Rich and Scary: Independent Soap Movie Experience(2003)
A soap opera inspired by 80s dramas, following German mogul Michaela von Baer as she battles enemies to protect her company, âVon Baer Enterprises.â Her cousin, Russian starlet Clarissa Oktavia, is presumed dead by her psychiatrist, Dr. Ingolf Robert, but returns alive. Michaelaâs nemesis, policewoman Penelope Stöcker, seeks revenge for her fatherâs suicide. Michaela loses everything and returns to Monaco. Police Inspector Brigitte Hasentritt, who investigated Clarissaâs murder, becomes a central figure, marrying one of Michaelaâs ex-husbands, owning most of the company, and facing vampires and attack dogs. By the seriesâ end, all characters are vampires, crossdressers, or insane. The finale shows Clarissa being eaten by Penelope and Brigitte, Dr. Robert impersonating Clarissa, and Michaela dying from choking on a cheeseburger.