The Breed (2001)

In the distant future vampires have come out of the shadows and tried to live among people as a special and peaceful breed. When a series of murders happens, a cop and his vampire colleague... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Oblowitz

Writers:

Christos N. Gage, Ruth Fletcher (as Ruth C. Fletcher)

Stars:

Adrian Paul, Bokeem Woodbine, Bai Ling

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Paul	...	Aaron Gray
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Steve Grant
Bai Ling	...	Lucy Westenra
Péter Halász	...	Cross
James Booth	...	Fleming
Ming Lo	...	Seward
Paul Collins	...	Calmet
Debbie Javor	...	Section Chief
Reed Diamond	...	Phil
John Durbin	...	Boudreaux
Zen Gesner	...	West
István Göz	...	Dr. Orlock
William Hootkins	...	Fusco
Brandy Miller	...	Goth Poser #1
Donte Calarco	...	Goth Poser #2

Storyline

In the distant future vampires have come out of the shadows and tried to live among people as a special and peaceful breed. When a series of murders happens, a cop and his vampire colleague are assigned to arrest a dark figure who tears the throat of the victims and strains their blood off.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | vampire detective | secret society | police | investigation | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA Hungary

Language:

English German

Release Date:

19 July 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bloody Vampire

Filming Locations:

Biatorbágy, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the vampires in the film are named after famous fictional vampires.

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Goofs

In the chase scene at the club, the human detective shoots at one of the bad vampires. While he shoots, the slide on the gun is all the way back, indicating that the gun is empty, yet he continues to shoot and bullets continue to fire from the gun.

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Quotes

Fleming: You're not James Bond. I'm not Blofeld. No more explanations, and no last-minute escapes.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

Endless
Written by Casey Bowen, Cosmo Jones & Capsule
Performed by Casey Bowen & Capsule
Produced by Ryeland Allison, Lorenzo Chacci and Mike Wilson

User Reviews

an interesting failure

I've seen too many movies. I admit it. That's why I can tell where most movies are going most of the time. This is especially true of horror movies. I don't mean to imply that all horror movies are same and therefore easily predictable. Rather that there is a tendency towards sameness when it comes to quickly made B grade horror movies. This tendency is what makes me treasure those rare B grade horror movies that manage to surprise me. Movies like "The Breed."

The movie, set in "the near future," opens with our main character, named Steve Grant (Bokeem Woodbine), and his partner tracking down a kidnapped girl. Grant is an agent of the NSA (National Security Agency) and I am unsure as to why an NSA Agent would be tracking a kidnapped girl. Unfortunately, so is the script. Moving on. The partners quickly find the girl (too late) and confront her kidnapper. The kidnapper turns out to be a vampire and slaughters Grant's partner.

It was at this point that I figured I knew where the movie was going. I assumed that this incident would open Grant's eye's to the world of the occult and he would either A) be kicked off the police force and become an independent vampire hunter or that B) he would be inducted into the secret branch of the police force that specializes in demolishing creatures of the night. Just as the movie looked to be headed straight for path B, it took a left turn and regained my interest. When Grant insists on telling the truth in his official report he is told that the Government has known about vampires for nearly a year and are working on integrating them into normal society. He is then introduced to his new partner, one Aaron Grey (Adrian Paul), who is a vampire and told that they must work together to catch this dangerous rogue who threatens the peace of both races.

This is a good premise for a movie and, to "The Breed's" credit, it tries to live up to this premise. It fails more than it succeeds, but at least it fails in a watchable way. The movie spends a little too much time on a murder investigation that isn't as complicated or as interesting as it seems. It sets up an ending that isn't as surprising as the movie wants it to be. It gives action scenes that aren't as exciting as they should be.

In between the scenes mentioned above we get a love story that, properly handled, could have been the basis for an entire movie of it's own. We watch two partners learn to trust each other and deal with their differences. We see totalitarian overtones to the government that, if played up more, could have added a whole new layer of depth to the movie. We meet some cool vampires. We see some cool death scenes.

Generally, this is a lousy movie, but it is a movie that tries hard. Sometimes, I'd rather watch a failure with high ambitions than a success with that settled for ordinary.