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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa007)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_(film)\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_(film)\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_(film)","crawl_time":1775198648,"first_indexed_time":1433920944,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_(film) s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Interview with the Vampire (film) - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Interview with the Vampire\nTheatrical release poster\nDirected by\nNeil Jordan\nScreenplay by\nAnne Rice\nBased on\nInterview with the Vampire\nby Anne Rice\nProduced by\nDavid Geffen\nStephen Woolley\nStarring\nTom Cruise\nBrad Pitt\nStephen Rea\nAntonio Banderas\nChristian Slater\nKirsten Dunst\nCinematography\nPhilippe Rousselot\nEdited by\nMick Audsley\nJoke van Wijk\nMusic by\nElliot Goldenthal\nProduction\ncompany\nThe Geffen Film Company\nDistributed by\nWarner Bros.\nRelease date\nNovember 11, 1994\nRunning time\n122 minutes\n[\n1\n]\nCountry\nUnited States\nLanguage\nEnglish\nBudget\n$60 million\n[\n2\n]\nBox office\n$223.7 million\n[\n2\n]\nInterview with the Vampire\nis a 1994 American\ngothic\nhorror film\ndirected by\nNeil Jordan\nand written by\nAnne Rice\n, based on her\n1976 novel of the same name\n, and starring\nTom Cruise\nand\nBrad Pitt\n. It focuses on\nLestat\n(Cruise) and\nLouis\n(Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young\nClaudia\n(\nKirsten Dunst\n) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a modern-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter (\nChristian Slater\n). The supporting cast features\nAntonio Banderas\nand\nStephen Rea\n.\nThe film was released by\nWarner Bros.\non November 11, 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $223.7 million against a $60 million budget. It received two\nAcademy Award\nnominations for\nBest Art Direction\nand\nBest Original Score\n.\n[\n3\n]\n[\n4\n]\nKirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a\nGolden Globe\nfor\nBest Supporting Actress\nfor her role in the film. A\nstand-alone sequel\n,\nQueen of the Damned\n, was released in 2002, with\nStuart Townsend\nand\nMatthew Newton\nreplacing Cruise and Banderas respectively.\nIn 1991\nSan Francisco\n, reporter\nDaniel Molloy\ninterviews\nLouis de Pointe du Lac\n, who claims to be a\nvampire\n, to Molloy's initial skepticism. Louis describes his human life as a wealthy\nplantation\nowner in 1791\nLouisiana\n. Despondent following the death of his wife and unborn child, he drunkenly wanders the waterfront of\nNew Orleans\none night and is attacked by the vampire\nLestat de Lioncourt\n. Lestat senses Louis' dissatisfaction with life and offers to turn him into a vampire. Louis accepts, but quickly comes to regret it. While Lestat revels in the hunt and killing of humans, Louis resists his instinct to kill to Lestat's annoyance, instead drinking animal blood to sustain himself.\nEventually, amid an outbreak of\nplague\nin New Orleans, Louis feeds on a little girl whose mother died in the plague. To entice Louis to stay with him, Lestat turns the dying girl,\nClaudia\n, into a vampire. Together, they raise her as a daughter. Louis has a love for Claudia, while Lestat spoils and treats her more as a pupil, training her to become a merciless killer. Thirty years pass, and Claudia matures psychologically but remains a little girl in appearance and continues to be treated as such by Lestat. When she realizes that she will never grow older or become a mature woman, she is furious with Lestat and tells Louis that they should leave him. She tricks Lestat into drinking the \"dead blood\" of twin boys whom she killed by overdose with\nlaudanum\n, which weakens Lestat, and then she slits his throat. Though Louis is shocked and upset, he helps Claudia dump Lestat's body in a swamp. They spend weeks planning a voyage to Europe to search for other vampires, but Lestat returns on the night of their departure, having survived on the blood of swamp creatures. Lestat attacks them, but Louis sets him on fire, causing the fire to spread throughout the French Quarter and allowing them to escape to their ship and depart.\nAfter traveling around Europe and the Mediterranean but finding no other vampires, Louis and Claudia settle in\nParis\nin September 1870. Louis encounters vampires\nSantiago\nand\nArmand\nby chance. Armand invites Louis and Claudia to his\ncoven\n, the Théâtre des Vampires, where vampires stage theatrical horror shows for humans, ala The\nGrand Guignol\n. On their way out of the theater, Santiago reads Louis' mind and suspects that Louis and Claudia murdered Lestat. Armand warns Louis to send Claudia away for her own safety, and Louis stays with Armand to learn about the meaning of being a vampire. Claudia demands that Louis turn a human woman, Madeleine, into a vampire to be her new protector and companion, and he reluctantly complies. Shortly thereafter, the Parisian vampires abduct the three of them and punish them for Lestat's murder, imprisoning Louis in an iron coffin to starve to death slowly and trapping Claudia and Madeleine in a chamber, where sunlight burns them to ash. Armand does nothing to prevent this, but the next day he frees Louis. Seeking revenge, Louis returns to the theater at dawn and sets it on fire, killing all the vampires, including Santiago. Armand arrives in time to help Louis escape the sunrise, and again offers him a place by his side. Louis rejects him and leaves, unable to accept Armand's way of life and his unpredictable nature and, further, knowing Armand allowed Claudia's murder.\nAs decades pass, Louis never recovers from the loss of Claudia and dejectedly explores the world alone. He returns to New Orleans in 1988 and one night encounters a decayed, weakened Lestat, living as a recluse in an abandoned mansion and surviving on rat blood as Louis once had. Lestat expresses regret for having turned Claudia into a vampire and asks Louis to rejoin him, but Louis declines and leaves. Louis concludes his interview with Molloy, prompting Molloy to beseech Louis to make him his new vampire companion. Louis is outraged that Molloy has not understood the tale of suffering he has relayed and attacks Molloy to scare him into abandoning the idea. Molloy runs to his car and takes off while playing the cassette tapes of Louis' interview. On the\nGolden Gate Bridge\n, Lestat appears and attacks Molloy, taking control of the car. Revived by Molloy's blood, Lestat offers him the choice that Lestat \"never had\"—whether or not to become a vampire—and, laughing, continues driving.