30 Days of Night (2007)

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

Director:

David Slade

Writers:

Steve Niles (screenplay), Stuart Beattie (screenplay),

Stars:

Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston

9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Hartnett	...	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	...	Billy Kitka
Megan Franich	...	Iris
Joel Tobeck	...	Doug Hertz
Elizabeth Hawthorne	...	Lucy Ikos
Nathaniel Lees	...	Carter Davies
Craig Hall	...	Wilson Bulosan
Chic Littlewood	...	Isaac Bulosan
Peter Feeney	...	John Riis

Storyline

This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | sheriff | sunset | attic | sunrise | 

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Taglines:

They're Coming!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Ghost House Pictures / Columbia Pictures [gb] Ghost House Pictures / Columbia Pictures [us]

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

30 jours de nuit

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,532,976 (UK) (2 November 2007)

Gross:

£4,374,809 (UK) (30 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Ghost House Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A picture of Steve Niles, who wrote the original comic book, hangs in the attic hideout.

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Goofs

Toward the end, when Jake looks out the window, blood from the first few days of vampire attacks is still visible on the ground, despite several days of snowfall.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sheriff Eben Oleson: Strange.

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Crazy Credits

The colors in the opening Columbia Pictures logo quickly fade, leaving only blues and grays.

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Connections

Referenced in The Blockbuster Buster: Twilight - Eclipse (2011)

User Reviews

A very good end !

The movie was a masterpiece.Nothing ridiculous as i see on many horror movies,the main character Josh Hartnett played very good and during the movie time I was captured all the time, I don't blink a second.The vampires were made very good,they really looked scary!!The scenery man must to be a genius,I really appreciate the work that he did on this movie.Very good thinking !! Well done !! It is refreshing to see a vampire film that doesn't shy away from violence and that doesn't dwell on anything that can be even remotely construed as hokey. A new cinematic creature, 30 Days of Night's antagonists are ultra scary with their deformed appearances and their mercilessly gut-wrenching killing sprees. They speak in their own demonic language and have super human strength and speed, making them a Michael Myers fashioned juggernaut. High-pitched shrieks, blood-soaked visages and razor-sharp fingernails complete a frightening design of this force to be reckoned with.What impressed me very much, was the ending of the movie that was pure and simple stunning !! I really recommend this movie for the people who loves horror movies.