What is near dark about?
Cowboy Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar) meets gorgeous Mae (Jenny Wright) at a bar, and the two have an immediate attraction. But when Mae turns out to be a vampire and bites Caleb on the neck, their relationship gets complicated. Wracked with a craving for human blood, Caleb is forced to leave his family and ride with Mae and her gang of vampires, including the evil Severen. Along the way Caleb must decide between his new love of Mae and the love of his family.
Near Dark/Film synopsis
Where did they film Near Dark?
The opening landscape was filmed outside Phoenix in a small town named Coolidge. “The landscape was both bleak and phenomenally dramatic.” The paradox amazed her.
Who directed Near Dark?
Kathryn Bigelow
Near Dark/Directors
Is Near Dark on Shudder?
Near Dark recently debuted on Shudder, and it’s got everything you want from a vampire movie (provided, that is, your list of vampire must-haves doesn’t include Hungarian accents or old-timey castles).
When was near dark filmed?
| Near Dark | |
|---|---|
| Production company | F/M Entertainment |
| Distributed by | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
| Release date | October 2, 1987 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
Who wrote Near Dark?
Kathryn Bigelow
Eric Red
Near Dark/Screenplay