The Little Vampire (film)

The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire
	US theatrical release poster
Directed by	Uli Edel
Screenplay by	Karey Kirkpatrick ; Larry Wilson
Based on	Der kleine Vampir; by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Produced by	Richard Claus
Starring	Jonathan Lipnicki; Richard E. Grant; Jim Carter; Alice Krige; Pamela Gidley; Tommy Hinkley; Anna Popplewell; Dean Cook; Rollo Weeks; John Wood;
Cinematography	Bernd Heinl
Edited by	Peter R. Adam
Music by	Nigel Clarke ; Michael Csanyi-Willis
Production; companies	Cometstone Pictures ; Propaganda Films ; Stonewood Communications
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (Germany); Independent Films (Netherlands); New Line Cinema (Select territories);
Release dates	August 18, 2000 (Edinburgh Film Festival); September 28, 2000 (Germany); October 27, 2000 (United States);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Germany; Netherlands; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$28 million

The Little Vampire is a 2000 comedy horror film loosely based on the children's book series of the same name by German writer Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, about a boy who tries to save a young vampire and his family from a ruthless vampire hunter. It was directed by Uli Edel and written by Karey Kirkpatrick and Larry Wilson. The film stars Jonathan Lipnicki, Rollo Weeks, Richard E. Grant, Jim Carter, and Alice Krige.

The film was first released in Germany on September 28, 2000 by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment label and in the US on October 27 by New Line Cinema.