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Dracula 2000

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
34K
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POPULARITY
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Gerard Butler in Dracula 2000 (2000)
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  • Action
  • Fantasy
  • Horror

A group of thieves breaks into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.A group of thieves breaks into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.A group of thieves breaks into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.

IMDb RATING
4.9/10
34K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,948
745
  • Director
    • Patrick Lussier
  • Writers
    • Joel Soisson(story)
    • Patrick Lussier(story)
  • Stars
    • Gerard Butler
    • Justine Waddell
    • Jonny Lee Miller
Top credits
  • Director
    • Patrick Lussier
  • Writers
    • Joel Soisson(story)
    • Patrick Lussier(story)
  • Stars
    • Gerard Butler
    • Justine Waddell
    • Jonny Lee Miller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 383User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 26Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos2

    Dracula 2000
    Trailer 1:15
    Dracula 2000
    Dracula 2000
    Trailer 1:19
    Dracula 2000

    Photos51

    Jonny Lee Miller and Jennifer Esposito in Dracula 2000 (2000)
    Jeri Ryan stars as Valerie
    Solina attacks Simon
    Lucy & Solina
    Lucy, Valerie & Solina
    Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (a.k.a. Vitamin C) stars as Lucy
    Gerard Butler stars as Dracula
    Marcus' gang
    Dracula and Mary
    Dracula 2000 (2000)
    Jonny Lee Miller, Omar Epps, Vitamin C, and Jennifer Esposito in Dracula 2000 (2000)
    Dracula 2000 (2000)

    Top cast

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    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • Draculaas Dracula
    Justine Waddell
    Justine Waddell
    • Mary Heller-Van Helsingas Mary Heller-Van Helsing
    Jonny Lee Miller
    Jonny Lee Miller
    • Simon Sheppardas Simon Sheppard
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Abraham Van Helsingas Abraham Van Helsing
    Vitamin C
    Vitamin C
    • Lucy Westermanas Lucy Westerman
    • (as Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick)
    Jennifer Esposito
    Jennifer Esposito
    • Solinaas Solina
    Omar Epps
    Omar Epps
    • Marcusas Marcus
    Sean Patrick Thomas
    Sean Patrick Thomas
    • Trickas Trick
    Danny Masterson
    Danny Masterson
    • Nightshadeas Nightshade
    Lochlyn Munro
    Lochlyn Munro
    • Eddieas Eddie
    Tig Fong
    Tig Fong
    • Daxas Dax
    Tony Munch
    Tony Munch
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Jeri Ryan
    Jeri Ryan
    • Valerie Sharpeas Valerie Sharpe
    Shane West
    Shane West
    • JTas JT
    Nathan Fillion
    Nathan Fillion
    • Father Davidas Father David
    Tom Kane
    Tom Kane
    • Anchor Manas Anchor Man
    Jonathan Whittaker
    Jonathan Whittaker
    • Gautreauxas Gautreaux
    Robert Verlaque
    Robert Verlaque
    • Dr. Sewardas Dr. Seward
    • Director
      • Patrick Lussier
    • Writers
      • Joel Soisson(story) (screenplay)
      • Patrick Lussier(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship. Van Helsing and Simon travel from London to New Orleans to rescue Van Helsing's daughter Mary (Waddell) from the family's life long nemesis - Dracula. —Sujit R. Varma
    • van helsing
    • lucy westenra character
    • van helsing character
    • dr jack seward character
    • first part
    • 288 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The Most Seductive Evil of All Time Has Now Been Unleashed in Ours.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Fantasy
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      (at around 1h) The line in the film where Jonny Lee Miller playing Simon Sheppard says, "Never, ever fuck with an antiques dealer," was a line the actor would say on set as a joke. The director liked it and incorporated it into the scene.
    • Goofs
      Van Helsing's office building is in London, but the Security Guards on duty are armed. Security guards in England do not, and cannot, carry guns. Handguns are illegal in the UK and private citizens, even security guards, cannot even possess handguns, much less can they carry them about. Handguns can only be carried by the armed forces and by specially trained police officers (and even then it is rare to see even an armed police officer).
    • Quotes

      [while struggling with Marcus, Simon produces a cross]

      Marcus: Sorry sport. I'm an atheist.

