Van Helsing (2004)

Regisseur:

Stephen Sommers

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Stephen Sommers (written by)

Premierendatum:

7. Mai 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Horror | Fantasy | Thriller

Werbezeile:

The One Name They All Fear

Plot:

The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose.

Plot Keywords:

Sexy Vampiress | No Opening Credits | Steampunk | Shirtless Male Bondage | Arm Amputation

Filmpreise:

2 wins & 13 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

enjoyable adventure

Besetzung

Hugh Jackman	...	Van Helsing
Kate Beckinsale	...	Anna Valerious
Richard Roxburgh	...	Count Vladislaus Dracula
David Wenham	...	Carl
Shuler Hensley	...	Frankenstein's Monster
Elena Anaya	...	Aleera
Will Kemp	...	Velkan
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Igor
Alun Armstrong	...	Cardinal Jinette
Silvia Colloca	...	Verona
Josie Maran	...	Marishka
Tom Fisher	...	Top Hat
Samuel West	...	Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Robbie Coltrane	...	Mr. Hyde
Stephen Fisher	...	Dr. Jekyll (as Stephen H. Fisher)

Alternativ:

Van Helsing (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for nonstop creature action violence and frightening images, and for sensuality.

Länge:

132 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Czech Republic

Sprache:

Englisch | Latin

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss | Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Italy:T | France:U | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Malaysia:18PL | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 (re-rating) | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Universal Pictures

Dies und das:

So that the production company can hold certain rights to the character, the original character from the Dracula series Abraham Van Helsing was changed to the new 'kid brother' Gabriel Van Helsing instead.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Van Helsing fights Mr. Hyde in the second scene of the movie, Mr. Hyde steals his hat. Later, Van Helsing takes his hat back. Then, when he is thrown off of the roof, he loses his hat again. When Mr. Hyde falls and the police find him, they look up to the roof to see Van Helsing standing there, putting his hat back on. How did he get it back?

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Dr. Victor Frankenstein: It's alive. It's alive. It's alive!

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enjoyable adventure

Excellent adventure story based on the vampire killer created by Bram Stoker. Forget any Edward Van Sloane dottery old professors here. This guy is all action swashbuckling kill with his bare hands if there isn't a weapon handy.

Hugh Jackman is great in the part and is building an impressive action CV. The nods to the Universal movies of the 30s and 40s are well appreciated and one good point is that Frankensteins Monster who isn't intrinsically evil is allowed to survive at the end. He and the other monsters are presented in a new modern original way while at the same time having features that been part of them since they were first committed to celluloid.

If you want an action filled exciting couple of hours you could do a hell of a lot worse than watch Van Helsing.