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Near Dark

  • 19871987
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  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Bill Paxton in Near Dark (1987)
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A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.
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    • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Eric Red
    • Kathryn Bigelow
  • Stars
    • Adrian Pasdar
    • Jenny Wright
    • Lance Henriksen
    • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Eric Red
    • Kathryn Bigelow
  • Stars
    • Adrian Pasdar
    • Jenny Wright
    • Lance Henriksen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 285User reviews
    • 218Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    Lance Henriksen in Near Dark (1987)
    Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, and Joshua John Miller in Near Dark (1987)
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    Adrian Pasdar
    Adrian Pasdar
    • Caleb Colton
    Jenny Wright
    Jenny Wright
    • Mae
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Jesse Hooker
    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Severen
    Jenette Goldstein
    Jenette Goldstein
    • Diamondback
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Loy Colton
    Joshua John Miller
    Joshua John Miller
    • Homer
    • (as Joshua Miller)
    Marcie Leeds
    • Sarah Colton
    Kenny Call
    • Deputy Sheriff
    Ed Corbett
    • Ticket Seller
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Plainclothes Officer
    Bill Cross
    • Sheriff Eakers
    Roger Aaron Brown
    Roger Aaron Brown
    • Cajun Truck Driver
    Thomas Wagner
    Thomas Wagner
    • Bartender
    Robert Winley
    Robert Winley
    • Patron in Bar
    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • Teenage Cowboy
    • (as James LeGros)
    Jan King
    • Waitress
    Danny Kopel
    Danny Kopel
    • Biker in Bar
      • Kathryn Bigelow
      • Eric Red
      • Kathryn Bigelow
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    • Trivia
      Future husband James Cameron suggested to Bigelow that she use the ready-made ensemble cast from his recent hit Aliens (1986), and thus Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, and Jenette Goldstein all appear in Bigelow's film. Michael Biehn had also appeared in Aliens and was considered, but declined to participate.
    • Goofs
      When Homer brings Sarah to the hotel room, it is night time, and Sarah makes reference to how late everyone is staying up. A minute later, Severen goes out and gets Loy, and it is still night. Two minutes later, when the Coltons flee the room, it is broad daylight out.
    • Quotes

      Sarah Colton: Boy, you people sure stay up late.

      Severen: We keep odd hours.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK version released on video in 1988 was missing 14 secs of BBFC cuts:
      • Diamondback opening and closing a butterfly knife repeatedly before slitting the barmaid's throat
      • Jesse and Severen putting the barman's body on the bar and smashing bottles of spirits over and around him to fuel the fire while Severen quips "Hey, bartender salad".
    • Connections
      Featured in Living in Darkness (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY
      Performed and written by John Parr

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

      Polygram International Music B. V.

    User reviews285

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    6/10
    mainly for cinephiles
    The musical question is, with Bigelow behind the camera and big names in front, how can you go wrong? The answer? This is, was, and always will be a B grade film done on the cheap with a small ensemble cast. As such it does offer historical interest for cinephiles especially since the idea of looking at the "human" side of vampires was at least 10 years ahead of the curve and that deserves credit. Ditto for the fact that script -- which is sharp in some places and terrible in others -- does not even use the word "vampire" which, for the era, was a sign of great restraint.

    However that said, the truth is that this is not really a classic and does not hold up that well over time. There is also an internal imbalance, the first half of the film is much tighter and more coherent than the second, as money ran out during shooting which, given the era and the genre, might have actually happened.
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    • Release date
      • January 8, 1988 (United Kingdom)
      • United States
      • StudioCanal (France)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 6709 Pacific Boulevard, Huntington Park, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • F/M
      • Near Dark Joint Venture
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    • 1 hour 34 minutes
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