Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) on Netflix
PG-1320091h 49mActionAdventureFantasy
Darren Shan and his friend Steve sneak into a freak show where the vampire Larten Crepsley performs. Darren takes Crepsley's spider, which bites Steve, and asks Crepsley for an antidote.
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Plot summary
Darren Shan does well at school and is the child his parents are proudest of, while his closest friend Steve is the reckless one. A flyer for a freak show takes the pair out at night to a theater, where Larten Crepsley, a vampire, performs with a lethal spider named Madam Octa. Steve recognizes him as a vampire. Darren goes backstage and takes the spider, then hides when Crepsley returns to his room and overhears Steve beg Crepsley to make him a vampire, which Crepsley refuses after tasting his blood. Madam Octa later bites Steve on the cheek, and he lies in a hospital dying of her venom. Darren goes back to the theater to ask Crepsley for help, and Crepsley's condition is that Darren become a half-vampire and his personal assistant.
Cast
- Jessica Carlsonas Rebecca
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
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- Prosthetics could not make Ken Watanabe tall enough for the towering Mr Tall, so Trevon Flores, a local basketball player who stands 6 feet 10 inches and weighs 210 pounds, doubled for the six-foot Watanabe in some shots.
