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Vampires (1998) -- A vengeful vampire hunter must retrieve a cross before it falls into the hands of the undead, that could produce dire consequences for humanity.
Vampires (1998) -- A vengeful vampire hunter must retrieve a cross before it falls into the hands of the undead, that could produce dire consequences for humanity.
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Overview

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5.8/10   17,918 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
John Steakley (novel)
Don Jakoby (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 October 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
The final confrontation between good and evil has begun. more
Plot:
A vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to endure sunlight. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
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(25 articles)
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User Comments:
an entertaining movie with some disturbing flaws more (376 total)

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Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Vampires (USA) (complete title)
Vampire$ (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong vampire violence and gore, language and sexuality.
Runtime:
108 min | Germany:104 min (cut version) | Argentina:106 min
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Cameo: [Frank Darabont]the Man With Buick, whose car is stolen by Daniel Baldwin. more
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Crew or equipment visible: During the escape from the Sun God Motel, the chroma-key green screen can be seen outside Jack Crow's side of the pick-up truck before they wreck into the abandoned trailer. more
Quotes:
Jack Crow: [after interogating the padre and getting him to confess] Your a good man padre... welcome to the team.
Father Adam Guiteau: [broken] May god forgive me.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Bloodsucking Cinema (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Padre's Wood more

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Is this movie based on a book?
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
an entertaining movie with some disturbing flaws, 16 February 1999
Author: ebert_jr from b'ville nj

Vampires was a fairly good variation on the typical hollywood vampire genre. Add to that a charismatic actor like Woods and things ended up fairly entertaining, enough to recommend this film. However, there were many scenes where I felt that the on screen anti-Catholic bashing went too far (to the point that it just seemed exploitational). This was a turn off for me and I'm not Catholic or very sensitive to these matters. Perhaps the movie's creators felt the plot was too weak to develop a story that is spun from the interactions of James Wood's gritty, no bs character and the vampires he kills. So, they resorted to the constant vulgarity and violence directed at the catholic church and priests that are portrayed in the movie. If I had been catholic I would have found this movie partly insulting and suspicioulsy careless with its sensitivity towards this issue.

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