Blade (1998)

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Director:

Stephen Norrington

Writer:

David S. Goyer

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	Blade
Stephen Dorff	...	Deacon Frost
Kris Kristofferson	...	Whistler
N'Bushe Wright	...	Karen
Donal Logue	...	Quinn
Udo Kier	...	Dragonetti
Arly Jover	...	Mercury
Traci Lords	...	Racquel
Kevin Patrick Walls	...	Krieger
Tim Guinee	...	Curtis Webb
Sanaa Lathan	...	Vanessa
Eric Edwards	...	Pearl
Donna Wong	...	Nurse
Carmen Thomas	...	Senior Resident
Shannon Lee	...	Resident

Storyline

In a world where vampires walk the earth, Blade has a goal. His goal is to rid the world of all vampire evil. When Blade witnesses a vampire bite Dr. Karen Jenson, he fights away the beast and takes Jenson back to his hideout. Here, alongside Abraham Whistler, Blade attempts to help heal Jenson. The vampire Quinn who was attacked by Blade, reports back to his master Deacon Frost, who is planning a huge surprise for the human population.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | vampire hunter | revenge | 1990s | stylized violence | 

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Taglines:

Have you given blood lately?

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong, pervasive vampire violence and gore, language, and brief sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Blade's sunglasses are 'Black Flys'. The model is called 'Micro Fly' in matte black.

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Goofs

(at around 13 mins) When Quinn bites Dr. Jenson, the doctor's wig slips to the side and we see a glimpse of her real hair. In the next shot, her wig is back in place.

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Quotes

Deacon Frost: Tonight the age of man comes to an end. No more compromises.
Quinn: We're gonna be Gods.

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Crazy Credits

The opening and closing New Line Cinema logos are in red.

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Alternate Versions

As of 2017, the SyFy Channel/USA Network cable TV version surprisingly leaves most of the graphic violence intact but omits any F-bombs.

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Connections

Featured in Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong with Blade in 12 Minutes or Less (2016)

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Soundtracks

Go Get On It
Written by Kelly Reverb and Chad Littlepage
Performed by Southside Reverb
Courtesy of ESP-SUN Records
[Song begins on the last sword swipe of the final scene.]

User Reviews

Great Vampire Flick

Wesley Snipes is perfectly cast as Blade, a half human, half vampire known the daywalker. He has all their strengths and his only weakness is the thirst for blood. Since he teamed up with whistler (Kris Kristofferson) he has hunted down vampires who have lived amongst us unnoticed for centuries, but omnipotent overlord Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) is tired of living in harmony with the humans (Food as he calls them) and he plans to waken the blood god and take control of the world.

This movie is well cast, written and directed; ensuring the viewer has a thrilling ride from start to finish. Packed with great fight sequences and slick dialogue, Blade is certainly more action than horror, but it definitely delivers.

8/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Serbian

Release Date:

21 August 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blade, the Vampire Slayer

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,073,856, 23 August 1998

Gross USA:

$70,087,718

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$131,183,530

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amen Ra Films, Imaginary Forces, Marvel Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 110 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS-Stereo Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1