The Little Vampire 3D
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| Directed by | Richard Claus Karsten Kiilerich |
| Written by | Script: Richard Claus Larry Wilson[1] |
| Produced by | Richard Claus Chris Brouwer |
| Edited by | Job ter Burg |
| Music by | Vidjay Beerepoot |
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Running time | 82 minutes[3] |
| Countries | Netherlands Germany Denmark |
| Languages | English Dutch German Danish |
| Budget | $10 million[4] |
| Box office | $13.8 million[5] |
The Little Vampire 3D, also known as The Little Vampire, is a 2017 3D animated vampire film directed by Richard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich, loosely based on the 2000 live-action film of the same name and based on the characters of the children's book series of the same name by German writer Angela Sommer-Bodenburg.[2][6]
Plot
While on holiday with his parents 12 year old Tony Thompson meets Rudolph Sackville-Bagg, a 13 year old Vampire. Tony has had nightmares about vampires, and Rudi has been brought up to think of all mortals as heartless killers - but they become friends due to childish curiosity and a lack of anybody else their equivalent age.
Rudi's clan have been tracked by Vampire hunter Rookery and with the exception of his parents and sister Anna are all imprisoned in a crypt which Rookery intends on blowing up to kill them all. Tony is captured by Rookery, but manages to outwit them and escape, having now learned of their plan he decides to try and stop him. Anna enchants Tony's parents, allowing the vampires to use the Thompson's caravan to travel to the crypt during daylight hours while Rudi and Tony fly ahead. They spot Rookery and Tony manages to steal his unique spanner that will allow him to undo the bolts on the crypt prison. While trying to unlock the crypt Rookery and his sidekick Maney ambush him but he is saved by the timely arrival of Gregory - Rudi's older brother - who has escaped the crypt through a crack in the ceiling. Together they defeat both Rookery and Maney, but it is implied that Maney has had enough of Rookery's abuse and leaves him to the vampires. The clan escape the crypt, but the bomb still goes off destroying it, leaving the clan nowhere to live or stay during daylight hours. Tony and Rudi suggest that the vampires check in to the Bed and breakfast the Thompsons were staying at at the beginning of the film, much to the B&B owner's horror.
Cast
- Jim Carter as Rookery
- Rasmus Hardiker as Rudolph Sackville-Bagg and Gregory Sackville-Bagg
- Alice Krige as Freda Sackville-Bagg
- Tim Pigott-Smith as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- Miriam Margolyes as Wulftrud
- Matthew Marsh as Gernot
- Joseph Kloska as Maney
- Phoebe Givron-Taylor as Anna Sackville-Bagg
- Amy Saville as Tony Thompson
Jim Carter and Alice Krige reprised their roles from the 2000 live-action adaptation of The Little Vampire.
Release
The film had its world premiere in the Netherlands on 5 October 2017. It was released in Germany, Denmark and Italy on 26 October,[7] and in the UK on 25 May 2018. It received 19,767 admissions in Danish cinemas,[8] and had a worldwide gross of $13,808,590.[5] The UK theatrical and DVD versions were cut by 29 seconds in order to remove a scene involving electricity in order to achieve a U rating from the BBFC.[3]
The film received generally negative reviews from critics,[6][9][10] and on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a score of 14% based on 14 critical reviews, indicating a "rotten" score.[11]
References
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (16 May 2014) CMG Brings 'The Little Vampire' to Cannes. Animation World Network. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b The Little Vampire 3D. Cinema Management Group (CMG). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b The Little Vampire at the British Board of Film Classification – bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "The Little Vampire 3D (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ a b The Little Vampire 3D at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Amazon. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b McCahill, Mike (25 May 2018) The Little Vampire review – toothless family fare. The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Leone, Lilly (26 October 2017) Vampiretto, film al cinema ad Halloween: trama, recensione e curiosità. (in Italian). Cube Magazine. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Facts and Figures 2018, April 2018. Danish Film Institute. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (23 May 2018) The Little Vampire review: anaemic entertainment with no bite. The Independent. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ The Little Vampire at Common Sense Media. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ The Little Vampire 3D at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 June 2021.