Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
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16-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend Steve, 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 vamp
Cast & Crew
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Paul Weitz
Director
Drew Varick
Orlando Jones
John Crawford
Adella Gauthier
Monica Monica
Film Details
Also Known As
Cirque Du Freak, Cirque Du Freak : El aprendiz del vampiro, Vampire's Assistant, The, assistant du vampire
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Children
Fantasy
Horror
Teens
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Synopsis
16-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend Steve, 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 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 and a gigantic barker. 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.
Director
Paul Weitz
Director
Cast
Drew Varick
Orlando Jones
John Crawford
Adella Gauthier
Monica Monica
Jessica Carlson
Josh Hutcherson
Ken Watanabe
Patrick Fugit
Tyler Chetta
Jane Krakowski
Richard Brunton
Lead Person
Evelyn Burvant
Ray Stevenson
Daniel Newman
Ted Manson
Colleen Camp
Brandon Molale
Patrick Breen
Armal J Perkins
Chris Massoglia
Morgan Saylor
Jonathan Nosan
Anne Mckenzie
Ritchie Montgomery
John Bratton
Lead Person
Salma Hayek
Beau Holden
Kristen Schaal
Frankie Faison
Trey Burvant
Beth Burvant
Madeline Gaudet
John C. Reilly
Anna Dawson
Michael Cerveris
Erika Jensen
Willem Dafoe
Don Mcmanus
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Shaun Grant
Patrick Fulton
Crew
Timothy D. Ackers
Painter
Joshua Adams
Craft Service
Suma Adams
Seamstress Supervisor
Kiran Ahlawat
Digital Effects Artist
Imran Ahmed
Digital Effects Artist
Mohammad Akram
Digital Effects Artist
Sam Alvelo
Set Production Assistant
John Amorelli
Generator Operator
David Leroy Anderson
Prosthetic Makeup
Lance Anderson
Prosthetic Makeup
Steven E Anderson
Makeup Artist
James Andrykowski
Assistant Editor
Pete Anthony
Music Conductor
Chris Appelhans
Concept Artist
Alana Aranki
Compositing Supervisor
Jon C Archibald
Grip
Andy Arnett
Animation Supervisor
Paul Arnold
Generator Operator
William David Arnold
Production Designer
Ron Arredondo
Digital Effects Artist
Diego Arroyo
Electrician
Charles Arulraj
Background Artist
Nicholas Augello
Animator
Matt Aveiro
Song
Barbara Babs Babb
Office Production Assistant
Laura Baker
Costumer
Adam Balentine
Background Artist
Daniel Balgoyen
Assistant
Bill Houston Ball
Digital Effects Artist
Sachin Bangera
Digital Effects Artist
Chris Barnes
Stunts
Jason Barnett
Special Effects
Tony Barraza
Compositing Supervisor
Steve Bartek
Original Music
Art Bartels
Key Grip
Dominic Bartolone
Assistant Camera
Allen Battino
Matte Painter
Brooke Beane
Digital Effects Artist
Robin Beauchesne
Makeup Artist
Bryan Becker
Stunts
Joe Beckwith
Accounting Assistant
Bryan Bentley
Animator
Chris Bergman
Background Artist
Cliff Bergman
Props Buyer
Dave Bergstrom
Sound Engineer
Zack Bernard
Stunts
Brian Bernstein
Camera Operator
Paul Berolzheimer
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Berri
Special Effects Coordinator
Anita Bevelheimer
Background Artist
Jeetendra Bhagtani
Animator
Abhishek Bharadwaj
Layout Artist
Aman Bhutani
Background Artist
Emil Bidiuc
Animator
Jennifer Blair
Art Department Coordinator
Adam Blank
Special Effects Technician
Lee Blasingame
Steadicam Operator
James Bluma
Visual Effects Editor
Andrew Bock
Assistant Sound Editor
Sathish Kumar Bodicherla
Digital Effects Artist
Corey Bolderoff
Grip
Cory Boldroff
Rigging Grip
Joseph Bonn
Music Editor
Sanchari Bose
Special Effects Coordinator
Ryan Bradley
Animation Supervisor
Julian Bratolyubov
Music
Troy Brenna
Stunts
Nick Brett
Stunts
Michael Broom
Illustrator
Charlie Brown
Assistant Location Manager
Francie Brown
Dialect Coach
Glenn Brown
Assistant Camera
James Brown
Song
James Brown
Song Performer
Matt Brown
Animation Supervisor
Raymond J. Brown
Special Effects Foreman
Ronn Brown
Art Director
Chris Browne
Craft Service
Tracy Browne
Accounting Assistant
Marilyn Brum
Costumer
Harry Russel Brutsche
Digital Effects Artist
Clyde E Bryan
Assistant Camera
Thomas Bryson
Stunts
Kyle Buff
Rigging Grip
Rico Burgas
Stunts
Nicholas Burkard
Animator
Erika Wangberg Burton
Visual Effects Producer