\nTom Cruise\nas\nLestat de Lioncourt\n, a French vampire who brings Louis on his misadventures\nBrad Pitt\nas\nLouis de Pointe du Lac\n, an 18th-century drunkard whom Lestat sired\nAntonio Banderas\nas\nArmand\n, the leader of the Parisian Brood\nStephen Rea\nas\nSantiago\n, Armand's right hand who leads the Théâtre des Vampires\nChristian Slater\nas\nDaniel Molloy\n, a journalist interviewing Louis\nKirsten Dunst\nas\nClaudia\n, a young child whom Lestat sired\nDomiziana Giordano\nas Madeleine, a dollmaker whom Louis sires at Claudia's behest\nThandiwe Newton\n(credited as Thandie Newton) as Yvette\nIndra Ové\nas New Orleans whore\nLaure Marsac\nas mortal woman on stage\nGeorge Kelly as dollmaker\nMarcel Iureş\nas Paris vampire\n[\n5\n]\nSara Stockbridge\nas Estelle\nThe rights to Anne Rice's novel were initially purchased by\nParamount Pictures\nin April 1976, shortly before the book was published. The script lingered in\ndevelopment hell\nfor years, with the rights being sold to\nLorimar\nbefore ending up with\nWarner Bros. Pictures\n.\n[\n6\n]\nDirector Neil Jordan was approached by Warner Bros. to direct after the huge success of his movie\nThe Crying Game\n(1992). Jordan was intrigued by the script, calling it \"really interesting and slightly theatrical\", but was especially interested after reading Rice's novel.\n[\n7\n]\nHe agreed to direct on the condition that he be allowed to write his own script, though he did not gain a writing credit. The themes of\nCatholic guilt\nwhich pervade the novel attracted Jordan, who called the story \"the most wonderful parable about wallowing in guilt that I'd ever come across. But these things are unconscious, I don't have an agenda.\"\n[\n7\n]\nWith\nDavid Geffen\nproducing, the movie was given a $70 million budget, unprecedented for a film in the vampire genre. Jordan stated that:\nIt's not very often you can make a complicated, dark, dangerous movie and get a big budget for it. Vampire movies were traditionally made at the lower end of the scale, on a shoestring, on rudimentary sets. David Geffen is very powerful and he poured money into\nInterview\n. I wanted to make it on an epic scale of something like\nGone with the Wind\n.\n[\n7\n]\nJordan also cited\nFrancis Ford Coppola\n's\nDracula\nas an influence:\nUp to that point, Francis Ford Coppola with\nBram Stoker’s Dracula\n, he introduced opulence and theatricality. Normally, before that one, I always thought of vampire movies as cheap, cobbled together, brilliant use of minimal resources. Francis made it this epic, didn’t he? So when I was given the opportunity to make\nInterview with the Vampire\n, I thought, \"Oh, it would be really great to expand on that epic sense of darkness and to give these characters huge, kind of romantic destinies and longings and feelings.\"\n[\n8\n]\nRice adapted her 1976 novel\nInterview with the Vampire\ninto a screenplay with French actor\nAlain Delon\nin mind for the role of\nLouis\n.\n[\n9\n]\nLater on, when\nInterview\nentered the casting stage, British\nactor\nJulian Sands\nwas championed by Rice and fans of the novel to play\nLestat\n,\n[\n6\n]\nbut because Sands was not a well-known name at the time (being only famed for his performance in\nA Room with a View\n), he was rejected and the role was given to\nTom Cruise\n. Because of his star power, Cruise received a record $10 million salary and a percentage of the profits.\n[\n10\n]\nBefore Cruise was cast, Rice and the studio wanted\nDaniel Day-Lewis\nto portray Lestat after\nBrad Pitt\nwas cast as Louis, but Day-Lewis turned it down as he didn't want to portray a vampire.\n[\n11\n]\n[\n12\n]\nThe casting was initially criticized by Rice, who said that Cruise was \"no more my vampire Lestat than\nEdward G. Robinson\nis\nRhett Butler\n\",\n[\n9\n]\nand the casting was \"so bizarre; it's almost impossible to imagine how it's going to work\". She recommended a number of other actors including\nJohn Malkovich\n,\nPeter Weller\n,\nJeremy Irons\n,\nRutger Hauer\n, and\nAlexander Godunov\n. She suggested that Pitt and Cruise switch roles, stating that \"I tried for a long time to tell them that they should just reverse these roles—have Brad Pitt play Lestat and have Tom Cruise play Louis. Of course, they don't listen to me.\"\n[\n13\n]\n[\n12\n]\nEventually, Rice became satisfied with Cruise's performance after seeing the completed film, saying that \"from the moment he appeared, Tom was Lestat for me\" and \"that Tom\ndid\nmake Lestat work was something I could not see in a crystal ball.\" She called Cruise to compliment him and admit that she was wrong.\n[\n14\n]\nDue to Rice's perception of Hollywood's\nhomophobia\n, at one point she rewrote the part of Louis, changing his sex to female, in order to specifically heterosexualize the character's relationship with Lestat.\n[\n15\n]\nAt the time, Rice felt it was the only way to get the film made, and singer-actress\nCher\nwas considered for the part.\n[\n15\n]\nA song titled \"Lovers Forever\", which Cher wrote along with\nShirley Eikhard\nfor the film's soundtrack, got rejected as Pitt was ultimately cast for the role, though a dance-pop version of the song was released on Cher's 2013 album,\nCloser to the Truth\n.\n[\n16\n]\nOriginally,\nRiver Phoenix\nwas cast for the role of Daniel Molloy (as Anne Rice liked the idea), but he died four weeks before he was due to begin filming. When\nChristian Slater\nwas cast in his place as Molloy, he donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations.\n[\n17\n]\nThe film has a dedication to Phoenix after the end credits.\n[\n18\n]\nTen-year-old actress Kirsten Dunst was spotted by talent scouts and was the first girl tested for the role of Claudia.