The Little Vampire (2000)

Country of Origin: Germany / Netherlands / USA
Year of Production: 2000
Running Times: 95 mins
Length: 2669 metres
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Avrora Media / Comet Film Produktion GmbH / Cometstone Productions / Propaganda Films / Stonewood Communications
Executive Producers: Alexander Buchman, Anthony Waller, Larry Wilson
Producer: Richard Claus
Co-Producers: Carsten H.W. Lorenz, Klaus Bauschulte
Associate Producer: Daniel Musgrave
Production Supervisors: Chris Brouwer, Arnold Heslenfeld, Chris Wheeldon
Production Coordinators: Elke Sasserath, Rachel Kinnock

SCRIPT
Script: Karey Kirkpatrick, Larry Wilson
Novels: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

DIRECTION
Director: Uli Edel
2nd Unit Director: Jan Pester
Action Unit Director: Tom Delmar
1st Assistant Director: Marc van der Bijl
2nd Assistant Director: Barrie McCulloch
3rd Assistant Director (Scotland): Drew Cain
Assistant Directors: Myrna Selling, Zoe Rohde

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Bernd Heinl
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Jan Pester
Assistant Camera: Nino Neuboeck
Clapper Loader: Derrick Peters
Focus Puller: Gary Spratling
Gaffer: Erwin Roodhart
2nd Unit Gaffer: Micky Reeves
Best Girl: Valerie Blom
Lighting Crew: Sparks Lighting B.V.
Stills: Etienne Braun

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Peter R. Adam
Assistant Editor: Margit Pfeiffer
Post Production Supervisor: Klaus Bauschulte

MUSIC
Music: Nigel Clarke, Michael Csányi-Wills
Music Editor: Margit Pfeiffer

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Roberto van Eijden
Assistant Sound Mixer: Jef Hendrickx
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Yuri Reese
Dialogue / ADR Editor: Margit Pfeiffer
ADR Mixer: Michael Miller
Sound Effects Editors: Pit Kuhlmann, Andreas Musolff
Foley Editor: Pit Kuhlmann

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Supervisor: Katja Reinert
Make Up Designer: Leendert Van Nimwegen
Costume Designer: James Acheson

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: Uli Nefzer
Senior Special Effects Technician: Michael Luppino

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Die Nefzers; Digital Renaissance
Visual Effects Supervisor: John Grower
Visual Effects Producer: Marius Mohnssen
Visual Effects Technical Directors: Scott Liedtka, Elisabeth Arko
Visual Effects: Bob Monaghan, Eric Saindon, Nicholas Waller
Animation Supervisor: Bernd Angerer
CG Supervisor: Axel Mähler
Character Animation: Dietrich Hasse, Matthias Wittmann, Joe Mandia, Patrick Lowery
CG Animation Artists: Juergen Jensch, Kristian Coleman, Rory Fellowes
Paint Artists: Cania, Cathleen Klein, Nina Wels, Petra Stueben, Robert Tucker
Senior CG Modeler: Rainer Stolle
CG Virtual Veterinarian: Kelly Wilcox
Compositing Supervisor: Katrin Klaiber
Digital Compositor: Mike Pope
Flame Compositor: Sandra Roach
Senior Inferno Artist: Robert Hoffmeister
Inferno Artists: Daniel Brylka, Peter 'Beak' Cvijanovic, Susa Lie
Lead Scanning Operator: Monique Ress
Recording: Giuseppe Canamela
Texturing Artist: Hans-Joerg Keim
Opticals: Custom Film Effects

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Joseph C. Nemec III
Art Director: Nick Palmer
Set Decorator: Jille Azis
Property Master: Ty Teiger
Supervising Props: Martin Kingsley
Props: Bernie Hearn, Matthew Forster, Peter Watson
2nd Unit Props: Alex Boswell
Set Construction: Onkel Tuca FilmDecor
Construction Manager (Germany): Michael Böttger
Construction Coordinator: Wolfgang Gosberg
Constructor: Boris Bartholomäus
Carpenters: Christoph Tang, Daniel Birkner-Brzoskowski, Gregor Hees, Lorenzo Sartor, Marc Lorenz
Scenic Artist: Howard Weaver
Chief Painter: John Rawsthorn
Painters: Britta Bogers, Britta Sassmannshausen, Claudin Brackhagen, Silke Putz
Sculptors: Boris Bartholomäus, Herbert Hees
Assistant Sculptor: Reiner Brüggen
Art Department Coordinator: Kirstie Stephenson
Storyboard Artists: Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Kevin Farrell
Illustrator: Kevin Farrell

