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

13 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 | small town | alaska | winter | based on graphic novel | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to Barrow (Alaska), Inhabitants: (scratched number 588') 15

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The entire town of Barrow used in the movie was built in New Zealand. All scenes were shot there or in a soundstage where it was easier to control the fake snow.

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Goofs

The satellite dishes on the communications building are pointed slightly up. Satellites orbit near the equator, so satellite dishes in Alaska point horizontally, or slightly down. For that reason, it's not likely that the characters would have satellite phones.

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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 El Reviewer Random: Halloween Special 2012 (2012)

User Reviews

A very underrated film ( American C+Movie ) My Ratings 8/10

I really do not understand what these critics are based to rate a movie, this excellent movie has a horrible rating when others are not so good they have excellent rating, 30 days of night is a clear example that we can not judge a movie based on Critics

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

30 Days of Night

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,951,902, 21 October 2007

Gross USA:

$39,569,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$75,513,170

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