| Dracula II: Ascension | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Dracula II: Ascension |
| Director: | Patrick Lussier |
| Writers: | Joel Soisson; Patrick Lussier |
| Producers: | Bob Weinstein; Harvey Weinstein; Nick Phillips; W.K. Border; Joel Soisson; Ron Schmidt |
| Composer: | Marco Beltrami; Kevin Kliesch |
| Cinematography: | Douglas Milsome |
| Editors: | Lisa Romaniw |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Castel Film Romania Neo Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by: | Dimension Home Video |
| Released: | June 7th, 2003 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 85 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $3,200,000 |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Dracula 2000 |
| Next: | Dracula III: Legacy |
Dracula II: Ascension is an American independent feature film of the vampire fiction subgenre of horror, loosely based on the concept of Dracula. It is a direct sequel to the theatrically release film Dracula 2000. The film was directed by Patrick Lussier with a script written by Lussier and Joel Soisson. It was produced by Castel Film Romania and Neo Art & Logic and distributed through Dimension Home Video. It was released direct-to-video on June 7th, 2003.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Kroll | Twins of Evil |
| Jason Scott Lee | Father Uffizi |
| Craig Sheffer | Lowell |
| Diane Neal | Elizabeth Blaine |
| Khary Payton | Kenny |
| Brande Roderick | Tanya |
| Jason London | Luke |
| Chris Hunter | Corello |
| Tom Kane | Doctor |
| John Light | Eric |
| Stephen Billington | Dracula |
| Nick Phillips | Officer Smith |
| John Sharian | Officer Hodge |
| Dragos Balauca | Altar boy |
| Silviu Olteanu | Young priest |
| David Gant | Old priest |
| Roy Scheider | Cardinal Siqueros |
| Daniella Nane | Cat-woman |
| David J. Francis | Jesus |
| Vasile Albinet | Horseman |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Copyright holder: © 2003, Miramax Films.
- Dracula was created by Irish author Bram Stoker. He is the titular antagonist of Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, which was inspired by an actual Wallachian nobleman known as Vlad II, aka Vlad the Impaler.
- The tagline to this film is "The terrifying sequel to Dracula 2000. Not particularly creative, eh?
- Production on Dracula II: Ascension began on October 10th, 2001. Principal photography concluded in December, 2001. The movie was shot on location in Bucharest, Rasnov, Zarnesti, and Sibiu, Romania. Some interior scenes of Dracula's imprisonment was filmed at the University of Bucharest.
- This movie was shot back-to-back with Dracula III: Legacy.
- Dracula II: Ascension received limited theatrical release in Japan on January 10th, 2004.
Allusions[]
- Makes reference to events from the previous film, Dracula 2000.
Bloopers[]
- Luke throws a knotted rope on Dracula, which then disappears and reappears between shots.
- The net that has been thrown onto Dracula when he's in the pool repeatedly moves up and down.
Quotes[]
- Dracula: Who am I? Gilles de Rais, Vlad Tepes, El Hazarid... Dagobert, Proximus, Uther, Caligula... ah, Iscariot... and so many more I've long forgotten.
- Dracula: So noble what you said to the girl. About the sunlight purging her of evil. But she's too far gone and you know it. You know she will die.
- Dracula: You're more ruthless than I am.
- Dracula: Erzabet..."oath of God" in Hebrew. Is it not? The noble caretaker of the dead, giving names to the nameless, comfort to the damned, and now taker of blood.
- Dracula: What's wrong, bloodsucker? Did you think my blood would be limitless? Better that you protect what you already have than to seek more where there is none.
- Dracula: Don't you wonder, Priest, ever since you stared into the abyss and saw nothing? Don't you want to know the truth before you take my head?