The Little Vampire (2000)

A lonely American boy living in Scotland makes a new best friend, a fellow nine year-old who happens to be a vampire.

Director:

Uli Edel

Writers:

Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (novel), Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay)

Stars:

Jonathan Lipnicki, Rollo Weeks, Richard E. Grant

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Lipnicki	...	Tony Thompson
Richard E. Grant	...	Frederick Sackville-Bagg
Jim Carter	...	Rookery
Alice Krige	...	Freda Sackville-Bagg
Pamela Gidley	...	Dottie Thompson
Tommy Hinkley	...	Bob Thompson
Anna Popplewell	...	Anna Sackville-Bagg
Dean Cook	...	Gregory Sackville-Bagg
Rollo Weeks	...	Rudolph Sackville-Bagg
John Wood	...	Lord McAshton
Ed Stoppard	...	Von Sackville-Bagg
Jake D'Arcy	...	Farmer McClaughlin
Iain De Caestecker	...	Nigel
Scott Fletcher	...	Flint
Johnny Meres	...	Teacher

Storyline

Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | bully comeuppance | boy wearing glasses | bully | flying | 

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Taglines:

They're not just best friends. They're blood brothers.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Film (France) New Line Cinema

Country:

Germany Netherlands USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

El pequeño vampiro

Filming Locations:

Culross, Fife, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,719,627, 29 October 2000, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$13,555,988, 3 December 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avrora Media,Comet Film Produktion GmbH,Cometstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the Spanish Castilian dubbing, characters kept their original German names.

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Goofs

When Tony puts Rudolph into the chest at the end of his bed, he climbs into bed with his red T-Shirt on. In the next shot, his red T-Shirt is neatly folded up, and is sitting on the chest, and Tony has now got a pajama top on.

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Quotes

Rookery: There's a whole 'nother world out there if you just know where to look for it.

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Connections

Version of Der kleine Vampir - Neue Abenteuer (1993)

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Soundtracks

Requiem
Performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

User Reviews

Couldn't help enjoying it

First, let me say that I was determined to dislike this film. Premise seemed childish, obviously aimed at children (and I ceased being one of those *MANY* years ago). Despite my best efforts, I found that I really liked this film. It's certainly not "Gone With the Wind", but it's good entertainment and definitely worth a viewing. At the end, I found myself feeling good about it, which is refreshing today. Even better, it gave me an evening's entertainment without profanity, sex or senseless violence. Lipnicky is (as always) cute and charming. I'd like to see more of Weeks on screen, but don't know if that's feasible as he's a British kid actor.

Don't expect a deep message - it's not there. For a delightful evening's entertainment (with the ENTIRE family!) it's highly recommended. Just sit back and enjoy!