Vampires
Prepare for the dawn.
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Country
Production
Budget
$20 000 000
Box office
$20 308 772
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Sandy King, Barr B. Potter
Camera operator
Gary B. Kibbe
Composer
Artist
Thomas A. Walsh
Audition
Reuben Cannon, Eddie Dunlop
Editing
Edward A. Warschilka
Whole Team (73)
Whole Team (73)
Short description
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
What's left behind the scenes
- John Stickley, the author of the original novel, said after the film's premiere that the film contains most of his dialogue but none of his plot points.
- Screenwriter Dan Mazur appears in the credits only in the European release of the film; by the time of the US premiere in 1998, his name had disappeared from the list of creators.
- When Russell Malkey and Dolph Lundgren left the project, and John Carpenter took over directing the film with James Woods in the lead role, the studio decided to cut the film's budget by 2/3. This was done immediately before the start of the production process, so the screenwriter and director had to urgently and radically rewrite the script to fit within the new budget.
- Screenwriter Dan Mazur appears in the credits only during the film's release in Europe, but his name disappeared from the list of the film's creators at the premiere in the USA in 1998.
- Filming took place in the state of New Mexico (USA), in the cities of Stanley, Santa Fe, Cerrillos, San Julian Pueblo, and Las Vegas.
- The film is based on the novel of the same name by John Steakley and was filmed over two months, from June 2 to August 4, 1997.
- American director and screenwriter Frank Darabont played the episodic role of the car owner who forcefully takes the car from Montoya.
- The film is based on the novel of the same name by John Steakley and was filmed over two months – from June 2nd to August 4th, 1997.
- The symbol on the pendant worn by Montoya is a Norse rune meaning 'protector'.
- When Russell Mulcay and Dolph Lundgren left the project, and John Carpenter took over directing with James Woods in the lead role, the studio decided to cut the film's budget by two-thirds. This was done immediately before the start of production, forcing the screenwriter and director to drastically rewrite the script on short notice to fit within the new budget constraints.
- John Stickley, the author of the original novel, stated after the film's premiere that the movie contained most of his dialogue but not a single one of his plot points.
- American director and screenwriter Frank Darabont appeared in a cameo role as the car owner whom Montoya forcibly takes the vehicle from.
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Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
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