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Dark Shadows is a 2012 American horror comedy film loosely based on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows that was broadcast between 1966 and 1971. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, a 200-year-old vampire who has been imprisoned in a coffin. Collins is eventually unearthed and makes his way back to his mansion, now inhabited by his descendants. He discovers that his jealous ex-lover, Angelique Bouchard, played by Eva Green, has taken over the town's fishing business that was once run by the Collins family . Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Collins' cousin, Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the reclusive matriarch of the Collins family. The film had a limited release on May 10, 2012, and was officially released the following day in the United States.The film performed disappointingly at the US box office, but was well-received elsewhere. Critics praised its visual style and consistent humor, but felt it lacked a focused or substantial plot and developed characters. The film was produced by Richard D. Zanuck, who died two months after its release. It featured the final appearance of original series actor Jonathan Frid, who also died shortly before Zanuck on April 14.
Movie Details :
Directed by :Tim Burton
Produced by: Richard D. Zanuck,Graham King,Johnny Depp,Christi Dembrowski,
David Kennedy,
Screenplay by: Seth Grahame-Smith
Story by:John August,Seth Grahame-Smith,
Based on :Dark Shadows by Dan Curtis
Starring :Johnny Depp,Michelle Pfeiffer,Helena Bonham Carter,Eva Green,
Jackie Earle Haley,Jonny Lee Miller,Chloë Grace Moretz,Bella Heathcote,
Music by: Danny Elfman
Cinematography :Bruno Delbonnel
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon
Production company :Village Roadshow Pictures,Infinitum Nihil,GK Film,
The Zanuck Company,
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures,Roadshow Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand),
Release dates :May 11, 2012
Running time: 113 minutes
Country: United States
Language :English
Dark Shadows:In 1760, the Collins family migrates to America from Liverpool and sets up a fishing port in Maine, naming it Collinsport. Sixteen years later in 1776 the son, Barnabas (Johnny Depp), has an affair with a maid, Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green), a witch who has been infatuated with him since childhood. When he tells her he does not love her, Angelique casts a spell that kills his parents. Barnabas then falls in love with Josette du Pres (Bella Heathcote). In a fit of jealousy, Angelique bewitches Josette into leaping from a cliff to her death. Barnabas leaps after her in grief, but he survives because Angelique turns him into an immortal vampire. Still unable to win him over, however, Angelique finally rouses a mob to capture and bury Barnabas alive in a chained coffin in the woods and curses his family.One hundred ninety-six years later, in the year 1972, a young woman is seen riding on a train to Collinsport in response to an advertisement for a job as a governess at Collinwood. She decides not to use her real name and takes "Victoria Winters" as her new name. Leaving the train station, she catches a ride with a van full of hippies. She gets dropped off in front of the Collins family's manor house and meets the family and staff now living in the manor, including Willie Loomis (Jackie Earle Haley), the caretaker of the manor, and the current family matriarch, Elizabeth Collins-Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) Elizabeth tells Victoria about the legendary Barnabas, 10-year old David and his mother's death. David's mother died at sea, but he refuses to accept her death and insists that she visits him regularly. The family sees this as a sign of emotional illness and brought Dr. Julia Hoffman, a psychiatrist, to live with them as a house guest. Fifteen year-old Carolyn (Chloë Grace Moretz) meets Victoria. Victoria is hired as a governess for David. At dinner, Victoria meets Dr. Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), and Roger (Jonny Lee Miller).Victoria notices a "ghost" in the room, who is revealed to be Roger's young son, David (Gulliver McGrath). That night, Victoria, while unpacking her few belongings, spots a sheet believing it is David again. Instead, it is the ghost of Josette, who announces, "He is coming" before disappearing.