Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V)

Director:

Patrick Lussier

Writers (WGA):

Joel Soisson (written by) &
Patrick Lussier (written by)

Release Date:

12 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

In the near future, Uffizi and Luke travel to the remote reaches of war torn Romania to rescue Elizabeth and finish the vampire once and for all. Along the way, they encounter TV news journalist and a corps of rebels trying to fight the vampire uprising which plagues their country.

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Wes Craven's Dracula | Dracula 2000 | Sequel | Character Name In Title

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jason Scott Lee	...	Father Uffizi
Stephen Billington	...	Dracula II
Diane Neal	...	Elizabeth Blaine
Jason London	...	Luke
Rutger Hauer	...	Dracula III
Ilinca Goia	...	Marta
George Grigore	...	Bruno
Roy Scheider	...	Cardinal Siqueros
Tom Kane	...	EBC Anchorman
Alexandra Wescourt	...	Julia Hughes
Serban Celea	...	Gabriel
Gavril Patru	...	Canadian Lieutenant
Giuliano Doman	...	French Sergeant
Valentin Popescu	...	French Captain
Nicodim Ungureanu	...	Pavel

Also Known As:

Dracula 3 (USA) (working title)
Dracula: Resurrected (USA) (working title)
Dracula III - Il testamento (Italy) [it]
Drakoulas III - Klironomia aimatos (Greece) [el]
Wes Craven präsentiert Dracula III - Legacy (Germany) (TV title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for vampire violence, language and nudity.

Runtime:

USA:86 min | France:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Romanian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V) and this movie were shot together as one movie. It was the director's and producers' intention to split the film into two during the shooting.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Romania is an Eastern European country and as in neighboring Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldavia and Ukraine, it is also an Orthodox Christian country. In the scene where the main characters approach the castle, you can see a bunch of Catholic priests impaled. You would struggle to find that many Catholic priests in all of Eastern Europe, much less in Romania alone.

Quotes:

Father Uffizi: Tell me something. What does it mean "D.G?"
Luke: Damaged goods. It was either that or Buffy.

Movie Connections:

References "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Possibly the best direct-to-video movie ever!

One of the biggest cinematic disappointments of last year was BLADE: TRINITY, the final chapter in the BLADE trilogy. It wasn't a bad film by any means, but it wasn't nearly as good as it could have been considering it featured Dracula, the baddest vampire of all time. Dracula III: LEGACY is more like what BLADE: TRINITY should have been: a fast-paced, rousing action flick full of well written character and fleshed out plot lines. One really has to hand it to Joel Soisson and Patrick Lussier for their good screen writing. One also has to admire Patrick Lussier's directing. While his directing in Dracula 2000 and Dracula II: ASCENSION was admirable, his directing here made me a fan. He's a man who definitely knows how to direct a vampire film. This baby oozes with style not seen in a vampire flick since 1998's VAMPIRES, one of my top ten favorite vampire pictures of all time. Like VAMPIRES, 'LEGACY' is filled with cool gory bits, well done special effects, and a kick-ass main character (played by Jason Scott Lee). I really don't have any complaints about Dracula III: LEGACY. It's not a perfect film, but it is a fun ride and possibly the best direct-to-video movie ever. I understand why Dimension didn't give it a theatrical release. It wouldn't make sense to give this a theatrical release when Dracula II: ASCENSION went direct-to-video although it certainly did deserve a theatrical release. Because both Dracula II: ASCENSION and Dracula III: LEGACY went direct-to-video, I don't think that they will ever find the audience that they deserve to. My rating: 7/10