| Near Dark | |
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| Directed by | Kathryn Bigelow |
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| Produced by | Steven-Charles Jaffe |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Edited by | Howard E. Smith |
| Music by | Tangerine Dream |
Production company | F/M Entertainment |
| Distributed by | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Box office | $3.4 million[1] |
Near Dark is a 1987 American neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (in her solo directorial debut), and starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen and Jenette Goldstein. The plot follows a young man in a small Oklahoma town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires.
Despite performing poorly at the box office, critic reviews were generally positive. Over the years, the film has gained a cult following.[2][3]
- ^ a b "Near Dark". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ Tobias, Scott (November 5, 2008). "The New Cult Canon: Near Dark". A.V. Club. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier (October 14, 2011). 100 Cult Films. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-84457-571-8.
Shatteringly romantic and tough as nails, Near Dark is the cult film that embodies brilliantly the ambivalence and hybridity that was a trademark of the 1980s.