Adapted from Darren O'Shaughnessy's book series the Saga of Darren Shan, Cirque du Freak: A Vampire's Assistant is an endearingly goofy teen-vampire tale reminiscent of The Goonies or Lost Boys. Like those kids' horror classics, Cirque du Freak is a coming-of-age tale in which maturity is hastened by horrific discoveries of alternate realms. Best friends Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia) and Steve (Josh Hutcherson) embark on a life-changing career path as monster prodigies after attending a taboo freak show starring various mutants and Madame Octa, a fluffy, neon orange, Muppetlike spider that Darren is irrevocably compelled to kidnap. Darren's petty theft results in the boys' introductions into the dualistic realm of good vampires, including the paternal Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly), and less-generous bloodsuckers such as Murlaugh (Ray Stevenson) and his Vampaneze family. Part of the fun is in learning how vampires are defined in this world; for example, they can't turn into bats but they have magic spit. The film's additional appeal is in its clever teen-vampire cultural nods, such as when Darren plays his Gameboy inside his coffin. The actual circus, too, offers a wide array of fun, spooky characters, such as ringleader Mr. Tall (Ken Watanabe) and Darren's scaly buddy Snakeboy (Patrick Fugit). Cirque du Freak: A Vampire's Assistant has tough moments, too, once the boys realize they can't look back. These moments transform Cirque du Freak: A Vampire's Assistant into a film parents may even be charmed by. --Trinie Dalton
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Aiuto vampiro | Italy |
Aprendiz de Vampiro | Venezuela |
El Aprendiz de vampiro | Peru |
L'assistant du vampire | France |
Asystent wampira | Poland |
El Circo de los extraños | Spain |
Circo dos Horrores: O Aprendiz de Vampiro | Brazil |
Circo dos Horrores: O Assistente do Vampiro | Portugal |
Circul ororilor: Asistentul vampirului | Romania |
Cirkus nakaza: Vampirov pomoćnik | Croatia |
Cirkus nakaza: Vampirov pomoćnik | Serbia |
Cirque du Freak | USA |
Cirque du freak - El aprendiz de vampiro | Argentina |
Cirque du Freak - Mitternachtszirkus | West Germany |
Cirque du Freak: El aprendiz de vampiro | Mexico |
Cirque du Freak: L'assistant du vampire | Canada |
Cirque du Freak: O Aprendiz de Vampiro | Brazil |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Australia |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Canada |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Ecuador |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | USA |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | United Kingdom |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Sweden |
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Hong Kong |
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Indonesia |
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | India |
Darren Shan | Japan |
Friikkisirkus: Vampyyrin oppipoika | Finland |
Kesköine tsirkus - Vampiiri abiline | Estonia |
Mitternachtszirkus - Willkommen in der Welt der Vampire | West Germany |
Rémségek cirkusza | Hungary |
Skrekkens sirkus | Norway |
Tsirko teraton: O voithos tou vampir (transliterated title) | Greece |
Ucubeler Sirki: Vampirin Çırağı | Turkey |
Upírův pomocník | Czechoslovakia |
Vampyrens lærling | Denmark |
Vampyro padėjėjas | Lithuania |
Τσίρκο τεράτων: Ο βοηθός του βαμπίρ | Greece |
Історія одного вампіра | Ukraine |
Асистент вампіра | Ukraine |
История одного вампира | Russia |
Циркът на кошмарите: Чиракът на вампира | Bulgaria |
ダレン・シャン | Japan |
向達倫大冒險:鬼不理的助手 | Taiwan |
Josh Hutcherson [17] | Steve | |
Chris Massoglia [17] | Darren | |
Joshua Davis [9] | Taunting Child | |
Morgan Saylor [14] | Annie | |
Patrick Fulton | Kid Passing By |
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