Antonio Banderas, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater

After an aristocratic Louisiana gentleman's abrupt transformation into a vampire at the hands of a mysterious foreigner, he reluctantly settles into a life of nocturnal domesticity, augmented by the a...( read more  read more... )ddition of a little girl.

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R, 2 hrs. 2 min.

Directed by: Neil Jordan

Release Date: November 11, 1994

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 1997

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  • November 1, 2009
    Still a good movie about homoerotic vampires living in Louisiana without accents.
  • October 9, 2009
    another absolute gem from neil jordan. has been one of my favourite movies for years. it's probably also the best thing going about vampires. no other film or tv series will match this! tom cruise is in his lifetimes best performance so far and brad pitt is good
  • September 28, 2009
    I finally watched this beautiful vampire feature as an adult for the first time. I remember watching this when it first came out, but I was too young to really appreciate the acting and the beautiful time it took place in. Brad Pitt was wonderful as always and I was surprised by ...( read more)Kirsten Dunst's performance as well. Very well done. This is one of those films where I won't have a problem watching over and over again.
  • September 24, 2009
    Ok but I never really got into the film or the series of books.
  • July 18, 2009
    This is a tricky one. The whole vampire life story is amazing, charting history through the eyes of a vampire. The look is extremely well done and its got a classic feel about it. Seeing vampires in different countries and periods is also cool. There maybe too many big names in i...( read more)t for my liking, alittle too 'Hollywood', should of had some unknows really. Gorgeous to watch though and with a haunting soundtrack its quite beautiful, a work of art in places.
  • November 23, 2009
    Interview With A Vampire. What can I say? Stephanie Meyer, take a lesson from Ann Rice. THIS is how you write a vampire story.

    When people read or write vampire stories, they often forget that the idea of being a vampire is not glamorous, but twisted and wrong in general. Thin...( read more)k about it, a vampire can only be awake at night, surviving off the blood of innocent people and on top of that, you're going to be stuck like that forever. Turning someone into a vampire is the most horrible thing you could do to someone. It's not romantic!

    The whole film was built on this premise and it worked brilliantly, also because Ann Rice actually wrote the screenplay. That was another thing I loved. If she wrote the sceenplay, then it would have been as close to the book as possible.

    Another thing I liked about this film was the characters and the performances. When I heard that Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt were going to be in this film, I thought they were going to blow. Thankfully, I was wrong because they were absolutely superb. Brad Pitt was believable and realistic as Louis, and Tom Cruise captured how much of an arsehole Lestat is. They were good, but the standout was Kirsten Dunst as Claudia, the little vampire girl who's mind ages, but her body stays the same.
  • November 22, 2009
    For you, Louis. You can pretend it's wine.
  • November 21, 2009
    Extremely well done. I thought it was going to be a pathetic attempt at the genre, but it was quite amazing. Tom Cruise was priceless as Lestat, it was a great from his usual roles. Brad Pitt did a great job too, he really fit his character nicely. Even Kirsten Dunst gave a great...( read more) early performance. It is a very interesting story, full of tragedy, set against a beautiful gothic landscape. It is by far one of the best vampire movies to date and is both thought provoking and entertaining.
  • November 20, 2009
    tom cruise is not a belivable vampire
  • November 20, 2009
    olvidense de twilight......esta serie es mejor...mucho mejor.. y los libros son brutales

Critic Reviews


May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

For all its visionary brilliance, the movie version of Interview never lets us close enough to see ourselves in Louis. We're dazzled but unmoved. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

My complaint about the film is that not very much happens, in the plot sense. full review

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  • ajischillin
    July 15, 2008
    http://www.tomcruise.com/tom-cruise-interview-with-the-vampire-movie.html
  • snazzychick
    July 5, 2008
    i completely loved it...was a bit hard to follow thye first time round but after that...i just fell for it1 beautifully put together! Brad Pitt was amazing as louis....made vampires appear sexy and tom cruise well it was a completely different style of role but done very well and kirsten dunst was super for such a young person!
    Definatly a must see film
  • thereverendtholomewplague
    March 1, 2008
    Good Movie, I like the quotes, and the costumes, the actors where somewhat decent for once.
  • carrotop1985
    January 23, 2008
    ilove the movie alot iwatch it very time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • wwwmcrrocker
    November 2, 2007
    this movie is absoultly brilliant!! everything was such as a suprise after a surprise!! it was just a breath taking excellant movie!!

    vampires are the best!!
  • SweetestDownfall
    October 11, 2007
    WHOA! favorite <3

    god, vampires are sexy.
  • kimberlion69
    October 4, 2007
    The Best Vampire movie of all time! Its Anne Rice's dream on film, with the best cast possible. I've seen this movie too many times to count, and its better ever time!
  • XxXxEllenxXxX
    August 13, 2007
    Awesome.. one of my favourites by far! Great cast list... Tom Cruise is actually a GOOD actor for once!
  • hunniebunnie1000
    August 1, 2007
    Omg i Soooooooooooooooooooo love brad and tom in this movie i swear the best movie ever!! why did tom have to meet katie and go phyco?!?! oh well I AM CLAUDIA!!
  • nezmike
    June 11, 2007
    The Movie is the best so far out of the Chronicles... Queen was two books in one movie what were they thinking.. Althought Jon Davis made some great songs but that couldnt save it.. Cruise played Lestat great... 5 Stars by me....

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