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


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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)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$45,000,000 (USA)
Color Info:
Color
Laboratory:
DeLuxe, USA
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1

Trivia:

  • The vampires at Frost's party are watching Mortal Kombat.
     
  • 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.
     
  • Udo Kier played Count Dracula in Blood for Dracula
     
  • 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.
     
  • The true name of the Blade character is Eric Brooks. (Another character calls Blade "Eric," and Blade's mother's driver's license says "Brooks.")
     

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