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Near Dark
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Near Dark is an American horror film directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Red. The cast includes Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, and Jenette Goldstein. The movie is presented in English and blends elements of the horror, vampire, and Western genres. Its narrative focuses on themes of family, loyalty, and morality within a vampire context, set primarily in a ranch environment.
The story takes place in Kansas and Oklahoma, with filming occurring in California and Arizona. The film was distributed by the Dino De Laurentiis Company and features a score by Tangerine Dream. It has a runtime of 94 minutes and was released in 1987. Critical reception includes an 82% rating and a score of 7.3 out of 10. The work is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection and is available via video on demand.
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6.8A 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.
Cast
- Adrian Pasdar as Caleb Colton
- Jenny Wright as Mae
- Lance Henriksen as Jesse Hooker
- Bill Paxton as Severen
- Jenette Goldstein as Diamondback
- Tim Thomerson as Loy Colton
Themes
- farm
- small town
- vampire
- motel
- sunlight
- victim
- kiss
- gang leader
- femme fatale
- redneck
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Shy People
- Follows
- Three O'Clock High
- Main subject
- nomads
- Creator
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Screenwriter
- Eric Red
- Cast member
- Troy Evans
- Composer
- Tangerine Dream
- Cinematographer
- Adam Greenberg
- Narrative location
- Oklahoma
- Filming location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 675688
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 1988-06-02
- title
- Near Dark
- distributed by
- Dino De Laurentiis Company
- review score
- 7.3/10
- narrative motif
- vampire
- set in environment
- ranch
- set in period
- 1980s
- capital cost
- 5000000
- box office
- 3400000
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