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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Anne Rice (screenplay)
Anne Rice (novel)
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Release Date:
11 November 1994 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Drink From Me And Live Forever
Plot:
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 16 nominations more
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(78 articles)
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Deep-thinking vampire searches for meaning in eternal life more (347 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Brad Pitt ... Louis de Pointe du Lac

Christian Slater ... Daniel Malloy
Virginia McCollam ... Whore on Waterfront
John McConnell ... Gambler

Tom Cruise ... Lestat de Lioncourt
Mike Seelig ... Pimp

Bellina Logan ... Tavern Girl

Thandie Newton ... Yvette
Lyla Hay Owen ... Widow St. Clair
Lee E. Scharfstein ... Widow's Lover (as Lee Emery)

Indra Ové ... New Orleans Whore (as Indra Ove)

Helen McCrory ... 2nd Whore
Monte Montague ... Plague Victim Bearer

Kirsten Dunst ... Claudia
Nathalie Bloch-Lainé ... Maid (as Nathalie Bloch)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Interview with the Vampire (USA) (short title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for vampire violence and gore, and for sexuality.
Runtime:
123 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Tom Cruise was placed on an elevated platform during some scenes to reduce the height difference between his character and other vampires. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the Vampire Theatre, Santiago unties the string on the woman's shirt but just seconds before this it is seen already untied and she moves it to cover herself. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Louis: So you want me to tell you the story of my life?
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Soundtrack:
Sympathy for the Devil more

FAQ

What was the choice Lestat never had?
Why did the vampires want to kill Louis, Claudia, and Madeleine?
What happens to Daniel in the novel?
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126 out of 134 people found the following comment useful.
Deep-thinking vampire searches for meaning in eternal life, 31 January 2005
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Author: Virgil Ierubino (Aquillyne) from United Kingdom

'Interview with the Vampire' is an atmospheric, highly gripping "film involving vampires" - not a "vampire movie". Whilst the latter would describe a film that focuses on its vampirism and might be judged on the sharpness of its fangs, this "film involving vampires" has all the merits of the very best cinema, and at its core is nothing but a fantastic story carried by compelling, believable characters.

For those who may not be able to overlook the vampiric content, look again. The vampirism herein is a plot device, a way of presenting characters who cannot die or age or be harmed, so that the philosophical questions of life itself can be explored. But equally, for those who will be interested in the vampiric content, this film presents a rich mythology backed by a trilogy of books, which fleshes out the concept of the vampire in a much deeper way than any other production.

Every person has their own world view, their own way of living and thinking. People can be brooding, contemplative, cautious, reasonable, carefree, hedonistic, optimistic, emotional - and every shade in between. But these are all world-views based on the knowledge that life is short. What would happen if told their lives would never end? Who would be happiest? What would they do? How would eternal life affect each person? And most importantly, if a way of living was bringing meaning to a person's life, would that still work once life was infinite? All of these questions help us explore philosophical ideas as old as time, and that exploration is the focus of this film.

The story is propelled by vampires Louis (Pitt) and Lestat (Cruise), each representing a different take on life. Whilst Louis, who began as a depressive wanting to die, thinks of eternity as an extended curse; Lestat, who seems to live every second as it comes, barely even considers the future three minutes hence. Told from Louis' viewpoint as he struggles to find some meaning in a life he knows will never end, we are taken on a ride across the centuries, as Louis' outlook and happiness undulate whilst characters and relationships come and go.

Alongside Louis' turmoil in coming to terms with his (now eternal) life, a secondary theme is explored, which is the notion of survival. Even though Louis is clearly dissatisfied with life, he never attempts to end it, despite this option being open to him. In other words, surviving, in and of itself, was a motivation that outdid any other. Most importantly, survival outdoes Louis' trouble over the fact that his only source of nourishment is now the blood of living animals, preferably humans. Despite attempting abstinence, and then attempting to drink only the blood of rodents, this basic feeding instinct proves too much for Louis. And yet, as Lestat points out, what is the problem? The fittest always survives, and whoever is lower down the food-chain will be eaten. Humans eat animals, and vampires eat humans - it's all natural. But nonetheless, are there moral limits? Even if you have to kill a human, is there a more moral way to do it? "Monstrous," Louis exclaims, as he watches a group of vampires murder a defenceless girl. Yet might survival require the forgetting of moral consciousness, like Lestat?

'Interview with the Vampire' explores all of these deep, important issues whilst delivering an incredibly powerful story populated by charismatic characters, haunting and diverse settings and immortal dialogue. Gripping from start to finish, you will be enamoured at the vampire-world opened up to you; and by the end, you are left wondering what choice you would have made, given the one that Lestat never had...

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