Interview with the Vampire (film)

Interview with the Vampire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Neil Jordan
Screenplay by	Anne Rice
Based on	Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Produced by	David Geffen Stephen Woolley
Starring	Tom Cruise Brad Pitt Stephen Rea Antonio Banderas Christian Slater Kirsten Dunst
Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
Edited by	Mick Audsley Joke van Wijk
Music by	Elliot Goldenthal
Production company	The Geffen Film Company
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 11, 1994 (1994-11-11)
Running time	122 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$60 million[2]
Box office	$223.7 million[2]

Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 American gothic horror film directed by Neil Jordan, based on Anne Rice's 1976 novel of the same name, and starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. It focuses on Lestat (Cruise) and Louis (Pitt), beginning with Louis's transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a present-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter (Christian Slater). The supporting cast features Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea.

The film was released in November 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success. It received two Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score.^[3][4] Kirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. A stand-alone sequel, Queen of the Damned, was released in 2002, with Stuart Townsend and Matthew Newton replacing Cruise and Banderas respectively.