Dracula 2000 (2000)

Director:

Patrick Lussier

Writers (WGA):

Joel Soisson (story) &
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Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

19th Century Chills Terrify the 21st Century

Plot:

A group of thieves break into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.

Plot Keywords:

Wes Craven's Dracula | Immortality | Jesus Christ | Dracula 2000 | Fang

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gerard Butler	...	Dracula
Christopher Plummer	...	Abraham / Matthew Van Helsing
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Simon Sheppard
Justine Waddell	...	Mary Heller
Colleen Fitzpatrick	...	Lucy Westerman (as Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick)
Jennifer Esposito	...	Solina
Omar Epps	...	Marcus
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Trick
Danny Masterson	...	Nightshade
Lochlyn Munro	...	Eddie
Tig Fong	...	Dax
Tony Munch	...	Charlie
Jeri Ryan	...	Valerie Sharpe
Shane West	...	J.T.
Nathan Fillion	...	Father David
Tom Kane	...	Anchor Man
Jonathon Whittaker	...	Detective Gautreaux (as Jonathan Whittaker)
Robert Verlaque	...	Dr. Seward
Randy Butcher	...	Stakeman #1
Bill Davidson	...	Stakeman #2
Peter Cox	...	Stakeman #3
Chris Lamon	...	Stakeman #4
Herb Reischl Jr.	...	Stakeman #5 (as Herb Reischl)
Duncan McLeod	...	Stakeman #6
Wayne Downer	...	Desk Guard
Robert Racki	...	Door Guard
William Prael	...	Parade Cop
Kaaron Briscoe	...	Teen Co-Worker
Scarlett Huntley	...	Blood Doll
Harold Short	...	Black Angel of Death
David J. Francis	...	Jesus
Shimmy Silverman	...	Barker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ed Mundell	...	Himself
David Wyndorf	...	Himself band member
Brandon Carroll	...	Mardi Gras Partier (uncredited)
Carlo Daquin	...	Featured guy (uncredited)
Peter Devaney Flanagan	...	Dead Londoner (uncredited)
Jeremy Galeaz	...	(uncredited)
Jeff Hanneman	...	Talking Guy (uncredited)
Eric Santana Illarmo	...	Young Reveler (uncredited)
Manou Lubowski	...	(uncredited)
Devin C. Lussier	...	Boy going to angel (uncredited)
Kelsey Matheson	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	...	Dead Londoner (uncredited)

Directed by
Patrick Lussier

Writing credits (WGA)
Joel Soisson		(story) &
Patrick Lussier		(story)
Joel Soisson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Daniel K. Arredondo	....	co-producer
W.K. Border	....	producer
Wes Craven	....	executive producer
Marianne Maddalena	....	executive producer
Andrew Rona	....	executive producer
Ron Schmidt	....	co-producer
Joel Soisson	....	producer
Tony Steinberg	....	associate producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Peter Pau

Film Editing by
Peter Devaney Flanagan
Patrick Lussier

Casting by
Sarah Finn
Tina Gerussi
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Carol Spier

Art Direction by
Elinor Rose Galbraith
Monroe Kelly

Set Decoration by
Peter P. Nicolakakos

Costume Design by
Denise Cronenberg

Makeup Department
Wendi Lynn Allison	....	makeup artist
Richard Arguijo	....	mold maker
Carla Brenholtz	....	makeup artist
Christopher K. Grap	....	special makeup effects assistant
Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti	....	key hair stylist
Rose-Mary Gubala	....	makeup artist
Snowy Highfield	....	makeup effects sculptor
Paul Jones	....	special makeup effects artist
Stacy Stewart Kelly	....	key makeup artist: New Orleans
Marese Langan	....	chief makeup artist
Steven Lawrence	....	special makeup effects artist
Sean Sansom	....	special makeup effects artist
Kelly Shanks	....	hair stylist
Donna Spahn	....	makeup department head: New Orleans
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	special makeup effects artist
Claire Jane Vranian	....	special makeup effects artist (as Claire-Jane Deacon)