Tiffany Busche
Key Costumer
Paul Bush
Digital Effects Artist
Doug Butts
Special Effects Technician
Andrew Campbell
Graphic Designer
Lloyd Campbell
Lighting Technician
Rick Canelli
Adr
Georgia Cano
Digital Effects Artist
Steven Cardarelli
Grip
Tamara Carlson-woodard
Special Makeup Effects
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ray Carrion
Costumer
Lyn Carroll
Costumer
Jeffrey Castel De Oro
Background Artist
Cassie Catalanotto
Swing Gang
Thomas Caton
Boom Operator
Frank Ceglia
Special Effects Technician
Sibi Chakravarthi
Background Artist
William Chalk
On-Set Dresser
Kathy Chambless
Production Coordinator
Theju Chandran
Background Artist
Andy Chang
Compositing Supervisor
Serena Chang
Visual Effects
Gordon Chapman
Digital Effects Artist
Jacob Charney
Assistant Location Manager
Pedro Chavez
Costumer
Bruce Chimerofsky
Best Boy Grip
James Chinlund
Consultant
Samik Roy Choudhury
Digital Effects Artist
Shyam Chowdhary
Background Artist
Antonio Cisneros
Electrician
Pat Clancy
Titles And Opticals
Samuel Clark
Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Clarke
Mechanical Special Effects
Scott Claus
Animator
Brian Clawson
Seamstress Supervisor
Ronnie Cleland
Visual Effects
Michelle Collier
Art Assistant
Marcus Collins
Concept Artist
K.c. Colwell
Assistant Director
Craig Comstock
Assistant Director
Michael Conelly
Digital Effects Artist
Nicholas Cosmi
Visual Effects
Danny Cosmo
Stunts
David Covarrubias
Mechanical Special Effects
Scott Crabbe
Video Assist/Playback
Doug Cram
Compositing Supervisor
Carl Crandall
Models
Val Crawford
Hair
Connie Criswell
Hair
Beau Crouch
Special Effects Technician
Sheri Cruz
Background Artist
Frank A Cuomo
Post-Production Supervisor
Fionagh Cush
Makeup
Mario D'alfonso
Foreman
Christabel D'cruz
Digital Effects Artist
Amanda Dague
Animator
Krishnendu Bikash Das
Digital Effects Artist
Sutapa Das
Digital Effects Artist
Jubin Dave
Visual Effects Supervisor
John Davi
Rigging Electrician
Holly Davis
Assistant Costume Designer
Sonia Y Dawson
Accounting Assistant
Gabriel De Cunto
Prosthetic Makeup
Chris De St. Jeor
Animator
Shannon Deantonio
Casting Assistant
Rene Defrancesch
Sound
Colette Delcroix
Costumer
Carl Denooyer
Swing Gang
Dominick Derasmo
Costumer
Ted Deroche
Medic
Nikhil Deshmukh
Animator
Dennis Dewaay
Construction Coordinator
Ron Dewaay
Welder
Venuprasath Dhanapal
Compositing Supervisor
Jenny Dias
Digital Effects Artist
Anthony Diaz
Models
Lauren Dickey
Casting Assistant
Chrysta Dieterly
Digital Effects Artist
Amol Dighe
Rendering Artist
Matt Dillon
Assistant
Dawn Dininger
Special Makeup Effects
Justin Ditter
Hair
Andy Dixon
Stunts
Jessica Dixon
Layout Artist
Craig Dobbie
Best Boy Grip
Adrian Dominguez
Dolly Grip
John Donahue
Illustrator
Nicolas Donel
Matte Painter
Lauren Shuler Donner
Producer
Michael Dorner
Accountant
Jeff Dotson
Digital Effects Artist
Tim Drnec
Stunts
Tom Drummond
Production Assistant
Jack Dubnicek
Assistant
Andre Dubois
Hair Stylist
Frank Duffy
Medic
Jim Duggan
Grip
Cameron Duncan
Camera Operator
Rangesh Durairaj
Digital Effects Artist
Consuelo Duran
Special Makeup Effects
Julie Ebel
Costumer
Michael Edland
Digital Effects Artist
Billy Edwards
Costume Supervisor
Colin Elliott
Layout Artist
Tyler Elliott
Assistant Location Manager
Earl Ellis
Prosthetic Makeup
Tyler Ely
Hair Stylist
Dana Embree
Costumer
Jann Engel
Set Designer
Richard Epper
Stunts
Jenn Epstein
Compositing Supervisor
Erik A. Erichsen
Generator Operator
Yuri Everson
Digital Effects Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Cirque Du Freak, Cirque Du Freak : El aprendiz del vampiro, Vampire's Assistant, The, assistant du vampire
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Children
Fantasy
Horror
Teens
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 23, 2009
Released in United States on Video February 23, 2010
Based on the children's series "Cirque du Freak" by Darren Shan published by HarperCollins January 2000.
Universal optioned the film rights to the first three books in the series of twelve. Book one is titled "A Living Nightmare", book two "The Vampire's Assistant", book three "Tunnels of Blood."
Project was previously in development at Warner Brothers and Heyday Films with David Heyman producing.
Released in United States Fall October 23, 2009
Released in United States on Video February 23, 2010