\n[\n9\n]\nSaid producer\nStephen Woolley\n: \"We started looking at 6-year-olds, which is about Claudia's age in the book, but the role is too demanding for a 6-year-old. We needed a child with a mind capable of grasping the fine points of the difficult monologues Claudia has, and Kirsten was the first actress we saw. She gave a wonderful reading but we thought it was too good to be true, so we saw thousands of other girls. In the end we came back to Kirsten--she's quite extraordinary in the part.\"\n[\n19\n]\nJulia Stiles\nalso auditioned for Claudia but Neil Jordan considered her \"too old\".\n[\n20\n]\nFilming took place primarily in\nNew Orleans\nand in\nLondon\n, with limited location shooting done in\nSan Francisco\nand\nParis\n.\n[\n21\n]\nLouis' plantation was a combination of primarily\nDestrehan Plantation\n, just west\n[\n22\n]\nof New Orleans, and\nOak Alley Plantation\nin nearby\nVacherie\n.\n[\n23\n]\nThe depiction of 18th- and early-19th-century New Orleans was achieved with a combination of location shooting in the\nFrench Quarter\nof New Orleans and filming on a purpose-built waterfront set along the\nMississippi River\n.\n[\n24\n]\n[\n25\n]\nProduction then moved to\nLondon\n, where interior sets were constructed at\nPinewood Studios\n.\n[\n26\n]\nThe sets designed by Dante Ferretti included the interiors of Louis, Lestat and Claudia's New Orleans townhouse, Claudia and Louis' Paris hotel suite, the Théâtre des Vampires (built on Pinewood's\n007 Stage\n), and the catacombs where the Parisian vampires live.\n[\n27\n]\nShooting took place in San Francisco, mainly on the\nGolden Gate Bridge\n, with the external façade of Louis' hotel located at the intersection of Taylor Street,\nMarket Street\n, and Golden Gate Avenue.\n[\n25\n]\nBrad Pitt admitted in a 2011 interview with\nEntertainment Weekly\nthat he was \"miserable\" while making the film and even tried to buy himself out of his contract at one point.\n[\n26\n]\nPitt called the production \"six-months of f---king darkness\" because of the almost-exclusive night shoots,\n[\n28\n]\nfilmed mostly in London in the depths of winter, which sent him into a depression.\n[\n26\n]\nThe script, which he received only two weeks prior to filming, was also a source of disappointment. He unfavorably contrasted the character of Louis which he had admired in the book to that presented in the script:\nIn the book you have this guy asking, 'Who am I?' Which was probably applicable to me at that time: 'Am I good? Am I of the angels? Am I bad? Am I of the devil?' In the book it is a guy going on this search of discovery. And in the meantime, he has this Lestat character that he's entranced by and abhors. ... In the movie, they took the sensational aspects of Lestat and made that the pulse of the film, and those things are very enjoyable and very good, but for me, there was just nothing to do—you just sit and watch.\n[\n26\n]\nVisual effects were overseen by\nStan Winston\nand his team. At the same time, the new visual effects company\nDigital Domain\nwas responsible for creating the visual effects under Visual Effects Supervisor\nRobert Legato\n.\n[\n29\n]\n[\n30\n]\nDirector Neil Jordan was initially hesitant to use Stan Winston Studios, because they had gained a reputation for specializing in large-scale\nanimatronics\nand\nCGI\nwith\nJurassic Park\nand\nTerminator 2: Judgment Day\n;\nInterview with the Vampire\nwas going to require mostly special makeup effects.\n[\n6\n]\nWinston designed the characters' vampire appearances and makeup effects, including a technique for stenciling translucent blue veins on the actors' faces.\n[\n31\n]\nThis required the actors to hang upside down for 30 minutes, so that the blood would rush to their heads and cause their veins to protrude, enabling the makeup artists to trace realistic patterns.\n[\n6\n]\nDigital effects were used mainly to add small details or to enhance certain physical effects, like the burning of the New Orleans set or the burning of Louis' plantation, whereby CGI flames were imposed on a miniature of the house.\n[\n29\n]\nThe most difficult digital effects to illustrate were Louis and Claudia's transformations into vampires, which were technologically very advanced for the time.\n[\n31\n]\nThe scene where Claudia cuts Lestat's throat was achieved by transferring from Tom Cruise bleeding from a prosthetic wound to an animatronic model designed to \"wither\" as it bled out, enhanced with CGI blood.  Winston also sculpted the rough model for the charred remains of Claudia and Madeleine, using archival photographs of victims from\nHiroshima\nfor inspiration.\n[\n32\n]\nA rough-cut of\nInterview with the Vampire\nwas shown to\ntest audiences\n, who, according to producer David Geffen, felt \"there was a little too much blood and violence.\" The screenings were held over the objection of Neil Jordan, who was planning on further paring down the length of the film before previewing it, but Geffen wanted to show the longer version to \"get a feel for what the audience wanted.\" Eventually about 20 minutes' worth of footage was either cut or rearranged before the theatrical version was ready.\n[\n14\n]\nInterview with the Vampire\nwas a box office success. The film opened on November 11, 1994 (\nVeterans Day\n) and opening weekend grosses amounted to $36.4 million, surpassing\nHome Alone 2: Lost in New York\nto achieve a November record, and placing it in the\nnumber one\nposition at the US box office above\nThe Santa Clause\n, which opened with $19.3 million.\n[\n33\n]\n[\n34\n]\nSome in the industry disputed the figure and the range of estimates by others were from $34 to $37 million.\n[\n35\n]\nAt that time,\nInterview with the Vampire\nhad the fourth-highest three-day opening weekend of all time, behind\nJurassic Park\n,\nBatman Returns\nand\nBatman\n.\n[\n36\n]\n[\n37\n]\nIts opening was at that time the biggest non-summer opening and the biggest R-rated opening weekend ever, with the latter surpassing\nLethal Weapon 3\n.\n[\n38\n]\nThe film held this record until 1997 when it was surpassed by\nAir Force One\n.\n[\n39\n]\nInterview with the Vampire\nheld the record for having the highest opening weekend for a\nBrad Pitt\nfilm until it was taken by\nOcean's Eleven\nin 2001.\n[\n40\n]\nIn subsequent weeks, it struggled against\nStar Trek Generations\nand\nThe Santa Clause\n. Its total gross in the United States and Canada was $105 million, while the worldwide gross was $224 million, against an estimated budget of $60 million.