Van Helsing is a 2004 American action horror film directed by Stephen Sommers. It stars Hugh Jackman as vigilante monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, and Kate Beckinsale. The film is an homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and '40s , of which director Stephen Sommers is a fan. The titular character was inspired by Abraham Van Helsing from Irish author Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film includes a number of monsters such as Count Dracula, the Frankenstein's monster and werewolves in a way similar to the multi-monster... movies that Universal produced in the 1940s, such as Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and House of Dracula. The film, which critics gave negative reviews, was a hit at the box office, grossing over $300 million worldwide against a budget of $160 million. In 1887, Transylvanian Doctor Frankenstein brings to life his Monster with the aid of his assistant Igor , and Count Dracula .
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| Release date: | May 7, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Stephen Sommers |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 132 Minutes |
| Producer: | Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay |
| Editor: | Bob Ducsay, Kelly Matsumoto, Jim May |
| Music by: | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography: | Allen Daviau |
| Screenplay by: | Stephen Sommers |
| Estimated budget: | $160,000,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy |