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.

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Bloodsuckers
Written by	Matthew Hastings
Directed by	Matthew Hastings
Starring	Dominic Zamprogna A.J. Cook Natassia Malthe
Theme music composer	Davor Vulama
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Gilles LaPlante
Cinematography	Eric J. Goldstein
Editor	Garry M.B. Smith
Running time	99 minutes
Production companies	Daniel Grodnik Productions Lions Gate Films Vega Productions Kandu Entertainment Creative Arts Entertainment Group Inc. Coote Hayes Productions
Distributor	Nu Image Films
Release
Original network	Sci 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

• Joe Lando as Churchill
• Dominic Zamprogna as Damian
• Natassia Malthe as Quintana
• Leanne Adachi as Rosa
• Aaron Pearl as Roman
  • Jake Kaese as Young Roman
• A. J. Cook as Fiona
• Michael DeLuise as Gilles
• Michael Ironside as Muco
• David Palffy as Phleg
• Elias Toufexis as Officer Brackish
• Carrie Ann Fleming as Damian's Wife
• Charisse Baker as Woman
• John DeSantis 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 Canada in the city of Vancouver and the province British Columbia.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Croatian Pop artist Davor Vulama.

Track list

• "I Know" by Max Serpentini
• "Ancient Daydream" by Malvado
• "Like You Promised" by Long John Baldry
• "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 The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
• "Break Me Down" by James Murdoch
• "I'm Listening" by King Karma

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

External links

• Bloodsuckers aka: Vampire Wars at IMDb
• Bloodsuckers at Rotten Tomatoes