The Little Vampire 3D, also known as just The Little Vampire, is a 2017 3D animated vampire film directed by Richard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich, loosely based on the live-action film of the same name of 2000 and based on the characters of the children's book series of the same name by German writer Angela Sommer-Bodenburg.[2][6]
| The Little Vampire 3D | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Claus Karsten Kiilerich |
| Written by | Script: Richard Claus Larry Wilson[1] |
| Produced by | Richard Claus Chris Brouwer |
| Music by | Vidjay Beerepoot |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | 5 October 2017 (Netherlands) |
Running time | 82 minutes[3] |
| Countries | Netherlands Germany Denmark |
| Languages | English Dutch German Danish |
| Budget | $10 million [4] |
| Box office | $13.8 million[5] |
Cast edit
- Jim Carter as Rookery
- Rasmus Hardiker as Rudolph Sackville-Bagg and Gregory Sackville-Bagg
- Alice Krige as Freda Sackville-Bagg
- Tim Pigott-Smith as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
- Miriam Margolyes as Wulftrud
- Matthew Marsh as Gernot
- Joseph Kloska as Maney
- Phoebe Givron-Taylor as Anna Sackville-Bagg
Jim Carter and Alice Krige reprised their roles from the 2000 live-action adaptation of The Little Vampire.
Release edit
The film had its world premiere in the Netherlands on 5 October 2017. It was released in Germany, Denmark and Italy on 26 October,[7] and in the UK on 25 May 2018. It received 19,767 admissions in Danish cinemas,[8] and had a worldwide gross of $13,808,590.[5] The UK theatrical and DVD versions were cut by 29 seconds in order to remove a scene involving electricity in order to achieve a U rating from the BBFC.[3]
The film received generally negative reviews from critics,[6][9][10] and on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a score of 14% based on 14 critical reviews, indicating a "rotten" score.[11]
References edit
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (16 May 2014) CMG Brings 'The Little Vampire' to Cannes. Animation World Network. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b The Little Vampire 3D. Cinema Management Group (CMG). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b The Little Vampire at the British Board of Film Classification – bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "The Little Vampire 3D (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ a b The Little Vampire 3D at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Amazon. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b McCahill, Mike (25 May 2018) The Little Vampire review – toothless family fare. The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Leone, Lilly (26 October 2017) Vampiretto, film al cinema ad Halloween: trama, recensione e curiosità. (in Italian). Cube Magazine. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Facts and Figures 2018, April 2018. Danish Film Institute. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (23 May 2018) The Little Vampire review: anaemic entertainment with no bite. The Independent. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ The Little Vampire at Common Sense Media. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ The Little Vampire 3D at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
