An MPCA, Starz! and
Sony Screen Classics joint venture, The
Breed is
a Michael Oblowitz film and was shot in just 24 days
on a budget of only USD$4M.
It is a modern-day story
of a world in which over four thousand vampires, genetic
offshoots of humanity, whose life span is measured in hundreds
of years, are secretly co-existing with humans. Dr. Cross
(Peter Halasz) is a rogue vampire, who tries to secretly
destabilize the fragile peace by committing a series of
grisly murders.
A human government agent,
Steven Grant (Bokeem Woodbine), is forced to team up with
a vampire cop, Aaron Gray (Adrian Paul), to find the killer.
Together, they must overcome their prejudices as they struggle
against supernatural and political powers.
Adrian describes A
Breed Apart as "a mixture of Brazil, Blade
Runner and Dark City, with a little 48
Hours thrown in." He also calls it a "thriller
comedy with horror elements supported by some cool action
sequences." But in the end, he says "Everyone
will just have to make up their own minds when they see
it."
While telling its tale, THE BREED touches on issues of racism, prejudice, and the roles of men and women in western society. Fun touches are added by having the various suspects named after famous vampires in literature in film. Subplots that involve, among other things, a lab created virus that will kill vampires, adds to the distrust and tension between our two main protangonists. All this put together with an atmosphere of film noir creates a film both visually and mentally stimulating.
Roy Hay
‘Endless’ performed by Casey Bowen and Capsule
‘The Vampire Blues’ performed by The Vampire Blues Band
Cast
Adrian Paul
Bokeem Woodbine
Ling Bai
Péter Halász
James Booth
Lo Ming
Paul Collins
Debbie Javor
Reed Diamond
John Durbin
Zen Gesner
István Göz
William Hootkins
John Rado
Aaron Gray
Steve Grant
Lucy Westenra
Cross
Fleming
Seward (as Ming Lo)
Calmet
Section Chief
Phil
Boudreaux
West
Dr. Orlock
Fusco
Detective (as Janos Rado)
Producers
Jim Burke
Kelli Konop
Brad Krevoy
Adam Richman
Joyce Schweickert
Annette Vait
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What is a Vampire? -
"They're a cell mutation of the human species - A different type of breed."
Human, Vampire...We're all the same:
"He has no motive."
"Something you learn tracking humans pal, sometimes being a
sick f**k is all the motive you need."
I'm not gonna make it that easy!
Fleming: You're not James Bond. I'm not Blofeld.
No more explanations, and no last-minute escapes.
Boudreaux: Be gone! You deal with things far more then your comprehension.
Aaron Gray:He didn't just say that.
Lucy Westenra:Spare us the Anne Rice routine. We are not amused.
Lucy is asked if she has an alibi for 4.30am? "she proceeds show Steve Grant the nightclub stamp on her hand. The word written on Lucy's hand is 'Da' which is the stamp for the club Prada, but also means "Yes" in Russian, thus effectively answering his question.
Most of the vampires in the film are named after famous fictional vampires. For example, Bai Ling plays Lucy Westenra and there is also a character called Seward (both characters in Dracula). There is a Dr. Graf Orlock (Graf means Count, and Orlock is the name of the vampire in Nosferatu)
Adrian prefers to perform most of his own stunts. During the filming of the Breed there was an accident on the set, where Adrian was performing a "wire action" stunt and was accidentally dropped on his head, due to a language barrier with the Hungarian crew.
The film was shot in just 24 days
The scene with the body suspended and draining into a bucket, and the one of the mutilated body on the bed are a tribute to artist Joel-Peter Witkin who's art also inspired film's like The Cell. The first shot of Aaron Grey, standing in front of a mirror is a recreation of the surrealist painter Rene Magritte's painting.
The room where the mutilated body is found is a recreation of the office of Sigmund Freud, and there is a tribute to psychology and Freud through out the film: Dr. Orlock is a Freudian psychoanalyst... Rusco spouts stuff about identity... Aaron has a throwaway line about Steven's childhood trauma...
