Near Dark (1987)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Escritores:

Kathryn Bigelow (written by) and
Eric Red (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

2 octubre 1987 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Romance | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Killing you would be easy, they'd rather terrify you...forever.

Plot:

A young man reluctantly joins a travelling "family" of evil vampires, when the girl he'd tried to seduce is part of that group.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Bar | Bartender | Flashlight | Warrior

Premios:

1 win & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Natural Born Vampires

Reparto

Adrian Pasdar	...	Caleb Colton
Jenny Wright	...	Mae
Lance Henriksen	...	Jesse Hooker
Bill Paxton	...	Severen
Jenette Goldstein	...	Diamondback
Tim Thomerson	...	Loy Colton
Joshua John Miller	...	Homer (as Joshua Miller)
Marcie Leeds	...	Sarah Colton
Kenny Call	...	Deputy Sheriff
Ed Corbett	...	Ticket Seller
Troy Evans	...	Plainclothes Officer
Bill Cross	...	Sheriff Eakers
Roger Aaron Brown	...	Cajun Truck Driver
Thomas Wagner	...	Bartender
Robert Winley	...	Patron in Bar

También conocida como:

Cuando cae la oscuridad (Argentina) [es]
Los viajeros de la noche (Spain) [es]

Duración:

94 min | Sweden:86 min (cut version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Ultra Stereo

Clasificación:

New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (2003) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (1987)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Casa Grande, Arizona, USA

Compañía:

F/M

Trivialidades:

While shooting in the desert, Lance Henriksen relieved the boredom between takes by hopping in his car and taking short drives through the desert, still in costume and often staying in character. According to Henriksen and Bill Paxton, the two were stopped by a policeman who became so unnerved questioning Jesse about his speeding that the officer became visibly uncomfortable, stepping back and placing his hand on his firearm. The obviously flustered officer decided to send them on their way rather than write them a ticket.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Homer is on his knees in the middle of the road the station wagon with Diamond Back and Jesse is seen driving in the opposite direction. In the very next shot the station wagon is driving directly toward Caleb.

Citas:

[first lines]
Caleb Colton: [crushing a mosquito] Dumb suck.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Living in Darkness (2002) (V)

Banda de Sonido:

MORSE CODE

Natural Born Vampires

Caleb, a young cowboy out for a night of fun, meets Mae, a beautiful and mysterious young girl with whom he becomes instantly besotted. Mae is a strange young woman who runs off at the first sign of daylight...but not before biting Caleb on the throat. As the sun rises higher and Caleb finds himself suddenly sick and getting steadily worse, a van load of drifters stop and all but kidnap him within sight of his father and younger sister. In the van is Mae and her "family" - a group of outlaw vampires who are not too thrilled with the addition of Caleb to their group. Led by 300+ year old Jesse, his woman Diamondback and the brutal Severen, the vampires reluctantly show Caleb the ropes as they drift across the Midwest. But Caleb's father and sister are looking for him, and soon Caleb will have to choose between his old family and his new one.

This is a stunningly innovative and brutally bloody vampire film which never once uses the word "vampire." The dirty, cruel, white trash bloodsuckers could be anyone on the run from the law. This is almost more of a crime spree/road story a la "Natural Born Killers" than a horror movie, and this is exactly what makes it so effective. Stand out scenes include a slaughter at a honky tonk and a shootout at a hotel in the daylight hours. The characters are all well-drawn and complex and the stark scenery throughout - filled with dust and desert and not much else - just adds to the overwhelming sense of isolation, emptiness and death. The murders are incredibly sadistic and gruesome and should please gore fans. The ending - though it disappointed many - is simplistic and surprisingly upbeat, just adding to the grim fairy tale mood of the story. 9 on a scale of 10 for this powerful, desolate vampire tale.