Vampires: The Turning (2005)

An American muay-thai fighter in Thailand must join forces with a group of vampire hunters to track down and kill a vampire lord who has kidnapped his gilfriend.

Director:

Marty Weiss

Writers:

D.B. Farmer, Andy Hurst

Stars:

Colin Egglesfield, Stephanie Chao, Roger Yuan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Egglesfield	...	Connor
Stephanie Chao	...	Sang
Roger Yuan	...	Kiko
Patrick Bauchau	...	Raines
Dom Hetrakul	...	Niran
Meredith Monroe	...	Amanda
Nophand Boonyai	...	Suwan
Jarun Petchjaren	...	Moo
Chakapan Ponyong	...	Slayer #1
Panu Niamchompoo	...	Slayer #2
Sira Kuankaew	...	Slayer #3
Arucchaporn Satesh	...	Old Woman
Kamonmarn Chuachai	...	Receptionist
Kasama Nissaipan	...	Thai Policeman
Sakon Palvanichakul	...	Tuk Tuk Driver

Storyline

In Thailand, the Americans Connor and his girlfriend Amanda quarrel in a Muay-Thai fight, and Amanda leaves Connor alone. She asks the direction of the hotel to a stranger, indeed the mean vampire Niran, and she is bitten and kidnapped by his gang of evil vampires in motorcycles. Connor joins to a clan of "good" vampires leaded by Sang, trying to save Amanda from the claws of Niran.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | muay thai | thailand | vampire hunter | motorcycle | 

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Taglines:

For 100 years a war has raged between good and evil. It will end tonight.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and brief sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vampires 3

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Living Films, Sandstorm Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vampires director John Carpenter was listed as Executive Producer in early publicity material for this film. However his name does not appear on the final credits, instead replaced by J.S. Cardone.

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Goofs

When Amanda is bitten in the alleyway you can see the end of the tube where the fake blood is pumped from and the line of blood from it as the Vampire pulls back, it is then visible again when he goes to take another bite.

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Connections

Follows Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)

User Reviews

Dom Hetrakul Bites!

Polished performances, eye candy performance artists; exotic locale; ingenious plot points; incredible new vampire mythology; nice martial arts choreography; tight script; good editing; dynamic FX; expert direction; great date flick. Colin Egglesfield is heroic as he attempts to save his girl from vampire villain Dom Hetrakul; Hetrakul is enigmatic like Jason Scott Lee as Father Uffizi in Dracula II The Ascension / Dracula III The Legacy; Patrick Bauchau of "Kindred" (and various other vampire films) is an old favorite. Like "Legends of the Seven Golden Vampires", this movie features exciting action sequences and scary supernatural entities. Stephanie Chao and Nophand Boonyai execute their roles with affection. Enjoy!