The Thompsons (2012)

Directors:

Mitchell Altieri
Phil Flores

Writers:

Mitchell Altieri (based on characters created by) &
Phil Flores (based on characters created by) ...
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Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Different town. Different name. Same family. Bigger problems.

Plot:

On the run with the law on their trail, America's most anguished vampire family heads to England to find an ancient vampire clan. What they find instead could tear their family, and their throats, apart forever. |

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | England | Incest | Returning Character With Different Actor | Gang Rape

Cast

Cory Knauf	...	Francis Hamilton / Thompson
Samuel Child	...	David Hamilton / Thompson
Mackenzie Firgens	...	Darlene Hamilton / Thompson
Joseph McKelheer	...	Wendell Hamilton / Thompson
Ryan Hartwig	...	Lenny Hamilton / Thompson
Elizabeth Henstridge	...	Riley Stuart
Daniel O'Meara	...	Father Stuart
Selina Giles	...	Mother Stuart
Sean Browne	...	Cole Stuart
Tom Holloway	...	Ian Stuart
Sean Cronin	...	Cyrus
James Lowe	...	Fabian
Tammy Minoff	...	Carol Ann
Craig Gellis	...	Striker
Sean Guse	...	Lenny
Rocky Abou-Sakher	...	Boyd
Johnny Flanagan	...	Gas Station Attendant
Roger Sampson	...	Big Man
Ilana Cohn	...	Waitress
Brian McGuire	...	Desert Bartender
Karyn Bryant	...	Newscaster
Katarina Gellin	...	Ingrid
Andrei Alen	...	Sven
Mickey Hope	...	Police Constable
Jeff Stewart	...	John the Drunk
Ian John-Baptiste	...	French Pimp
Zoe Grisedale	...	French Girl
Essa Zahir	...	Persian Man
Alexandra Evans	...	Young English Girl
Blayze Collins-Perucchetti	...	Prostitute #1
Lynn Doonan	...	Prostitute #2
James Rudd	...	Male Pub Customer
Christina Warren	...	Woman Outside Pub
Kevin De Young	...	Man Outside Pub / Pub Patron #1
Claire Cameron	...	Dead Vampire Babe #1
Moon Coral	...	Dead Vampire Babe #2 (as Coral Moon)
Jayde Angell	...	Dead Vampire Babe #3
Rebecca Calienda	...	Dead Vampire Babe #4
Daniel Brunning	...	Pub Bartender
Barry Miller	...	Man at Window
Chenaie Woolford	...	Bar Crowd #1
Keith Larkin	...	Bar Crowd #2
Mike Burton Phillipson	...	Bar Crowd #3
Richard Ginn	...	Bar Crowd #4
Stuart Chapman	...	Bar Crowd #5
Amelia Southgate	...	Bar Crowd #6
Rowan McAllan	...	Bar Crowd #7
Clay McCall Keeley	...	Bar Crowd #8
Gary Thompson	...	Pub Patron #3
Julie Vollono	...	Pub Patron #4
Fabio Vollono	...	Pub Patron #5
Wilfred Grove	...	Gravedigger #1
Dominic Kelly	...	Gravedigger #2
Heather de Young	...	Dead Victim #1
Eva de Young	...	Dead Victim #2
Amanda Rudd	...	Dead Victim #3
Tori Shelley	...	Dead Victim #4
Dallas Greene	...	Diner Victim #1
Alexa Niemi	...	Diner Victim #2
Erik Olson	...	Diner Victim #3
James Sherwood	...	Diner Victim #4
Sophie Davis	...	Dead Backpacker #1
Chantelle Hughes	...	Dead Backpacker #2
Emma Rudd	...	Dead Backpacker #3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Victoria Ley	...	Flayed corpse (uncredited)

Directed by
Mitchell Altieri		(as The Butcher Brothers)
Phil Flores		(as The Bucher Brothers)

