''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

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and Dominic Zamprogna as the premier protagonists working as vampire hunters in space. The film had a mixed reception.

Premise

Intergalactic space vampire hunter. "

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" meets "

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" in a " Mad Max" world.

Cast

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as Churchill * Dominic Zamprogna as Damian *

as Quintana * Leanne Adachi as Rosa * Aaron Pearl as Roman **Jake Kaese as Young Roman *

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as Fiona * Michael DeLuise as Gilles * Michael Ironside as Muco *

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as Phleg * Elias Toufexis as Officer Brackish * Carrie Ann Fleming as Damian's Wife * Charisse Baker as Woman *

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as Ble-Ka * Geoff Redknap as Worm Host Creature * Krista Bell as Roman's Mom * Daniel Bacon as Vorhee Lieutenant Pu * Steven McMichael as Vorhee #2 * Mike Desabrais as Vorhee #3 * Brett Armstrong as Dead IPC Officer * Mike Carpenter as Giant Beast * Peter DeLuise as Vondi, The German Space Tourist

Production

It was shot completely in

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in the city of

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and the province

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Croatian Pop artist Davor Vulama.

Track list

* "I Know" b
Max Serpentini
* "Ancient Daydream" by Malvado * "Like You Promised" by

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* "Devil's Road" by King Karma * "I Need You" by Vibrolux * "I've Gone For A Ride" by Elevator To Hell * "Q's Cue" by Suzka & McMillan * "The Search" by El Mattador * "The Clock Thickens" by Gyr8 featuring The Psychosis Twins * "Lost" by Moneca Delain * "Slave Ship" by

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* "Break Me Down" by James Murdoch * "I'm Listening" by King Karma

Release

The film premiered on 8 May 2005 in

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and was released in the US on the

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on 30 July 2005. It was released to DVD on 20 June 2006.

Reception

Critical reception has been mixed.

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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." 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!"

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloodsuckers Canadian horror television films Canadian vampire films 2005 horror films 2000s science fiction horror films Canadian science fiction horror films 2000s English-language films Films shot in Vancouver Space adventure films 2005 television films 2005 films Syfy original films Vampires in television 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films