Production Management
Brian Campbell	....	unit production manager
Edith Leblanc	....	production manager: New Orleans
Edith Leblanc	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Batou Chandler	....	second assistant director
Batou Chandler	....	second unit director
G. Michael Currie	....	second assistant director
Nelson Davis	....	assistant director: second unit
Kathryn Grill	....	assistant director: second unit
Jennifer Haufler	....	trainee assistant director
Kevin Hourigan	....	third assistant director
Jim Kaufman	....	second unit director
Yvonne Korent	....	assistant director: second unit
Pazz Neglia	....	second assistant director
Wendy Palmer	....	assistant director: New Orleans
James Roque	....	second second assistant director: New Orleans
Howard Rothschild	....	first assistant director
Ann C. Salzer	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tony Steinberg	....	first assistant director
Peter Stolworthy	....	dailies assistant director
Graham Tallman	....	trainee assistant director
Michael Tassie	....	assistant director: second unit
Stewart Young	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Dan Adams	....	set dresser
Paul Blanchard	....	set dresser
Kelly Brine	....	storyboard artist
Scot Broadus	....	assistant property master
Randall S. Coe	....	local construction coordinator
Janet Cormack	....	scenic artist
Alan Doucette	....	property master: second unit
Mary Frances Eglin	....	art department coordinator
Dawn H. Fisher	....	art department apprentice
Danielle Fleury	....	assistant set decorator
Jason Graham	....	second assistant art director
Sidney J. Lambert	....	set dresser
Vince Le Blanc	....	set dresser
Michael Madden	....	set designer
Jeffrey A. Melvin	....	property master
Marc Messenger	....	storyboard artist
Mark O'Donoghue	....	carpenter
Dawn Rivard	....	art department coordinator
Chuck Stringer	....	construction foreman
Phillip Tellez	....	construction coordinator
Denise Templeton	....	art department production assistant
Arlindo Vicente	....	leadman
Gordon White	....	set designer

Sound Department
Michael Axinn	....	assistant adr editor
Steve Boeddeker	....	sound designer
Christopher Boyes	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Chris Boyes)
Lisa Chino	....	assistant dialogue editor
Matt Cluett	....	sound transferer
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Frank E. Eulner	....	supervising sound editor
Andre Fenley	....	assistant sound editor
Douglas Ganton	....	production sound mixer
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	sound
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary A. Rizzo)
Christopher Scarabosio	....	sound effects editor
Ron Stermac	....	cable person
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Reynald Trudel	....	production sound mixer
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
John Verbeck	....	foley editor
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	adr supervisor
Christopher Barnett	....	re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Gabriel Guy	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Aaron Dinsmore	....	metal fabricator
Matthew Galliford	....	prosthetic makeup effects assistant
Dan Gibson	....	special effects supervisor
Mike Kavanagh	....	special effects key
Walter Klassen	....	special effects
John MacGillivray	....	rigging key
Marcus Rait	....	special effects on-set key
David Reaume	....	special effects buyer
Ted Ross	....	special effects coordinator
Mark Wotton	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Douglas Aiken	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Steve Arguello	....	3D animator: ComputerCafe
Jeff Barnes	....	executive producer: ComputerCafe
Timur 'Taron' Baysal	....	3D animator: ComputerCafe (as Taron)
Allen Blaisdell	....	matchmover
Mike Bozulich	....	3D animator: ComputerCafe
Joseph Brattesani	....	digital artist
Daniele Colajacomo	....	visual effects supervisor: 3DSite
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Shellaine Corwel	....	digital compositor
Brandon Craig	....	rendering I/O
Don Crawford	....	digital compositor
Gregory Creaser	....	imaging/timing supervisor: Digiscope
Chris Crowell	....	digital compositor
Sean C. Cunningham	....	digital artist
Richard Davenport	....	visual effects coordinator
Steve Dellerson	....	visual effects producer
Domenic DiGiorgio	....	3D animator: ComputerCafe
Brian Dowrick	....	digital artist
David Ebner	....	digital effects supervisor: ComputerCafe
William Engel	....	grip: model unit
Kent Estep	....	visual effects
Fortunato Frattasio	....	digital artist
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects producer: ComputerCafe (as Vicki Weimer)
Berta Garcia	....	digital compositor
Bridget A. Gaynor	....	digital artist
Chad Goei	....	digital artist
Jamison Scott Goei	....	digital compositor
Jeff Goldman	....	compositor: ComputerCafe
Douglas Harsch	....	visual effects
Erik Henry	....	visual effects supervisor
Phil Holland	....	scan record operator
Amy Hollywood Wixson	....	visual effects producer
Uel Hormann	....	visual effects supervisor
Adam Howard	....	digital compositor
Ian Hulbert	....	digital artist
Jason Ivimey	....	digital artist
Jimmy Jewell	....	digital compositor
Keiko Koyama	....	digital effects coordinator: Digiscope
Brad Kuehn	....	visual effects supervisor
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Peter Lloyd	....	designer/illustrator: ComputerCafe
Joe Mancewicz	....	character rigging
Gray Marshall	....	visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter
Ray McMillan	....	motion control supervisor
Bob Mercier	....	visual effects
Derrick Mitchell	....	visual effects editor
Hideki Okano	....	visual effects
Akira Orikasa	....	3D animator: ComputerCafe
Janet Quen	....	digital effects artist
Robert Rioux	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Robin Roepstorff	....	main title animation
Philip Sisk	....	digital compositor
Suponwich Juck Somsaman	....	digital artist
Bert Terreri	....	visual effects producer
Nicholas Titmarsh	....	visual effects supervisor
Kresimir Tkalcec	....	software engineer: ComputerCafe
Bryan Whitaker	....	digital artist
Patrick Zentis	....	digital compositor: Digital Backlot
Kevin Tengan	....	systems administrator (uncredited)

