It is not easy being a 9 year old in a new country. Tony has just moved with his parents, Dottie and Bob Thompson, from a big bustling city in America to a small village in a remote corner of Scotland. Every night, in his new home, Tony has nightmares about vampires, and he has no idea why. He soon becomes so absorbed by them .. Read more
| Starring | Jonathan Lipnicki, Richard E. Grant, Jim Carter, Alice Krige |
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| Director | Uli Edel |
| Genres | Family |
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It is not easy being a 9 year old in a new country. Tony has just moved with his parents, Dottie and Bob Thompson, from a big bustling city in America to a small village in a remote corner of Scotland. Every night, in his new home, Tony has nightmares about vampires, and he has no idea why. He soon becomes so absorbed by them that he starts studying every book he can find on the subject. His classmates tease him about his vampire obsession, especially the cruel local kids, Nigel and Flint, nephews of local squire, and Bob's employer, Lord McAshton. The teacher at his new school is so shocked he tells Tony's Mom about how worried he is; not a good start for the new kid in town. One evening, while in his room, practicing basic vampire moves, Tony gets a visit from a large bat, which transforms before his eyes into a 9 year old vampire boy, Rudolph, who happens to be extremely hungry, and convinced that Tony is one of his kind. Realizing that Tony is not a vampire, Rudolph tries to fly away again, but having no strength he just plummets straight to the ground outside Tony's window. Rookery the vampire hunter in his vampire hunting truck is in hot pursuit, and Tony, intrigued by the real life vampire he has met, protects Rudolph and, at his request, leads him to the local farm, where Rudolph drinks the blood of a cow. What later ensues is an adventurous caper during which Tony helps Rudolph find the mysterious missing half of the amulet that can help Rudolph and his family finally realize their dream - to become human again!
| Starring | Jonathan Lipnicki, Richard E. Grant, Jim Carter, Alice Krige, Pamela Gidley, John Wood, Tommy Hinkley, Anna Popplewell, Rollo Weeks |
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| Director | Uli Edel |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 02 Apr 2001 |
A human boy helps a young vampire and his blood-sucking family escape the attentions of a vampire slayer in this entertaining horror fantasy adventure. Jerry Maguire's Jonathan Lipnicki as the human and bright British newcomer Rollo Weeks as his undead friend turn in good performances, while Richard E Grant and Alice Krige camp it up as the vampire parents and Jim Carter is in slightly unhinged mode as the slayer. Witty and well written, this is that rarity — a children's film that doesn't patronise its audience. You can even forgive it the contrivance of having an American hero in a film set in Scotland. Youngsters will love it, and the running gag about vampire cows should have the adults chuckling, too.
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superb
my children loved this film. Jonathan Lipnicki ( from stuart little 2 )plays Tony Thompson, an eight year old little boy, who is a befriender of vampires, and ... read more »
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My Favourite Child Hood Film!
I said in my profile that i would write small reviews about the films i watch. This film to me The Little Vampire never gets old! it is one of the best ... read more »
for children
This is a great film for children and adults alike. but you can't really watch it with out the kids.
children loved
the children loved this film, not sure why, but the loved and wanted to watch again
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