The Little Vampire
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| Directed by | Uli Edel |
| Produced by | Richard Claus |
| Screenplay by | Karey Kirkpatrick Larry Wilson |
| Based on | Der kleine Vampir by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg |
| Starring | Jonathan Lipnicki Rollo Weeks Richard E. Grant Jim Carter Alice Krige |
| Music by | Nigel Clarke Michael Csanyi-Willis |
| Editing by | Peter R. Adam |
| Studio | Propaganda Films Cometstone Pictures |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | August 18, 2000 (Edinburgh Film Festival) October 13, 2000 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Germany Netherlands United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22 million |
| Box office | $27,965,865 |
The Little Vampire was a film released in 2000 and stars Jonathan Lipnicki, Rollo Weeks, Richard E. Grant, Jim Carter, and Alice Krige.
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[edit] Plot
Tony Thompson (Jonathan Lipnicki) is an only child whose family has moved to Scotland from California. In the new country, he has no friends, and he is picked on and beaten up by bullies at school, who happen to be the grandsons of his father's boss. It seems as though he is destined to suffer through his first year at the new school. However, he starts having recurring nightmares about vampires.
Life starts to get very interesting for Tony when he meets a young vampire named Rudolph (Rollo Weeks), who soon becomes his best friend. Rudolph has a sister, Anna (Anna Popplewell), who develops a crush on Tony, and a brother, Gregory (Dean Cook). Rudolph's family has been looking for a mystical stone to turn them human, but an evil vampire hunter named Rookery (Jim Carter) wants the stone to send all vampires down to the Underworld. A battle ensues on a cliff with Tony, his parents, Rudolph's family and other vampires versus Rookery. Rookery is shoved off the cliff to his death by Tony's father, Bob (Tommy Hinkley), and Tony turns all the vampires back to being human. Tony later reunites with the human Rudolph and Anna. At first they had not recognized him, but then Tony performs the mystical "whistle," which Anna had taught him earlier. Rudolph and Anna's family (who also have turned into humans) moved into a house near the Halloween Festival, which Tony and his parents attend.
[edit] Cast
- Jonathan Lipnicki as Tony Thompson
- Richard E. Grant as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- Jim Carter as Rookery
- Alice Krige as Freda Sackville-Bagg
- Rollo Weeks as Rudolph Sackville-Bagg
- Dean Cook as Gregory Sackville-Bagg
- Anna Popplewell as Anna Sackville-Bagg
- Pamela Gidley as Dottie Thompson
- Tommy Hinkley as Bob Thompson
- John Wood as Lord McAshton
- Jake D'Arcy as Father McClaughlin
[edit] Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 55% rating.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on October 17, 2000 by New Line Records.
- "Iko Iko" — Aaron Carter
- "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" — A*Teens (Cover from the original ABBA song)
- "Let's Get Funky Tonight" — Dream Street
- "Best Friends" — Angela Via
- "You Can Get It" — Baha Men
- "Let Your Soul Shine" — Bosson
- "Shalala Lala" — The Vengaboys
- "Here I Am" — No Authority
- "Flee Fly Flo" — Fe-m@il
- "Reason I Live" — Ace
- "Cool In The Wind" — Michael Reiss
- "Requiem (The Fifth)" — Trans-Siberian Orchestra
[edit] External links
- "The Little Vampire" (2000) at the Internet Movie Database
- "Der Kleine Vampir" at the Internet Movie Database
- The Little Vampire at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Little Vampire at Box Office Mojo
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