# Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter: Tim Burton Movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125 "2010-10-05T15:08:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125/41 "2012-02-14T21:54:24Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I didn’t know about Lincoln’s mother’s tombstone. His mom’s death is a major plot point in the novel, (and in the movie synopsis, so it’s not really a spoiler), so I’ll forgive that inaccuracy. His mother or his step-mother? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125/42 "2012-02-14T22:03:22Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > His mother or his step-mother? His mother. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125/43 "2012-02-14T22:17:07Z")
> [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > Um… and? Thats like saying you hated Twilight so you won’t read Anne Rice. “Vampire” is not a genre near so much as “period historical fiction + monsters”. That’s a very specific genre. > [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > Um… and? God, that’s obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125/44 "2012-02-14T22:27:46Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > His mother. His stepmother is buried with his father. His mother’s grave was unmarked for many years but was given a tombstone after Lincoln became president. The Washington monument _could_ be a flash forward. Does the novel have any parts that take place long after Lincoln’s death? [QUOTE=bup] American Lion? [/QUOTE] Yes, actually, Since it’s focus is his presidency it has me wanting to read one with more detail on his earlier (specifically 18th century) life. [QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] As it happens, Lincoln is played in the movie by Benjamin Walker, probably best known up to now for his portrayal of Jackson in the play _Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson_: [Benjamin Walker (actor) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Walker_(actor)) [/QUOTE] Hmm. I was familiar with the title, but having seen clips from it in which characters were more or less in modern dress and sang rock ballads I’d assumed it was like _Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?_ or _Streetcar Named Desire_ in taking its name from a bit of dialogue that has little to do with the central character or action. Interesting to learn it really is about Andrew Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125/45 "2012-02-14T22:31:02Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > The Washington monument _could_ be a flash forward. Does the novel have any parts that take place long after Lincoln’s death? Yes. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125/46 "2012-02-14T22:40:07Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Yes. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Plus the first section of the book deals with how the author, in current day, was delivered the material to write the book. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125/47 "2012-02-14T22:55:28Z")
The book never intrigued me and now the trailer has repelled me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-tim-burton-movie/556125.md?page=2)