Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.
Directed by Uli Edel
based on novel or book
vampire
bite
child vampire
Rank
#86 in 2000·#5262 overall
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Cast
Jonathan Lipnicki
Tony Thompson
Richard E. Grant
Frederick Sackville-Bagg
Jim Carter
Rookery
Alice Krige
Freda Sackville-Bagg
Anna Popplewell
Anna Sackville-Bagg
Pamela Gidley
Dottie Thompson
Tommy Hinkley
Bob Thompson
Iain De Caestecker
Nigel
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth McAshton
Jake D'Arcy
Farmer McClaughlin
John Wood
Lord McAshton
Ed Stoppard
Von Sackville-Bagg
Crew
Uli Edel
Director
Karey Kirkpatrick
Writer
Larry Wilson
Writer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz
Producer
Samuel Hadida
Executive Producer
Richard Claus
Producer
James Acheson
Costume Design
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Novel
Popular Reviews
181 reviews
Chloe G
6.0★ · 02/13/26
This was my childhood.
This was my childhood.
Alyssa
A staple of my childhood and a cinematic masterpiece
A staple of my childhood and a cinematic masterpiece
alma
6.0★ · 01/14/26
no notes, great movie
no notes, great movie
megan oconnor
my childhood niche
my childhood niche
aj
9.9★ · 10/30/25
this movie will just forever have such a special place in my heart
this movie will just forever have such a special place in my heart