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Title Cirque du Freak. The vampire's assistant / Universal Pictures and Relativity Media in association with Donners' Company, a Depth of Field production ; produced by Ewan Leslie, Lauren Shuler Donner ; screenplay by Paul Weitz and Brian Helgeland ; directed by Paul Weitz.

Publication Info. Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2009.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD VAMPIRES    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  DVD VAM    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  DVD VAMPIRE'S    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Media Room  DVD YA CIRQUE    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  DVD VAMPIRE'S    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  DVD VAMP    Check Shelf
Edition [Widescreen].
Description 1 videodisc (1 hr., 49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Note Title from container.
Cast John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson, Michael Cerveris, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Orlando Jones, Frankie Faison, Willem Dafoe, Jane Krakowski.
Credits Director of photography, J. Michael Muro ; editor, Leslie Jones ; music, Stephen Trask.
Note Based on the series of books by Darren Shan.
Audience MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.
Summary Darren is a regular teenage kid. He and his friend Steve find out about a Freak Show coming to town and get tickets. Steve and Darren think that it is all a joke until a vampire named Larten Crepsley comes on stage with a very poisonous spider that he makes do tricks. Steve tells Larten he would like to join him and become an apprentice.
Note Special features: Deleted scenes; "Guide to becoming a vampire: play all, learn your history: the development and casting" featurette; "Find a new home: filming the big scenes" featurette; "Surround yourself with friends: making the Cirque and its freaks" featurette; "Tour du Freak" featurette.
Language English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Subject Vampires -- United States -- Drama.
Apprentices -- United States -- Drama.
Freak shows -- United States -- Drama.
Male friendship -- United States -- Drama.
Poisonous spiders -- Venom -- United States -- Drama.
Genre/Form Vampire films.
Fantasy films.
Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Added Author Leslie, Ewan.
Shuler-Donner, Lauren.
Weitz, Paul, 1966-
Helgeland, Brian.
Reilly, John C., 1965-
Hutcherson, Josh.
Massoglia, Chris, 1992-
Carlson, Jessica.
Cerveris, Michael.
Stevenson, Ray, 1964-2023
Fugit, Patrick, 1982-
Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
Hayek, Salma, 1966-
Jones, Orlando, 1968-
Faison, Frankie.
Dafoe, Willem.
Krakowski, Jane.
Trask, Stephen.
Shan, Darren Cirque du Freak.
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Relativity Media.
Donners' Company (Firm)
Depth of Field (Firm)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Added Title Vampire's assistant
Standard No. 025195038393
Music No. 61104680 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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