An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith (screenplay), John August (story)
Stars: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green
Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp Johnny Depp ... Barnabas Collins
Michelle Pfeiffer ... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Helena Bonham Carter ... Dr. Julia Hoffman
Eva Green ... Angelique Bouchard
Jackie Earle Haley ... Willie Loomis
Jonny Lee Miller ... Roger Collins
Bella Heathcote ... Victoria Winters / Josette DuPres
Chloë Grace Moretz ... Carolyn Stoddard
Gulliver McGrath ... David Collins (as Gully McGrath)
Ray Shirley ... Mrs. Johnson
Christopher Lee ... Clarney
Alice Cooper ... Alice Cooper
Ivan Kaye ... Joshua Collins
Susanna Cappellaro ... Naomi Collins
Josephine Butler ... David's Mother
Storyline
In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth ...
Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords: vampire | camera shot of feet | foot closeup | female stockinged soles | female stockinged feet
Taglines: The legend bites back.
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking | See all certifications
Parents Guide: View content advisory
Details
Official Sites: Official Facebook | Official site
Country: USA | Australia | UK
Language: English
Release Date: 11 May 2012 (USA)
Also Known As: Dark Shadows
Filming Locations: Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Box Office
Budget:$150,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA: $29,685,274, 13 May 2012
Gross USA: $79,727,149
Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $245,527,149
Company Credits
Production Co: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Infinitum Nihil
Technical Specs
Runtime: 113 min
Sound Mix: Datasat | Dolby Digital
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
, Country: USA | Australia | UK Language: English, watch trailors){kind=link}
0 Comments