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Jan 8, 1988 · Near Dark: Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton. A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.
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A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars. Part of his initiation includes a bloody assault on a hick bar. — Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
Near Dark is a 1987 American neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (in her solo directorial debut), and starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen and Jenette Goldstein.
Young cowboy is literally bitten by a beautiful stranger and ends up joining a band of blood-suckers who roam the American heartland. Although Near Dark is often over-shadowed by the ultra-hip vampire movie The Lost Boys (1987), Near Dark is a far juicier treat for horror fans.
Jenny Wright. Actress: Near Dark. The talented, unpredictable, opinionated, and uniquely beautiful Jenny Wright was born March 23, 1962 in New York City. Her father was an artist and her mother was a teacher.
Near Dark. Future husband James Cameron suggested to Bigelow that she use the ready-made ensemble cast from his recent hit Aliens (1986), and thus Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, and Jenette Goldstein all appear in Bigelow's film. Michael Biehn had also appeared in Aliens and was considered, but declined to participate.
Near Dark: Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton. A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.
Near Dark is at once a creepy vampire film, a thrilling western, and a poignant family tale, with humor and scares in abundance. Read Critics Reviews
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A young Bill Paxton steals the show as a Texas vampire who's equal parts bikie and cowboy, even amongst such stars as Lance Henriksen and Adrian Pasdar.
