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Title: The Little Vampire (2000)
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| 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 | |
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Jake D'Arcy | ... | Farmer McClaughlin |
| Iain De Caestecker | ... | Nigel | |
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Scott Fletcher | ... | Flint |
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Johnny Meres | ... | Teacher |
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. Written by Max Vaughn
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The Little Vampire is a delightful film about a little boy from America, Tony, who is teased and picked on at his new school in Scotland by the local laird's obnoxiously arrogant grandsons. He meets and befriends Rudolph, the youngest son of a family of charming vampires, who are trying to save themselves from Rookery, a vicious and unscrupulous vampire killer. It is rated PG for some mild peril, to which I would add that very young children would need to have some of the life and death issues explained. Both my sons, ages 11 and 6, just loved the movie -- enough that my six year old wanted to see it again, and I didn't mind taking him. The lessons my kids learned were mostly about friends coming in a variety of shapes and sizes, and the value of loyalty and dedication to a cause. There are enough plot twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat (at least the first viewing!), and although some of the dialogue is banal and predictable, some of it is deliciously witty. Last but not least, the costuming and special effects are wonderfully well done, and go a long way to making even some of the silly scenes very impressive. All in all, I would recommend it highly (to anyone who doesn't have trouble with the notion that vampires are not minions of Satan) as good, clean, amusing fun.