Dracula 2000 (2000)

A group of thieves break into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.

Director:

Patrick Lussier

Writers:

Joel Soisson (story), Patrick Lussier (story)

Stars:

Gerard Butler, Justine Waddell, Jonny Lee Miller

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerard Butler	...	Dracula
Christopher Plummer	...	Abraham Van Helsing
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Simon Sheppard
Justine Waddell	...	Mary Heller-Van Helsing
Vitamin C	...	Lucy Westerman (as Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick)
Jennifer Esposito	...	Solina
Omar Epps	...	Marcus
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Trick
Danny Masterson	...	Nightshade
Lochlyn Munro	...	Eddie
Tig Fong	...	Dax
Tony Munch	...	Charlie
Jeri Ryan	...	Valerie Sharpe
Shane West	...	JT
Nathan Fillion	...	Father David

Storyline

In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship. Van Helsing and Simon travel from London to New Orleans to rescue Van Helsing's daughter Mary (Waddell) from the family's life long nemesis - Dracula.

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Plot Keywords:

number in title | lucy westenra character | van helsing character | dr jack seward character | first part | 

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Taglines:

The Most Seductive Evil of All Time Has Now Been Unleashed in Ours.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, language and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Go For It [Netherlands] (Dutch) Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000

Filming Locations:

Showline Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$54,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,636,567, 25 December 2000, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$33,022,767

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$47,053,625

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Neo Art & Logic, Wes Craven Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nathan Fillion plays a priest in this movie. He played Caleb on the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996)

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Goofs

(at around 1h 8 mins) In the long hallway scene at Mary's house, the female vampires are crawling on the hallway walls. Mary has her back against the wall, however, its obvious that the scene is filmed with Mary lying down and the camera rotated for the effect. As she turns her head her hair falls backwards, towards the wall.

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Quotes

Solina: Does English charm work on English women?
Simon Sheppard: Why not, Solina? One reason.
Solina: I don't date men that I work with.

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Crazy Credits

As the credits roll, interspersed in the words, are coloured pictures of things important to the movie's premise, including a row of teeth, a bat, and a cross. These pictures are seen both on the left and right sides.

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Connections

Version of Dracula (1931)

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Soundtracks

Avoid the Light
Written and Performed by Pantera
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group Inc.

User Reviews

Rocked my socks....and my blood.

This Movie rocked my socks! This movie was original, entertaining, attention holding and perfect in every other way. Plus not to mention great actors....Dracula was so attractive, alluring, and seductive that I found myself rooting for him. This movie was amazing, although its sequels were horrible and very disappointing. (havely because Gerald Butler did not portray Dracula in the sequels) so strap on your crucifix's cause this movie was AMAZING and will take you for a ride! This movie was excellent in many ways. First off, the plot.....was awesome. It was a new take on Dracula without losing the old feel for it and disregarding the legend. On the contrary, it added a feel of a modern Dracula, like he had adapted into out time. Then the acting was superb (again, Gerald Butler!!!! I love him) and also the director. (Wes Craven is a genius). So 10 stars to this baby.