Bloodsuckers (2005 film)

Bloodsuckers (also known as Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe) is a 2005 television film by Daniel Grodnik Productions directed by Matthew Hastings and produced by Gilles Laplante. The film stars Natassia Malthe and Dominic Zamprogna as the premier protagonists working as vampire hunters in space. The film had a mixed reception.

For other films of this title, see Bloodsucker (disambiguation).
Bloodsuckers
Written byMatthew Hastings
Directed byMatthew Hastings
StarringDominic Zamprogna
A.J. Cook
Natassia Malthe
Theme music composerDavor Vulama
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerGilles LaPlante
CinematographyEric J. Goldstein
EditorGarry M.B. Smith
Running time99 minutes
Production companiesDaniel Grodnik Productions
Lions Gate Films
Vega Productions
Kandu Entertainment
Creative Arts Entertainment Group Inc.
Coote Hayes Productions
Release
Original networkSci Fi Channel
Original release
  • May 8, 2005 (2005-05-08)

Premise

Intergalactic space vampire hunter. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" meets "Star Trek" in a "Mad Max" world.

Cast

Production

It was shot completely in Canada in the city of Vancouver and the province British Columbia.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Croatian Pop artist Davor Vulama.

Track list

Release

The film premiered on 8 May 2005 in France and was released in the US on the Sci-Fi Channel on 30 July 2005. It was released to DVD on 20 June 2006.

Reception

Critical reception has been mixed.[1] Dread Central criticized the film's vampires for not being "all that menacing or compelling" while also stating that "Bloodsuckers easily ranks one of the Sci-Fi Channels most entertaining original productions yet."[2] DVD Talk shared similar sentiments, writing "Chock full of bad acting, ridiculously pulpy dialogue, and tons of sloppily satisfying gore, Vampire Wars is by all conceivable measures a pretty awful movie. But that doesn't mean I didn't have some fun with it!"[3]

References
  1. "Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe". Rotten Tomatoes. 2005-07-30. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. Condit, Jon. "Bloodsuckers (2005) (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  3. Weinberg, Scott. "Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
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