Vampire Academy

Zoey Deutch Director: Mark Waters Mark Waters

Overview

Author Richelle Mead's New York Times bestseller makes the leap to the big screen, telling the story of Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch), a vampire/human hybrid tasked with protecting a benevolent breed of mortal vampires known as the Moroi from a race of ruthless, eternal bloodsuckers known as the Strigoi.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/2014
UPC:	0013132611761
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Twc
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Color]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Time:	1:44:00

Special Features

Alternate opening; Deleted scenes; A conversation with author Richelle Mead

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Zoey Deutch	Rose Hathaway
Lucy Fry	Lissa Dragomir
Danila Kozlovsky	Dimitri Belikov
Gabriel Byrne	Victor Dashkov
Sarah Hyland	Natalie Dashkov
Joely Richardson	Queen Tatiana
Cameron Monaghan	Mason Ashford
Sami Gayle	Mia Rinaldi
Claire Foy	Ms. Karp
Ashley Charles	Jesse
Dominic Sherwood	Christian Ozera
Chris Mason	Ray
Ben Peel	Spiridion
Olga Kurylenko	Headmistress Kirova
Rolfe Kent	Conductor

Technical Credits

Daniel Waters

Mark Waters	Director,Executive Producer
Jillian Defrehn	Co-producer
Stuart Ford	Executive Producer
Chris Gill	Editor
Pamela Haddock	Makeup
Corey Kaplan	Co-producer
Rolfe Kent	Score Composer
Marci Liroff	Casting
Susan Montford	Producer
Don Murphy	Producer
Ruth Myers	Producer
Deepak Nayar	Producer
Howard Paar	Musical Direction/Supervision
Vlad Paunescu	Co-producer
Tony Pierce-Roberts	Cinematographer
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton	Casting
Nicci Power	Co-producer
Michael Preger	Producer
Jessica Tuchinsky	Executive Producer
Frank Walsh	Production Designer
Daniel Waters	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein	Executive Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Vampire Academy
1. Chapter 1 [6:11]
2. Chapter 2 [7:36]
3. Chapter 3 [5:45]
4. Chapter 4 [6:50]
5. Chapter 5 [6:41]
6. Chapter 6 [6:39]
7. Chapter 7 [6:40]
8. Chapter 8 [5:16]
9. Chapter 9 [4:27]
10. Chapter 10 [5:27]
11. Chapter 11 [5:48]
12. Chapter 12 [6:01]
13. Chapter 13 [8:17]
14. Chapter 14 [8:21]
15. Chapter 15 [5:53]
16. Chapter 16 [8:17]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Vampire Academy
   Play
   Captions
      English Captions For The Hearing Impaired: On
      Spanish Captions: On
      Captions: None
   Scenes
   Bonus
      Alternate Opening
      Deleted Scenes
         Play All
         Out Of My Pay Grade
         Dress Shopping
         Party Flashback
         Why Did We Leave The Academy?
         Microwave Mini Taquitos
      A Conversation With Author Richelle Mead

Editorial Reviews

Although the vampire craze peaked sometime in the mid-'00s, when the Twilight saga and True Blood ruled high-school gossip, late-night dorm-room chats, and watercooler conversations at the office, Vampire Academy is more than just a last-ditch attempt to squeeze the last bit of juice (blood?) out of a trend that has faded and made way for other supernatural creatures. The movie was based on the book series by Richelle Mead, helmed by Mean Girls director Mark Waters, and written by Heathers scribe Daniel Waters. Thus, it possesses something that other films of its ilk do not: a keen look at the struggles to gain social status and simply survive in the cutthroat world of high school. The supernatural and romantic elements come second and third, respectively, which does Vampire Academy a huge service. Snuggling comfortably between the shallow void that is Twilight and the complicated mishmash of angels and demons in The Mortal Instruments, Vampire Academy tells of an underworld dominated by several different tribes: the Dhampirs, human/vampire hybrids who guard the Moroi; the Moroi, an ancient line of vampires; and the Strigoi, the undead nemeses of the Moroi. The film centers on Dhampir Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch), guardian of Moroi Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry), whose royal blood puts her next in line to take the throne as head of all things vampire. Deutch dominates the movie as she plays someone who's both a feisty, powerful guardian and a loyal friend. Her romance with the revered Dhampir Dmitri (Danila Kozlovsky) is far more intriguing than the burgeoning love affair of Lissa and the brooding Christian Ozera (Dominic Sherwood). With that said, Vampire Academy greatly benefits from the fact that it's more concerned with politics and friendship than romance. Though the film suffers from an overabundance of vampire-related puns, it is bolstered by a minimal amount of broodiness from the characters, as well as the powerful nature of its leading ladies. Far from the shrinking violets of tales past, this movie takes a hint from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and gives the female protagonists some serious martial-arts training and a relatively healthy perspective on dating. Vampire Academy is a fast-paced and humorous mash-up of Gossip Girl and supernatural romance for young adults, and unlike its many predecessors, it just works.

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