Blade (1998)

Director:

Stephen Norrington

Writer (WGA):

David S. Goyer (written by)

Release Date:

21 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of a hero.

Plot:

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Blade | Blood | Revenge | Vampire Hunter

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Blade
Stephen Dorff	...	Deacon Frost
Kris Kristofferson	...	Abraham Whistler
N'Bushe Wright	...	Dr. Karen Jenson
Donal Logue	...	Quinn
Udo Kier	...	Vampire Elder Dragonetti
Arly Jover	...	Mercury
Traci Lords	...	Racquel
Kevin Patrick Walls	...	Officer Krieger
Tim Guinee	...	Dr. Curtis Webb
Sanaa Lathan	...	Vanessa Brooks
Eric Edwards	...	Pearl
Donna Wong	...	Nurse
Carmen Thomas	...	Senior Resident
Shannon Lee	...	Resident

Also Known As:

Blade, the Vampire Slayer (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong, pervasive vampire violence and gore, language, and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

120 min | Germany:110 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #35159) | Iceland:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Amen Ra Films

Trivia:

In the scene where Blade is chased to the subway, and the subway train is passing by, all the passengers are cardboard cutouts with the special FX man among them.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the party scene, where Frost kills Officer Krieger: Prior to Frost biting Krieger and throwing him in the pool, there are 6-7 rubber ducks floating in the water. In the very last shot (where Krieger is shown floating dead in the pool) all of the plastic toys are gone.

Quotes:

Dr. Karen Jenson: [after burning Pearl] He moved.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtrack:

UT1-Dot

Great Vampire Flick

Wesley Snipes is perfectly cast as Blade, a half human, half vampire known the daywalker. He has all their strengths and his only weakness is the thirst for blood. Since he teamed up with whistler (Kris Kristofferson) he has hunted down vampires who have lived amongst us unnoticed for centuries, but omnipotent overlord Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) is tired of living in harmony with the humans (Food as he calls them) and he plans to waken the blood god and take control of the world.

This movie is well cast, written and directed; ensuring the viewer has a thrilling ride from start to finish. Packed with great fight sequences and slick dialogue, Blade is certainly more action than horror, but it definitely delivers.

8/10