Near Dark (1987)

Regisseur:

Kathryn Bigelow

Drehbuchautoren:

Kathryn Bigelow (written by) and
Eric Red (written by)

Premierendatum:

2. Oktober 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Romanze | Western

Werbezeile:

Killing you would be easy, they'd rather terrify you...forever.

Plot:

A young man reluctantly joins a travelling "family" of evil vampires, when the girl he'd tried to seduce is part of that group.

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Immortality | Vampire | Child Vampire | Bar

Filmpreise:

1 win & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

"We keep odd hours."

Besetzung

Adrian Pasdar	...	Caleb Colton
Jenny Wright	...	Mae
Lance Henriksen	...	Jesse Hooker
Bill Paxton	...	Severen
Jenette Goldstein	...	Diamondback
Tim Thomerson	...	Loy Colton
Joshua John Miller	...	Homer (as Joshua Miller)
Marcie Leeds	...	Sarah Colton
Kenny Call	...	Deputy Sheriff
Ed Corbett	...	Ticket Seller
Troy Evans	...	Plainclothes Officer
Bill Cross	...	Sheriff Eakers
Roger Aaron Brown	...	Cajun Truck Driver
Thomas Wagner	...	Bartender
Robert Winley	...	Patron in Bar
James LeGros	...	Teenage Cowboy
Jan King	...	Waitress
Danny Kopel	...	Biker in Bar
Billy Beck	...	Motel Manager
S.A. Griffin	...	Police Officer at Motel
Bob Terhune	...	State Trooper
William T. Lane	...	State Trooper
Gary Littlejohn	...	State Trooper
Paul M. Lane	...	State Trooper (as Paul Michael Lane)
Eddie Mulder	...	State Trooper
Don Pugsley	...	Truck Driver #2
Neith Hunter	...	Lady in Car
Theresa Randle	...	Lady in Car
Tony Pierce	...	Highway Youth
Gordon Haight	...	Highway Youth
Leo Geter	...	Caleb's Friend
Gary Wayne Cunningham	...	Caleb's Friend

Regie
Kathryn Bigelow

Buch
Kathryn Bigelow		(written by) and
Eric Red		(written by)

Produktion
Mark Allan	....	associate producer
Edward S. Feldman	....	executive producer
Steven-Charles Jaffe	....	producer
Charles R. Meeker	....	executive producer
Diane Nabatoff	....	associate producer
Eric Red	....	co-producer

Originalmusik
Christopher Franke		(as Tangerine Dream)
Edgar Froese		(as Tangerine Dream)
Paul Haslinger		(as Tangerine Dream)

Kamera
Adam Greenberg

Schnitt
Howard E. Smith

Casting
Karen Rea

Szenenbild
Stephen Altman

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Dian Perryman

Kostüme
Joseph A. Porro

Maske/Frisuren
Derek Howard	....	sfx makeup artist
Davida Simon	....	makeup artist
Gordon J. Smith	....	special makeup effects artist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Mark Allan	....	production manager
Joe Dishner	....	unit manager

Regieassistenten
Guy J. Louthan	....	first assistant director
Ian McVey	....	first assistant director: second unit
John Scherer	....	second assistant director
Chuck Williams	....	third assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
John Bucklin	....	set dresser
Findlay Bunting	....	set dresser
Eduardo H. Esparza	....	set construction
James Monroe	....	set dresser
Brett Palmer	....	set dresser
Jennifer Pray	....	set dresser

Ton Stab
R.J. Palmer	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Rice	....	adr editor
Steve Rice	....	dialogue editor
Steve Sollars	....	boom operator
Don Summer	....	sound mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Spezialeffekte
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects
Bret Mixon	....	rotoscoping

Stunts
Mickey Alzola	....	stunts
Everett Creach	....	stunt coordinator
Bob Ivy	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts
Paul Lane	....	stunts (as Paul Michael Lane)
Paul M. Lane	....	stunts
William T. Lane	....	stunts
Eddie Mulder	....	stunts
Bob Terhune	....	stunts

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Robert Gray	....	key grip
Kyle T. MacDowell	....	best boy electric
Michael Ohrling	....	camera operator: second unit
George Palmer	....	electrician
Vance Piper	....	first assistant camera
Lou Weinert	....	assistant camera

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Leslie Weir	....	wardrobe

Musik (Stab)
Jim Weidman	....	music editor

Restlicher Stab
Larry Bartels	....	double
Laura Cartwright	....	assistant production coordinator
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Kim Deen	....	production auditor
Lisa Etherington	....	assistant production accountant
Constance L. Hoy	....	script supervisor: second unit

Produktionsfirmen

• F/M
• Near Dark Joint Venture

Verleihfirmen

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Capital Cinéma (1988) (France) (theatrical)
• Cinema Classics (video)
• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (video)
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
• M.I.B. (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures (Canada)
• Plånborg Film (1989) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Alternativ:

Near Dark - Die Nacht hat ihren Preis (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

94 Min | Sweden:86 Min (cut version)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Ultra Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

Portugal:M/18 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (2003) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (1987)

Drehorte:

Casa Grande, Arizona, USA

Firma:

F/M

Dies und das:

Unusually for a vampire movie, the word "vampire" is never mentioned.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Caleb runs from the bungalow with the blanket over his head, we see the bullet wounds to his legs. In the next shot we see the bullets being fired and entering.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Caleb Colton: [crushing a mosquito] Dumb suck.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in Living in Darkness (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY

"We keep odd hours."

Near Dark is the definitive vampire road movie. It's the most realistic and non-traditional portrayal of vampires in my mind. They're cruising the country...you know, just bored. And wouldn't they be bored? I mean if you live forever, wouldn't you run out of things to do? They spend their time getting in and out of trouble. And that's all they do. I love it. The cast (Aliens anyone?) is top-notch. Adrien Pasdar is as underrated as they come. He plays our likable hero who gets involved with our gang of vamps by accident. Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein (all from Aliens), Jenny Wright, and Joshua Miller are all perfectly cast as the nocturnal family. Miller, oddly enough, is Jason Patric's half brother and Near Dark was released just a few weeks after The Lost Boys. Henrikson is appropriately evil and Paxton's Severen character is highly quotable and memorable. Tim Thomerson and James Le Gros also put in an appearances. Eric Red's script is every bit as cool as his earlier road movie, The Hitcher. Kathryn Bigelow will go down in my book as having directed the best vampire flick that I can think of.

Note for genre buffs: The word vampire is never used in the film.