An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 12 nominations
- David Collins
- (as Gully McGrath)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohnny Depp was a huge fan of Dark Shadows (1966) when he was a child. When Warner Brothers acquired the rights to it from the estate of show creator Dan Curtis, they brought the property to Depp, who then persuaded Tim Burton that this would be an ideal project for them.
- GoofsWhen Maggie Evans arrives at Collinswood, her first conversation with Willie indicates that she has applied for the governess job under the name Victoria Winters. An earlier scene shows that she didn't invent the name until earlier that same day, on the train en route to Maine.
- Quotes
Angelique Bouchard: I'm going to make an offer to you, Barnabas. My last. You can join me by my side and we can run Collinsport together as partners, and lovers... or I'll put you back in the box.
Barnabas Collins: I have already prepared my counter-proposal. It reads thusly: You may strategically place your wonderful lips upon my posterior and kiss it repeatedly!
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits feature Victoria Winters en route to Collinwood, repeating her name to herself ("My name is Victoria Winters..."), while the prologue featured a shot of waves breaking onto a cliffshore. This is a reverse of the Dark Shadows (1966) opening, where the prologue featured Victoria Winters traveling and the title sequence was of the waves breaking upon seashore scree.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.137 (2012)
- SoundtracksDark Shadows (Prologuea)
Written and Performed by Danny Elfman
Visually competent film with plenty of brilliant images , thrills , a little bit of humor and emotion . Based on the TV series (1966-1971) created by Dan Curtis , the story of Dark Shadows begins with newly hired governess with mysterious origins named Victoria Winters arriving at Collinwood , the Collins' estate in Collinsport, Maine in search of a job , she soon is caught up in the strange events and mysteries that seem to surround the Collins family , each harboring their own dark secrets ; then an imprisoned vampire , Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home , where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection . Dark Shadows is fundamentally an entertaining and bemusing movie that has a large number of agreeable and stunning moments . It contains breathtaking production design and brilliant cinematography along with attractive soundtrack. Tim Burton adapts this vintage television series from the sixties to the big screen in which the usual creatures of the world of terror appearing here and there , such as : ghosts , zombies, vampires, werewolves or witches . Burton delves back into a story in a comedy starring an all-star cast and in which classic horror movies such as Christopher Lee and even singer Alice Cooper play himself . Johhny Depp is terrific as the ingenuous , rare vampire get into problem , as well as Eva Green as the nasty , scheming witch Angelique Bouchard . Accompanied by veteran Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins , Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman , Bella Heathcote as Victoria Winters / Josette DuPres , Jackie Earle Haley , Jonny Lee Miller , Chloë Grace Moretz. And including short appearances from other secondaries as Josephine Butler , William Hope , Shane Rimmer , Michael Shannon and cameos of the original actors who played the classic TV series as Jonathan Frid , David Selby , Lara Parker , Kathryn Leigh Scott .
It packs a gorgeous cinematography full of light and colour and with plenty of shades by French cameraman Bruno Delbonnel . As well as enjoyable and rousing musical score by Danny Elffman, Burton's regular. The motion picture was well directed by Tim Burton in his usual style . Burton is deemed to be a master of the dark fairytale and the grotesque . His films often have a Gothic feel to them , often including Christmas and/or Halloween scenes. Burton's plots often focuse around a misunderstood outcast and frequently uses composer Danny Elfman . In 2001, he began his relationship with actress Helena Bonham Carter, whom he met while filming Planet of the Apes (2001), and she has appeared in all of his subsequent films. Tim has written, produced and directed pretty good movies , such as : ¨Beetle Juice¨, ¨Batman¨, ¨Batman returns¨, ¨Ed Wood¨, ¨Mars attacks¨, ¨Sleepy Hollow¨, ¨Planet of apes¨, ¨Big Fish¨, ¨Charlie and the Chocolate Factory¨, ¨Corpse bride¨, ¨Sweeney Todd¨, among others . Rating 6.5/10 . Better than average. The flick will appeal to Johnny Depp and Eva Green fans , being essential and indispensable watching for horror/comedy aficionados . Well worth seeing.
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- Also known as
- Lời Nguyền Bóng Đêm
- Filming locations
- Trafalgar Castle School, Whitby, Ontario, Canada(on location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $79,727,149
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,685,274
- May 13, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $245,527,149
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1