Dracula 2000 (2000)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Patrick Lussier

Writers (WGA):

Joel Soisson (story) &
Patrick Lussier (story) ...

Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

19th Century Chills Terrify the 21st Century

Plot:

A group of thieves break into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.

Plot Keywords:

Antique Dealer | Vampire | Gothic | Stabbed In The Arm | Leech

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gerard Butler	...	Dracula
Christopher Plummer	...	Abraham / Matthew Van Helsing
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Simon Sheppard
Justine Waddell	...	Mary Heller
Colleen Fitzpatrick	...	Lucy Westerman (as Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick)
Jennifer Esposito	...	Solina
Omar Epps	...	Marcus
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Trick
Danny Masterson	...	Nightshade
Lochlyn Munro	...	Eddie
Tig Fong	...	Dax
Tony Munch	...	Charlie
Jeri Ryan	...	Valerie Sharpe
Shane West	...	J.T.
Nathan Fillion	...	Father David

Also Known As:

Dracula 2001 (UK)
Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #37918) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

BCE Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

The time from the first day of production to the day of the movies release was almost exactly six months.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Nightshade accidentally cuts his finger with the chisel, there is visibly no blood on the coffin. Yet it shows the coffin sucking in the blood 'from his finger.'

Quotes:

Lucy: It *is* better than chocolate.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Ultra Mega

Gerard is fantastic

I watched this as a fan of Jonny Lee Miller's, but found myself coming away from it with a tremendous new liking for Scottish actor Gerard Butler (from Phantom of the Opera). He was the best thing about this film, and he proved himself to make a fantastic Dracula. You can really understand the sexy darkness of him, and it's fabulous. I also loved finding out what the film's theory about Dracula was, and believe me it's a fantastic twist, but I won't say what it is. This is a must see, if only for Gerard Butler and a new theory on Dracula. Certain party scenes are also fantastic, and the soundtrack is very modern and rocky, which really suits the film and Gerry Butler's take on Dracula. He really is very good, and by the end I found myself wanting him to bite me; he's very hypnotic when he acts, and you can really see it in his eyes, especially on the extras on the DVD. Must see, so all you women out there will understand what I mean!