\n[\n2\n]\nOn\nRotten Tomatoes\n, the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 64 critics. The site's critics consensus reads: \"Despite lacking some of the book's subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting,\nInterview with the Vampire\nbenefits from Neil Jordan's atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills.\"\n[\n41\n]\nOn\nMetacritic\n, the film holds a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\".\n[\n42\n]\nAudiences polled by\nCinemaScore\ngave the film an average grade of \"B+\" on an A+ to F scale.\n[\n43\n]\nCritics praised the film's production design, cinematography, and special effects, as well as the performances of Cruise and Dunst. Of Cruise,\nJanet Maslin\nof\nThe New York Times\nwrote the actor \"is flabbergastingly right for this role. The vampire Lestat, the most commanding and teasingly malicious of Ms. Rice's creations, brings out in Mr. Cruise a fiery, mature sexual magnetism he has not previously displayed on screen. Except for a few angry outbursts here, there are no signs of the actor's usual boyishness. Instead, adopting a worldly manner and an exquisite otherworldly look, he transforms himself into a darkly captivating roue who's seen it all\".\n[\n44\n]\nThe Washington Post\n'\ns Rita Kempley said \"Cruise brings a wicked wit to the ghoulish role\" of Lestat.\n[\n45\n]\nThe\nChicago Sun-Times\n'\nRoger Ebert\ngave the film three out of four stars, writing \"the movie never makes vampirism look like anything but an endless sadness. That is its greatest strength. Vampires throughout movie history have often chortled as if they'd gotten away with something. But the first great vampire movie,\nNosferatu\n(1922), knew better, and so does this one.\"\n[\n46\n]\nHe opined production designer Dante Ferretti \"combines the elegance of\nThe Age of Innocence\nand the fantastic images of\nThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen\ninto a vampire world of eerie beauty\", and called the Paris catacomb sets \"one of the great sets of movie history\".\n[\n46\n]\nHe also praised the casting of Cruise and added, \"Dunst, perhaps with the help of Stan Winston's subtle makeup, is somehow able to convey the notion of great age inside apparent youth.\"\n[\n46\n]\nDesson Thomson\n, also of\nThe Washington Post\n, was not as enthusiastic about Cruise's performance.\n[\n47\n]\nHe added, \"The humor, more subtly embedded in the book, has been brought to the surface as if this were a weekly\nsitcom\ncalled 'Pardon Me but Your Teeth Are in My Neck.'\"\n[\n47\n]\nMore critical reviews noted the compressed nature of the film adaptation \"left out information crucial to understanding the characters' behavior\".\n[\n45\n]\nIn\nVariety\n,\nTodd McCarthy\nwrote while the film \"has its share of riveting moments\" and bears a \"wonderfully evocative mood\", what is \"missing is a strong sense of emotional exchange and development among the main characters. The intense bonds of love, resentment and hatred that arc through the centuries among Lestat, Louis, the vampire he creates, and their 'daughter,' Claudia, are only lightly felt\".\n[\n18\n]\nOf Pitt's Louis, McCarthy said \"there is no depth to his melancholy, no pungency to his sense of loss. He also doesn’t seem to connect in a meaningful way with any of the other actors except, perhaps, to Slater’s interviewer. This is unfortunate because his profound feelings for Claudia, Lestat and Armand are meant to be among the primary driving forces of the story.\"\n[\n18\n]\nCritics also pointed out the film loses narrative steam in its third act,\n[\n45\n]\n[\n48\n]\n[\n47\n]\nthough Maslin commented that the film's final scene provides some rejuvenating thrills.\n[\n44\n]\nEbert conceded his only criticism of the film was its thin plot, but concluded that the movie is overall \"a skillful exercise in macabre imagination\".\n[\n46\n]\nOprah Winfrey\nwalked out of an advance screening of the movie only 10 minutes in, because of the gore and dark themes. She considered canceling an interview with Tom Cruise promoting the film, stating, \"I believe there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness\".\n[\n49\n]\nAwards and nominations\n[\nedit\n]\nAward\nCategory\nNominee(s)\nResult\nRef.\nAcademy Awards\nBest Art Direction\nArt Direction:\nDante Ferretti\n;\nSet Decoration:\nFrancesca Lo Schiavo\nNominated\n[\n4\n]\nBest Original Score\nElliot Goldenthal\nNominated\nASCAP Film and Television Music Awards\nTop Box Office Films\nWon\n[\n50\n]\nBlockbuster Entertainment Awards\nFavorite Actor – Mystery\/Thriller, On Video\nTom Cruise\nNominated\n[\n51\n]\nBoston Society of Film Critics Awards\nBest Supporting Actress\nKirsten Dunst\nWon\n[\n52\n]\nBritish Academy Film Awards\nBest Cinematography\nPhilippe Rousselot\nWon\n[\n53\n]\nBest Costume Design\nSandy Powell\nNominated\nBest Make-Up and Hair\nStan Winston\n,\nMichèle Burke\n, and\nJan Archibald\nNominated\nBest Production Design\nDante Ferretti\nWon\nBritish Society of Cinematographers Awards\nBest Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film\nPhilippe Rousselot\nWon\n[\n54\n]\nChicago Film Critics Association Awards\nBest Supporting Actress\nKirsten Dunst\nNominated\n[\n55\n]\nMost Promising Actress\nWon\nChlotrudis Awards\nBest Supporting Actress\nNominated\n[\n56\n]\nDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards\nBest Supporting Actress\nNominated\nFangoria\nChainsaw Awards\nBest Studio\/Big-Budget Film\nNominated\n[\n57\n]\nBest Actor\nTom Cruise\nNominated\nBest Supporting Actor\nAntonio Banderas\nWon\nBest Supporting Actress\nKirsten Dunst\nWon\nBest Screenplay\nAnne Rice\nNominated\nBest Soundtrack\nElliot Goldenthal\nNominated\nBest Makeup Effects\nStan Winston\nWon\nGolden Globe Awards\nBest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture\nKirsten Dunst\nNominated\n[\n58\n]\nBest Original Score\nElliot Goldenthal\nNominated\nGolden Raspberry Awards\nWorst Screen Couple\nTom Cruise and\nBrad Pitt\nWon\n[\na\n]\n[\n59\n]\nHugo Awards\nBest Dramatic Presentation\nNeil Jordan\n(director)\nand\nAnne Rice\n(screenplay\/novel)\nNominated\n[\n60\n]\nInternational Horror Guild Awards\nBest Film\nWon\n[\n61\n]\nMTV Movie Awards\nBest