Writing credits
Mitchell Altieri		(based on characters created by) (as The Butcher Brothers) &
Phil Flores		(based on characters created by) (as The Butcher Brothers) &
Adam Weis		(based on characters created by)
Mitchell Altieri		(written by) (as The Butcher Brothers) &
Phil Flores		(written by) (as The Butcher Brothers) &
Cory Knauf		(written by)

Produced by
Pierre David	....	executive producer
Ryan Hartwig	....	associate producer
Nic Hill	....	co-producer
Oren Kaplan	....	co-producer
Clay McCall Keeley	....	executive producer
Eben Kostbar	....	producer
Eli Kostbar	....	co-executive producer
Jordan McCarty	....	executive producer
Michael McCormack	....	co-executive producer
Joseph McKelheer	....	producer
Mark Oakley	....	behind the scenes producer
Louis Paltnoi	....	co-producer
Louis Paltnoi	....	line producer
Nicola Pearcey	....	executive producer
Tim Rettley	....	associate producer
Michael Riley	....	executive producer
Aron Rippo	....	co-executive producer
Travis Stevens	....	producer
Rob Weston	....	producer

Original Music by
Kevin Kerrigan

Cinematography by
Matthew Cooke
David Rom

Film Editing by
Nic Hill

Casting by
Joe Lorenzo

Production Design by
Michael Bell
Julie Ziah

Art Direction by
Jordan Konow
Matthew Nickolay

Costume Design by
Alexis Beck
Steven Buchan

Makeup Department
Stefan Ashdown	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Lara Cilento	....	key hair stylist
Lara Cilento	....	key makeup artist
Lara Crudgington	....	assistant hair stylist
Lara Crudgington	....	assistant makeup artist
Roy Knyrim	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Mary Lopez	....	special makeup effects assistant
Ashley McCue	....	key hair stylist
Ashley McCue	....	key makeup artist
Paula Renusa	....	key hair stylist
Paula Renusa	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Oliver Crawford	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Coverdale	....	second assistant director
James Evered	....	first assistant director
Hugo Handford	....	first assistant director
Joe Hardesty	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Amelia Southgate	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Chris Batty	....	props
Michael Bell	....	set production designer
Jenny Hawes	....	art department assistant
Tim Robson	....	standby art director
Millie Timmins	....	art department runner
Samuel Vito	....	assistant art director
Julie Ziah	....	set production designer

Sound Department
Josh Bissett	....	sound mixer
Lisala Dolo	....	sound mixer
Dustin Fisher	....	sound mixer
Dustin Fisher	....	sound recordist
James Gallivan	....	foley editor
Charles German	....	boom operator
Geoff Green	....	sound designer
Geoff Green	....	sound re-recording mixer
Geoff Green	....	supervising sound editor
Craig Irving	....	adr recordist
Vivian Irving	....	adr recordist
Nicolas Strode	....	boom operator
Alex U'Ren	....	dialogue editor
John Warrin	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Ken Garside	....	armourer

Visual Effects by
Winston Clark	....	compositor
Rob Dahl	....	visual effects artist
Nic Hill	....	additional effects
Oren Kaplan	....	visual effects supervisor
Gresham Lochner	....	visual effects producer
Dan Sturman	....	compositor

Stunts
Rocky Abou-Sakher	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Fury	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Alexa Niemi	....	stunt player
Mark Strange	....	stunt coordinator
George P. Wilbur	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Barklem	....	gaffer
Jazz Bhalla	....	lighting technician
Sophie Black	....	second assistant camera
Liam Butler	....	second assistant camera
Adam Blake Carver	....	second assistant camera
Dan Cloake	....	electrician
Kevin Corazza	....	grip
Nick Erickson	....	key grip
Lee Fisher	....	second assistant camera
Oren Kaplan	....	dp: second unit
Mike Krieger	....	first assistant camera
Ashley McCue	....	still photographer
Adam McHattie	....	digital image technician
Mark Oakley	....	still photographer
Jason Oxley	....	first assistant camera
Christopher Pritzlaff	....	chief lighting technician
Christopher Pritzlaff	....	gaffer
Jarrett Sexton	....	lighting technician
Julian Sharma	....	second assistant camera
James Sherwood	....	second assistant camera
Brett Solem	....	second assistant camera
Matty Sumida	....	digital imaging technician
Thomas Thomas	....	grip
Rob Wilton	....	camera operator
Stephen Woodard	....	camera trainee

