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Near Dark is a american film of genre Drama directed by Kathryn Bigelow released in USA on 2 october 1987 with Adrian Pasdar
Near Dark (1987)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 2 october 1987
Length 1h35
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
OriginUSA
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Vampires in film, Road movies, Chase films
Rating68%
Near Dark is a 1987 American vampire Western horror film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by her and Eric Red. The story follows a young man in a small midwestern town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires. Starring then little-known actors Adrian Pasdar and Jenny Wright, the film was part of a revival of serious vampire movies in the late 1980s.
The film did poorly at the box office upon release but subsequently was viewed favorably by critics. It has a sizable cult following.
Synopsis
One night, Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar), a young man in a small town, meets an attractive young drifter named Mae (Jenny Wright). Just before sunrise, she bites him on the neck then runs off. The rising sun causes Caleb's flesh to begin to burn. Mae comes with a group of roaming vampires and takes him away. The most unsociable of all the vampires, the callous and sociopathic Severen (Bill Paxton), wants to kill Caleb, but Mae reveals she has turned him into a vampire. Their charismatic leader, Jesse Hooker (Lance Henriksen), reluctantly agrees to allow Caleb to remain with them for a week to see if he can learn to hunt and become a trusted member of their group. Caleb is unwilling to kill to feed, which alienates him from the others. To protect him, Mae kills for him and then has him drink from her wrist. After Caleb endangers himself to help them during a daylight police raid on their motel, Jesse and the others are temporarily mollified.Actors
Adrian Pasdar
(Caleb Colton)
Jenny Wright
(Mae)
Lance Henriksen
(Jesse Hooker)
Jenette Goldstein
(Diamondback)
Bill Paxton
(Severen)
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