Way of the Vampire (2005)

Directors:

Sarah Nean Bruce
Eduardo Durão

Writers:

Karrie Melendrez (writer)
Sherri Strain (writer)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The battle between good and evil ends tonight.

Plot:

Dr. Abraham Van Helsing is granted immortality by the Catholic Church until he can hunt down the last vampire prince. |

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Immortality | Catholic Church | Prostitute | Garrote

Cast

Rhett Giles	...	Dr. Abraham Van Helsing
Paul Logan	...	Dracula
Andreas Beckett	...	Sebastien
Denise Boutte	...	Arianna
Brent Falco	...	Emily
Alix Henning	...	Yvonne
Anthony Turk	...	Father Cefalu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Ashby	...	Dominic
Drew Berenc	...	Norris
Ulf Bjorlin	...	Walsh
Butterfly	...	Solana
Lisa Clark	...	Essence
Matt Dallas	...	Todd
Edward DeRuiter	...	Jake
Whitney Deutch	...	Martika
Ed Flanagan	...	Yavanivitch
Bogdan Ioana	...	Lorenzo
Claudia Katz	...	Leona
Shannon Kemp	...	Det. Donn
Sean Lust	...	Colin
Nadra Macuish	...	Paula
Jared Michaels	...	Roman (as Jared Cohn)
Renée Mignosa	...	Diana
Brian Nichols	...	Det. Shirani
Kristina Proulx	...	Josie
Rey Reyes	...	Julio
Trina Robinson	...	Elena
Lawrence Sara	...	Wilson
Amanda Ward	...	Natalia
Mark Romero Wilson	...	Joseph

Also Known As:

Bram Stoker's Way of the Vampire (UK) (video title) (USA) (complete title)
Van Helsing's Way of the Vampire (USA) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated R for vampire violence, sexuality/nudity and some language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:18 | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

Asylum, The

Goofs:

Factual errors: About 46 minutes into the film, a voice-over describes vampire behavior. The narrator says "It would be different if they were like wasps, one sting and they're dead, but instead they come back again, and again, and again." Wasps can sting as many times as they wish. Bees, on the other hand, sting one time and die.

Quotes:

Sebastien: We're not going to live like this anymore!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Way of the Vampire: Behind the Scenes (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Bloody Bill

Another "Asylum" travesty

Dr. Van Helsing, vampire hunter, is granted immortality by a religious sect that will only let him die after he kills the last vampire. That's the plot of the film right there. I didn't put it in a nutshell for you, dear reader. THAT'S the whole plot. Now what did I think of the film? Well, between the horrid editing, the putrid acting, the 'anti-action', the sound problems, and the WIDE open ending, this is strictly amateur hour. Vampire flicks have made for some simply dreadful films in the past and this, my friends, is one of them. It's a travesty of the current state of B-movie straight to video horror that I don't even consider this one of the worst vampire flick out there.

My Grade: D-

Where I saw it: Starz on Demand (available till September 15th, 2005)