30 Days of Night (2007)

Director:

David Slade

Writers (WGA):

Steve Niles (screenplay) and
Stuart Beattie (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 octubre 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Head Butt | Bait | Stabbed In The Chest | Alzheimer's Disease | Severed Arm

Awards:

3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Very unique take on an old legend

Cast

Josh Hartnett	...	Sheriff 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	...	Deputy Billy Kitka
Megan Franich	...	Iris
Joel Tobeck	...	Doug Hertz
Elizabeth Hawthorne	...	Lucy Ikos
Nathaniel Lees	...	Carter Davies
Craig Hall	...	Wilson Bulosan
Chic Littlewood	...	Issac Bulosan
Peter Feeney	...	John Riis

También conocida como:

30 días de noche (Venezuela) [es]
30 días de oscuridad (Spain) [es]
Treinta días de noche (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and language.

Duración:

USA:113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Clasificación:

Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Ireland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Italy:VM14 | Taiwan:R-18 | Australia:MA (re-rating on appeal) | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | France:-12 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:18SG | Singapore:R21 | Norway:18 | USA:R (certificate #42767) | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 (edited for re-rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Henderson Valley Studios, Hickory Avenue, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivialidades:

According to David Slade, veteran director Sam Raimi was slated to direct the film when the script was in its earliest stages; then Raimi opted to produce instead.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The sign for Barrow lists a population of 563. The town actually has more than 4,000 people.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sheriff Eben Oleson: Strange.

Movie Connections:

References Dracula (1931)

Very unique take on an old legend

I am typically not a great fan of vampire films. However,this movie is a new take on an old legend. The setting is fantastic and what could be more scary than 30 days of endless night when you are besieged by vampires. These are not your fathers vampires,nothing seductive or even campy about these guys. They are what the vampire was originally supposed to have been..SCARY! I think of all setting..an arctic or Alaskan frozen,isolated area is a great stage for horror and suspense. Movies like Howard Hawks "The Thing from Another World" and its 1982 sequel "The Thing" use the same setting with admirable results. Even the underrated Stephen King mini-series "Storm of the Century" uses the same cold,barren and isolated setting to create tension,despair and hopelessness. The acting is average,if not slightly above,and the mood and lighting are very good. All in all a movie that made you crave a little more when it ended..and that is what all movies strive for. Although it could have had a few improvements and should have provided a little more background for the story(things sort of just go to hell all at once),it is most definitely a film worth a couple hours of your time.