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Secretary: Laura Mihartescu
Assistant to Uli Edel: Simone Goodridge
Warner Bros. Studios Germany Studio Director: Ewerhard Engels
Assistant to Warner Bros. Studios Germany Studio Director: Judith Albers
Assistant to Assistant Director: Alexander Luzar
Driver: Werner Ahrendt
Warner Bros. Studios Germany Studio Operation Manager: Antonio Schmidt
Tutor Chaperone: Susan Weeks

LOCATIONS
Locations: Culross, Fife, Scotland, UK

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Tom Delmar
Stunts: Jake Delmar, Max Delmar, Steve Griffin, Ray Nicholas

CASTING
Casting: Joyce Nettles

CAST
Jonathan Lipnicki (Tony Thompson)
Richard E. Grant (Frederick Sackville-Bagg)
Jim Carter (Rookery)
Alice Krige (Freda Sackville-Bagg)
Pamela Gidley (Dottie Thompson)
Tommy Hinkley (Bob Thompson)
Anna Popplewell (Anna Sackville-Bagg)
Dean Cook (Gregory Sackville-Bagg)
Rollo Weeks (Rudolph Sackville-Bagg)
John Wood (Lord McAshton)
Ed Stoppard (Von Sackville-Bagg)
Jake D'Arcy (Farmer McClaughlin)
Iain De Caestecker (Nigel)
Scott Fletcher (Flint)
Johnny Meres (Teacher)
Georgie Glen (Babysitter Lorna)
Elizabeth Berrington (Elizabeth McAshton)
Harry Jones (caretaker)

PLOT SUMMARY

Young Tony is a lonely child in search of a friend. He finds one in the shape of Rudolph - the catch is that Rudolph's a vampire. This doesn't stop them from becoming great friends but it could all end horribly when the entire vampire race faces overnight extinction...

Argentina
Theatrical Distributors: Warner Bros.
Video Distributors: Argentina Video Home
DVD Distributors: Argentina Video Home

Brazil
Video Distributors: Warner Home Vídeo
DVD Distributors: Warner Home Vídeo

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Alliance Atlantis Communications / Metropolitan Filmexport

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Warner Bros. GmbH
DVD Distributors: Warner Home Video (2116595)

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Nexo

Russia
Theatrical Distributors: Gemini Film

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Sherlock Media S.L.

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Icon Entertainment International

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Cometstone Productions / New Line Cinema

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: Atp

Australia
Rating: PG

Chile
Rating: TE

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: 6 (bw)

Netherlands
Rating: AL

Peru
Rating: PT

Spain
Rating: T

UK
Rating: U

USA
Rating: PG (for some mild peril)

AWARDS

2001
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA
Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Jonathan Lipnicki) - nominated

German Film Awards, Germany
Film Award in Gold Outstanding Children's Film - winner

Young Artist Awards, USA
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (Rollo Weeks) - nominated
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Under (Jonathan Lipnicki) - nominated

TIMELINE

2000
August
18: UK – shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival

September
28: Germany – theatrical release

October
5: Switzerland (German speaking region) – theatrical release
13: UK – theatrical release
25: France – theatrical release
27: USA – theatrical release

November
10: Spain – theatrical release

2001
January
11: Argentina – theatrical release
12: Brazil – theatrical release

February
1: Peru – theatrical release
23: Iceland – theatrical release

March
2: Poland – theatrical release
29: Germany - DVD release (Warner Home Video (2116595))

April
5: Australia – theatrical release
7: Netherlands – shown at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
12: Netherlands / South Africa – theatrical release

August
1: Belgium – theatrical release
29: Norway - video release

2002
February
8: Italy – theatrical release

March
21: Russia – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

They're not just best friends. They're blood brothers.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

De kleine vampier - Dutch title
Der Kleine Vampir - German title
Den lille vampyren - Swedish title
Il mio amico vampiro - Italian title
El pequeïo vampiro - Argentinean / Spanish title
O Pequeno Vampiro - Brazilian title
Le petit vampire - French title
Pikku vampyyri - Finnish title

REMAKE OF
The Little Vampire (1986)
Der Kleine Vampir (1993)

MAGAZINES

Entertainment Weekly no.567 (3 November 2000) p.50 (USA)
Review (Lost Boys (D) by Owen Gleiberman)

Entertainment Weekly no.586 (9 March 2001) p.62 (USA)
Review (Video: The Little Vampire (C+) by Ann Limpert)

film-dienst vol.53 no.20 (26 September 2000) pp.20-21 - German title
review (Rolf Ruediger Hamacher)

children, vampires

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009