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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
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Ratings: 6.0/10 from 19,070 users
Metascore:
43/100
Reviews: 132 user | 148 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com 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 and become a Vampire. Director:Paul Weitz |
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| John C. Reilly | ... | ||
| Josh Hutcherson | ... | ||
| Chris Massoglia | ... | ||
| Jessica Carlson | ... | ||
| Michael Cerveris | ... | ||
| Ray Stevenson | ... | ||
| Patrick Fugit | ... | ||
| Daniel Newman | ... |
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| Morgan Saylor | ... | ||
| Don McManus | ... | ||
| Colleen Camp | ... | ||
| Ken Watanabe | ... | ||
| Salma Hayek | ... | ||
| Orlando Jones | ... | ||
| Frankie Faison | ... | ||
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Teenager Darren Shan is an excellent student and the pride and joy of his perfect middle-class family; his best friend is the reckless Steve. When they receive a flyer with an advertisement for a freak show, they sneak to the theater to see the attractions. The ringmaster is a vampire called Larten Crepsley, that has a lethal spider. After the show, Steve tells Darren to go home. However he returns and overhears Steve unsuccessfully trying to convince Larten to transform him into a vampire. Darren steals Larten's spider which bites Steve later and he seeks out Larten asking for an antidote for his friend. Larten proposes a deal to Darren. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Circus of the Freak See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,293,205 (USA) (25 October 2009) (3074 Screens)Gross:
$13,698,390 (USA) (15 November 2009)Company Credits
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Darren Shan: Why not?
Larten Crepsley: Because I said so.
Darren Shan: You're not my dad you can't tell me what to do.
Larten Crepsley: [vampire pimp slap]
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Performed by Cold War Kids
Written by Nathan Willett, Jonnie Russell, Matt Aveiro, Matt Maust
Courtesy of Downtown Records See more »
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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. See more »Goofs
Continuity: 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 is looking 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. See more »Quotes
Larten Crepsley: I don't want you leaving camp anymore.Darren Shan: Why not?
Larten Crepsley: Because I said so.
Darren Shan: You're not my dad you can't tell me what to do.
Larten Crepsley: [vampire pimp slap]
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"Something Is Not Right with Me"Performed by Cold War Kids
Written by Nathan Willett, Jonnie Russell, Matt Aveiro, Matt Maust
Courtesy of Downtown Records See more »
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