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Actors: Eddie Murphy, Angela Basset, Kadheem Hardison, John Witherspoon, Allen Payne

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Vampire in Brooklyn is about a vampire who has traveled the world looking for one woman who will save his race from extinction. In the end the woman ends up being the extinction of vampires. Maximilian (Eddie Murphy) is a vampire who found his way across the world. He is searching of a female who is one of the last of their kind. Maximilian needs her so that the race will survive. He finds his way into Brooklyn, New York on an unmanned ship. The crew of the ship were killed by Maximilian as food. The ship crashes into a warehouse where Julius Jones (Kadeem Hardison) and Silas Greene (John Witherspoon) are watching TV. Silas is the boat inspector so he checks the ship out while Julius runs. The old man only finds a bunch of dead sailors on board. He also sees a wolf that turns into a man. The man jumps off the ship.
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Back at his place Julius is kicked out of his house by a woman. On the street some Italian debt collectors see Julius and chase him. When they catch him they prepare to kill him because he does not have their money. Before he can be killed, Anthony and Tony are murdered by a vampire. Julius runs away again. When he is found Maximilian bleeds into Julius' mouth. Max tells him that he needs Julius' eyes in the day and his services at night. He needs to find the woman he is looking for before the next full moon.
Det. Rita Veder (Angela Basset) and Det. Justice (Allen Payne) are called to check out the strange boat case. It is revealed that Rita's mother died recently and it is hoped that she is okay. On the boat Rita finds a coffin with a woman identical to her in. Max is also one the ship. He meets Rita in the chamber where the coffin is. He recognizes Rita as the woman he is looking for. Rita chases Maximilian to the deck where he disappears. Instead of finding the vampire Rita runs into Justice. Rita leads her partner to the room where Max and the coffin were but neither the coffin nor Maximilian can be found.
Back at Silas' apartment Max establishes residence. Julius' body is starting to rot as he is a ghoul now. Maximilian tells Julius that he wants to find the woman that night. The next morning Rita wakes from a dream in which she was dead. She asks a picture of her mother what is happening to her. The next morning Rita and her partner are sent to check out a club, Dr. Zeko's. There they are meant to someone who has information about the case.
The fact that Rita saw herself dead in Maximilian's coffin means she is destined to be his mate. The next night Maximilian goes out with his ghoul. It is revealed that Rita has to give herself to Max willingly. Max says one dance will make Rita his. On the way to the club it is revealed that Rita's mother did some studies in the Caribbean. Her mother flipped out after having her and Rita was stuck in a foster home. She did not know her father because he was killed. At the club they talk to Dr. Zeko (Zakes Mokae). Zeko tells them that vampires are in Brooklyn and gives Rita a book. Dr. Zeko fought a vampire years ago in his home island. He tells Rita to keep her faith because she will need it. Zeko leaves the conversation. Almost immediately Max appears and meets Rita. Meanwhile a cobra escapes its tank. The cobra conveniently finds its way to Rita. Maximilian quickly saves her from a cobra. Max and Rita talk. She is grateful for his help. He tells her about a dream he had where he set her free with a dance. Before she can dance with him Justice partner breaks his spell. Julius thinking he was helping tells Rita that that Max has a lot of women. Rita is offended and leaves with her partner.
Back at Rita's apartment Justice is introduced to Nicky. Nicky is Rita's roommate. Justice side steps Nicky's advances and leaves. Nicky follows Justice and meets him on the street to return his keys. Outside Max meets Nicky and she invites him up to the apartment. Rita hears the two people having sex and thinks erroneously that Justice stayed the night. Rita takes her painting and goes out on the balcony to paint. She cannot hear Nicky being murdered because there is a loud train going by. In the morning Rita finds her roommate gone. It is part of Max's plan to take everything Rita has so that Rita will be vulnerable to him.
She goes to a church to talk to a preacher about her troubles. The preacher is quickly killed so that Max can take his place. Rita and the “preacher” meet and chat. Rita is feeling like she might be going crazy. She is afraid she is going to end up like her mother. Before the preacher can give any advice he is called away to give the sermon. The preacher gives an odd sermon to the churchgoers. In the middle of the strange sermon Justice finds Rita. With the help of the preacher Rita is convinced that Justice had sex with Nicky. Justice and Rita leave together. On the street it is revealed that she loved Justice. They go to check out some information on their case. Max follows them. It is revealed that there has to be a doorway of evil in a person before Maximilian can transform into them and absorb their thoughts. Maximilian and his ghoul follow Rita and Justice to an Italian restaurant. In the restaurant Justice and Rita are talking to some mobsters about their dead comrades. It is unknown to the detectives that Maximilian is the one that killed the two mobsters. The monsters reveal that Julius may be someone the detectives want to talk to. Guido, a guy that had recently been kicked out of the restaurant, is killed out on the street by Max. Max had morphed into Guido. Guido reenters the restaurant and kills a man at the door. Guido robs the place and kills a pet cat. In the process of robbing the restaurant Guido learns some of Rita's favorite things. Guido is taken down by Rita and taken to the police station. At the station Guido tries to cause an ever deeper rift between Rita and Justice. Guido lies and says he heard about Justice from Nicky. Hearing this Rita smacks Justice. Just then Rita is called into the captain's office where she is suspended for two days. Max puts the thought in the captain's head to try and kill the cop that was taking him to holding. Using the commotion as a cover Max transforms back into himself and escapes.
