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1994 film by Neil Jordan

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*Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles* is a 1994 American horror, fantasy, and romance film directed by Neil Jordan. The screenplay was written by Anne Rice, who also created the source material. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, and Stephen Rea. The film was produced by Stephen Woolley, with Philippe Rousselot serving as director of photography and Elliot Goldenthal composing the score. It was filmed in San Francisco, New Orleans, and at Pinewood Studios, with narrative locations including Paris and Louisiana.

The movie has a runtime of 123 minutes and is rated R. It was released on November 11, 1994, and December 1, 1994. The production had a budget of $60,000,000 and generated box office revenue of $223,700,000. The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and Best Original Score. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5 based on 377,487 votes, a Metascore of 62, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 66%.

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Film · TMDB

7.4

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

Released: 1994-11-11123 minDir: Neil JordanHorror, Drama, FantasyBudget: $60.0MBox office: $224MPart of: The Vampire Chronicles Collection

Cast

  • Tom Cruise as Lestat
  • Brad Pitt as Louis
  • Antonio Banderas as Armand
  • Christian Slater as Malloy
  • Stephen Rea as Santiago
  • Kirsten Dunst as Claudia

Themes

  • paris, france
  • based on novel or book
  • san francisco, california
  • vampire
  • bite
  • new orleans, louisiana
  • plantation
  • louisiana
  • pity
  • child vampire

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Ratings

IMDb

7.5/10

372,902 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

66%

Metacritic

62/100

Year
1994
Runtime
123 min
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rated
R
Awards
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 24 wins & 34 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
French
Main subject
immortality
Director
Neil Jordan
Screenwriter
Anne Rice
Cast member
Andrew Tiernan
Cinematographer
Philippe Rousselot
Narrative location
Louisiana
Filming location
Pinewood Studios
Duration
123
FilmAffinity ID
368857
Dedicated to
River Phoenix
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1994-12-01
film editor
Mick Audsley
title
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
production designer
Dante Ferretti
after a work by
Anne Rice
set in period
1988
box office
223700000
review score
7.5/10
set in environment
basement
samples from work
Superman
costume designer
Sandy Powell
capital cost
60000000
Commons category
Interview with the Vampire
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Encyclopedic overview

Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 American Southern Gothic horror film directed by Neil Jordan and written by Anne Rice, based on her 1976 novel of the same name, and starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. It focuses on Lestat (Cruise) and Louis (Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a modern-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter (Christian Slater). The supporting cast features Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea.

The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 11, 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $223.7 million against a $60 million budget. It received two Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score. Kirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. A stand-alone sequel, Queen of the Damned, was released in 2002, with Stuart Townsend and Matthew Newton replacing Cruise and Banderas, respectively.

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