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Blade

  • 19981998
  • 1818
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
265K
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POPULARITY
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Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff in Blade (1998)
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A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
265K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,263
57
  • Director
    • Stephen Norrington
  • Writer
    • David S. Goyer
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Stephen Dorff
    • Kris Kristofferson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stephen Norrington
  • Writer
    • David S. Goyer
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Stephen Dorff
    • Kris Kristofferson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 690User reviews
    • 182Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos3

    Blade
    Trailer 0:31
    Blade
    Where Blade Could Make His Debut in Phase Four
    Clip 4:21
    Where Blade Could Make His Debut in Phase Four
    Who Else Almost Played Blade?
    Video 2:09
    Who Else Almost Played Blade?

    Photos167

    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
    Stephen Dorff in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes and N'Bushe Wright in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, and N'Bushe Wright in Blade (1998)
    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)

    Top cast

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    Wesley Snipes
    Wesley Snipes
    • Bladeas Blade
    Stephen Dorff
    Stephen Dorff
    • Deacon Frostas Deacon Frost
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Whistleras Whistler
    N'Bushe Wright
    N'Bushe Wright
    • Karenas Karen
    Donal Logue
    Donal Logue
    • Quinnas Quinn
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Dragonettias Dragonetti
    Arly Jover
    Arly Jover
    • Mercuryas Mercury
    Traci Lords
    Traci Lords
    • Racquelas Racquel
    Kevin Patrick Walls
    • Kriegeras Krieger
    Tim Guinee
    Tim Guinee
    • Curtis Webbas Curtis Webb
    Sanaa Lathan
    Sanaa Lathan
    • Vanessaas Vanessa
    Eric Edwards
    Eric Edwards
    • Pearlas Pearl
    Donna Wong
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Carmen Thomas
    • Senior Residentas Senior Resident
    Shannon Lee
    Shannon Lee
    • Residentas Resident
    Kenny Johnson
    Kenny Johnson
    • Heatseeking Dennisas Heatseeking Dennis
    • (as Kenneth Johnson)
    Clint Curtis
    Clint Curtis
    • Creepy Morgue Guyas Creepy Morgue Guy
    Judson Scott
    Judson Scott
    • Pallantineas Pallantine
    • Director
      • Stephen Norrington
    • Writer
      • David S. Goyer
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    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. —Film_Fan
    vampirevampire hunterrevenge1990sstylized violence269 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of a hero.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • 18
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      David S. Goyer explained in the DVD commentary that the scene where Karen touches Blade's sword was originally longer as she went on to discover a weird, hybrid infant of some kind floating in a tank. It came with a jump scare, and Goyer says "I think it would have scared the living shit out of the audience, but New Line felt it was just too horrible."
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 35 mins) There are twelve pure-bloods needed to complete the ritual, but Mercury seemingly kills one of them before the ritual starts. However, careful viewing of their entry to the temple floor shows there to be thirteen pure-bloods in the group. Evidently they brought a spare.
    • Quotes

      Blade: Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening and closing New Line Cinema logos are in red.
    • Alternate versions
      The TNT/TBS cable TV version cut the graphic violence and gory explosions and made usual adjustments to language but sometimes would omit the Moscow ending and end right after Blade and Karen say goodbye.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Blood Tide (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Confusion (Pump Panel Recon Mix)
      Written by Stephen Morris, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert and Arthur Baker

      Performed by New Order

      Courtesy of London Records 90 Limited

      By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music

    User reviews690

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Has it''s Flaws but a Neat Stylish movie
    I saw it when it got released back in 1998. I saw it again today July-2019, that's a 20 year aprrox. evolution on my overall psyche ...and I found it stylishly made even today, too. Judging with todays standards where we are bombarded with cgi in plethora ..name it.. avengers, spiderman, aquaman...etc etc. These are graphics made from software that was available in 1998, so they are not groundbreaking , but it passed off even today to label it ''stylishly made then''. Wesley looks good, at times very good, Leather jacket and all and cool crew cut. Bad Guy portrayed comes off with flying colours as the 'bad guy' .....chuckle. where I recently gave Jhon wick-3 a 5 , I give this one a 8 ....in my eyes more stylish and carries more sensibility than Wick 3 -parabellum.
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    • Jul 30, 2019

    FAQ10

    • In the nightclub scene at the start, how was Quinn able to withstand being pinned to the wall with two silver stakes fired from Blade's shotgun without disintegrating/burning up?
    • What is 'Blade' about?
    • Is "Blade" based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 13, 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • Blade, the Vampire Slayer
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Amen Ra Films
      • Imaginary Forces
      • Marvel Enterprises
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,087,718
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,073,856
      • Aug 23, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $131,211,377
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS-Stereo
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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