On the street Rita is rescued from being his by a taxi. Her savior is Max. Maximilian apologizes for the night at the club. Rita starts to go into her apartment. Before she steps over the jamb Max invites her to dinner. He tells her he will send his car to get her in an hour. As the hour draws to an end Justice pulls up. He had come to talk to Rita. When he sees her all dolled up Justice asks her where she is going. She vaguely tells him she is going out with a friend. Max's limo pulls up at the moment and Rita gets in and leaves. At Maximilian's place the apartment had been transformed from a dump into a small palace. He uses everything he has learned about Rita to make the evening special. He woe's Rita into allowing him to bite her. Meanwhile Justice had spoken to Julius' girlfriend. In the morning Justice goes Silas' house where Julius and Max had been staying. Silas thought Justice was there for Rita. Silas tells her that Rita went home to get some sleep. Before he can go to Rita's apartment Justice gets a call about a dead girl. When he checks out the call he discovers Nicky's dead body. He immediately goes to check on Rita. She does not answer the door and she is difficult to wake. She had apparently slept all day. Justice tells her that her roommate is dead. Her body was found in the same way as a woman in one of Rita's painting. Justice admits that her feelings and nightmares are real. As she is being comforted by Justice she starts kissing him. Her blood lust is strong but before she bites Justice Rita sees herself as her image disappears in the mirror. Rita gets upset and runs back to Max's house. She asks what he did to her. He tells her it was nothing she did not want. Max also tells her he gave her eternal life. He say that the reason why she was always different was because she was half vampire and half human. Rita wants to go back to her life and she wants to be normal again. It is revealed her father sent Max to her before he was killed. Maximilian tells Rita that her father was killed by humans. He sacrificed himself so that her mother could live which drove her mother insane. Rita asks what she should do if she does not want the gift. Maximilian does not answer. Justice goes to Dr. Zeko and tells him about the situation with Rita. Zeko says he knew Rita's mother. Rita's mother was studying about vampires of his island. Her mother had a child by “the dark one”. Meanwhile Rita is out with Max hunting for her first meal. If Rita feeds she will be lost forever. If Justice wants to save her he has to kill Max before Rita feeds. Max bites a woman in the park and Rita runs away from the scene. Maximilian finds Rita and tells her that she needs to feed. She cant bring herself to bite the woman. Overwhelmed Rita runs away to a church. Unable to enter the church, she prays in the cemetery. Max finds her again and takes her to his place. He tells Julius to prepare leave. Rita says she wants to die but Max tells her she will find someone for her to feed on. Silas comes into the room at that moment. Max captures Silas and encourages Rita to feed on him. Just as she prepares to feed Justice arrives. A fight breaks out. Zeko arrives after Justice. Max disappears behind a hidden door with Rita. Zeko gives Justice a stake to kill Max with and wishes him luch.
Justice finds Rita in Max's coffin. She tells him it is too late for her. She also tells him that he should not have come after her. Max appears telling Justice that he will be Rita's next meal. Another fight ensues. Just as Max thinks he has won Rita stabs him in the heart with the stake. As Maximilian dies the apartment returns to it's original state. At the end of the movie Rita and Justice kiss. Also, Julius finds Max's ring and is transformed into a vampire. He is whole and even better than before.
Best part of story, including ending: I like the story because it is a unique story about a black vampire who technically lived in the "hood". It is rare to see a movie where the main character is a black vampire.

Best scene in story: My favorite scene happens at the end of the movie. Julius becomes a suave vampire after being treated poorly all move.

Opinion about the main character: I dislike that the main character Max isn't funnier. I am just more accustom to Eddie Murphy being funny.

The review of this Movie prepared by Latieya Goode a Level 2 American Robin scholar

Script Analysis of Vampire in Brooklyn

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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 40%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 60% **Fantasy or Science Fiction?**    -   fantasy story on present day Earth magical being/mental/magical powers    -   Yes kind of powers:    -   vampires

Main Character

Identity:    -   Female Profession/status:    -   police/lawman Age:    -   20's-30's Has special powers?    -   Yes Magical/mental powers of main character:    -   clairvoyant Ethnicity/Nationality    -   Black (American)

Setting

Big cities?    -   Yes Kind of city    -   Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately detailed references to deaths Tone of movie    -   depressed/sad Kinds of F/X    -   Things that change shape/morph    -   nasty human transformations

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