| Overall: | C |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 108 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 16 Feb 2010 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is rated PG-13: for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.
Cast: Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, Salma Hayek, Paul Weitz
Studio: 2009 Universal Pictures
Website: Official site for Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
