited example presentation essence homosexuality predatory weakness reviewers day picked condemned lesbian content including noted tendency giving eye sweet young girls reviews missed entirely including aforementioned new_york_times advised sure bring entertainment_weekly describes encounter hot impossible imagine got past time london finds subtle suggestion horror scholar notes scene come seen classic lesbian sequence decidedly negative stripe scene included documentary film adaptation russo book lesbian tinged scene received critical attention comes holding captive described longest kiss filmed slowly descending kiss interrupted arrival bright lights film journal noting title role movie impressive euro draws implicit comparison seeking cure position mainstream homosexuality mental illness view held minority profession cruising streets london seen parallel cruising sex tends gay male activity suggesting society image lesbian predator conclusion striking face haunting eyes essence lesbian power popular culture joke pop song daughter issued screaming lord british rock group changing line musicians taste horror themes humour
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