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Renfield the Undead
USA 2011
produced by Melissa Nichols, Phil Nichols, Bob Willems (executive) for Poison Apple Films, Champion Entertainment
directed by Bob Willems
starring Keli Wolfe, Paul Damon, Phil Nichols, Roxy Hixon, Tyler Tackett, Calvin Lafiton, Melissa Nichols, John Stevens, Shelley Boozer, Joe Crisaffi, Denise Williamson, Reem Al-Hellou, Michelle James, Lillian DeMichele, Cory Hart, K.R. Kretz, Andrew Adams, Vance Johnson, Sam Martinez, Julin, Yankie Grant, Allison Phillips, Chales Osbourn, Roxy Vandiver, Mel Hosue, Jeremiah Kliesing, James Wark, Andrew Peacock, Lucas Rountree, Chance Smith, Bobby Simpson II, Sarah Wyckoff, Ryan Johnson, Brad Gammell, John Paul Faour, Hal Thackston, Ajene Hill, James Darby, Shawna Huebner, Don Hampton, Patrick Slagle, Annie Searls, Deborah Jackson
story by Phil Nichols, screenplay by Phil Nichols, Molly Vernon, based on characters created by Bram Stoker, music by Jeffrey Walton, special makeup and creature effects by Phil Nichols, Melissa Nichols/Facades FX
Dracula
review by Mike Haberfelner
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England, 1895: When Dracula (John Stevens) was killed, that was a good
thing of course - but it left behind a few too many loose ends, like
Dracula's sidekick Renfield (Phil Nichols), a vampire himself, who has
turned borderline insane over the years, but knows one thing he doesn't
want: His "master" Dracula to return. So he carries Dracula's
skull with him to keep him out of the hands of those who want to resurrect
Dracula. But who, you may ask, would want to resurrect Dracula? Mina
Harker (Roxy Hixon), that's who, who has not only been vampirized by
Dracula but was also impregnated by him, and is since searching for
Dracula's skull together with her son Quincy (Tyler Tackett), a young man
a bit too hot-headed for his own good. Bayou City, USA, now: Detectives
Cranston (Paul Damon) and Landon (Calvin Lafiton) are investigating a
string of murders in which the victims are left drained of all their
blood, as if it was the work of vampires - but vampires don't exist,
right? Eventually, a suspect is brought in, into the morgue, stabbed to
death - Renfield (who has been stabbed in an encounter with Mina and
Quincy, who have only recently caught up with him). However, when coroner
Bonnie (Keli Wolfe) removes the dagger from his heart, he comes back to
life and fights his way to freedom. Once out of the morgue, he has to
fight Mina and Quincy, too, but somehow manages to defeat them and get
away ... but Bonnie gets killed in the process. Now Renfield might be a
mad vampire, but he's not without a heart, and since Bonnie has saved his
life by removing the dagger from his heart, Renfield vampirizes her in
order to save her life (which might be a contradiction in terms).
Eventually, Renfield lets Bonnie go, too, and she soon reports everything
to Cranston and Landon, who might not believe Renfield's a vampire, but
figure as long as he believes he is one they can arrest him using
crucifixes ... and it works, too. While in custody though, Mina and
Quincy manage to find his hideout, and they steal Dracula's skull to
resurrect the vampire. It all leads to a royal rumble, pitting Renfield
against the police against Mina and Quincy against Bonnie against Dracula
...
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As a rule, if a film labels itself "the world's first comicbook
Dracula movie", it might be wise to not believe the propaganda - but Renfield:
The Undead is one of the films that actually lives up to its promise,
it is a movie like a comicbook if there ever was one: Everything is there,
grotesque villains, absurd exaggerations, simplifications in order to let
the story flow more freely, an underlying over-the-top mythology, tons of
action, gallons of gore, crazy special effects ... but above all else, Renfield:
The Undead is heaps of fun. It's a movie that might not have anything
definitive to say about either vampirism or moviemaking, but actually, it
has just set out to entertain you, and it succeeds in doing just that! Recommended.
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