Teenager, Darren Shan, meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
Teenager Darren Shan is an excellent student and the pride and joy of his perfect middle-class family; his best friend is the reckless Steve. When they receive a flyer with an advertisement for a freak show, they sneak to the theater to see the attractions. The ringmaster is a vampire called Larten Crepsley, that has a lethal spider. After the show, Steve tells Darren to go home. However he returns and overhears Steve unsuccessfully trying to convince Larten to transform him into a vampire. Darren steals Larten's spider which bites Steve later and he seeks out Larten asking for an antidote for his friend. Larten proposes a deal to Darren.
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What drew John C. Reilly to play Larten Crepsley was "the fact that it was a real person, that he wasn't some supernatural mystical being that can turn into a vampire bat. The powers weren't so extreme that it was just another thing altogether, that this guy was a person who was alive in the 1800s who was essentially about my age. If you account the slow aging, he is forty something years old" he said.
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Goofs
Continuity:
In several close-ups of Steve's face, his colored contact lenses are clearly seen.
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Quotes
Gavner Purl:
There are no real generals left anymore Hombre! You and I, we're the last of the Mo-Freakins! See more »
"There Was A Time - Kenny Dope Remix"
Performed by James Brown Written by James Brown and Buddy Hobgood Courtesy of Universal Records, The Verve Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprices
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