Alice Krige, Anna Popplewell, Dean Cook

It is not easy being a 9 year old in a new country. Tony has just moved with his parents, Dottie and Bob Thompson, from a big bustling city in America to a small village in a remote corner of Scotlan...( read more  read more... )d. Every night, in his new home, Tony has nightmares about vampires, and he has no idea why. He soon becomes so absorbed by them that he starts studying every book he can find on the subject. His classmates tease him about his vampire obsession, especially the cruel local kids, Nigel and Flint, nephews of local squire, and Bob's employer, Lord McAshton. The teacher at his new school is so shocked he tells Tony's Mom about how worried he is; not a good start for the new kid in town. One evening, while in his room, practicing basic vampire moves, Tony gets a visit from a large bat, which transforms before his eyes into a 9 year old vampire boy, Rudolph, who happens to be extremely hungry, and convinced that Tony is one of his kind. Realizing that Tony is not a vampire, Rudolph tries to fly away again, but having no strength he just plummets straight to the ground outside Tony's window. Rookery the vampire hunter in his vampire hunting truck is in hot pursuit, and Tony, intrigued by the real life vampire he has met, protects Rudolph and, at his request, leads him to the local farm, where Rudolph drinks the blood of a cow. What later ensues is an adventurous caper during which Tony helps Rudolph find the mysterious missing half of the amulet that can help Rudolph and his family finally realize their dream - to become human again!

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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2001

Stats: 1,299 reviews

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  • July 4, 2009
    Pretty odd I thought.
  • February 6, 2008
    vampire flick for the kids really enjoyable
  • May 29, 2007
    aww I love this movie its so cute.. too bad the little kid had to grow up!
  • November 18, 2006
    Again, must I really justify my rating? not even good for children...
  • November 9, 2006
    Kinda cute.
  • November 21, 2009
    The costumes are gorgeous, and in a way it is pleasingly different to see a film where humans are more likely to be harmed by the vampire hunter than the vampires themselves. However, even for a children's film the dialogue is pretty awful, and the acting is just about bearable (...( read more)the child actors tend to stretch this the most, but they are children after all, so I suppose we should forgive them).
    Overall, it's a children's film which an adult will likely be able to tolerate watching with them. Whether or not the adult will actually like it depends on the adult.
  • November 17, 2009
    I used to love this movie when I was little a very funny comical and magic story for kids
  • October 25, 2009
    Awesome familly flik
  • October 6, 2009
    this was a great movie
  • August 31, 2009
    Oh my gosh, what a legendary film. One of my childhood faves =]

Critic Reviews


January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The costumes are neat, the photography is great -- all the pieces are on hand, but they don't fit. full review

January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The results are predictable and only mildly entertaining. full review

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  • pavacri23
    February 23, 2008
    cute movie
  • tkpinkr2d2
    July 21, 2007
    this is a cute little movie that you will want to watch more than once!
  • uralozerhaha101
    July 10, 2007
    such a good movie! on of the best ive ever seen!

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