There was a time when it felt like the vampire movies were coming out every week. However, now there isn’t much available for the sub-genre fans, know the ending explained of Day Shift
Luckily, Netflix has invited J. J. Perry’s directorial feature debut Day Shift.
Jamie Foxx starrer movie focused on a vampire hunter in San Fernando Valley who has a week to come up with some cash to pay his kid’s tuition and braces and to stop his family from relocating.
Day Shift Movie Ending Explained And Story
However, things get a little edgy when he’s being pursued by a powerful bloodsucker with some personal grudge.
The movie has been described as John Wick with vampires. Although, after finishing this action-comedy, those who aren’t familiar with horror comedy might be just scratching their head at the end.
So let’s discuss the ending of Day Shift, which is available to stream on Netflix.
As the synopsis of the film read “trying to make a living these days just might kill him”.
Ending Explanation of Day Shift
It’s a bit of a difficult road for Bud but he’s able to take down the villainous bloodsucker, played by Karla Souza, who had previously kidnapped both his ex-wife and daughter.
Bud had some help from Seth, Heather and most importantly Big John Elliot. He tried to sacrifice himself by setting off a vest packed with explosives to kill a dozen vampires to save his friends.
Which allowed Bud to kill Audrey with his silver wire. Finally, everything just wrapped up and his family doesn’t have to relocate because he can get enough money for the teeth he scored from the whole adventure.
However, a big question remains in the final moments of the film. Big John emerges from a manhole unscathed and smoking when Bud and his family drive past.
He walks off into an unknown ally after saying “that’s what I love about LA .. all damn vampires”.
The quote used by Big John in the final moments of the film is a direct reference to the 1987 horror-comedy classic The Lost Boys.
The Lost Boys was directed by Joel Schumacher. The film ended with a character saying, “one thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach: all the damn vampires”.
Although, it’s not clear why the phrase has been used here, it may have been added simply as to create a clear homage to one of the iconic movies in its genre, or it can potentially be read in a different way.
While watching the film, we were led to believe that Big John had died by sacrificing himself. But his survival at the end suggests that he himself may have turned into a vampire.
By using the quote from The Lost Boys, loving a place rather than hating it for the presence of vampires, it’s likely that John could be one of them. This makes sense in the film as considering Seth, who has turned into one and yet is still able to maintain a regular appearance in the end.
During an interview with We Got This Covered, the director of the film explained how he pitched the Big John role to Snoop Dogg
He said, “I said, basically, ‘I want you to play your father,’ because his father was Southern. I said I want to take away all of that LA swagger and give you more of a country swagger”.
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