''Hybrids'' (also titled ''The Hybrids Family'') is a 2015 American horror comedy family film directed by

Tony Randel Tony Randel (born May 29, 1956) is an American film director and screenwriter. Film career In 1985, Randel (credited as Anthony Randel) produced the New World Pictures rework of the Japanese ''The Return of Godzilla'' into the English film ''Godz ...

and starring

Paul Sorvino Paul Anthony Sorvino (, ; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law. Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese cri ...

and

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Plot

The story of a dysfunctional family of vampires and witches and the two children who are hybrids.

Cast

as The Count *

as Aradia *Mojean Aria as Blaz *Philip Willingham as Todor *Anne Leighton as Valantina *Leanne Agmon as Velana *Chris De Christopher as Tug *

Charles Noland Charles Noland is an American actor, appearing in many TV shows and films, including '' Blow'' and '' Wayne's World''. He was a supporting character on ''ER'' for 2 seasons and ''The West Wing'' for 7 seasons. Noland also has a lengthy stage ca ...

as Prater *Chuck Ardezzone as Vinni *Lauren Lakis as Maria *Jean St. James as Alice *Lee Knorr as Nancy *Erika Enggren as Alicia * Rawle D. Lewis as Mr. Trellis *

Tatanka Means Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means (born February 19, 1985) is a Native American activist, actor, boxer, comedian, and entrepreneur of Oglala Lakota, Omaha, Yankton Dakota and Diné descent. He is best known for his roles in ''Saints & Stranger ...

as Lance Hatton

Production

Principal photography took place in

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for thirty days during the summer of 2014. According to Chuck Ardezzone, the film created more than 50 jobs and worked with 34 local businesses during the movie shooting. According to Tony Schweikle, "

Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as ' ...

was on tap to play the father vampire, but then right before we finished the contract, he got very sick and couldn’t do it. Tony Randel knew one of Paul Sorvino’s daughters, and we offered Paul a script. Unbeknownst to us, he accepted and did the film for minimal money because he always wanted to play

Bela Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''S ...

! We never knew that, but he’s talked about that in several interviews. It was serendipity."

Awards

The film won the Best Feature Comedy Film Award at the 20th annual International Family Film Festival (IFFF) in

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References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hybrids (film) American comedy horror films Films directed by Tony Randel 2015 films Vampire comedy films Films shot in Florida Films about dysfunctional families Films about witchcraft 2010s English-language films 2010s American films