Blade (1998) - The power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of a hero.

Blade

The power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of a hero.
( Action / Horror )

US Runtime: 120 min

Premiere Date:
Aug 19, 1998 [USA]

Director:	Stephen Norrington

Writer:	David S. Goyer [written by]

Producers:	Avi Arad [Executive Producer] Stan Lee [Executive Producer] Andrew J. Horne [Co-Producer] Lynn Harris [Executive Producer] Peter Frankfurt [Producer] Robert Engelman [Producer] Jon Divens [Co-Producer] Michael De Luca [Executive Producer] Joseph Calamari [Executive Producer] Wesley Snipes [Producer]

Music by	Mark Isham

Cinematography:	Theo van de Sande

Production Companys:	Amen Ra Films Imaginary Forces New Line Cinema

Cast:

Wesley Snipes Blade/Eric Brooks 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 Kenny Johnson Heatseeking Dennis Clint Curtis Creepy Morgue Guy Judson Earney Scott Pallantine Sidney S. Liufau Japanese Doorman		Keith Leon Williams Kam Andray Johnson Paramedic Stephen R. Peluso Paramedic Marcus Aurelius Pragmatic Policeman John Enos III Blood Club Bouncer Eboni 'Chrystal' Adams Martial Arts Kid Lyle Conway Reichardt Freeman White III Menacing Stud D.V. DeVincentis Vampire Underling Marcus Salgado Frost's Goon Esau McKnight Jr. Frost's Goon Matt Schulze Crease Lennox Brown Pleading Goon Yvette Ocampo Party Girl Jenya Lano Russian Woman Levani Outchaneichvili Russian Vampire Stephen Norrington Vampire (uncredited) Gerald Okamura Vampire (uncredited)

Crew:

