Near Dark
August 11th 2011 01:45
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Screenplay: Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow
Production: USA
Year: 1987
Sub-genre tags: vampires, supernatural
Logline: A farm boy reluctantly becomes part of a roaming band of vampires when a girl he meets turns out to be a member of their undead.
Tagline: Pray for daylight.
Core cast: Adrian Pasdar (Caleb), Jenny Wright (Mae), Lance Henriksen (Jesse), Bill Paxton (Severen), Jenette Goldstein (Diamondback), Joshua Miller (Homer)
Memorable moment: Severen's Grand Guignol performance in the truck stop bar.
Curious Facts: Unusual for a vampire movie, the word "vampire" is never mentioned. Johnny Depp auditioned for the role of Caleb.
Intensity levels:
Blood & gore: medium
Fear factor and/or frights: low
Likelihood of bad dreams (disturbing content): low
Horrorphile’s two cents: One of the most entertaining vampire films ever made. The movie snarls and cackles, guzzles and whines, like a good ol’ fashioned campfire bourbon session. Then it grabs ya by yer throat and rips out yer jugular! “Fingerrr-lickin’ gooood!”
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