30 Days of Night (2007)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

David Slade

Writers (WGA):

Steve Niles (screenplay) and
Stuart Beattie (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

They're Coming!

Plot:

After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Sheriff | Alaska | Small Town | Lunatic

Awards:

9 nominations

Cast

Josh Hartnett	...	Sheriff Eben Oleson
Melissa George	...	Stella Oleson
Danny Huston	...	Marlow
Ben Foster	...	The Stranger
Mark Boone Junior	...	Beau Brower
Mark Rendall	...	Jake Oleson
Amber Sainsbury	...	Denise
Manu Bennett	...	Deputy Billy Kitka
Megan Franich	...	Iris
Joel Tobeck	...	Doug Hertz
Elizabeth Hawthorne	...	Lucy Ikos
Nathaniel Lees	...	Carter Davies
Craig Hall	...	Wilson Bulosan
Chic Littlewood	...	Issac Bulosan
Peter Feeney	...	John Riis

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:16 | Australia:MA (re-rating on appeal) | Australia:R (original rating) | Singapore:R21 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #42767) | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 (edited for re-rating) | Finland:K-18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:R-18 | Malaysia:18SG | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Brazil:18 | Chile:14 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

30 Days of Night

Trivia:

Josh Hartnett did his own stunts, and Melissa George did most of Stella's driving.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In Barrow, the sun doesn't come back above the horizon for 67 days, but it still gets somewhat light between noon and 4:00 p.m.. It does not stay pitch black, as represented in the film.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sheriff Eben Oleson: Strange.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-10-20)" (2007)

Very unique take on an old legend

I am typically not a great fan of vampire films. However,this movie is a new take on an old legend. The setting is fantastic and what could be more scary than 30 days of endless night when you are besieged by vampires. These are not your fathers vampires,nothing seductive or even campy about these guys. They are what the vampire was originally supposed to have been..SCARY! I think of all setting..an arctic or Alaskan frozen,isolated area is a great stage for horror and suspense. Movies like Howard Hawks "The Thing from Another World" and its 1982 sequel "The Thing" use the same setting with admirable results. Even the underrated Stephen King mini-series "Storm of the Century" uses the same cold,barren and isolated setting to create tension,despair and hopelessness. The acting is average,if not slightly above,and the mood and lighting are very good. All in all a movie that made you crave a little more when it ended..and that is what all movies strive for. Although it could have had a few improvements and should have provided a little more background for the story(things sort of just go to hell all at once),it is most definitely a film worth a couple hours of your time.