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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
47K
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Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Ray Stevenson, and Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
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Teenager Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. After a series of events, Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque du F... Read allTeenager Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. After a series of events, Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque du Freak, becoming a creature of the night.Teenager Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. After a series of events, Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque du Freak, becoming a creature of the night.

  • Director
    • Paul Weitz
  • Writers
    • Paul Weitz
    • Brian Helgeland
    • Darren Shan
  • Stars
    • Chris Massoglia
    • John C. Reilly
    • Salma Hayek
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    47K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,758
    5,659
    • Director
      • Paul Weitz
    • Writers
      • Paul Weitz
      • Brian Helgeland
      • Darren Shan
    • Stars
      • Chris Massoglia
      • John C. Reilly
      • Salma Hayek
    • 216User reviews
    • 160Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant -- Darren and Steve Buy Tickets
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    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant -- Trailer #1
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    Cirque du Freak: "Murlaugh Abducts Darren"
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    Cirque du Freak: "Crepsley and Murlaugh Fight"
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    Cirque du Freak: "Steve and Darren Fight"
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    Cirque du Freak: "Evra Sets the Rules of the Tent"
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    Cirque du Freak: "Madame Truska Has a Vision"
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    Cirque du Freak: "Darren Asks What Powers He Has"
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    Cirque du Freak: "Steve Asks Crepsley to Turn Him Into a Vampire"
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    The Vampire's Assistant: Madame Truska Has A Vision Of Darren's Future
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    The Vampire's Assistant: Evra Sets The Rules Of Their Tent
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    The Vampire's Assistant: Crepsley And Murlaugh Fight In The Balcony Of The Theater
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    Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Salma Hayek in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Salma Hayek and John C. Reilly in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Patrick Fugit, Chris Massoglia, and Jessica Carlson in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    John C. Reilly in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Josh Hutcherson and Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    John C. Reilly, Ray Stevenson, and Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Patrick Fugit and Paul Weitz in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Patrick Fugit and Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Willem Dafoe, John C. Reilly, and Josh Hutcherson in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    Michael Cerveris, Josh Hutcherson, and Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

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    Chris Massoglia
    Chris Massoglia
    • Darren
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Crepsley
    Salma Hayek
    Salma Hayek
    • Madame Truska
    Josh Hutcherson
    Josh Hutcherson
    • Steve
    Jessica Carlson
    Jessica Carlson
    • Rebecca
    Michael Cerveris
    Michael Cerveris
    • Mr. Tiny
    Ray Stevenson
    Ray Stevenson
    • Murlaugh
    Patrick Fugit
    Patrick Fugit
    • Evra the Snake Boy
    Morgan Saylor
    Morgan Saylor
    • Annie
    Don McManus
    Don McManus
    • Mr. Shan
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Mrs. Shan
    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    • Mr. Tall
    Orlando Jones
    Orlando Jones
    • Alexander Ribs
    Frankie Faison
    Frankie Faison
    • Rhamus Twobellies
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Gavner Purl
    Kristen Schaal
    Kristen Schaal
    • Gertha Teeth
    Patrick Breen
    Patrick Breen
    • Mr. Kersey
    Tom Woodruff Jr.
    Tom Woodruff Jr.
    • Wolfman
    • Director
      • Paul Weitz
    • Writers
      • Paul Weitz
      • Brian Helgeland
      • Darren Shan
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    • Trivia
      What drew John C. Reilly to play Larten Crepsley was "the fact that it was a real person, that he wasn't some supernatural mystical being that can turn into a vampire bat. The powers weren't so extreme that it was just another thing altogether, that this guy was a person who was alive in the 1800s who was essentially about my age. If you account the slow aging, he is forty something years old" he said.
    • Goofs
      When Mr. Tiny tosses the Cirque du Freak flyer out of his car window, the date on it when Darren picks it up says April 13th, yet when he looks at it in class right after, the date is September 13th. When the flyer shows up at Darren's house with Mr. Tiny's message in red ink, the date is back to April 13th.
    • Quotes

      Larten Crepsley: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I am so excited to be here in an anonymous small town which used to have character but is now just a bland suburb filled with chain stores and surrounded by slums.

      [awkward silence in audience]

      Larten Crepsley: It really is a pleasure to be here. And I am SO honored that bla, bla, bla and so on and so forth, et cetera, ad nauseam.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.22 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      There Was a Time - Kenny Dope Remix
      Written by James Brown, Buddy Hobgood
      Performed by James Brown
      Courtesy of Universal Records and The Verve Music Group
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprices

    User reviews216

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    7/10
    Excellent vampire comedy for adults and kids
    I have seen Twilight New Moon (hasnt everyone!?) and also the Korean bloody vampire movie Thirst but I guess the closest this comes is the older Interview with a Vampire, story is a long way off.

    Basically this is a comedy movie for kids up to 16 or so and if you are an adult like me and still enjoyed it, good for you! Pleasant story line, I am not familiar with the books but my 11 year old ought to be better hooked on these books than the Twilight ones which have been hyped up too much. give credit here where credit is due, a good original story with lots of fun moments and if they did take out from the original trailer, it is all the more better for the film.

    Good vampire movie overall, nothing horrific, nothing cheesy like Twilight movie, nothing too nasty, just a nice film to watch for all the family. Go spoil yourself and have a scream or two, it wont hurt!
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    • mrcibubur
    • Feb 5, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Cirque du Freak
    • Filming locations
      • John Marshall High School - 3939 Tracy Street, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Donners' Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,869,515
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,293,205
      • Oct 25, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,291,383
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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