Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
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Release Date:
Friday, October 23, 2009 Nationwide
sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language
Plot: What's the story about?
"Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant", based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.
16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson), got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That’s the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.
Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and a gigantic barker (Ken Watanabe). As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring what’s left of his humanity.
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Who stars in Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant: Cast List
Sing, Wreck-It Ralph
Here Comes the Boom, Bliss
Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, The Creator
Reagan, The Hole 3D
The Beekeeper, Five Nights at Freddy's
The Horsemen, We Bought a Zoo
The Other Guys, Cold Skin
Stake Land, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
My Little Pony: A New Generation, The Willoughbys
Til Death Do Us Part, The Book of Love
Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Kinds of Kindness
Who's making Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant: Crew List
A look at the Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Paul Weitz last directed Moving On and Fatherhood. The film's writer Paul Weitz last wrote Moving On and Fatherhood.
Director
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Producers
Lauren Shuler DonnerEwan Leslie
Paul Weitz
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Production: What we know about Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant?
Key Facts
- Based on the bestselling children's series by Darren Shan.
Filming Timeline
- 2009 - January: The film was set to Completed status.
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Release Date: When was the film released?
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant was a Nationwide release in 2009 on Friday, October 23, 2009 in around 2,754 theaters. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Amelia, Astro Boy and Saw VI.
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 .