Dracula 3000
"In space, the sun never rises."
(2004)

Director: Darrell Roodt
Writer: Darrell Roodt
Genre: Vampires in Space!

Cast:

• Casper Van Dien as Capt. Abraham Van Helsing
• Erika Eleniak as Aurora
• Alexandra Kamp as Mina
• Coolio as 187
• Tiny Lister as Humvee
• Grant Swanby as The Professor
• Udo Kier as Capt. Varna

Futuristic space salvage crew boards a seemingly abandoned space ship and finds a dead captain and a slew of dust-filled coffins in the cargo hold.

Favorite Moments:

• Interesting take on Bram Stoker's Dracula, with the space space ship replacing the ocean liner, a video journal instead of a diary, the doomed captain binding himself to the helm, and Van Helsing and Mina running around.
• "It's a spaceship, not a forest. No snakes here. Nothing's going to bite you."
• "Man, this ship ain't nothing but a big-ass hearse."
• The future, where dope is legal and crosses are banned.
• The pot-loving 187: "Look, just because you don't treasure the mind-altering substances the way I do doesn't mean you can make fun of my lifestyle."
• Udo Kier and his long-standing love affair with vampires (from Andy Warhol's Dracula to Modern Vampires to Blade to Shadow of the Vampire). If there's any actor out there who might actually be a vampire, it would be Udo Kier.

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