Movie\nNominated\n[\n62\n]\nBest Male Performance\nBrad Pitt\nWon\nBest Breakthrough Performance\nKirsten Dunst\nWon\nMost Desirable Male\nTom Cruise\nNominated\nBrad Pitt\nWon\nChristian Slater\nNominated\nBest On-Screen Team\nTom Cruise and Brad Pitt\nNominated\nBest Villain\nTom Cruise\nNominated\nNastro d'Argento\nBest Production Design\nDante Ferretti\nWon\nEuropean Silver Ribbon\nNeil Jordan\nNominated\nNational Society of Film Critics Awards\nBest Cinematography\nPhilippe Rousselot\nNominated\n[\n63\n]\nSaturn Awards\nBest Horror Film\nWon\n[\n64\n]\nBest Director\nNeil Jordan\nNominated\nBest Actor\nTom Cruise\nNominated\nBrad Pitt\nNominated\nBest Performance by a Younger Actor\nKirsten Dunst\nWon\nBest Costume\nSandy Powell\nWon\nBest Make-up\nStan Winston and Michèle Burke\nNominated\nBest Music\nElliot Goldenthal\nNominated\n4th – Sandi Davis,\nThe Oklahoman\n[\n65\n]\n6th – David Stupich,\nThe Milwaukee Journal\n[\n66\n]\nTop 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray,\nThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n[\n67\n]\nTop 5 runners-up (not ranked) – Scott Schuldt,\nThe Oklahoman\n[\n68\n]\nTop 10 runner-ups (not ranked) –\nJanet Maslin\n,\nThe New York Times\n[\n69\n]\nHonorable mention – Mike Clark,\nUSA Today\n[\n70\n]\nHonorable mention –  Glenn Lovell,\nSan Jose Mercury News\n[\n71\n]\nHonorable mention – Betsy Pickle,\nKnoxville News-Sentinel\n[\n72\n]\nHonorable mention – Dan Craft,\nThe Pantagraph\n[\n73\n]\n1st worst – John Hurley,\nStaten Island Advance\n[\n74\n]\n1st worst – Jeff Simon,\nThe Buffalo News\n[\n75\n]\nDishonorable mention – William Arnold,\nSeattle Post-Intelligencer\n[\n76\n]\nThe film was released on\nVHS\nand\nLaserDisc\nin June 1995,\n[\n77\n]\n[\n78\n]\nDVD\nin 1997 and on\nBlu-ray\nDisc in October 2008.\n[\n79\n]\nThe film's musical score was written by\nElliot Goldenthal\n. It received an\nOscar\nnomination for\nBest Original Score\n, but lost to\nThe Lion King\n.\n[\n3\n]\nThe score opens with the Catholic hymn\nLibera Me\nslightly rewritten to reflect Louis' character. The opening line \"Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna\" (\"Save me, Lord, from eternal death\") was changed to \"Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna\" (\"Save me, Lord, from eternal life\").\nThe end credits cover for \"\nSympathy for the Devil\n\" was performed by\nGuns N' Roses\n. This was the band's last major release before the departure of\nSlash\nand\nDuff McKagan\n.\nAfter the commercial and critical success of\nInterview with the Vampire\n, Neil Jordan began development on an adaptation of the novel's sequel,\nThe Vampire Lestat\n, which ultimately did not materialize.\n[\n80\n]\nAlmost a decade after this film,\nan adaptation\nfor the third book in the series,\nThe Queen of the Damned\n, was produced and distributed once again by Warner Bros. Cruise and Pitt did not reprise their roles as Lestat and Louis. Many characters and important plotlines were written out of the film, which actually combined elements of\nThe Vampire Lestat\nwith\nThe Queen of the Damned\n. The film was negatively received by critics, and Rice dismissed it completely as she felt the filmmakers had \"mutilated\" her work. During preproduction, Rice had pleaded with the studio not to produce a film of the book just yet since she believed her readers wanted a film based on\nThe Vampire Lestat\n.\n[\n81\n]\nRice offered to write the screenplay herself but was turned down by the studio.\n[\n82\n]\n[\n83\n]\n[\n84\n]\nIn February 2012, a film adaptation of\nThe Tale of the Body Thief\n, the fourth book in the series, entered development with\nBrian Grazer\nand\nRon Howard\n's film production company,\nImagine Entertainment\n. It was reported that screenwriter Lee Patterson was going to pen the screenplay. However, Rice's son,\nChristopher\n, apparently had drafted a screenplay based on the novel that was met with praise from those involved in the developmental stage. Rice later confirmed that creative differences that were beyond those involved resulted in the dismissal of the project in April 2013.\n[\n85\n]\nIn August 2014,\nUniversal Pictures\nacquired the rights to the entire\nVampire Chronicles\nseries. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci were named as producers, and the deal included the aforementioned screenplay for\nThe Tale of the Body Thief\nwritten by Christopher Rice.\n[\n86\n]\n[\n87\n]\nA new film adaptation of the book was written by\nJosh Boone\nand was announced in May 2016, with Boone suggesting actor\nJared Leto\nplay the role of Lestat.\n[\n88\n]\nIn November 2016, all plans for a theatrical reboot were scrapped, with Rice announcing she had regained the rights to her novels and intended to create a television series starting with\nThe Vampire Lestat\n.\nIn June 2021,\nAMC\nannounced a television adaptation of\nInterview with the Vampire\n, giving a series order consisting of seven episodes. The series was created by\nRolin Jones\n, who executive produced alongside\nMark Johnson\n,\nAlan Taylor\n, Anne Rice, and Christopher Rice.\n[\n89\n]\nThe novel is adapted through the first two seasons, with elements from\nThe Vampire Lestat\nbeing used during season two.\nVampire films\n^\nTied with\nSylvester Stallone\nand\nSharon Stone\nfor\nThe Specialist\n.\n^\n\"\nInterview with the Vampire\n(15)\"\n.\nBritish Board of Film Classification\n. November 16, 1994\n. Retrieved\nOctober 26,\n2025\n.\n^\na\nb\nc\nInterview with the Vampire (1994)\nat\nBox Office Mojo\nRetrieved May 30, 2013\n^\na\nb\n\"Backstage improv adds life to Oscars\"\n.\nDetroit Free Press\n. March 29, 1995. p. 60.\nArchived\nfrom the original on April 29, 2023\n. Retrieved\nApril 29,\n2023\n– via\nNewspapers.com\n.\n^\na\nb\n\"The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners\"\n.\noscars.org\n. Retrieved\nAugust 5,\n2011\n.\n^\nSouthern, Nathan (2015).\n\"Marcel Iures - Biography - Movies & TV\"\n. 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Dorling Kindersley. p. 853.\nISBN\n \n978-0789490681\n.\n^\nJordan, Neil (June 9, 2024).\n\"\n'Tom Cruise had made a contract with the hidden forces, whatever they turned out to be'\n\"\n.\nThe Telegraph\n.\n^\na\nb\n\"\n'Interview with the Vampire' at 30: Director Neil Jordan on the Tom Cruise Casting Controversy, Brad Pitt's Misery and More\"\n. November 11, 2024.