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Interview with the Vampire
Drink from me and live forever.
( Drama / Fantasy / Horror )


Interview with the Vampire Poster

MPAA Rating:
R

US Runtime: 123 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Nov 11, 1994   [USA]
 
Director: Neil Jordan   [Director]
 
Writer: Anne Rice   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: David Geffen   [Producer]
Redmond Morris   [Co-Producer]
Stephen Woolley   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Mick Audsley   [Editor]
Joke van Wijk   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Elliot Goldenthal   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Dante Ferretti   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Sandy Powell   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Susie Figgis   [Casting]
Juliet Taylor   [Casting]
 
Production Company: Geffen Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Tom Cruise
Lestat
Brad Pitt
Louis
Antonio Banderas
Armand
Christian Slater
Malloy
Stephen Rea
Santiago
Kirsten Dunst
Claudia
Domiziana Giordano
Madeleine
Thandiwe Newton
Yvette
Laure Marsac
Mortal Woman on Stage
John McConnell
Gambler
 
Mike Seelig
Pimp
Bellina Logan
Tavern Girl
Lyla Hay Owen
Widow St. Clair
Lee E. Scharfstein
Widow's Lover
Monte Montague
Plague Victim Bearer
Nathalie Bloch
Maid
Jeanette Kontomitras
Woman in Square
Roger Lloyd Pack
Piano Teacher
George Kelly
Dollmaker
Nicole DuBois Favre
Creole Woman
 
 

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Miscellaneous Companies:

Lee Lighting Ltd.
grip and lighting equipment
 
 

Special Effects Department:

Digital Domain
visual effects
Effects Associates Ltd.
Naples miniature
Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc.
 
Stan Winston Studio
vampire makeup and effects
Stetson Visual Services Inc.
miniatures design and fabrication
The Computer Film Company
wire removal
 
 

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

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$60,000,000
Revenue:
$223,664,608
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:
Technicolor
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

Quotes:

  • Lestat: Evildoers are easier, and they taste better.
     
  • Lestat: You are a vampire who never knew what life was until it ran out in a big gush over your lips.
     
  • Lestat: Your body's dying. Pay no attention.
     
  • Louis: I'm flesh and blood, but not human. I haven't been human for two hundred years.
     
  • Louis: Vampires pretending to be humans, pretending to be vampires.
    Claudia: How avant-garde!
     

Trivia:

  • Stephen Rea (Santiago) makes regular appearances in Neil Jordan's films.
     
  • 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.
     
  • 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.
     
  • 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 was placed on an elevated platform during some scenes to reduce the height difference between his character and other vampires.
     

Credits Fun:

  • Dedicated to River Phoenix 1970-1993
     

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