The movie has good special effects and suitably gruesome characters, but its bloodless. Theres also a monkey girl a tribute to her simian tail. I love the cirque du freak novels and darren shan s books in general. Both square off in the ring again as box office prophets presents another round of book vs. Ribs is so named because his internal organs are exposed. If the twilight series is aimed at adolescent girls whose hearts go arrhythmic at the thought of being ravaged by edward cullen, cirque du freak. Darren, the vampire s assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the cirque du freak with evra the snakeboy and mr. This frenetic, bumpy movie enters a crowded marketplace of bookbased. The vampires assistant to be a prettyenjoyable film. Steve believes a performer, larten crepsley, is a vampire.
In the tradition of ray bradburys something wicked this way comes, and stephen kings salems lot, the nightmare continues for the new vampires assistant in the popular saga of darren shan. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampires assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that. In the book darren is a half vampire and he has to travel with cirque du freak so no one suspects anything weird. Steve confronts darren and captures his family and monkey girl friend. The difficult bit in the book comes when darren shan realises that he cannot stick to. Cirque du freakthe vampires assistant characters quiz. Darrens love interest a cute girl too insecure to show her monkey tail. I love the cirque du freak novels and darren shans books in general. The vampires assistant the story begins with the main protagonist of the last adventure, darren shan, and his guardian larten crepsley moving in for a drink of blood from an exscout. One of the cirques freaks who can eat almost anything on account of his two stomachs.
That, and he often winds up in roles specifically suited to his style. One of the cirques freaks who has an extremely hairy complexion. The official universal studios entertainment facebook page. I cannot recommend these books highly enough, they have turned my reluctantreader son into a book. Reilly, willem dafoe, daniel newman, patrick fugit, orlando jones. Darren shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the cirque du freak.
I used to have a normal life, one with friends and family who love me, but my friend steve convinced me to go to the cirque du freak and that s when all hell broke loose. I havent readevery book of every film that has been made from a youngadult series,but this movie definitely seemed to be rooted a little bit more in. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Teenager darren shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. Meanwhile, steve gets initiated among the vampaneze aggressive, violent, victimkilling vampires. Written by darren shan it is the start of the vampiric life of darren shan, a young boy who is turned into a vampire. Based on the hugely popular series of young adult books, cirque du freak tells the frightening tale of a boy who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold truce between two warring factions of vampires. Amid vampires, boy meets girl, from paul weitz the new york. But, the movie of cirque du freak is a comedy, having almost no relation to the characters i loved in the novels.
The first twilight book came out in 2005, first book from the cirque du freak series came out in 2002. Just because there are vampires, doesnt make it a rip off. Steve recognizes crepsley as an immortal bloodsucker from a book that steve values because he aspires to undead status. See more ideas about book worms, good books and books. What happens at the end of cirque du freak answers. Which is, basically, bill and teds night of the living undead. So many vampires are crawling around movies and tv at the moment that any new kid on the block is forced to segment by age, gender, genre, and possibly political affiliation. Rebecca is only in the movies, and thus not considered to be canon in the series. Parents need to know that ampedup violence and language make the vampires assistant movie too mature for younger tween fans of the cirque du freak books its based on. The latest highprofile attraction is universals cirque du freak. Oct 23, 2009 the themes in cirque are typical teenage ones feeling like a freak, unsure of who you are or what you want to be in life, ready to fall in love, kinda, especially when the monkey girl. Reilly, ken watanabe, salma hayek, willem dafoe, patrick fugit, orlando jones, jane krakowski, josh hutcherson, ray stevenson, michael cerveris, frankie faison, kristen schaal director.
Cirque du freak the vampire s assistant 2009 full movie hd. Tiny and murlaugh, all as the long truce between the vampires and vampanese appears coming to an end. The vampires assistant, based on the popular series of books by darren shan, is a fantasyadventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold truce between two. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american dark fantasy film adaptation of the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by author darren shan. Darren oshaughnessy wrote cirque du freak in the years 1998 and 1999 and it was published for the first time in. The vampires assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring. Steve talks to crepsley after the show and asks to become. There are several disturbing scenes of vampires stabbing, punching, kicking, and otherwise wiping the floor with each other although none of it gets particularly gory, along with potentially disturbing images of circus. Book 2 in the saga of darren shan kindle edition by shan, darren. Based on the popular series of books by darren shan, cirque du freak. Can you name the cirque du freakthe vampires assistant. Cirque du freakthe vampires assistant characters quiz by. Oct 22, 2009 for whatever reason, vampires are all the rage in popular culture right now. Ideally wed get one movie per book but studios probably wouldnt want bite on that.
See results from the cirque du freakthe vampires assistant characters quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Certainly that calculated posing is the best part of the otherwise middling cirque du freak. Book overview darren shans days as an ordinary schoolboy are over, and his life as the vampires assistant has begun with his mentor, larten crepsley, darren joins the cirque du freak and slowly begins settling into his new role there, an adjustment made simpler when he makes a couple of new friends among the cirques performers. Parents need to know that ampedup violence and language make the vampire s assistant movie too mature for younger tween fans of the cirque du freak books it s based on. I used to have a normal life, one with friends and family who love me, but my friend steve convinced me to go to the cirque du freak and thats. He enjoyed darren shans skill at allowing young readers to identify with the freaks, as well as the manner with which the author bucked conformity and. Shes been expressed as a movie alternative to debbie or sam. Cirque du freak trailer directed by paul weitz and starring john c. It had a darkly comic and sarcastic vibe that many ofthe films based on these types of books seem to miss. The themes in cirque are typical teenage ones feeling like a freak, unsure of who you are or what you want to be in life, ready to fall in love, kinda, especially when the monkey girl.
