Vampires
1998 film directed by John Carpenter
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Summary
Vampires is a film[1]. Vampires ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,735 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Carpenter[3]
- Screenwriter: Don Jakoby[4]
- Composer: John Carpenter[5]
- Genre: vampire film[6], action film[7], Western film[8], horror film[9], exploitation film[10], adventure film[11], suspense film[12], drama film[13], thriller film[14], independent film[15], religious horror[16], supernatural film[17], supernatural horror film[18], horror western[19]
- Based on: Vampires[20]
- Cast member: James Woods[21], Daniel Baldwin[22], Sheryl Lee[23], Thomas Ian Griffith[24], Maximilian Schell[25], Tim Guinee[26], Mark Boone Junior[27], Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa[28], Frank Darabont[29], Gregory Sierra[30], Henry Kingi[31], Thomas Rosales Jr.[32], Marjean Holden[33], Michael Huddleston[34]
- Producer: Sandy King[35]
- Production company: Sony Pictures[36]
- Director of photography: Gary B. Kibbe[37]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[38]
- Soundtrack release: Vampires – Music from the Motion Picture[39]
- Distribution format: video on demand[40]
- Review score: 42%[41], 5.3/10[42], 42/100[43]
- Color: color[44]
- Country of origin: United States[45]
- Publication date: January 1, 1998[46], July 8, 1999[47]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[48], Netflix[49]
- Narrative location: New Mexico[50]
- Official website: https://theofficialjohncarpenter.com/vampires/[51]
- Filming location: New Mexico[52]
- Main subject: vampire[53], apostasy[54], mortality[55], existential risk[56], pact with the devil[57]
- Title: Vampires[58]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[59]
- After a work by: John Steakley[60]
- Different from: Vampires[61]
Why It Matters
Vampires has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Vampires is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]