\n^\nFrankel, Martha (January 1, 1994).\n\"Anne Rice: Interview With the Author of Interview with the Vampire\"\n.\nMovieline\n. Retrieved\nJune 25,\n2018\n.\n^\na\nb\nBrennan, Judy (September 21, 1994).\n\"Rice's About-Face: Cruise is Lestat: After Screening 'Interview with the Vampire', Author Lauds His Work\"\n.\nLos Angeles Times\n. Retrieved\nJune 25,\n2018\n.\n^\na\nb\nBenshoff, Harry M. (1997). \"Monsters in the closet: homosexuality and the horror film\". Manchester University Press.\nISBN\n \n0-7190-4473-1\n.\n^\nGallo, Phil (June 19, 2013).\n\"Cher On 'Closer to the Truth': I Took Some Chances on This Album'\n\"\n.\nBillboard\n.\n^\nPetrucelli, Alan W. (September 29, 2009).\nMorbid Curiosity: The Disturbing Demises of the Famous and Infamous\n. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 41–.\nISBN\n \n978-1-101-14049-9\n.\n^\na\nb\nc\nMcCarthy, Todd\n(November 6, 1994).\n\"Interview with the Vampire\"\n.\nVariety\n. Retrieved\nNovember 11,\n2023\n.\n^\nMcKenna, Kristine (November 8, 1994).\n\"Interview With the Vampire's Vamp\"\n.\nLos Angeles Times\n.\nArchived\nfrom the original on November 27, 2022\n. Retrieved\nNovember 10,\n2023\n.\n^\nWood, Gaby (July 18, 2016).\n\"Julia Stiles: 'I get chills when I think about what I did'\n\"\n.\nThe Telegraph\n.\n^\nInterview with the Vampire End Credits\n. Geffen Pictures. 1994.\n[\nnon-primary source needed\n]\n^\n\"Destrehan Plantation\"\n.\nGoogle Maps\n. Retrieved\nJune 3,\n2019\n.\n[\nunreliable source?\n]\n^\nBass, Erin Z. (October 4, 2013).\n\"Movies Filmed on Louisiana Plantations\"\n.\nDeep South Magazine\n. Retrieved\nNovember 30,\n2017\n.\n^\nCommentary by Director Neil Jordan\n(DVD). Warner Home Video. 2008.\n^\na\nb\n\"Film locations for Interview with the Vampire\"\n.\nmovie-locations.com\n. Archived from\nthe original\non May 5, 2002\n. Retrieved\nNovember 30,\n2017\n.\n^\na\nb\nc\nd\nGiles, Jeff (September 16, 2011).\n\"Brad Pitt: The EW interview\"\n.\nEW.com\n.\nArchived\nfrom the original on May 23, 2020\n. Retrieved\nOctober 26,\n2025\n.\n^\nCommentary by Director Neil Jordan\n. Warner Home Video. 2008.\n^\nWilliams, David E. (November 10, 2016).\n\"Wrap Shot: Interview with the Vampire\"\n.\nAmerican Cinematographer\n. Retrieved\nNovember 11,\n2023\n.\nOver the course of a 100-day shoot that involved just two half-days of daytime photography\n^\na\nb\n\"Interview with the Vampire\"\n.\ndigitaldomain.com\n. Archived from\nthe original\non November 22, 2015\n. Retrieved\nDecember 12,\n2017\n.\n^\nCommentary with Director Neil Jordan\n(DVD). Warner Bros. Home Video. 2008.\n^\na\nb\nCommentary with Director Neil Jordan\n(DVD). Warner Home Video. 2008.\n^\nIn the Shadow of the Vampire - The Making of Interview with the Vampire\n(DVD). Warner Brothers Home Video. 1994.\n^\nNatale, Richard (November 14, 1994).\n\"Love at First Bite: 'Vampire' Tears Into Box Office : Movies: Warners film looks to be the fourth largest debut ever. 'Santa Clause' sleighs into the No. 2 spot with a solid take\"\n.\nLos Angeles Times\n. Retrieved\nDecember 22,\n2010\n.\n^\n\"Top opening weekends of November\".\nDaily Variety\n. November 15, 1994. p. 12.\n^\nKlady, Leonard (November 15, 1994). \"Playing the numbers\".\nDaily Variety\n. p. 3.\n^\nArar, Yardena (November 17, 1994).\n\"\n'Vampire' makes a weekend killing at the theaters\"\n.\nLos Angeles Daily News\n.\nStar Tribune\n. p. 40.\nArchived\nfrom the original on August 31, 2022\n. Retrieved\nAugust 31,\n2022\n– via\nNewspapers.com\n.\n^\n\"Vampire steals limelight from Frankenstein\".\nScreen International\n. November 18, 1994. p. 25.\n^\nMendelson, Scott (May 27, 2022).\n\"Box Office: Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' Nabs Record $19 Million Thursday\"\n.\nForbes\n. Retrieved\nMay 27,\n2022\n.\n^\n\"\n'Air Force One' tops box office\"\n.\nThe Commercial Appeal\n. July 28, 1997. p. 15.\nArchived\nfrom the original on August 30, 2022\n. Retrieved\nAugust 30,\n2022\n– via\nNewspapers.com\n.\n^\nKarger, Dave (December 11, 2001).\n\"\nOcean's Eleven\ntopples\nHarry Potter\n\"\n.\nEntertainment Weekly\n. 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Retrieved\nOctober 10,\n2016\n.\n^\nWhite, Peter (June 24, 2021).\n\"\n'Interview With the Vampire' Series Greenlighted At AMC; Rolin Jones Set As Showrunner, Mark Johnson To Oversee Franchise\"\n.\nDeadline Hollywood\n. 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Jordan\n\n| Interview with the Vampire |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/f\/fe\/InterviewwithaVampireMoviePoste.JPG)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:InterviewwithaVampireMoviePoste.JPG)Theatrical release poster |   |\n| Directed by | [Neil Jordan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neil_Jordan \"Neil Jordan\") |\n| Screenplay by | [Anne Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Rice \"Anne Rice\") |\n| Based on | *[Interview with the Vampire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire \"Interview with the Vampire\")* by Anne Rice |\n| Produced by | [David Geffen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Geffen \"David Geffen\") [Stephen Woolley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Woolley \"Stephen Woolley\") |\n| Starring | [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\") [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") [Stephen Rea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Rea \"Stephen Rea\") [Antonio Banderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Banderas \"Antonio Banderas\") [Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\") [Kirsten Dunst](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirsten_Dunst \"Kirsten Dunst\") |\n| Cinematography | [Philippe Rousselot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippe_Rousselot \"Philippe Rousselot\") |\n| Edited by | [Mick Audsley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mick_Audsley \"Mick Audsley\") Joke van Wijk |\n| Music by | [Elliot Goldenthal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elliot_Goldenthal \"Elliot Goldenthal\") |\n| Production company | [The Geffen Film Company](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Geffen_Film_Company \"The Geffen Film Company\") |\n| Distributed by | [Warner Bros.