Near Dark

Near Dark is a 1987 American Western horror film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by her and Eric Red. The story follows a young man in a small midwestern town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires. Starring then little-known actors Adrian Pasdar and Jenny Wright, the film was part of a revival of serious vampire movies in the late 1980s.

Despite the film preformed poorly at the box office upon release, reviews for the film were very positive by critics. Over the years, the film has garnered a sizeable cult following.

Plot

One night, Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar), a young man in a small town, meets an attractive young drifter named Mae (Jenny Wright). Just before sunrise, she bites him on the neck then runs off. The rising sun causes Caleb's flesh to begin to burn. Mae comes with a group of roaming vampires and takes him away. The most unsociable of all the vampires, the callous and sociopathic Severen (Bill Paxton), wants to kill Caleb, but Mae reveals she has turned him into a vampire. Their charismatic leader, Jesse Hooker (Lance Henriksen), reluctantly agrees to allow Caleb to remain with them for a week to see if he can learn to hunt and become a trusted member of their group. Caleb is unwilling to kill to feed, which alienates him from the others. To protect him, Mae kills for him and then has him drink from her wrist. After Caleb endangers himself to help them during a daylight police raid on their motel, Jesse and the others are temporarily mollified.

Near Dark (soundtrack)

Near Dark is the Tangerine Dream soundtrack to the 1987 movie Near Dark.

Track listing

Personnel

Other songs

The movie also included several songs not released on the soundtrack:

References

Near Dark (unfinished film)

Near Dark is an unfinished American vampire horror film, directed by Ryan Zeller and written by Matt Craven and Kathryn Bigelow. It is a remake of the 1987 cult vampire-Western horror film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. It has not been completed, nor has it been released to the public in any form.

Plot

Very little was released publicly regarding the plot of the remake and the extent to which it would be faithful to the original. It was expected that the central focus would be on three teenagers in a family of vampires traveling Route 66 in the late 1980s.

Cast

Production

The film was to have been directed by Sam Bayer, written variously by Matt Venne and Christopher B. Landon and produced by Brad Fuller, David Bixler and Amy Kaufman. Studios involved were reportedly Platinum Dunes and Rogue Pictures.

Filming took place in the summer of 2007, but was halted after several weeks by the studio's disapproval of the dailies. A new script was later received, a new director hired, and the majority of the film re-cast.