BloodRayne (2005)

In the 18th century, a vampire escapes from the freak show she once participated in and teams up with a group of vampire slayers to kill the man who raped her mother.

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writer:

Guinevere Turner

Stars:

Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristanna Loken	...	Rayne
Michael Madsen	...	Vladimir
Matthew Davis	...	Sebastian (as Matt Davis)
Will Sanderson	...	Domastir
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Fortune Teller
Udo Kier	...	Regal Monk
Meat Loaf	...	Leonid (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Michael Paré	...	Iancu
Billy Zane	...	Elrich
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Katarin
Ben Kingsley	...	Kagan
Darren Shahlavi	...	Priest
Esteban Cueto	...	Rok
Madalina Constantin	...	Amanda
Daniela Nane	...	Rayne's Mother

Storyline

In the Eighteenth Century, Rayne is the half-human half-vampire Dhampir and the lead attraction in a carnival's freak-show in Romania. When she escapes, she meets a fortuneteller that tells that her mother was raped by the king of the vampires Kagan and she decides to destroy her father. In her journey for revenge, she meets Vladimir and Sebastian, the leaders of the fortress of vampire hunters Brimstone, and she joins their society. She seeks for powerful talismans to defeat Kagan, while the skilled warriors Vladimir and Sebastian train her to face the forces of Kagan and her human side falls in love with Sebastian.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | king | half human | vampire hunter | romania | 

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Taglines:

Revenge never tasted so sweet.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (Canada)

Also Known As:

BloodRayne - Az igazság árnyékában

Filming Locations:

Fagaras, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,550,000 (USA) (6 January 2006)

Gross:

$1,550,000 (USA) (6 January 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Herold Productions, Pitchblack Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 92 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The half-naked prostitutes in the scene with Leonid are real Romanian prostitutes. At the Stockholm International Film Festival, director Uwe Boll said that prostitutes were cheaper to hire than actresses.

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Goofs

When Katarine is searching for the Heart in the underground lake at the Brimstone hideout, she has two male companions with her. After recovering the heart and exiting the pool, and being killed by Rayne, her two companions are nowhere to be found.

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Quotes

Sebastian: Nice form.
Rayne: Finally, we agree on something.

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Connections

Referenced in Heckler (2007)

User Reviews

why?!

This is singularly one of the worst films I've ever seen. After seeing a wide selection of decent horror at Fantastic Fest a few weeks ago, I expected this to have some substance because it was picked to screen at the Austin Film Festival. All I can think of is that someone must have blackmailed the programmers because it's terrible.

The dailogue is either very cliché, or very stilted (and often both). There are serious continuity issues. The gratuitous sex scene was so completely sudden it seemed like an excerpt from a porn movie. The wigs are terrible, and the costuming as bad. There is no character development, and the motivations shown on screen seem more like red herrings than anything else.

I can't think of anything redeeming about this film other than I didn't pay money just to see it.