Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Brief Synopsis
After an aristocratic Louisiana gentleman's abrupt transformation into a vampire at the hands of a mysterious foreigner, he reluctantly settles into a life of nocturnal domesticity, augmented by the addition of a little girl.
Cast & Crew
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Neil Jordan
Director
Tom Cruise
Brad Pitt
Antonio Banderas
Kirsten Dunst
Christian Slater
Film Details
Also Known As
En vampyrs bekännelser, Entretien avec un vampire - Les chroniques d'un vampire, Interview With the Vampire
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Horror
Period
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBI)
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Paris, France; Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Synopsis
After an aristocratic Louisiana gentleman's abrupt transformation into a vampire at the hands of a mysterious foreigner, he reluctantly settles into a life of nocturnal domesticity, augmented by the addition of a little girl.
Cast
Tom Cruise
Brad Pitt
Antonio Banderas
Kirsten Dunst
Christian Slater
Susan Lynch
Roger Lloyd Pack
Joanna Leach
Performer
Lyla Hay Owen
Francois Testory
Matthew Sim
Virginia Mccollam
Nathalie Bloch
Thandie Newton
Indra Ove
Rory Edwards
Mike Seelig
Jeanette Kontomitras
David C. Potter
Lead Person
Domiziana Giordano
Simon Tyrrell
Andrew Tiernan
Monte Montague
Laure Marsac
John Mcconnell
Helen Mccrory
Sara Stockbridge
George Yiasoumi
Bellina Logan
Katia Caballero
Micha Bergese
Lee Emery
Louise Salter
Marcel Iures
Stephen Rea
Louis Lewis-smith
Nicole Dubois
George Kelly
Crew
Sandrine Ageorges
Location Manager
Robert Albertell
Other
Alan Allinger
Foreman
Terry Apsey
Construction Manager
Jan Archibald
Hairdresser
Ann Arkinstall
Assistant Editor
Rodney Armanino
Construction Coordinator
Jack Armstrong
Boom Operator
Martin Asbury
Storyboard Artist
Mick Audsley
Editor
Jean-pierre Avice
Unit Production Manager
James Babineaux
Lighting
Norman Baillie
Special Effects
Alice Baker
Assistant Set Decorator
Eric Baraillon
Best Boy
Ken Barley
Other
Jean-pierre Baronsky
Lighting
Craig Barr
Technical Coordinator
Jackson Barracks
Thanks
Florent Bazin
Other
Julie Belthoise
Assistant Location Manager
Rick Belyeu
Other
Micha Bergese
Choreographer
Paul F Bernard
Assistant Director
Michole Berstrom
Assistant Camera Operator
J Chuck Biagio
Dolly Grip
Adam Biddle
Other
Nigel Birtchnell
Other
Dennis M Blakey
Visual Effects
Jean-philippe Blime
Assistant Director
Christine Bodelot
Production Auditor
Victoria Boydell
Assistant Editor
Kenneth Brain
Visual Effects
Bernard Bregier
Key Grip
Chris Brigham
Unit Production Manager
Ken Brilliant
Art Department
Michael Broadway
Other
Christopher S Brooks
Music Editor
Thomas R Bryant
Editor
Michele Burke
Makeup Supervisor
Michele Burke
Makeup
Joe Burns
Assistant Director
Paul Calabria
Animal Trainer
Joanny Carpentier
Production Coordinator
David Carrigan
Assistant Director
Jean Marie Carroll
Other
Darryl Carter
Carpenter
Floyd Casey
Visual Effects
Craig Caton-largent
Other
Laura Cercone
Dga Trainee
John Chaney
Animal Wrangler
Candice Chinn
Visual Effects
Mark Clayton
Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
Assistant Director
Robert Clot
Foreman
Joanna Colbert
Casting
Nancy Cone
Costumes
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Kevin Constant
Assistant Art Director
Chris Corbould
Digital Effects Supervisor
Ken Court
Assistant Art Director
Terry Cox
Special Effects
Steve Crawley
Digital Effects Supervisor
Judith Crow
Visual Effects
Steve Cullane
Special Effects
Mike Cunningham
Assistant Property Master
Kelly Curley
Art Department Coordinator
Pat Curtin
Other
Nick Daubeny
Location Manager
Richard Davison
Other
Sandy Dawes
Casting
Yves De Bono
Special Effects Supervisor
Kevin De La Noy
Assistant Director
Dominique Delany
Assistant Director
Matthew Desorgher
Sound
Laura Dibiagio
Visual Effects
Feliciano Digiorgio
Visual Effects
Diana Dill
Script Supervisor
Michael Doven
Assistant
Jean-michel Ducourty
Art Director
Nick Dudman
Makeup Artist
Francois Duhamel
Photography
Kevin Edland
Best Boy
Nigel Egerton
Wardrobe Assistant
Robert Elhai
Music Arranger
John S Engel
Unit Production Manager
Jack English
Lighting Technician
John Erraught
Assistant
Peter Farson
Visual Effects
Eithne Fennell
Hairdresser
George Fenton
Music
George Fenton
Music Supervisor
Peter Fern
Special Effects
Dante Ferretti
Production Designer
Camille Feveille
Other
Susie Figgis
Casting
David Filippi
Other
Ed Fincher
Costumes
Susan Fiore
Assistant Director
