History Film / Dracula2000

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: This version of Dracula is said to have not only been Vlad the Impaler but Gille de Railles. He'd have had to be in two places at once because they lived at the same time! Would also make this a case of AdaptationalVillainy.

* NamesTheSame: One of the characters is Lucy, who of course was one of the characters in the original novel. Though in this case, she claims she was named after the ''[[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Peanuts character]]''

%%* TitleByNumber

-->'''Solina''': No, how does one become... a lover?
-->'''Detective''': Well, I-I don't know.

* {{Confessional}}: Mary goes to see a priest who is a old childhood friend, to confess the weird dreams she's been having about a strange man ([[spoiler:Dracula]]) and to ask about her mother's dying confession.

''Dracula 2000'' is a horror film released in 2000, "presented by" Creator/WesCraven but actually directed by Patrick Lussier, that sees {{Dracula}} (Creator/GerardButler) being awoken by a band of thieves who make off with his coffin. Dracula awakens and causes the thieves' plane to crash in New Orleans, where Mary(Justine Waddell), the daughter of Van Helsing (Creator/ChristopherPlummer) (who has kept himself alive with Dracula's blood) happens to live.

* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Marcus, an atheist vampire, is not frightened by a crucifix. Dracula is so antitheist that when confronted by a bible the bible flies apart.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Dracula mockingly advises this to Doctor Seward.

* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Marcus, an atheist vampire, is not frightened by a crucifix.

* Trope2000

* WomanInWhite: When Simon goes after Dracula, he runs into the brides now all wearing white gowns.

Has two DirectToVideo sequels (which contradict the ending of ''2000''): ''Dracula II: Ascension'', with Stephen Billington taking over as Dracula, and ''Dracula III: Legacy'', where Creator/RutgerHauer played Dracula.

It also starred Creator/JonnyLeeMiller, Creator/JenniferEsposito, Omar Epps, Vitamin C, Creator/NathanFillion, Danny Masterson, Lochlyn Munro, Shane West, and Creator/JeriRyan.

Has two DirectToVideo sequels (which contradict the ending of ''2000''): ''Dracula II: Ascension'' and ''Dracula III: Legacy''.

* {{Trope 2000}}

''Dracula 2000'' is a horror film released in 2000, "presented by" Creator/WesCraven but actually directed by Patrick Lussier, that sees {{Dracula}} (Creator/GerardButler) being awoken by a band of thieves who make off with his coffin. Dracula awakens and causes the thieves' plane to crash in New Orleans, where the daughter of Van Helsing (who has kept himself alive with Dracula's blood) happens to live.

It also starred Creator/JonnyLeeMiller and Creator/ChristopherPlummer.

* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: An atheist vampire is not frightened by a crucifix.

* EyeScream: The atheist vampire gets stabbed in the eye with a crucifix blade.

%%* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "Did you ever ask?" He didn't think about that.

''Dracula 2000'' is a horror film released in 2000, "presented by" Creator/WesCraven but actually directed by Patrick Lussier, that sees {{Dracula}} (Creator/GerardButler) being awoken by a band of thieves who make off with his coffin. Dracula awakens and causes the plane to crash in New Orleans, where the daughter of Van Helsing (who has kept himself alive with Dracula's blood) happens to live.

* BadassLongcoat: Dracula

%%* EyeScream

* ProductPlacement: Lucy works at the Virgin Megastore and the film is intent on the viewer not forgetting this.

* TranshumanTreachery: Unknown for the first two woman (Solina was always dubious since she was a thief and not much is known about the other) but Lucy has no problems turning against Mary once she's becomes a vampire.

* VampiresAreSexGods: Dracula and his three brides. Solina, now turned, lampshaded this during the interrogation scene, drawing a connection between vampires and lovers:

* VampiresHarem: After arriving in New Orleans, Dracula starts converting various women to become his new brides. One of them (Solina) was one of the thieves who initially stole his coffin and accidentally set him free, another (Lucy) a roommate of the female lead, and another (Valerie) a local news reporter.

* DeadlineNews: Valerie, a news woman reporting on the plane crash that was originally flown by the thieves, ends up having her pre-recorded news segment interrupted by a revived Dracula who proceeds to kill her cameraman and make her into a vampire.

''Dracula 2000'' is a horror film, "presented by" Creator/WesCraven but actually directed by Patrick Lussier, that sees {{Dracula}} (Creator/GerardButler) being awoken by a band of thieves who make off with his coffin. Dracula awakens and causes the plane to crash in New Orleans, where the daughter of Van Helsing (who has kept himself alive with Dracula's blood) happens to live.

* VampiresHarem: After arriving in New Orleans, Dracula starts converting various women to become his new brides. One of them (Solina) was one of the thieves who initiallly stole his coffin and accidentally set him free, another (Lucy) a roommate of the female lead, and another (Valerie) a local news reporter.

%%* BadassLongcoat: Dracula

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Dracula mockingly advises this to Doctor Sewert.

* BloodBath: Dracula's corpse is revived in one in the first sequel.

* DeadlineNews: Valerie, a news woman reporting on the plane crash that was originally flown by the thieves, ends up having her pre-recorded news segment interuptted by a revived Dracula who proceeds to kill her cameraman and make her into a vampire.

* CursedWithAwesome: Dracula. Apparently, [[spoiler:God believes a curse is to turn someone into a completely immortal, superpowered pornomancer. Of course, he will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.]]

* {{Confessional}}: Mary goes to see a priest who is a old childhood friend, to confess the weird dreams she's been having about a strange man ([[spoiler: Dracula]]) and to ask about her mother's dying confession.
* CursedWithAwesome: Dracula. Apparently [[spoiler:God believes a curse is to turn someone into a completely immortal, superpowered, pornomancer. Of course, he will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.]]
* DeathBySex: Literally, Lucy winds up turned when she seduced by Dracula and they have sex which winds up going off the bed to the ceiling (due to Drac's flying powers). She's so mesmerized that she doesn't notice Drac spouting fangs until he bites her.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Why silver? It's not uniquely Christian. Has to be something more... Something personal" [[spoiler: cue a shot of The Last Supper]].

* VampiresAreSexGods: Dracula and his three brides. [[CreepySexy Solina]], now turned, lampshaded this during the interrogation scene, drawing a connection between vampires and lovers:

* EyeScream

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: This being New Orleans, of course...
** ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: ''Creator/WesCraven Presents Dracula 2000''. (Craven was an executive producer, but not the director.)

* MadeOfPlasticine
* MarketBasedTitle: ''Dracula 2000'' was released in the UK a year later than the US, under the title ''Dracula 2001''.
* MonsterProgenitor: Dracula's the first vampire.

* OneWomanWail

* TitleByNumber

* WanderingJew: Dracula, [[spoiler:literally]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Why silver? It's not uniquely christian. Has to be something more... Something personal" [[spoiler: cue a shot of The Last Supper]].

'''''Dracula 2000''''' is a horror film, "presented by" Creator/WesCraven but actually directed by Patrick Lussier, that sees {{Dracula}} (Creator/GerardButler) being awoken by a band of thieves who make off with his coffin. Dracula awakens and causes the plane to crash in New Orleans, where the daughter of Van Helsing (who has kept himself alive with Dracula's blood) happens to live.

Has two DirectToVideo sequels (which contradict the ending of ''2000''): ''Dracula II: Ascension'' and ''Dracula III: Legacy''

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