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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Neil Jordan |
| Stars: |
Tom Cruise |
| Actors: |
Micha Bergese |
| Genre: |
Horror/Suspense |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · Based On A Novel · Revenge · Homoeroticism · France · Vampires · Paris · France · Sexuality · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Special Edition |
| UPC: |
012569644533 |
| Release Date: |
1994 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 3min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Special Edition, 2hr 3min Release Company: Warner Home Video (June 06, 2000) UPC: 085391831327 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 3min Release Company: Warner Home Video (June 06, 1995) UPC: 085391317630 |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/11/1994, p.C1, Janet Maslin): "...A sophisticated, spookily intense rendering of [Rice's] story....Cruise is flabbergastingly right for this role..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Drink from me and live forever."--Lestat (Tom Cruise) to Louis (Brad Pitt) "God kills indiscriminately, and so shall we, for no creatures under God are as like him as we are."--Lestat "We belong in hell."--Louis to Lestat |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Horror author Anne Rice penned the screenplay for this full-blooded adaptation of her novel, which chronicles the life of 18th-century nobleman Louis (Brad Pitt) after he is bitten by powerful, charismatic vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise). Though enthralled with the undead lifestyle at first, Louis is unable to warm up to killing humans and grows despondent. To comfort Louis, Lestat creates another vampire (Kirsten Dunst in a star-making peformance), a young girl who from then on cannot age. Antonio Banderas appears as Armand, a 400-year-old vampire, and Christian Slater plays the radio producer who interviews the remorseful Louis. <br> <br> Director Neil Jordan captures the lush decadence and erotic fervor of the novel, infusing the film with rich, dusky tones. The big budget is well used to bring each period and place to sharply detailed life, and there is no skimping on the blood or immortal angst. Thandie Newton has a small role as Louis's Creole servant near the beginning of the film, and Jordan regula... |
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