Tom Fleischman
Rerecording
Nathalie Fratti
Art Department
Bonnie Friedman
Office Assistant
Kris Fullan
Other
Stella Furner
Set Designer
Joe Gallagher
Music
Dan Gane
Assistant Editor
Frank Gardiner
Assistant Costume Designer
Isabelle Gautier
Transportation Manager
David Geffen
Producer
Matthias Gohl
Music Producer
Elliot Goldenthal
Music
Elliot Goldenthal
Music Arranger
Dr. Jonathan Gording
Consultant
Caspar Gordon
Video
Bill Grasso
Art Department
Scott Graves
Best Boy
Leonard Green
Assistant Sound Editor
Nicky Gregory
Other
Chip Hackler
Camera Assistant
Graham Hall
Other
Craig Halperin
Effects Assistant
George Frederick Handel
Song
Bob Harman
Effects Coordinator
Mike Harper
Art Department
Tarn Harper
Accounting Assistant
Herb Harton
Camera Assistant
Beth Hathaway
Art Department
Rich Haugen
Mechanical Special Effects
Dale Haugo
Scenic Artist
Joseph Haydn
Music
John Higgins
Lighting Technician
David Holland
Video
Polly Holmes
Assistant Editor
Peter Holt
Foley Editor
Anthony Horsfield
Other
Elston Howard
Assistant Location Manager
Jean-michel Hugon
Assistant Art Director
Dean Humphreys
Rerecording
Andrea Isaac
Production Assistant
Joel Iwataki
Sound Mixer
Gary Jackemuk
Visual Effects
Marianne Jenkins
Assistant Production Coordinator
Peter Joly
Sound Editor
Sallie Jones
Assistant Producer
Bill Jordan
Consultant
Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
Mark Jurinko
Art Department
Michael D Kanfer
Visual Effects
David Katz
Video Assist/Playback
Steven Katz
Screenplay
Monroe Kelly
Set Designer
Michael King
Construction
Philip Kohler
Unit Production Manager
Tammy Kusian
Hair Stylist
Matt Kutcher
Special Effects
Richard Joseph Landon
Special Effects
Bonney Langfitt
Costumes
Mark Lasoff
Visual Effects
J Steven Latham
Assistant Camera Operator
Paul Lay
Production
Deborah Leakey
Accounting Assistant
Tommy Lee
Other
Robert Legato
Director Of Photography
Robert Legato
Dp/Cinematographer
Robert Legato
Visual Effects Supervisor
Renate Leuschner
Hairdresser
Francesca Lo Schiavo
Set Decorator
Mark Lohff
Production Manager
Peter Loop
Office Assistant
Lee Lighting Ltd
Lighting
David Lusby
Props Buyer
Kevin Mack
Visual Effects
Colin Manning
Grip
Dave Manning
Other
Josh Margolies
Assistant Editor
Dale Martin
Special Effects
Roy Martin
Other
Clara Martinez
Assistant
Richard Martinez
Music Editor
Karen Mason
Other
Virginia Mccollam
Assistant Location Manager
Anthony Mccray
Other
Mark Mccreery
Art Department
Barbara Mccullough
Production Manager
Kathleen Mcgill
Production Accountant
Lindsay Mcgowan
Art Department
John Mcgregor
Carpenter
Stephen Mclaughlin
Sound Mixer
Tara Meaney-crocitto
Production Coordinator
Jennifer Meisle
Other
Paul Mejias
Art Department
Terry Mellis
Other
Chad Merriam
Production Assistant
Anastas Michos
Camera Operator
Malcolm Middleton
Art Director
Leslie Mills
Other
Nigel Mills
Sound Editor
Kathryn Mindala
Production Accountant
Janine Modder
Production Coordinator
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Film Details
Also Known As
En vampyrs bekännelser, Entretien avec un vampire - Les chroniques d'un vampire, Interview With the Vampire
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Horror
Period
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBI)
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Paris, France; Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Award Nominations
Best Art Direction
1994
Dante Ferretti
Best Original Score
1994
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for four 1994 British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup/Hair.
Nominated for the 1994 Golden Reel Award by the Motion Picture Sound Editors in the foreign film category.
Released in United States Fall November 11, 1994
Released in United States on Video June 6, 1995
"Interview With the Vampire" (1976) is the first book in Anne Rice's ongoing Vampire Chronicles, which includes "The Vampire Lestat" (1986) "Queen of the Damned" (1988) and "The Tale of the Body Thief" (1992). Paramount Pictures previously held film rights to the novel.
Completed shooting March 15, 1994.
Began shooting October 18, 1993.
River Phoenix was to play the role of the Interviewer (Daniel Malloy), but died from a drug overdose, October 31, 1993, in Los Angeles at the age of 23.
Released in United States Fall November 11, 1994
Released in United States on Video June 6, 1995
Kirsten Dunst was voted Best Supporting Actress of 1994 by the Boston Society of Film Critics, for her performances in "Interview With the Vampire" (USA/1994) and Gillian Armstrong's "Little Women" (USA/1994).