The books give a mysterious mood and show a more darker side to vampires as compared to twilight or the vampire diaries. Two teenagers unknowingly break a 100yearold truce between two warring factions of vampires. The main characters love interest and the cirque du freaks monkey girl. Reilly, ken waranabe, josh hutcherson, and jessica carlson. I bought it for my 9 year old son and he loved it and couldnt wait to tell me what happens to the characters as the story progresses. But what he did was made way for a new player in the game. The book takes place in many places, because the circus travels everywhere. Darren and steve sit together staring at a komodo dragon. Jessica carlson250pxcenter character rebecca name jessica carlson. After a series of events, darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the cirque du freak and become a vampire. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american supernatural film adaptation of the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by author darren shan. Unable to take darren, they take monkey girl rebecca, of whom darren has grown fond.
The vampires assistant tells the frightening tale of a boy. The vampires assistant was just the sort of project he had been looking for. Based on the hugely popular series of young adult books, cirque du freak tells the frightening tale of a boy who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold. Reilly as the shows vampireabouttown larten crepsley. Amid vampires, boy meets girl, complete with monkeys tail. Cirque du freak is a series of young adult horror books. The vampires assistant at the cirque, rebecca seemed to be a behind the scenes. Even in the title its called the vampires assistant which. The vampires assistant 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It is about the vampires assistant darren shan returning to the cirque du freak with his guide mr crepsley he was the one who turned him into a halfvampire. Darren shan sagacirque du freak fanfiction archive fanfiction. Written by darren shan it is the start of the vampiric life of darren shan, a young boy who is turned into a vampire background. Oct 23, 2009 if the twilight series is aimed at adolescent girls whose hearts go arrhythmic at the thought of being ravaged by edward cullen, cirque du freak. Having faked his death so that he can stay at the cirque camp, train with crepsley and end up falling for teen rebecca jessica carlson, darren must then contend with steve falling in with mr.
Cirque du freak or a living nightmare in the us is the first book in the saga of darren shan, and also the first book in the vampire blood trilogy. I hope they make a 2nd movie though i read the books and the movie makers put some things the same, but the details were off for example debbie hemlock being rebecca a monkey girl and steves big revealment of being a vampaneze were both different from the book. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american fantasy film based on the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the. The vampires assistant is the 2009 film adaptation of the book cirque du freak. Really if you look at the way the series is laid out, you could easily have 8 movies, with some pretty good cliffhangers in between. The vampires assistant includes good vampires, evil vampanese, a wolfman, a bearded lady, a monkey girl with a long tail, a snake boy, a dwarf with a 4foot forehead and a spider the size of your shoe, and theyre all boring as hell. After years of torment and abuse, a very young half vampire was founded by members of the cirque du freak, dealing with the demons of her past, the cirque gave her a new name and a new life. The vampires assistant is the 2nd book in the cirque du freak series. When corpses are discoveredcorpses drained of blood darren and evra are compelled to hunt down whatever foul creature is committing such horrendous acts. Darren oshaughnessy wrote cirque du freak in the years 1998 and 1999 and it was published for the first time in january 2000 by. Steve leopard jessica carlson rebecca the monkey girl.
The vampires assistant somewhere between attempts at adult novels in 2000, author darren oshaughnessy had his first big hit. Under 1920 s there s an older, much more victorian pamphlet for the cirque du freak. When the circus stops and prepares for a show a human named sam comes almost every single day and helps the performers spoiler alert darren is a half vampire in the first book and then he has to drink blood to save someone he loves. The vampires assistant is what a teenage boy might crave in a bloodsucker movie. See more ideas about patrick fugit, good books and orlando jones. Darren, the vampires assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the cirque du freak with evra the snakeboy and mr.
For whatever reason, vampires are all the rage in popular culture right now. The vampires assistant last year and really liked it. Cirque du freakthe vampires assistant characters quiz stats. The vampires assistant interview archive, 2 septembre 2009. Carlson, interview par dean kelly, jessica carlson cirque du freak. The vampires assistant, the wouldbe franchisestarter for a series of adaptations of darren shans 12 book saga about a newbie vampire. Oct 22, 2009 like the ominous fingernail moon early on in cirque du freak.
Set after darren changed the past, he changed pretty much everything. When darren and the vampire are on the run and not in the circus they normally stay in hotels, gutters, underground, or in. Larten crepsley the vampire who blooded me and i were staying with a travelling freak show called the cirque du freak. My mentor, larten crepsley the vampire who blooded me and i were staying with a travelling freak show called the cirque du freak. Actor quiz, assistant, character, cirque, description, vampire. Cirque du freak is a book that was recently published but the setting is in the older days. The vampires assistant 2009 chris massoglia, john c. After years of torment and abuse, a very young half vampire was founded by members of the cirque du freak, dealing with the demons of her past, the cirque gave her a. Oct 23, 2009 amid vampires, boy meets girl, complete with monkey s tail. Darren shan chris massoglia is a normal teen who lives with his parents don mcmanus and colleen camp and younger sister, annie. Darren shan sagacirque du freak fanfiction archive.