John Anderson driver Anthony Ardito driver Janet Arlotta assistant to Mr. Frankfurt Rodney P. Barnes set production assistant Gabriel Bartalos IAI crew Jennifer Bell assistant camera: additional photography Linda Benevente-Notaro specialty costumer: Cannom Creations Garrett Benson second assistant camera Zoja Bergam seamstress Doug Beswick 3-D animation supervisor Teresa Binder costumer Roland Blancaflor effects supervisor: Cannom Creations Roland Blancaflor pearl puppeteer Lisa Blok-Linson location manager: additional photography Angelique Bones set production assistant Richard M. Brasic driver Rocky Brooks assistant location manager Lennox Brown stand-in: Mr. Snipes Clyde E. Bryan first assistant camera: "b" camera Damon E. Burke set production assistant Everett Burrell 3-D supervisor A. Anthony Cappello first assistant camera Amin Chande craft service Catherine Chase first assistant editor Kate Choi lighting crew Jack Chouchanian key grip: additional photography James Clark train consultant Michael Stuart Clark best boy grip: second unit Andy Clement 3-D animator Andy Clement match mover Richard Cody craft service Gene Colan character Richard Crompton key rigging grip Nicole Cummins script supervisor Jon Davidson production accountant Stanford Davis driver: Mr. Snipes Sandy DeCrescent music contractor Jeff L. Deist effects technician: Cannom Creations Jeff L. Deist pearl puppeteer William M. DeLuca driver Thomas S. Dickson projectionist Matthew Edelman for Marvel Films Paul A. Edwards camera operator Beate Eisele effects technician: Cannom Creations Chow Emrich wraith lead animator Reuben David Feldthouse electrician Mike Flaningam grip: second unit Bob Froehlig systems coordinator Victoria Fromkin vampire language creator Carla Fry executive in charge of production Gian Ganziano avid editor: VIFX Francisco Garcia hod carrier Robb Gardner wraith animator Emily Glatter in-house production controller Bob Good gaffer: second unit Chris Gray extras casting Robert Gray key grip Dennis Grow best boy: second unit Barbara Harris adr voice casting Lori Harris costumer Douglas Harsch production software support: research & development Marlene Hart production coordinator Janice Hayen music preparation Kristen Held costume production assistant Michael S. Hennessy rigging electrician Ronald D. Herbst 3-D display animator Patrick Hickman gang boss Tommy Hooper technical supervisor Caleb J. Howard research and development supervisor Frederick Irving electrician James Jermyn film loader: additional photography Mike Jolly effects technician: Cannom Creations Paul Jones IAI crew Dino Juico production assistant: wardrobe department David Katz video assist operator Mark Kaufman music clearance executive Sandra Kenyon key costumer		Jono Kouzouyan gaffer David O. Krupnick set medic Ken Kugler conductor Ken Kugler orchestrator Tim Larsen painter/effects technician: Cannom Creations Eric Layne paymaster Moshe Levin camera operator Josh Levy video assist technician: second unit Adam Lieberman puppeteer: Pearl's right arm Harvey Lowry operations manager: Cannom Creations Steven Maines stand-in: Mr. Dorff Steven C. Marshall assistant camera: additional photography Leone Marucci costume production assistant Mato color timer Walter McClain transportation captain Omar McClinton flat earth administration Ray McCort helicopter pilot: additional photography Miya McGhee stand-in: Ms. Wright Gordie Merrick transportation captain: additional photography Michael Merrick driver: additional photography Peter A. Mirkovich office staff assistant Daisuke Dice Miyake grip Freddy Negrete tattoo designer Evan A. Nesbitt first assistant camera: second unit Charles Newhart electrician: second unit Randy Nolen camera operator: "b" camera Randy Nolen steadicam operator Patrick Noonan locations production assistant Thomas Noroian grip John Owens electrician Tom Paczkowski office staff assistant Onofrio Nino Pansini first assistant camera: additional photography Robert F. Peppler 3-D artist Raymond M. Perosi grip: second unit David Perteet IAI crew Michael A. Pinckney set production assistant R. Bruce Prochal chief rigging electrician Paul Prokop production controller Steve Prouty effects supervisor: Cannom Creations Louis Ramos electrician Joshua Ravetch production resources Mike J. Regan IAI crew Eric Reinhard match mover Rod Ripley flat earth vfx editorial David Robert wraith animator Ha Ngan Roda 3-D supervisor Luis Rodriguez caterer Christopher Romano blood drip sequence supervisor Sara Romilly post-production supervisor Mike Sabsowitz driver Adam P. Scott additional editor David Selvadurai IAI crew Josh J. Sheridan production assistant: second unit Mark R. Shultz grip Wesley Snipes martial arts choreographer Tom Steel music recording assistant Raymond Stella director of photography: second unit J. Marc Strachan location manager Michael Stumpf second assistant camera: second unit Yana Syrkin costumer Bruce W. Talamon still photographer Jack Tate pearl puppeteer Miles Teves conceptual designer and sculptor: Cannom Creations Miles Teves pearl puppeteer Beth Theriac assistant to Mr. Norrington Todd Tucker effects technician: Cannom Creations Todd Tucker pearl puppeteer Craig W. van Gundy assistant location manager Lynne Watson hair technician: Cannom Creations Holly Wiersma extras casting assistant Orian Williams second assistant production coordinator Jolanda R. Wipfli second assistant camera: "b" camera Marv Wolfman character Christi Work costumer Bill Zahn IAI crew Zane (I) post-production accountant

Special Effects:

525 Post Production digital compositing Blue Sky/VIFX digital visual effects, miniature photography Cannom Creations Inc. special makeup effects Digiscope EFX Film & TV mechanical/pyrotechnic special effects		Flat Earth Productions Image Savant Post Logic Studios The Production Plant Inc. Wildcat Digital Effects digital wire removal

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

London, England, UK

Los Angeles, California, USA

St. Mary’s Hospital - 1050 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Tech Info:

Budget:: $45,000,000 (USA)
Color Info:: Color
Laboratory:: DeLuxe, USA

Aspect Ratio:: 2.35 : 1

Trivia:

A great many handheld shots were accomplished with a special anamorphic-lens camera that also had single-unit sound - the only one of its kind in the world.
During the chase with officer Krieger, Stephen Norrington, the director, has a cameo as the vampire on the side of the road biting the girl's neck.
In the scene where Blade is chased to the subway, and the subway train is passing by, all the passengers are cardboard cutouts with the special FX man among them.
Blade's silently-mouthed "What... the... fuck?" is a direct reference to the "A Fistful of Yen" segment from The Kentucky Fried Movie.
LL Cool J was originally considered for the part of Blade.

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