Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000

Director: Patrick Lussier Patrick Lussier

Overview

In this loose reinvention of the classic Bram Stoker novel, the Count (Gerard Butler) is transplanted to the present day, after a brief prologue where Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer) captures Dracula and conceals him in Carfax Abbey, where he remains for many years. In the future, Carfax Abbey is contained within an office building where Van Helsing's been using Dracula's blood to stay alive in order to guard the evil secret. After a band of thieves, led by the malevolent Marcus (Omar Epps), attempts to seize Dracula's remains, the Count escapes to New Orleans, where Mary Van Helsing (Justine Waddell) currently resides. Mary is eventually persuaded to fight Dracula with the aid of a reluctant Simon(Jonny Lee Miller), one of Van Helsing's employees, all while trying to escape the newly-made vampires of Marcus' gang and a zealous TV reporter (Jeri Ryan). The film also features Lochlyn Munro, Jennifer Esposito, Vitamin C, and Danny Masterson in supporting roles.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/2021
UPC:	0191329201916
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	R
Source:	Miramax
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	22,407

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Justine Waddell	Mary Heller
Gerard Butler	Dracula
Jonny Lee Miller	Simon Sheppard
Jennifer Esposito	Solina
Danny Masterson	Nightshade
Jeri Ryan	Valerie Sharp
Colleen Fitzpatrick	Lucy
Sean Patrick Thomas	Trick
Christopher Plummer	Van Helsing
Omar Epps	Marcus
Shane West	J.T.
Tig Fong	Dax
Tony Munch	Charlie
Jonathan Whittaker	Gautreaux
Lochlyn Munro	Eddie
Robert Verlaque	Dr. Seward
Nathan Fillion	Father David
Tom Kane	Anchor Man
Randy Butcher	Stakeman No. 1
Bill Davidson	Stakeman No. 2
Peter Cox	Stakeman No. 3
Chris Lamon	Stakeman No. 4
Herb Reischl	Stakeman No. 5
Duncan McLeod	Stakeman No. 6
Wayne Downer	Desk Guard
Robert Racki	Door Guard
William Prael	Parade Cop
Karon Briscoe	Teen Co-Worker
Scarlett Huntley	Blood Doll
Harold Short	Black Angel of Death
David J. Francis	Jesus
Shimmy Silverman	Barker

Technical Credits

Patrick Lussier

Joel Soisson

Patrick Lussier	Director,Screenwriter
Wes Craven	Executive Producer
W.K. Border	Producer
Sarah Halley Finn	Casting
Daniel Gibson	Special Effects
Erik Henry	Special Effects
Marianne Maddalena	Executive Producer
Randi Miller	Casting
Andrew Rona	Executive Producer
Ted Ross	Special Effects
Joel Soisson	Screenwriter,Producer
Harvey Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Wes Craven gave horror a gooey facelift with 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street and then self-consciously slashed it to shreds with the late-'90s Scream trilogy. So it's not unexpected that the horror maven was eager to produce another pass at the vampire legend, Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000, if only to provide a bookend to the 1995 Eddie Murphy star vehicle he piloted, Vampire in Brooklyn. Here, he injects fresh blood into Bram Stoker's classic legend, with his frequent collaborator Patrick Lussier (who edited Vampire in Brooklyn) handling the directing chores. The film introduces a crew of mastermind thieves, led by Omar Epps and Jennifer Esposito, who break into an antiques house and uncover centuries of trouble after unlocking the resting place of Dracula himself (Gerard Butler). Mild-mannered antique dealer Simon (Jonny Lee Miller) ventures to New Orleans to stop the Count before his bloodthirsty tendencies turn the Big Easy into the Vampire Capital. Along for the ride is the great-grandson of the infamously courageous Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer), who enjoys the added incentive of protecting his daughter Mary (Justine Waddell) from the Count's ravenous advances. As the chase builds, Dracula initiates several mistresses, played with villainous glee by Star Trek: Voyager's Jeri Ryan and Colleen Fitzpatrick (better known to graduating high-schoolers as pop diva Vitamin C). Though it doesn't do for the vamp mythos what Scream did for teen-slash tales, Dracula 2000 still has more than enough frightful fun to sink your teeth into.