Blade (1998)

Regisseur:

Stephen Norrington

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

David S. Goyer (written by)

Premierendatum:

21. August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Werbezeile:

The power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of a hero.

Plot:

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire vs Vampire | Atmospheric | Blood Bath | Blown To Pieces | Capoeira

Filmpreise:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

The way a comic book flick should be made

Besetzung

Wesley Snipes	...	Blade / Eric Brooks / 'The Daywalker'
Stephen Dorff	...	Deacon Frost
Kris Kristofferson	...	Abraham Whistler
N'Bushe Wright	...	Dr. Karen Jenson
Donal Logue	...	Quinn
Udo Kier	...	Vampire Elder Dragonetti
Arly Jover	...	Mercury
Traci Lords	...	Racquel
Kevin Patrick Walls	...	Officer Krieger
Tim Guinee	...	Dr. Curtis Webb
Sanaa Lathan	...	Vanessa Brooks
Eric Edwards	...	Pearl
Donna Wong	...	Nurse
Carmen Thomas	...	Senior Resident
Shannon Lee	...	Resident

Alternativ:

Blade, the Vampire Slayer (USA) (working title)
Blade (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong, pervasive vampire violence and gore, language, and brief sexuality.

Länge:

120 Min | Germany:110 Min (cut version)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Russisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Malaysia:18SG | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #35159) | Iceland:16

Drehorte:

London, England, UK

Firma:

Amen Ra Films

Dies und das:

Donal Logue reinjured his jaw in the scene where he is struggling with N'Bushe Wright in the hospital. He had originally broken his jaw in a motorcycle accident years before.

Pannen:

Fälschlich als Panne betrachtet: The vampires do not seem concerned at any time about the damage caused to their original Bible, despite its importance historically and to their immediate plans. That's because it's the information and not the artifact that's important, and the information has all been stored on Frost's computer.

Dialogzitate:

Dr. Karen Jenson: Wait a minute! I'm coming with you.
Blade: You're useless.

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Soundtrack:

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The way a comic book flick should be made

I didn't see this movie until it appeared on television because I was doubtful about comic flicks. Ever since the "Batman" series, "Spawn," "Judge Dredd," and many other pitiful p.g.-13 bombs, I dodged everything at all cost. I would question in my mind, "why can't someone make a movie that is rated R and stays true to the story, how difficult is that?" And finally my prayers have been answered with Blade. This movie pops right out of the pages onto the screen with sheer violence, blood, martial arts, weapons, fire, the good against evil, etc. Yeah sure a lot of action flicks contain all these goodies, and most of them have bombed. But not Blade, the movie was filmed just right, not going overboard, delivering a good length and never a dull moment. Blade II is cool, but not as cool as the first. Blade is indeed one of the best real comic flicks I've seen in a long time.