One night is all that stands between them and freedom. But it's going to be a hell of a night.

Starring: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Cheech Marin, Fred Williamson, Salma Hayek

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Has anybody here read a real book about vampires, or are we just remembering what a movie said? I mean a real book." - Jacob Fuller

Why watch this? ... starts out as a robbery/kidnapping, then, boom, we're knee-deep in Latino vampires.

Plot Summary: Fugitive criminal brothers Seth and Richard Gecko are on the run and decide to kidnap the Fuller family, including a former pastor and his two children, to cross the Mexican border in their RV. Their plan involves hiding out at a remote strip club called the Titty Twister, waiting for a contact at dawn. However, their situation becomes unexpectedly complicated when they discover the bar's staff and clientele are actually vampires, forcing them to fight for survival until sunrise.

Dad's Preview: This film has really grown on me through the years. Director Rodriguez definitely has a lot of fun in the genre. A hidden coven of Mexican vampires are particularly nasty as they waylay unsuspecting travelers in their roadside bar. When two bank robbers and their kidnapped family stop in, it's all-out war. This was an early film for Clooney and helped create an edgier image for him. It's action-packed and bloody. There's even a Salma Hayek cameo, as the vampire queen.

Dimension Films, A Band Apart, Los Hooligans Productions; Miramax Films