
Near Dark (1987)
6.9|2 Oct, 1987|94 min
In one hot, hungry kiss, he gave her everlasting love. She gave him everlasting life.
6.9|2 Oct, 1987|94 min
Released
IMDb
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
Language
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue $3,400,000
English
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue $3,400,000
Keywords
farm
small town
vampire
motel
sunlight
victim
kiss
gang leader
femme fatale
redneck
hitchhiker
exploding car
road movie
police raid
woman director
neo-noir
nomad
vampire clan
Casts

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
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

James Le Gros
Teenage Cowboy
Jan King
Waitress
Danny Kopel
Biker in Bar

Billy Beck
Motel Manager

S.A. Griffin
Police Officer at Motel
Bob Terhune
State Trooper
William T. Lane
State Trooper

Gary Littlejohn
State Trooper

Paul M. Lane
State Trooper
Eddie Mulder
State Trooper

Don Pugsley
Truck Driver #2

Neith Hunter
Lady in Car

Theresa Randle
Lady in Car

Tony Pierce
Highway Youth
Gordon Haight
Highway Youth

Leo Geter
Caleb's Friend
Gary Wayne Cunningham
Caleb's Friend
Crews

Kathryn Bigelow
Director

Kathryn Bigelow
Screenplay
Eric Red
Screenplay
Edward S. Feldman
Executive Producer

Steven-Charles Jaffe
Producer
Charles R. Meeker
Executive Producer

Christopher Franke
Original Music Composer

Edgar Froese
Original Music Composer

Paul Haslinger
Original Music Composer

Adam Greenberg
Director of Photography
Howard E. Smith
Editor
Karen Rea
Casting

Joseph A. Porro
Costume Design
Mark Allan
Associate Producer

Diane Nabatoff
Associate Producer
Eric Red
Co-Producer
Derek Howard
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Daniel Marc
Hairstylist
Linda Nottestad
Hairstylist
Davida Simon
Makeup Artist
Gordon J. Smith
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mark Allan
Production Manager
Joe Dishner
Unit Manager
Brent Sellstrom
Post Production Supervisor
Guy J. Louthan
First Assistant Director
Ian McVey
Second Unit First Assistant Director
John Scherer
Second Assistant Director
Chuck Williams
Third Assistant Director
John Bucklin
Set Dresser
Findlay Bunting
Set Dresser
Jay Burkhart
Scenic Artist
Steve Doolittle
Leadman
Eduardo H. Esparza
Set Dresser
Alan Munro
Storyboard Artist
Brett Palmer
Set Dresser
Jennifer Pray
Set Dresser
Thomas P. Wilkins
Scenic Artist
Eileen Winterkorn
Scenic Artist
Gregory R. Wolf
Property Master

Chris Tashima
Carpenter
Lee Chaloukian
Sound Director
Ted Goodspeed
Sound Effects Editor
Grover B. Helsley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
F. Hudson Miller
Foley Editor
R.J. Palmer
Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Rice
ADR Editor
Steve Rice
Dialogue Editor
Richard D. Rogers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Steve Sollars
Boom Operator
Don Summer
Sound Mixer
Kelly Tartan
Sound Effects Editor
Jerry Trent
Foley Artist
John Wilkinson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Designer
Ray Beetz
Special Effects Assistant
Al Broussard
Special Effects Assistant
Edward J. Franklin
Special Effects Assistant
Joseph C. Sasgen
Special Effects Assistant
Bret Mixon
Rotoscoping Artist
Mickey Alzola
Stunts
Larry Bartels
Stunts

Bob Ivy
Stunts
Mike Johnson
Stunts

Paul M. Lane
Stunts
William T. Lane
Stunts

Carey Loftin
Stunts
Mike H. McGaughy
Stunts
Eddie Mulder
Stunts
Stevie Myers
Stunts
Lee Poppie
Stunts
Kristen Suzanne Raden
Stunts
Michael Raden
Stunts
Bob Terhune
Stunts

Jim Wilkey
Stunts
Jerry Wills
Stunts
Billy Yarborough
Stunts
Alicia Craft
Second Assistant Camera
Richard Crompton
Grip
Khan Griffith
Grip
Scott Howell
Best Boy Grip
Jono Kouzouyan
Gaffer
Hugh McCallum
Grip
Michael Ohrling
Second Unit Cinematographer
Vance Piper
First Assistant Camera
Lou Weinert
Assistant Camera
Michael Tereschuk
Wardrobe Assistant
Sally Dixon
Negative Cutter
Vivian Hengsteler
Negative Cutter
Mary Ann Skweres
Assistant Editor
Art Tostado
Color Timer
Grace Valenti
First Assistant Editor
George Herthel
Location Manager
Wallace Uchida
Location Manager
Jeri Kelley
Transportation Captain
Fred Robbins
Transportation Coordinator
Laura Cartwright
Assistant Production Coordinator
Bundy Chanock
Set Medic
Karen Altman Morgenstern
Production Coordinator
Everett Creach
Stunts
Steven Leeds
Stunts
Jeffrey M. Zeitlin
Assistant Property Master
Leslie Weir
Wardrobe Supervisor
James Monroe
Set Dresser
Steve Galich
Special Effects Coordinator
Sarah Irving
Production Secretary
Ian McVey
Producer's Assistant
Derek Scott
First Assistant Camera
Laura McGillicuddy
Production Secretary
Blake Hocevar
Location Assistant
David S. Mayne
Grip
David S. Mayne
Electrician
Andrew Dunham
Grip
Karla Knorr
Sound Assistant
Patrick Bietz
Sound Assistant
Bob Beher
Apprentice Sound Editor
Jonathan D. Evans
Sound Engineer
Jenny Mead
Researcher
Thomas Schellenberg
Production Assistant
Dian Perryman
Art Direction
Stephen Altman
Production Design
Dale L. Martin
Special Effects Coordinator
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
Kyle T. MacDowell
Best Boy Electric
Jack Yanekian
Best Boy Electric
Michael Ohrling
Camera Operator
George Palmer
Electrician
John Pierce
Electrician
Ben Felthouse
Electrician
Chuck Colwell
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert Gray
Key Grip
Gary Farr
Still Photographer
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
Glenn F. Haines
Casting Associate
Leslie Weir
Costume Supervisor
Jim Weidman
Music Editor
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Constance L. Hoy
Script Supervisor
Holly Davis
Sound Effects Editor
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