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros._Pictures \"Warner Bros. Pictures\") |\n| Release date | November 11, 1994 (1994-11-11) |\n| Running time | 122 minutes[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-1) |\n| Country | United States |\n| Language | English |\n| Budget | \\$60 million[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-mojo-2) |\n| Box office | \\$223.7 million[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-mojo-2) |\n\n***Interview with the Vampire*** is a 1994 American [gothic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_film \"Gothic film\") [horror film](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horror_film \"Horror film\") directed by [Neil Jordan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neil_Jordan \"Neil Jordan\") and written by [Anne Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Rice \"Anne Rice\"), based on her [1976 novel of the same name](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire \"Interview with the Vampire\"), and starring [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\") and [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\"). It focuses on [Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\") (Cruise) and [Louis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\") (Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young [Claudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claudia_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)\") ([Kirsten Dunst](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirsten_Dunst \"Kirsten Dunst\")) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a modern-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter ([Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\")). The supporting cast features [Antonio Banderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Banderas \"Antonio Banderas\") and [Stephen Rea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Rea \"Stephen Rea\").\n\nThe film was released by [Warner Bros.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros._Pictures \"Warner Bros. Pictures\") on November 11, 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing \\$223.7 million against a \\$60 million budget. It received two [Academy Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/67th_Academy_Awards \"67th Academy Awards\") nominations for [Best Art Direction](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design \"Academy Award for Best Production Design\") and [Best Original Score](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score \"Academy Award for Best Original Score\").[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-BackstageOscars-3)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Oscars1995-4) Kirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a [Golden Globe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/52nd_Golden_Globe_Awards \"52nd Golden Globe Awards\") for [Best Supporting Actress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture \"Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture\") for her role in the film. A [stand-alone sequel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stand-alone_sequel \"Stand-alone sequel\"), *[Queen of the Damned](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_of_the_Damned \"Queen of the Damned\")*, was released in 2002, with [Stuart Townsend](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stuart_Townsend \"Stuart Townsend\") and [Matthew Newton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_Newton \"Matthew Newton\") replacing Cruise and Banderas respectively.\n\n## Plot\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: Plot\")\\]\n\nIn 1991 [San Francisco](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco \"San Francisco\"), reporter [Daniel Molloy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Molloy \"Daniel Molloy\") interviews [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\"), who claims to be a [vampire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vampire \"Vampire\"), to Molloy's initial skepticism. Louis describes his human life as a wealthy [plantation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plantation \"Plantation\") owner in 1791 [Louisiana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louisiana_\$New_Spain\$ \"Louisiana (New Spain)\"). Despondent following the death of his wife and unborn child, he drunkenly wanders the waterfront of [New Orleans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Orleans \"New Orleans\") one night and is attacked by the vampire [Lestat de Lioncourt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\"). Lestat senses Louis' dissatisfaction with life and offers to turn him into a vampire. Louis accepts, but quickly comes to regret it. While Lestat revels in the hunt and killing of humans, Louis resists his instinct to kill to Lestat's annoyance, instead drinking animal blood to sustain himself.\n\nEventually, amid an outbreak of [plague](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plague_\$disease\$ \"Plague (disease)\") in New Orleans, Louis feeds on a little girl whose mother died in the plague. To entice Louis to stay with him, Lestat turns the dying girl, [Claudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claudia_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)\"), into a vampire. Together, they raise her as a daughter. Louis has a love for Claudia, while Lestat spoils and treats her more as a pupil, training her to become a merciless killer. Thirty years pass, and Claudia matures psychologically but remains a little girl in appearance and continues to be treated as such by Lestat. When she realizes that she will never grow older or become a mature woman, she is furious with Lestat and tells Louis that they should leave him. She tricks Lestat into drinking the \"dead blood\" of twin boys whom she killed by overdose with [laudanum](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laudanum \"Laudanum\"), which weakens Lestat, and then she slits his throat. Though Louis is shocked and upset, he helps Claudia dump Lestat's body in a swamp. They spend weeks planning a voyage to Europe to search for other vampires, but Lestat returns on the night of their departure, having survived on the blood of swamp creatures. Lestat attacks them, but Louis sets him on fire, causing the fire to spread throughout the French Quarter and allowing them to escape to their ship and depart.