Near Dark (1987)

...pray for daylight.

A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow

Written by: Eric Red, Kathryn Bigelow

Music by: Paul Haslinger, Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese

Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson, Joshua John Miller, Marcie Leeds, Kenny Call, Edward Corbett

Genre: Horror

Released: 1987-10-02

Runtime: 94 minutes

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Near Dark (1987): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Near Dark went on to make $3.4 million, below its $5 million budget.
• Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader was impressed by Bigelow's first foray into big budget films with the "hillbilly vampire" movie, describing it as "beautifully shot".
• Actor Michael Biehn was offered the role of Jesse Hooker, but he rejected the role, because he found the script confusing.
• Near Dark was released on October 2, 1987, in 262 theaters, grossing US$635,789 on its opening weekend.
• Director and co-writer Kathryn Bigelow wanted to film a Western movie; when she and fellow co-writer Eric Red found financial backing for a Western difficult to obtain, they decided to mix the Western genre with the then more popular vampire genre.
• Near Dark premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 12, 1987.

Source: Wikipedia

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