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Davies	....	costume assistant
Pippa Lewis	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Alberto Alvarenga	....	assistant editor
Cody Cuellar	....	colorist
Jeremy Dixon	....	assistant editor
Dominic Rossetti	....	behind the scenes editor
Brett Solem	....	assistant editor
Michael Rory Weeks	....	colorist

Music Department
Esther Dee	....	musician: vocals
Bev Lee Harling	....	musician: violin
Kevin Kerrigan	....	composed by
Pedro Rivera	....	assistant music supervisor
Brett Solem	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Harry Eagle	....	driver
Pobgee Nigel	....	driver
Ashley Secular	....	driver

Other crew
Maria Bernal-Silva	....	script supervisor
Evan Bonifant	....	french translator
Stephen Bull	....	behind the scenes editor
Steve Bull	....	behind the scenes editor
David Butler	....	runner
Kevin Corazza	....	production assistant
Shoshana Eilon	....	pre-production runner
Daniel Engelsman	....	runner
Rebecca Fredriksson	....	swedish translator
Robert Gibbs	....	assistant location manager
Joe Hardesty	....	production coordinator
Ben Harmer	....	catering assistant
Luke Harmer	....	catering manager
Emma Harrison	....	runner
Charlene Hudson	....	runner
Evan Kopczyk	....	assistant production office coordinator
Evan J. Kopp	....	assistant production office coordinator
Elana Kostbar	....	assistant to producers
Marcy Kostbar	....	production secretary
Eitan Leibovitch	....	location manager
Estelle Matranga	....	french translator
Rowan McAllan	....	script supervisor
Shane McGee	....	production assistant
Aaron Miller	....	behind the scenes music composer
Brian Moreland	....	production assistant
Mark Oakley	....	behind the scenes director
Daniel E. Parr	....	production accountant
Roxanne Portnoi	....	runner
Alexander Potter	....	runner
Dominic Rossetti	....	behind the scenes editor
Emma Rudd	....	production secretary
Liz Sandifer	....	production assistant
Will Soper	....	film accountant
Amelia Southgate	....	set first aid
Sol Tricot	....	runner
Luca Vacaru	....	runner
Jessica Vasey	....	production coordinator
Kimberly Webber	....	runner

Thanks
Joe Altieri	....	the producers wish to thank
Maria Altieri	....	the producers wish to thank
Chris Atkin	....	special thanks
Terry Bird	....	special thanks
Tiffany Boyle	....	special thanks
Erika Canchola	....	special thanks
Michelle S. Chang	....	special thanks
Rik DeLisle	....	special thanks
Christina DeYoung	....	special thanks
Kevin Deyoung	....	special thanks
Paul Dixon	....	special thanks
Jan Garrioch	....	special thanks
Larry Goebel	....	special thanks
Douglas Harper	....	special thanks
Bob Hartwig	....	special thanks
Jill Hartwig	....	special thanks
Mary Hill	....	special thanks
Vivien Jordan	....	special thanks
Dominic Kelly	....	special thanks
Miranda Kelly	....	special thanks
Elana Kostbar	....	special thanks
Marcy Kostbar	....	special thanks
Dave MacLean	....	special thanks
Hunter McKelheer	....	special thanks
Miri McKelheer	....	special thanks
Mark Miller	....	special thanks
Beth Mowry Carter	....	special thanks
Michele Nordin	....	special thanks
Bela Ogun	....	special thanks
Erik Olson	....	special thanks
Lucy Paltnoi	....	special thanks
Martin Paltnoi	....	special thanks
Leo Pearlman	....	special thanks
Greg Pedicin	....	the producers wish to thank
Jeremy Platt	....	the producers wish to thank
Elsa Ramo	....	special thanks
Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty	....	special thanks
Nancy Riddell	....	the producers wish to thank
George Rush	....	the producers wish to thank
Christopher Sisco	....	special thanks
Ray Stevens	....	special thanks
Gordon Tennent	....	special thanks
Robert Wattleworth	....	special thanks
Gordon Weston	....	special thanks
Gena Wilbur	....	special thanks
Wendy Wolverton	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Film Harvest
• San Francisco Independent Cinema
• Snowfort Pictures
• Straightwire Films

