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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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.

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John C. Reilly

Crepsley
Josh Hutcherson

Steve
Chris Massoglia

Darren
Jessica Carlson

Rebecca
Michael Cerveris

Mr. Tiny
Ray Stevenson

Murlaugh
Patrick Fugit

Evra the Snake Boy
Morgan Saylor

Annie
Don McManus

Mr. Shan
Colleen Camp

Mrs. Shan
Ken Watanabe

Mr. Tall
Salma Hayek

Madame Truska
Orlando Jones

Alexander Ribs
Frankie Faison

Rhamus Twobellies
Willem Dafoe

Gavner Purl

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Director:

Paul Weitz

Writers:

Paul Weitz (screenplay), Brian Helgeland (screenplay), Darren Shan (series of books)

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The movies follows the book very very loosely

Quotes

Mr. Tall: Are you boys 21? Are you 21?... Say yes!
Darren Shan: Yeah.
Steve: Yes.
Mr. Tall: Good, you don't have a tendency towards panic, sudden cardiac arrest, or crippling anxiety do you?... Say no!
Darren Shan: No.
Steve: Nope.
Mr. Tall: Good, go right in, the show is about to start.

Goofs

When Darren is about to drink Rebecca's blood, she pulls her shirt down and there is a strap still left on her shoulder. When the shot switches to her back, the strap is gone, and upon snapping back to her front, it is there again.