Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is a 2009 American fantasy film based on the Vampire Blood trilogy of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure.
Plot
16-year-old Darren Shan and his best friend Steve Leonard visit the Cirque du Freak freak show. During the performance, Steve recognizes one of the troupe's members, Larten Crepsley, as a vampire, prompting him to try to find Crepsley after the show. Simultaneously, Darren, fascinated by Crepsley's spider, Madam Octa, impulsively steals her. Before he can leave, he is forced to hide as Crepsley returns to his room. Steve arrives, begging to be made into a vampire, but Crepsley refuses after tasting Steve's blood, which he says "tastes of evil". When Crepsley realizes that Madam Octa has been stolen, Darren flees from the theater with Crepsley hot on his trail. He gets away only when the mysterious Mr. Tiny arrives in his limousine, accompanied by the mad Vampaneze Murlough. The latter is unimpressed with Darren, dismissing him as a "bag of blood", but Tiny is greatly impressed, and promises to "be in touch" after dropping Darren off at home.
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| author | Brian Helgeland Paul Weitz |
|---|---|
| director | Paul Weitz |
| editor | Leslie Jones |
| genre | adventure fantasy saga |
| keywords | ambush beg best friend bury contemplating suicide force freak show kidnap kill learn lose new life personal assistant suicide taste wait |
| musicBy | Stephen Trask |
| producer | Lauren Shuler Donner |
| productionCompany | Paul Weitz Relativity Media The Donners' Company |
| publisher | Universal Studios |
| recordedAt | New Orleans |