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Albania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Kosovo) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Republic of Macedonia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Poland) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Serbia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Slovenia) (all media)
• Accent Film Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
• Blue Sky Film Distribution (2012) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• CCV (2012) (Sweden) (all media)
• Free Dolphin Entertainment (2012) (France) (all media)
• Imagination Worldwide (2011) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Just Bridge Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Just Bridge Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Lions Gate Films (2011) (UK) (all media)
• Lusomundo (2012) (Portugal) (all media)
• One Movie (2012) (Italy) (all media)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Videorama (2011) (Greece) (all media)
• XLrator Media (2012) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Locktix

Other Companies

• Apache Rental Group  lighting supplied by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DeWitt Stern Group  production insurance
• GGME Audio  sound post-production
• IMS Insurance  production insurance
• Location Hire  generators supplied by
• NPI Entertainment Payroll  cast payroll (as NPI Production Services)
• Ramo Law PC  production legal (as Law Offices of Elsa Ramo)
• Red Sky Pictures  colour by
• Ringlestone Pub, The  special thanks
• SoundNode  production sound
• Twickenham Studios  adr recording (as Twickenham Film Studios)
• folkestonemodified.co.uk  special thanks (richard pike and simon tibbles)

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MPAA:

Rated R for brutal bloody violence, some strong sexuality, nudity and language

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Film Harvest

Movie Connections:

Follows The Hamiltons (2006)

Good vampire movie

I haven't seen The Hamiltons so I can't comment on its relationship to this movie. The story of The Thompsons isn't told linearly but it starts more or less in the middle and then backtracks. I'll summarize the story linearly.

An American family of vampires (one girl, 2 guys, 1 kid) try to mind their own business and are driving around the desert when the kid gets shot accidentally when a bunch of thugs hold up a diner. Now the family is seeking help. Someone tells them to go to Europe and also gives them a name. One of the guys, Francis, travels to the English country side to look for this person who can help them. The twins (guy and girl) end up in Paris having fun. While the other guy watches over the kid.

Francis drives around, his car breaks down but he makes it on foot to some family pub where he draws the attention of the locals. The daughter who works there is attracted to him. But it turns out the owner and their two sons are vampires. They take him to the main vampire who offers to help if Francis calls his entire family to meet him in England. They make the trip but things turn ugly. The main vampire and his family don't have the Thompsons best intentions in mind.

A lot of the movie is told in Francis' voice overs. The filmmakers know how to put the creepy small town English country side to good use. I really enjoyed most of the movie, but when things become physical near the end, the movie loses steam. The main problem is that Cory Knauf who plays Francis (and co-wrote the script) is just too laid back. Even when he's being attacked and his life is at stake, he never loses his cool. He does a good job with the voice overs, but acting in dramatic situations is entirely beyond him. A huge plus is the attractive girls, and there are many here- all of them actually. Elizabeth Henstridge is particularly lovely, attractive and hot. What a gorgeous girl. She basically steals the show. There's some nudity too. The special effects despite being CGI are pretty good and the fangs for once look convincing. There's a lot to like here, the creepiness, the English locations, the story overall, the women. There are some plot holes and details that make no sense. I look forward to the third one and will have to check out The Hamiltons. This movie is a good effort and a very good entry into the vampire genre which has been so mercilessly abused.