The Witches Hammer (2006)

Director:

James Eaves

Writer:

James Eaves

Release Date:

22 December 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

On the day of her death a normal woman is transformed into a genetically engineered vampire and trained to kill. She is sent on a mission to stop the Souls of the Damned being unleashed into our dimension.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Assassin | Quest | Demon | Witch

Cast

George Anton	...	Vampire
Tina Barnes	...	Edward's Wife
Stephanie Beacham	...	Madeline
Claudia Coulter	...	Rebecca
Andrew Cullum	...	Polite Man
Tom Dover	...	Hugo
Harold Gasnier	...	Le Cardinale
Adrian Johnson
Liza Keast
Sally Reeve	...	Charlotte
Magda Rodriguez	...	Kitanya
Jonathan Sidgwick	...	Edward (as Jon Sidgwick)
Sam Smith	...	Masked Man
Jason Tompkins	...	Oscar

Directed by
James Eaves

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
James Eaves

Produced by
Steve Barnes	....	producer
James Eaves	....	producer
Laura Tennant	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Conrad Chambers

Cinematography by
John Raggett

Film Editing by
James Eaves

Art Direction by
Kristen Allin

Costume Design by
Andrew Joslin

Makeup Department
Helen Chambers	....	makeup department head

Sound Department
Dan Banard	....	sound mixer
Glen Yard	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Arif Majothi	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Matthew J. Allen	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Ryle	....	camera operator
Laura Tennant	....	still photographer
Ross Wilson	....	camera operator

Thanks
Rob Garvie	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Amber Pictures

Distributors

• Blackhorse Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Epix Media (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Mti Home Video
• WonderPhil Productions (2006) (worldwide) (all media)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and bloody images

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #45584)

Filming Locations:

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

Amber Pictures

Movie Connections:

References Citizen Kane (1941)

If you mixed Blade with La Femme Nikita...

...you wouldn't get this, because those two movies were actually good. However, if you also added Plan 9 or something of that quality, you'd get The Witches Hammer. Basically, it's an extremely low budget (around the quality of a good YouTube video) action comedy with vampires, so if you're looking for horror or good special effects, you won't find it here. There's a lot of filler between the action sequences, and the plot is rather thin, but it's still watchable. Some of the scenes worked rather well, I thought, even if the movie as a whole didn't. Hopefully, the director will have more money to work with, next time. It's obvious that there were some issues in that department.