Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

Neil Jordan

(1994)

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

Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire S01 - Complete Soundtrack

Cast

Tom Cruise
Lestat: Tom Cruise
Brad Pitt
Louis: Brad Pitt
Antonio Banderas
Armand: Antonio Banderas
Christian Slater
Malloy: Christian Slater
Tom Cruise
Lestat: Tom Cruise
Brad Pitt
Louis: Brad Pitt
Antonio Banderas
Armand: Antonio Banderas
Christian Slater
Malloy: Christian Slater
Stephen Rea
Santiago: Stephen Rea

Crew

ProducerStephen Woolley
Director of PhotographyPhilippe Rousselot
EditorJoke van Wijk
CastingSusie Figgis
CastingJuliet Taylor

Hook

Gothic menace dressed in contemporary clothes. Interview with the Vampire understands that vampires are most frightening when they look like something you might trust — before it's too late.

Identity

The film is now regarded as one of the finest vampire films in the history of the genre and a landmark of 1990s Hollywood horror, valued for the seriousness and emotional depth with which it treats its source material and for the quality of its ensemble performances. Brad Pitt, who plays Louis, has spoken in subsequent years about his profound unhappiness during the production, describing the long shoot and the physical and psychological demands of the role as among the most difficult experiences of his career.

Collector Focus

Pitt and Cruise as immortal vampires across multiple centuries, with Rice's eventual blessing on the adaptation. Goldenthal's lush score and the elaborate period production design — spanning multiple centuries — make associated materials among the most visually detailed in vampire cinema.

Context

Directed by Neil Jordan and adapted from Anne Rice's 1976 novel by Rice herself, Interview with the Vampire was produced on a budget of approximately $60 million for Warner Bros. The film more than proved its commercial viability at the box office, grossing over $223 million. The film is now regarded as one of the finest vampire films in the history of the genre and a landmark of 1990s Hollywood horror, valued for the seriousness and emotional depth with which it treats its source material and for the quality of its ensemble performances.

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