Queen of the Damned (2002)

The vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires.

Director:

Michael Rymer

Writers:

Anne Rice (novels), Scott Abbott (screenplay),

Stars:

Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaliyah	...	Queen Akasha
Stuart Townsend	...	Lestat de Lioncourt
Marguerite Moreau	...	Jesse Reeves
Vincent Perez	...	Marius de Romanus
Paul McGann	...	David Talbot
Lena Olin	...	Maharet
Christian Manon	...	Mael
Claudia Black	...	Pandora
Bruce Spence	...	Khayman
Matthew Newton	...	Armand
Tiriel Mora	...	Roger
Megan Dorman	...	Maudy
Johnathan Devoy	...	James
Robert Farnham	...	Alex
Conrad Standish	...	T.C.

Storyline

After many years of sleeping in his coffin, the vampire Lestat awakens only to find that the world has changed and he wants to be a part of it. He gathers a following and becomes a rock star only to find that his music awakens the ancient Queen Akasha and she wants him to become her king...

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | queen | rock star | fame | living dead | 

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Taglines:

This time there are no interviews.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for vampire violence

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros.

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 February 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned

Filming Locations:

Duckboard Place, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$176,168 (Japan) (11 October 2002)

Gross:

$690,809 (Japan) (25 October 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The concert scenes are set in Death Valley, California, but were actually filmed in Werribee, Australia.

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Goofs

Before Lestat takes his 'first' drink from Marius, while the blood (or whatever makeup or drink they used) is dripping on his chin, Lestat opens his mouth. When he does this you can clearly see that his mouth is already full of blood (or juice).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lestat: [voiceover] There comes a time for every vampire when the idea of eternity becomes momentarily unbearable. Living in the shadows, feeding in the darkness with only your own company to keep, rots into a solitary, hollow existence. Immortality seems like a good idea, until you realize you're going to spend it alone. So I went to sleep, hoping that the sounds of the passing eras would fade out, and a sort of death might happen. But as I lay there, the world didn't sound like the place ...
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Crazy Credits

Dedicated to Aaliyah Dana Haughton 1979 - 2001

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Connections

Featured in Bloodsucking Cinema (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Dead Cell"
Written and Performed by Papa Roach
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

if you read the book, don't even bother

Fans of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles will not be pleased with the butchering of one of the best books in the series. Many main characters are absent from the plot, as seen by the cast list. No Louis, no Daniel. Also, chronology and major story details are changed. It explains absolutely nothing. If you saw the movie without reading the book and are confused, please read the book. The movie sucked.