Stunts
Taryn Ash	....	stunts
Leigh Bianco	....	stunts (as Leigh Brinkman)
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
Eric Bryson	....	stunts
Ion Carangea	....	stunts
Marla Casey	....	stunts
Peter Cox	....	stunts
Wayne Downer	....	stunts
Jeff Galpin	....	stunts
Errol Gee	....	stunts
Brian Jagersky	....	stunts
Erin Jarvis	....	stunts
Mic Jones	....	stunts
Chad Keens-Douglas	....	stunts (as Chad Keen Douglas)
Henry Korhonen	....	stunts (as Henry Kohonen)
Daryl Patchett	....	stunts (as Darryl Patchett)
Ken Quinn	....	stunt coordinator
Branko Racki	....	stunts (as Branco Racki)
Robert Racki	....	stunts
Koichi Sakamoto	....	stunt coordinator
Phillippe Savage	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunt double
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts
Don Stockford	....	stunts (as Danny Stockford)
Bryan Thomas	....	stunts
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunts
Jennifer Vey	....	stunts
David Wald	....	stunts
Eileen Weisinger	....	stunts
Randy Butcher	....	stunts (uncredited)
Daryl Patchett	....	stunt double: Nightshade (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Alexander	....	focus puller: additional photography
Michael Applebaum	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
David Arnold	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Ciaran Copelin	....	first assistant camera
Larry Cottrill	....	electrician
Tim Davis	....	video assist operator
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: additional principal photography
Sean Finnegan	....	electrician
Michael Fylyshtan	....	steadicam operator: second unit
Matthew Gaumer	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Glen Goodchild	....	best boy grip
Wayne Goodchild	....	key grip
Greg Grainger	....	grip
Doug Hamilton	....	camera trainee
Mike Harwood	....	electrician
Jeff Heintzman	....	grip
Chris Howard	....	gaffer
Mark Hryma	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Tatsuro Koike	....	aerial rigger
Jim Krauter	....	dolly grip
Doug Lawrance	....	camera operator: second unit
George Lomaga	....	casting videographer
James Marks	....	remote camera technician
Ryan McMaster	....	camera operator
Clyde Miller	....	assistant camera: aerials and Wescam camera
Paul Mitchnick	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark Moore	....	additional photographer
Keith Murphy	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Keith Murphy	....	steadicam operator
Marcus Paletta	....	grip
John B. Pekkanen	....	video playback operator
Danny Piva	....	best boy
Stephen Spurrell	....	rigging gaffer
Michelle Veza	....	camera trainee: second unit
Bob Bates	....	electrician (uncredited)
Paul Collins	....	grip (uncredited)
Dylan James How	....	grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Chow Emrich	....	animator
Robert Emrich	....	animator