      [a dagger pops out of the cross's base]

      Simon Sheppard: God loves you anyway.

      [He stabs Marcus in the eye with it]

    • Crazy credits
      As the credits roll, interspersed in the words, are coloured pictures of things important to the movie's premise, including a row of teeth, a bat, and a cross. These pictures are seen both on the left and right sides.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.2 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Ultra Mega
      Written and Performed by Powerman 5000

      Courtesy of DreamWorks Records

    User reviews383

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Nice hair, shame about the plot
    Being a poor hen-pecked loser who isn't allowed cable television, I found myself in the rather alien position of being spoilt for choice over which movie to watch last Sunday night. British terrestrial television rarely throws up such a dilemma, so I had to consider carefully which one to select. In the corner marked 'safe option' we had Mel Gibson's Ransom (seen it; dull; can't really remember what happened but am assuming they eventually get the kid back), second was Man on the Moon (seen it; vaguely remember being a bit disappointed), and third was Wes Craven's Dracula 2000 (never seen it; presumably a straight-to-video job). Almost without hesitation I plumped for that.

    A maverick choice, you might say - but there was method to my madness. On more than one occasion, drunken and deluded girls have approached me in bars and accused me of looking like Jonny Lee Miller. They are wrong of course - those close to me have taken sadistic pleasure in assuring me I look more like a cross between Woody Harrelson and Kelsey Grammar - not particularly good for my sex-symbol status, but useful if I ever wanted work as a stunt double on the set of Cheers.

    Anyway, it turns out I chose wisely - Dracula 2000 is a hoot. More Schlock than horror (as you might expect from the creator of the Scream franchise) it has the kind of kitschy charm of Buffy the Vampire Slayer only with worse dialogue and a sillier plot. Those purists who prefer a more classic Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee tussle between good and evil are unlikely to stay beyond the first reel, but there are rewards for those who stick it out.

    Miller plays Simon Shepherd the protégé of the mysterious Matthew Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer). A gang of thieves infiltrate Van Helsing's secret stash of old relics and unwittingly release Dracula from his silver coffin. Big mistake. The dark lord makes a bee-line for New Orleans in search Van Helsing's daughter Mary. On his way, he creates merry hell crafting a few undead henchwomen (mostly blonde) and enjoying unspeakable depravity in the middle of the Mardi Gras carnival. Unsurprisingly, Miller and Plummer pack their crucifixes and silver bullets and hurry over to save the day.

    This being a sexed-up modern-day version of Bram Stoker's classic, Dracula himself is far from the urbane older gentleman with the black cloak and the widow's peak - this one is young and spunky and has the kind of barnet you might find in a L'oreal commercial. Try to imagine a bastard hybrid of David Copperfield and Alan Partridge and you won't be far off. Dracula's hair is not the only highlight though: There are some brilliantly awful modern cultural references - Sweet and innocent Mary works in Virgin Megastore (geddit?) - and an audacious religious sub-plot which goes some way towards explaining Dracula's hatred of silver.

    All in all it is great fun. It was inevitably mauled by the critics, but I guess they don't have a sense of humour. Poor old Jonny's been in some turkeys since he made Trainspotting, but I'm backing him to hilt on this one - it certainly beats watching Mel Gibson and Rene Russo blubbing for two and a half hours.

    7/10
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    • tjcclarke
    • Mar 29, 2004

    FAQ5

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    • Is 'Dracula 2000' based on a book?
    • Why is Dracula so interested in Mary?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000
    • Filming locations
      • BCE Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • Neo Art & Logic
      • Wes Craven Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $54,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,022,767
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,636,567
      • Dec 25, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,053,625
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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