Vlad (2003)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Michael D. Sellers

Writer (WGA):

Michael D. Sellers (written by)

Release Date:

12 February 2004 (Argentina)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil never dies.

Plot:

Death and spiritual torment stalk three American students visiting the Carpathian mountain homeland of Vlad Tepes. |

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Dracula | Narration | Vlad The Impaler | Female Nudity

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Billy Zane	...	Adrian
Paul Popowich	...	Jeff Meyer / Husband
Kam Heskin	...	Alexa Meyer
Nicholas Irons	...	Justin / Knight
Brad Dourif	...	Radescu
Francesco Quinn	...	Vlad Tepes
Monica Davidescu	...	Linsey
Iva Hasperger	...	Ilona
Emil Hostina	...	Mircea
Guy Siner	...	Ilie
Mircea Stoian	...	Claudiu
Andreea Macelaru	...	Stefana (as Andrea Macelaru)
Alin Panc	...	Petre
Alexandra Velniciuc	...	Andrea
Zoltan Butuc	...	Grandfather

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, nudity, violence and some drug use.

Runtime:

Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Quantum Entertainment

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ilona falls to her knees right before Vlad's sword is stuck in the ground in a village ransacking flashback, you clearly see two kneepads under her gown before she hits the ground.

Soundtrack:

All In My Head

Unbelievably good, great musical score

This movie kept my attention, and kept it till the end. The actors all did a solid job of making their parts live. Brad Dourif and Billy Zane gave the film class and credibility. Kam Heskin is a hottie, and carried her part well. Francesco Quinn makes your skin crawl in this horror genre tale, admirably making the role of Vlad the Impaler come to life and chilling you down to your socks! (He looks a lot like his dad Anthony Quinn in some of the scenes) The Romanian actress (whom I've never seen before) did a great job of looking terrified & sexy. I wonder if she speaks any English? If not, she did a great job of handling the wordy role. The musical score really punches up the terror in the scary scenes, and sounds like a score from a Hollywood major film. This movie was filmed on location in Romania, with the major horror parts actually filmed in the Carpathians at Vlad's real castle. The Dracula character takes on a new & completely different direction, which in no way mimics former Dracula movies. I enjoyed this one....