Casting Department
Daniel Hubbard	....	casting: UK
Krisztina M. Neglia	....	extras casting (as Krisztina Meuring)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natalie Bronfman	....	costume assistant
Christina Cattle	....	set costume supervisor
Donna Chance	....	set costumer
Dana Embree	....	costumer
David Erwin	....	on-set dresser: New Orleans
Caroline Eselin	....	extras set costumer
Linda Gardar	....	costume supervisor
Brenda Gilles	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Tina Anderson	....	post-production coordinator
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Doug Caron	....	assistant film editor
Robert Doyle	....	trainee assistant editor
Nathan Easterling	....	assistant editor (as Nate Easterling)
John Embry	....	post-production assistant
Russell Langille	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Thomas Bartke	....	music transcriptor
Marco Beltrami	....	music supervisor
William Boston	....	orchestrator
Ed Gerrard	....	music supervisor
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
John Kurlander	....	scoring mixer
Denise Okimoto	....	assistant music editor
Carlos Rodriguez	....	orchestrator
Randy Spendlove	....	executive music producer
Ceiri Torjussen	....	orchestrator
Kevin Manthei	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Buck Sanders	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Gordon Ionson	....	driver captain: second unit
Dave Staples	....	transportation coordinator
Mitchel Stewart	....	driver captain

Other crew
Christopher Allen	....	fetish performance
Sarah Ashton	....	construction bookkeeper
Michael Authier	....	production assistant
Lorrie Barth	....	third assistant accountant
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	gun wrangler (as John Berger)
Scott Brophy	....	production assistant
Nick Capozzi	....	production assistant
David M. Chisholm	....	production assistant
Amanda Coles	....	travel coordinator
Chantal Cousineau	....	acting double
Ryan Cunningham	....	photo double
Ryan Cunningham	....	stand-in
Lisa Maria Daliet	....	production secretary
Ava DuVernay	....	publicity consultant
Sara Fanelli	....	craft service assistant
Lauren Feige	....	assistant to producers
Collin Fowler	....	production assistant
Charlie French	....	medic
Jack Skeets Gleeson	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Christopher K. Grap	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Joel Green	....	unit publicist
Brent Hall	....	assistant to director
Rankin Hickman	....	assistant production office coordinator: New Orleans
Will Hoddinott	....	location manager
Ted Kantrow	....	caterer
Tracy Keller	....	production coordinator: New Orleans
Michael D. Kennedy	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Kushman	....	production assistant
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal counsel
Sean Longley	....	key craft service
James Lovisek	....	live leech wrangler
Mark Miller	....	first assistant accountant
Kristy Mitchell	....	production assistant
Mark Moore	....	location manager
Chandra-Li Paul	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Deborah Ross	....	title designer
Buck Sanders	....	synthesizer designer
Philip Spurvey	....	location scout
Scott Stieh	....	location manager
Bram Stoker	....	characters: from novel Dracula
Timothy Storey	....	production coordinator
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
David Wald	....	assistant aerial rigger
Jamie Wilson	....	assistant location manager
Chris Stiles	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Willem Wennekers	....	daily second unit coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Laeta Kalogridis	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Carfax Productions Ltd.
• Dimension Films
• Neo Art & Logic
• Wes Craven Films

Distributors

• Bac Films (France)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Buena Vista International (UK)
• Dimension Films
• Highlight Film (Germany)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Miramax Films
• New Films International
• RCV Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Norway)

Special Effects

• Gray Matter FX
• Hornet Animation (title animation)
• Rhythm and Hues
• Two Hours in the Dark

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• Deborah Ross Film Design  main and end titles
• Skywalker Sound  re-recorded by
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Dracula 2001 (UK)
Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #37918) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

BCE Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Carfax Productions Ltd.

Trivia:

Alternate versions and Deleted scenes from the DVD include: An extended version of the final confrontation between Dracula and Van Helsing. An alternate version of the scene where Dracula attacks Valerie at the site of the plane crash. In this version he can be seen rising from the swamp behind her. He also says the line which could only be heard in the previews, "There are things much worse than death". A longer and much more dramatic version of the scene where Dracula talks to the Jesus on the neon cross. Dracula explains how he feels that he was the one who was betrayed. A longer version of the scene where Van Helsing and his accomplices trap Dracula in London. This was originally the opening scene to the film. A scene where vampire Val approaches Simon before leading him into the crowded streets of New Orleans during Mardi Gras. During the Judas fantasy sequence, Mary w