Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writers:

Anne Rice (screenplay), Anne Rice (novel)

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 34 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Pitt	...	Louis
Christian Slater	...	Malloy
Virginia McCollam	...	Whore on Waterfront
John McConnell	...	Gambler
Tom Cruise	...	Lestat
Mike Seelig	...	Pimp
Bellina Logan	...	Tavern Girl
Thandie Newton	...	Yvette
Lyla Hay Owen	...	Widow St Clair
Lee E. Scharfstein	...	Widow's Lover (as Lee Emery)
Indra Ové	...	New Orleans Whore (as Indra Ove)
Helen McCrory	...	2nd Whore
Monte Montague	...	Plague Victim Bearer
Kirsten Dunst	...	Claudia
Nathalie Bloch-Lainé	...	Maid (as Nathalie Bloch)

Storyline

Against the backdrop of a gloomy San Francisco, the nearly two-century-old vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac, recounts the unbelievable story of his eternal transformation and a life worse than death to the sceptic reporter, Daniel Molloy. Spanning two hundred years of cruel betrayals, extreme solitude, and unquenched thirst, Louis' grimly fascinating tale pivots around his perpetually regrettable decision to embrace the dictatorship of blood, and, above all, his maker: the seductive blonde aristocrat of death, Lestat de Lioncourt. Is Louis' mystical epic of bloodshed genuine? Is this, indeed, an interview with a vampire?

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | gothic | betrayal | immortality | night | 

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Taglines:

Drink From Me And Live Forever

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for vampire violence and gore, and for sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Domiziana Giordano's first American feature film.

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Goofs

In the middle of a movie, after Claudia cuts off her hair, she throws scissors on a floor. But in the following scene, after she screams when her hair grows back, she walks out and you can see her holding the scissors in her hand again, and with them she leaves the bloody cuts on Lestat's face.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Louis: So you want me to tell you the story of my life?

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Crazy Credits

In Memory of River Phoenix 1970-1993

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Alternate Versions

Reportedly, in original screenings of the film there was extra footage in the scene where Louis finds the burnt bodies of Madeleine and Claudia. In this version, after the bodies crumple to ashes, Louis takes Madeleine's locket that has the picture of the little girl who resembles Claudia.

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Connections

Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)

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Soundtracks

Sonata in E Flat Adagio E Cantabile
Written by Joseph Haydn
Adapted by George Fenton
Performed by Joanna Leach

User Reviews

The Vampire, Louis, Tells the story of his life to a young reporter

Interview with The Vampire is a spectacular movie full of complex emotions that are fabulously portrayed by the actors. Brad Pitt does a wonderful job of playing the vampire Louis, who is meant to be "an immortal with a mortal's passion". While Pitt carries the main role well, the movie is all the more accentuated by Tom Cruise as the dark-humored vampire Lestat and Kirsten Dunst as the forever-young vampire Claudia. The movie is not intended to be a horror, however. It is more of a documentary of emotions. With the loss of Lestat's character about halfway through the story, the film seems to slow down a bit, but the connection to the characters is still quite alive. This movie gives a vivid portrayal of Louis's story, whether its in the eyes of a faithful Anne Rice reader or just an eager movie-goer.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

11 November 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Interview with the Vampire

Filming Locations:

Show Dogs Fine Sausages - 1020 Market Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$36,389,705, 13 November 1994

Gross USA:

$105,264,608

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$223,664,608

Company Credits

Production Co:

Geffen Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1