Summary:
Horror film about a naive young country boy who is lured into a secret clan of savage vampires who prowl the night seeking victims.
Notes:
MPAA rating: R.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
Director of photography, Adam Greenberg ; film editor, Howard Smith ; music, Tangerine Dream.
Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Joshua Miller, Marcie Leeds, Tim Thomerson.
DVD.
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Disc 1: feature presentation (94 min.); audio commentary with the director; Disc 2: "Living in darkness", a 47 min. documentary featuring interviews, deleted scene with commentary by the director; theatrical trailers; original storyboards, poster and still gallery, behind-the-scenes still gallery, talent bios, DVD ROM orginal screenplay and DVD ROM screen savers.
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| Consensus: Near Dark is at once a creepy vampire film, a thrilling western, and a poignant family tale, with humor and scares in abundance. |
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