The Reverend (2011)

A Reverend begins his first day at his new parish only to be bitten by a vampire. His faith is soon tested when his thirst for blood and an encounter with a prostitute gives him a thirst for justice.

Director:

Neil Jones

Writer:

Neil Jones

Stars:

Stuart Brennan, Tamer Hassan, Rutger Hauer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stuart Brennan	...	The Reverend
Tamer Hassan	...	Harold Hicks
Rutger Hauer	...	Withstander
Doug Bradley	...	Reverend Andrews
Giovanni Lombardo Radice	...	Almighty
Emily Booth	...	Tracy
Simon Phillips	...	Detective
Marcia Do Vales	...	Girl
Shane Richie	...	Prince
Mads Koudal	...	Viking
Edmund Kingsley	...	Thug
Helen Griffin	...	Mrs. Jenkins
Dominic Burns	...	Big Bazza
Billy Rumbol	...	Ryan
Richie Woodhall	...	Inspector Rodin

Storyline

Fresh from seminary school a new Reverend embarks on his first parish. A small, low maintenance Chapel based in the quiet idyllic setting of a quiet country village. While on the surface the village seems to be a peaceful parish, with perfect residents, soon it becomes apparent that something more sinister lurks beneath the façade of a local businessman. On a wet, cold night a mysterious girl visits The Reverend at the chapel. Cold and upset she is welcomed in warmly, soon it becomes apparent that her visit is not for sanctuary but to deliver a message, a message in the form of a deep, bloody bite... Awoken with an unknown, uncontrollable thirst a confused Reverend can find no evidence of the girl from the night before, with nothing but the thirst and memory of the bite, The Reverend embarks on his mandate, to clean up the village and the neighbouring estate, by preaching or feasting. With striking visuals from one of Britain's rising directors, a stellar cast of horror legends, ...

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Taglines:

Evil has a new enemy...

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

I katara

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burn Hand Film Productions, Templeheart Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Black and White (some sequences) Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the Book of Job.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie when the Reverend gets bitten the Girl seems to have taken a large chunk out of his neck. You can see the chunk missing for some scenes until he has cleaned the wound and it just moved to a extremely large bite wound. Then in another shot the wound moved from just being on his neck to being on his Jaw and neck. It also seems to switch sides with each scene.

User Reviews

Personally, I prefer The Makers.

First of all, the plot summary here is completely WRONG, so feel free to ignore it. It's that age old tale of a young member of the clergy who's bitten by a female vampire, and decides to use his powers for good by decimating the local chav population, and giving a home to an abused prostitute. Well, he's got my vote! Oddly enough, he can wonder around in daylight and doesn't seem perturbed by crosses, so he must be a new SPECIAL brand of bloodsucker. Hmm... Anyway, the appealing lead is about the only noteworthy aspect of this Poundland production, which is chock full of substandard special effects, portentous dialogue and worst of all, Shane Richie embarrassing himself in a cameo appearance. Someone superglue him to the Albert Square bench already.