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The Vatican enlists a team of vampire-hunters to destroy the vampires before they find the crucifix.

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ProducerSandy King

EAN5037899069837

eBay Product ID (ePID)3048565124

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Film/TV TitleJohn Carpenter's Vampires

ActorMark Boone, Frank Darabont, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Thomas Ian Griffith, Sheryl Lee, James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Marjean Holden, Tim Guinee, Thomas Rosales, Maximilian Schell

DirectorJohn Carpenter

FormatBluraydvd

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2017

FeaturesHigh Definition remaster \ò 5.1 surround sound track \ò Alternative stereo audio \ò Audio commentary with director John Carpenter \ò The Guardian Interview with John Carpenter - Part One, 1962-1983 (1994, 38 mins): the director discusses his career with Nigel Floyd at the National Film Theatre, London \ò Behind the scenes (1999, 6 mins): original æmaking ofÆ documentary \ò Cast & Crew Interviews (1999, 9 mins) \ò B-roll footage (1999, 9 mins) \ò Isolated score: experience John CarpenterÆs original soundtrack music \ò Original theatrical trailer \ò New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing \ò Limited edition exclusive 20-page booklet with a new essay by Kim Newman, and a 2015 interview with John Carpenter about Vampires \ò UK Blu-ray premiere \ò Limited Dual Format Edition of 7,000 copies

GenreHorror/Occult, General

Additional Product Features

Certificate18

Number of Discs2

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Director of PhotographyGary Kibbe

Costume DesignerRobin Michel Bush

Production DesignerThomas A. Walsh

ReviewsSight and Sound - ...[Carpenter] has an eye for widescreen imagery, a knack for getting the plot rolling swiftly....And an ear for apt music..., Rolling Stone - ...A bracing blend of fright and fun...

Additional InformationProlific director John Carpenter takes on the vampire genre in his action-horror film VAMPIRES. Bitter, tough-as-nails vampire hunter Jack Crow (James Woods) leads a specialized team, funded by no less than the Vatican, that is dedicated to destroying the race of vampires that inhabit the earth. The team is successful, and becomes lazy in its success, eventually falling victim to an elaborate ambush set up by a powerful master vampire. Crow and two others of his team are the only survivors, and are determined to get revenge for the massacre. Carpenter takes the genre to new heights with powerful action scenes, nifty vampire-killing weapons, and great special effects. Woods is wonderfully over the top as the head vampire hunter who has no love for the Vatican and a mysterious past that is never far behind him. VAMPIRES is based on the book by John Steakley, adapted for the screen by Don Jakoby. The score is creepy and powerful, a typical characteristic for a Carpenter film.

Movie/TV TitleJohn Carpenter's Vampires

ComposerJohn Carpenter

Sound sourceDolby Digital

ScreenwriterDon Jakoby

EditorEdward A. Warschilka