Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.

Director:

Timur Bekmambetov

Writers:

Seth Grahame-Smith (screenplay), Seth Grahame-Smith (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benjamin Walker	...	Abraham Lincoln
Dominic Cooper	...	Henry Sturges
Anthony Mackie	...	Will Johnson
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Mary Todd Lincoln
Rufus Sewell	...	Adam
Marton Csokas	...	Jack Barts
Jimmi Simpson	...	Joshua Speed
Joseph Mawle	...	Thomas Lincoln
Robin McLeavy	...	Nancy Lincoln
Erin Wasson	...	Vadoma
John Rothman	...	Jefferson Davis
Cameron M. Brown	...	Willie Lincoln
Frank Brennan	...	Senator Jeb Nolan
Lux Haney-Jardine	...	Young Abraham Lincoln
Curtis Harris	...	Young Will

Storyline

At the age of 9, Abraham Lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, Jack Barts. Some 10 years later, he unsuccessfully tries to eliminate Barts but in the process makes the acquaintance of Henry Sturgess who teaches him how to fight and what is required to kill a vampire. The quid pro quo is that Abe will kill only those vampires that Henry directs him to. Abe relocates to Springfield where he gets a job as a store clerk while he studies the law and kills vampires by night. He also meets and eventually marries the pretty Mary Todd. Many years later as President of the United States, he comes to realize that vampires are fighting with the Confederate forces. As a result he mounts his own campaign to defeat them.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | president | lawyer | vampire hunter | revenge | 

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Taglines:

President by day. Hunter by night.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence throughout and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Abraham Lincoln: Cazador de vampiros

Filming Locations:

Second Line Stages, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$69,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,306,974 (USA) (22 June 2012)

Gross:

$37,516,013 (USA) (14 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abraham Productions, Bazelevs Production, Tim Burton Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rob Huebel auditioned for the role of Abraham Lincoln.

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Goofs

Several times during the movie,the second floor balcony of the White House is shown. The balcony however was not added to the house until the Truman renovation in the late 1940's,early '50's.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Abraham Lincoln: [voice-over] History prefers legends to men. It prefers nobility to brutality, soaring speeches to quiet deeds. History remembers the battle, but forgets the blood. Whatever history remembers me, if it remembers me at all, it shall only remember a fraction of the truth. For what ever else I am, a husband, a lawyer... a President... I shall always think of myself as a man who struggled against the darkness.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening titles

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Connections

Featured in The Big Review: Summer Trailer Park Series (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Time Waits for No Man"
Written and performed by Dror Mohar
Courtesy of 13n Music

User Reviews

My First Time Walking Out of a Movie Theater

This is by far the worst movie adaptation I've ever seen. The fact that I gave it one star is only because I was forced to. Seth Grahame-Smith's book is not a literary masterpiece by any standard, but from what it was trying to achieve it managed to successfully and made it enjoyable. The only thing similar with this movie and that book was its title and the vague idea that Abraham Lincoln was something other than just a president. There is no emotional connection with the audience, no attempt to try to tell the biography of his life, the historical context is all gone, and they even managed to screw up the romance of Abe with Mary. I went into this trying very hard to like this film but just couldn't suffer another second of this butchery of such a good novel. All in all if you want to see a vampire slasher you will definitely enjoy this film but if you are coming to it to see the novel be put on the big screen you will be greatly disappointed. Don't waste your time and your money watching this