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Plot Summary:
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A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger. |
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Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
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Miscellaneous Companies:
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- Lee Lighting Ltd.
- grip and lighting equipment
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Special Effects Department:
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- Digital Domain
- visual effects
- Effects Associates Ltd.
- Naples miniature
- Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc.
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- Stan Winston Studio
- vampire makeup and effects
- Stetson Visual Services Inc.
- miniatures design and fabrication
- The Computer Film Company
- wire removal
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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
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- Deptford, London, England, UK
- Destrehan, Louisiana, USA
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
- Lafayette Cemetery #1 - 1400 Washington Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Marble Hill Park, Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Oak Alley Plantation - 3645 Highway 18, Vacherie, Louisiana, USA
- Opéra National de Paris Palais Garnier, 8 rue Scribe, Paris 9, Paris, France [Louis & Claudia’s Paris hotel - lobby]
- Paris, France
- Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK [studio]
- Rue de Rivoli, Paris 1, Paris, France
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
- Wilton’s Music Hall, Grace’s Alley, Ensign Street, Whitechapel, London, England, UK
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Tech Info:
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- Budget:
- $60,000,000
- Revenue:
- $223,664,608
- Color Info:
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Color (Technicolor)
- Laboratory:
- Technicolor
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- Aspect Ratio:
- 1.85 : 1
- Cinematographic Process:
- Spherical
- Film Negative Format:
- 35 mm
- Printed Film Format:
- 35 mm
- Shooting Dates:
- 18 Oct 1993 - Apr 1994
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Quotes:
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Lestat: God, I swear you grow more like Louis each day. Then you'll be eating rats!
Claudia: Rats? When did you eat rats Louis?
Louis: It was a long, long time ago. Before you were born, and I don't recommend them.
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Lestat: Evildoers are easier, and they taste better.
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Armand: The world changes, we do not, there lies the irony that finally kills us.
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Lestat: Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are, none so like him as ourselves.
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Lestat: You are a vampire who never knew what life was until it ran out in a big gush over your lips.
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Trivia:
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- River Phoenix was cast as The Interviewer, but died before filming began. Leonardo DiCaprio was approached to play his role, but Christian Slater eventually got the part and donated all of his earnings from the film to Phoenix' favorite charities.
- Author Anne Rice wrote the part of Lestat with Rutger Hauer in mind. Upon learning that Tom Cruise had been cast, she was quite disappointed and expressed concern that Cruise could not carry the part. After attending a screening, Rice wrote a letter of apology, quite pleased with Cruise's portrayal.
- Tom Cruise was placed on an elevated platform during some scenes to reduce the height difference between his character and other vampires.
- The scenes set on the riverfront in New Orleans (including the infamous "Chat Noir") were filmed on a false front built on the levee downriver from the actual French Quarter. The entire set was constructed around the old section of Jackson Barracks, a National Guard post.
- Tom Cruise wanted a private set, and hence tunnels were built to escort the actors to and from the set. This was done so that the vampire's makeup effects would remain a secret.
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Credits Fun:
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- Dedicated to River Phoenix 1970-1993
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