---
title: 'Cirque du Freak: The Vampire''s Assistant (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Weitz'
released: '2009-10-22'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cirque-du-freak-the-vampires-assistant-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450405/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

2009 · 109 min · Fantasy · United States


## Synopsis

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is a 2009 American vampire dark fantasy film directed by Paul Weitz and co-screenplay adapted with Brian Helgeland, loosely based on the Vampire Blood trilogy of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. The first three books in the 12-part series—Cirque du Freak, The Vampire’s Assistant, and Tunnels of Blood—inspired the film. The film was released by Universal Pictures on October 23, 2009, received poor reviews and was a commercial failure by grossing $39.2 million against a $40 million budget.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Weitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-weitz)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Weitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-weitz), [Brian Helgeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-helgeland)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Trask](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-trask)
- **Producer:** [Lauren Shuler Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-shuler-donner)
- **Director of Photography:** [J. Michael Muro](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-michael-muro)
- **Editor:** [Leslie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-jones)

## Cast

- [Ted Manson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-manson)
- [Tom Woodruff Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-woodruff-jr)
- [Don McManus](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-mcmanus)
- [Salma Hayek](https://cinepixo.com/people/salma-hayek)
- [Daniel Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-newman-2)
- [Ken Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-watanabe)
- [Patrick Fugit](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-fugit)
- [Orlando Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/orlando-jones)
- [Jane Krakowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-krakowski)
- [Kristen Schaal](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-schaal)
- [Josh Hutcherson](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-hutcherson) as Steve Leonard
- [Chris Massoglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-massoglia)
- [Patrick Breen](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-breen)
- [Frankie Faison](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-faison)
- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/cirque-du-freak-the-vampires-assistant-2009
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