Fluffy the English Vampire Slayer
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| Directed by | Henry Burrows |
| Produced by | Foiled Productions |
| Written by | Henry Burrows Richard Hassall |
| Starring | Louise Anne Bateman (Fluffy Winters) Paul Andrade (Alex Harrison) Kat Whitaker (Ash Johannesburg) Peter Kidson (Ted Farmer) Steven McCombe (Count Von Whedon) |
| Music by | Mike Varty Sue Element |
| Release date(s) | December 2001 |
| Running time | 18 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Low |
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Fluffy the English Vampire Slayer is a Buffyverse fan-made production; more specifically, it is a short film parodying the TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".
Despite being described as "one of the first widely watched Whedonverse fan films", reviews of "Fluffy" have been mixed. Some appreciate the parody, (for example a BBC reviewer who says "it works in my book."), the film also has a fan site. Others are less positive of the production: As of July 2006, the film's rating on Internet Movie Database was 3.3 out of 10.
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[edit] Story description
Fluffy, a vampire slayer based in England, has to defeat the evil Count Von Whedon when he gets his hands on a magical ring giving him surprising new powers.
Whilst on a routine patrol, Fluffy is surprised by a vampire who does not die when she stakes him. At her American Watcher's (Farmer) house the next day she and her gang research the unusual vampiric encounter.
Fluffy, Ash and Alex go back to the place where Fluffy met the mysterious vampire but come face-to-face with an old enemy. Fluffy and Alex are led into a lair of vampires and must fight for their lives - while Farmer and Ash attempt to use technology to save them.
[edit] Characters
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| Fluffy Winters | In every generation there is a chosen one. Although Fluffy is not that chosen one, she considers her role in life to help keep the demonic underworld at bay. | ||||
| Ash Johannesburg | Grade-A student, and a whiz with a computer, Ash is one of Fluffy's best friends. She is recently trying to get to grips with the use of magic. | ||||
| Alex Harrison | Since leaving school, Alex has been permanently "seeking employment". Alex is also one of Fluffy's best frinds. | ||||
| Ted Farmer | Farmer was rejected from the Watchers' Council because he was American. He moved to Sunningdale and has now taken charge over Fluffy's fight against evil. | ||||
| Count Von Whedon | Believes himself to be the master of Sunningdale underworld, some would disagree. | ||||
[edit] Series
The project was originally planned to be a series, the fan film known as "Fluffy the English Vampire Slayer" is actually one episode within this series (1x04, "Lord Of The Ring").
Ren later wrote some fan fiction based on "Fluffy", and used the titles already chosen for the unmade episodes:
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"A New Town" | Fan fiction story by Ren |
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"Farmer, Himself" | Fan fiction story by Ren |
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"Beer Good" | Unavailable |
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"Lord Of The Ring" | Fan film directed by Henry Burrows |
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"Goodbye, Basingstoke" | Unavailable |
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"Who Are We?" | Unavailable |
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"Shush" | Unavailable |
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"Dream Time" | Unavailable |
[edit] Trivia
- Took seven days to film in six locations.
- The episode is unofficially called ""Lord Of The Ring".
[edit] Cast
In order of appearance:
- Louise Anne Bateman - (Fluffy Winters)
- Paul Andrade - (Alex Harrison)
- Kat Whitaker - (Ash Johannesburg)
- Peter Kidson - (Ted Farmer)
- Steven McCombe - (Count Von Whedon)
- Rebecca Hachenberg - (Rachel)
- Sue Element - (Lili)
- Christopher Cummings - (Vampire)
- Steve Farrell - (Vampire)
- Mark Flitter - (Vampire)
- John Nicholls - (Vampire)
- Howell Parry - (Vampire)
- Aidan Robinson - (Vampire)
- Mark Robert Stalker - (Vampire)
- Mike Varty - (Vampire)
[edit] Crew
Writer/Director/Editor: Henry Burrows
Assistant Director/Editor: Lucinda Randolph
Production Assistants: Sarah Strong & Howell Parry
Sound: Shaun Gostelow & Mark Flitter
Stunt Coordinators: Rebecca Hachenberg & Mark Flitter
Lighting: Mark Flitter
Make-up: Rebecca Hachenberg
Catering: Julien Cheront, Dave Corrie & Stephen Davis
Original Soundtrack: Mike Varty & Sue Element
[edit] Soundtrack
"Noscaferatu" were responsible for all the music in the film: the theme tune, and the orchestral music. "Noscaferatu" is made up of Mike Varty (keyboards and other instruments) and Sue Element (vocals). They received assistance from Dave Hobbs and Ian Salmon on guitars, Paul Brown on Bass and Martin Meads on Drums.
The "Fluffy the English Vampire Slayer Soundtrack" contains the following songs:
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Fluffy Theme Tune |
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Undead |
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Naked |
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Last Count |
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Black Maserati |
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In Time |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Wired.com - Fan Films Reclaim the Whedonverse
- ^ BBC.co.uk - "Fluffy" entry
- ^ Fluffy_fan.tripod.com - "Fluffy" fan site
[edit] External links
[edit] Official site
[edit] Other sites
- Whedonesque.com - Discussion of Fluffy.
- Bbc.co.uk - "Fluffy" entry & review.
- Fluffy_fan.tripod.com - "Fluffy" fan site
- Barry The Demon Hunter - "Whedonesk" Web Series
[edit] Information
- Imdb.com - "Fluffy" entry.
- Restlessbtvs.com - Info and comments on "Fluffy"
- fanfilms.net - "Fluffy" entry
