About the film
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
- Directed by
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Released
- October 2, 1987
- Certification
- R
- Country
- United States of America
- Starring
- Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson, Joshua John Miller, Marcie Leeds, Kenny Call, Edward Corbett
- Language
- English
- Origin
- US
- Studios
- DEG, F/M, Near Dark Joint Venture
- Written by
- Eric Red, Kathryn Bigelow
- Produced by
- Steven-Charles Jaffe, Edward S. Feldman, Charles R. Meeker
- Cinematography
- Adam Greenberg
- Music
- Paul Haslinger, Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $3,400,000
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