Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Brad Pitt | ... | Louis | |
Christian Slater | ... | Malloy | |
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Virginia McCollam | ... | Whore on Waterfront |
John McConnell | ... | Gambler | |
Tom Cruise | ... | Lestat | |
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Mike Seelig | ... | Pimp |
Bellina Logan | ... | Tavern Girl | |
Thandie Newton | ... | Yvette | |
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Lyla Hay Owen | ... | Widow St Clair |
Lee E. Scharfstein | ... | Widow's Lover (as Lee Emery) | |
Indra Ové | ... | New Orleans Whore (as Indra Ove) | |
Helen McCrory | ... | 2nd Whore | |
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Monte Montague | ... | Plague Victim Bearer |
Kirsten Dunst | ... | Claudia | |
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Nathalie Bloch-Lainé | ... | Maid (as Nathalie Bloch) |
Against the backdrop of a gloomy San Francisco, the nearly two-century-old vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac, recounts the unbelievable story of his eternal transformation and a life worse than death to the sceptic reporter, Daniel Molloy. Spanning two hundred years of cruel betrayals, extreme solitude, and unquenched thirst, Louis' grimly fascinating tale pivots around his perpetually regrettable decision to embrace the dictatorship of blood, and, above all, his maker: the seductive blonde aristocrat of death, Lestat de Lioncourt. Is Louis' mystical epic of bloodshed genuine? Is this, indeed, an interview with a vampire? Written by Nick Riganas
Neil Jordan who is masterful with small intimate films, served up scrambled eggs on this picture where budget was no object. There is an entire hour missing from all the released versions because in 1994 Geffen/Warner Bros. didn't believe a film audience would sit through a well paced, well told story for three hours. No one in charge had seen Apocalypse Now. Perhaps someday it will be reedited and my work and the entire hour withheld will be added.