A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 11 nominations
Kenny Johnson
- Heatseeking Dennis
- (as Kenneth Johnson)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen David S. Goyer first pitched the idea of doing a Blade movie, the executives of New Line felt there were only three actors who could possibly do the role: Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington and Laurence Fishburne, but in Goyer's mind, Snipes was always the perfect choice for the character of Blade.
- Goofs(at around 1h 35 mins) There are twelve pure-bloods needed to complete the ritual, but Mercury seemingly kills one of them before the ritual starts. However, careful viewing of their entry to the temple floor shows there to be thirteen pure-bloods in the group. Evidently they brought a spare.
- Crazy creditsThe opening and closing New Line Cinema logos are in red.
- Alternate versionsThe TNT/TBS cable TV version cut the graphic violence and gory explosions and made usual adjustments to language but sometimes would omit the Moscow ending and end right after Blade and Karen say goodbye.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Blood Tide (1998)
- SoundtracksConfusion (Pump Panel Recon Mix)
Written by Stephen Morris, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert and Arthur Baker
Performed by New Order
Courtesy of London Records 90 Limited
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music
Featured review
Wesley Snipes is perfectly cast as Blade, a half human, half vampire known the daywalker. He has all their strengths and his only weakness is the thirst for blood. Since he teamed up with whistler (Kris Kristofferson) he has hunted down vampires who have lived amongst us unnoticed for centuries, but omnipotent overlord Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) is tired of living in harmony with the humans (Food as he calls them) and he plans to waken the blood god and take control of the world.
This movie is well cast, written and directed; ensuring the viewer has a thrilling ride from start to finish. Packed with great fight sequences and slick dialogue, Blade is certainly more action than horror, but it definitely delivers.
8/10
This movie is well cast, written and directed; ensuring the viewer has a thrilling ride from start to finish. Packed with great fight sequences and slick dialogue, Blade is certainly more action than horror, but it definitely delivers.
8/10
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Blade, cazador de vampiros
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $70,087,718
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,073,856
- Aug 23, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $131,211,897
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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