Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant in Needham

Release Date:
October 23, 2009
Run time:
1 hr 48 mins
Rating:
PG-13
Cast:
John C. Reilly,Ken Watanabe,Josh Hutcherson,Chris Massoglia…
Director:
Paul Weitz
Genres:
Action & Adventure Movies, Fantasy & Sci-Fi Movies, Horror Movies

Movie Overview

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Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. Sixteen-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend Steve, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But, when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty. Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady and a gigantic barker. As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And, while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring what's left of his humanity.
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