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Blade
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6.8The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
Cast
- Wesley Snipes as Blade
- Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost
- Kris Kristofferson as Whistler
- N'Bushe Wright as Karen
- Donal Logue as Quinn
- Udo Kier as Dragonetti
Themes
- martial arts
- hero
- vampire
- superhero
- supernatural
- based on comic
- rivalry
- vampire hunter (slayer)
- sword fight
- revenge
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
327,850 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 wins & 11 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Stephen Norrington
- Written by
- David S. Goyer
- Based on
- Blade , by Marv Wolfman Gene Colan
- Produced by
- Peter Frankfurt Wesley Snipes Robert Engelman
- Starring
- Wesley Snipes Stephen Dorff Kris Kristofferson N'Bushe Wright Donal Logue
- Cinematography
- Theo van de Sande
- Edited by
- Paul Rubell
- Music by
- Mark Isham
- Production companies
- New Line Cinema Marvel Enterprises Amen Ra Films Imaginary Forces
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- Release date
- August 21, 1998 ( 1998-08-21 )
- Running time
- 120 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $131.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 633995
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- publication date
- 1998-08-21
- title
- Blade
- review score
- 47/100
- capital cost
- 45000000
- box office
- 70087718
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Blade is a 1998 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character. The first installment in the Blade franchise, it was directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer. Wesley Snipes stars as Blade, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses, who battles other vampires. The supporting cast includes Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright.
Blade was released in the United States on August 21, 1998, and was a commercial success, grossing $131 million on a budget of $45 million. It is also hailed as one of Snipes's signature roles.