Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Directed by

Neil Jordan

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, horror film, romance film, vampire film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 6,488 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A vampire named Louis tells his life story to a reporter. He was turned by the charismatic Lestat in 1791 and they later make a young girl named Claudia into a vampire. The film follows their complicated and tragic relationships through the centuries.

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What happens

Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 American horror film directed by Neil Jordan and written by Anne Rice, based on her 1976 novel of the same name, and starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. It focuses on Lestat (Cruise) and Louis (Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a modern-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter (Christian Slater). The supporting cast features Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 11, 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $223.7 million against a $60 million budget. It received two Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score. Kirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. A stand-alone sequel, Queen of the Damned, was released in 2002, with Stuart Townsend and Matthew Newton replacing Cruise and Banderas, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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