\n\nAfter traveling around Europe and the Mediterranean but finding no other vampires, Louis and Claudia settle in [Paris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris \"Paris\") in September 1870. Louis encounters vampires [Santiago](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)\") and [Armand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armand_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)\") by chance. Armand invites Louis and Claudia to his [coven](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coven \"Coven\"), the Théâtre des Vampires, where vampires stage theatrical horror shows for humans, ala The [Grand Guignol](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Guignol \"Grand Guignol\"). On their way out of the theater, Santiago reads Louis' mind and suspects that Louis and Claudia murdered Lestat. Armand warns Louis to send Claudia away for her own safety, and Louis stays with Armand to learn about the meaning of being a vampire. Claudia demands that Louis turn a human woman, Madeleine, into a vampire to be her new protector and companion, and he reluctantly complies. Shortly thereafter, the Parisian vampires abduct the three of them and punish them for Lestat's murder, imprisoning Louis in an iron coffin to starve to death slowly and trapping Claudia and Madeleine in a chamber, where sunlight burns them to ash. Armand does nothing to prevent this, but the next day he frees Louis. Seeking revenge, Louis returns to the theater at dawn and sets it on fire, killing all the vampires, including Santiago. Armand arrives in time to help Louis escape the sunrise, and again offers him a place by his side. Louis rejects him and leaves, unable to accept Armand's way of life and his unpredictable nature and, further, knowing Armand allowed Claudia's murder.\n\nAs decades pass, Louis never recovers from the loss of Claudia and dejectedly explores the world alone. He returns to New Orleans in 1988 and one night encounters a decayed, weakened Lestat, living as a recluse in an abandoned mansion and surviving on rat blood as Louis once had. Lestat expresses regret for having turned Claudia into a vampire and asks Louis to rejoin him, but Louis declines and leaves. Louis concludes his interview with Molloy, prompting Molloy to beseech Louis to make him his new vampire companion. Louis is outraged that Molloy has not understood the tale of suffering he has relayed and attacks Molloy to scare him into abandoning the idea. Molloy runs to his car and takes off while playing the cassette tapes of Louis' interview. On the [Golden Gate Bridge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Gate_Bridge \"Golden Gate Bridge\"), Lestat appears and attacks Molloy, taking control of the car. Revived by Molloy's blood, Lestat offers him the choice that Lestat \"never had\"—whether or not to become a vampire—and, laughing, continues driving.\n\n## Cast\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Cast\")\\]\n\n- [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\") as [Lestat de Lioncourt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\"), a French vampire who brings Louis on his misadventures\n- [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") as [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\"), an 18th-century drunkard whom Lestat sired\n- [Antonio Banderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Banderas \"Antonio Banderas\") as [Armand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armand_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)\"), the leader of the Parisian Brood\n- [Stephen Rea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Rea \"Stephen Rea\") as [Santiago](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)\"), Armand's right hand who leads the Théâtre des Vampires\n- [Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\") as [Daniel Molloy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Molloy \"Daniel Molloy\"), a journalist interviewing Louis\n- [Kirsten Dunst](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirsten_Dunst \"Kirsten Dunst\") as [Claudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claudia_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)\"), a young child whom Lestat sired\n- [Domiziana Giordano](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domiziana_Giordano \"Domiziana Giordano\") as Madeleine, a dollmaker whom Louis sires at Claudia's behest\n- [Thandiwe Newton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thandiwe_Newton \"Thandiwe Newton\") (credited as Thandie Newton) as Yvette\n- [Indra Ové](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indra_Ov%C3%A9 \"Indra Ové\") as New Orleans whore\n- [Laure Marsac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laure_Marsac \"Laure Marsac\") as mortal woman on stage\n- George Kelly as dollmaker\n- [Marcel Iureş](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcel_Iure%C5%9F \"Marcel Iureş\") as Paris vampire[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-5)\n- [Sara Stockbridge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sara_Stockbridge \"Sara Stockbridge\") as Estelle\n\n## Production\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Production\")\\]\n\n### Development\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: Development\")\\]\n\nThe rights to Anne Rice's novel were initially purchased by [Paramount Pictures](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramount_Pictures \"Paramount Pictures\") in April 1976, shortly before the book was published. The script lingered in [development hell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Development_hell \"Development hell\") for years, with the rights being sold to [Lorimar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lorimar_Television \"Lorimar Television\") before ending up with [Warner Bros. Pictures](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros._Pictures \"Warner Bros. Pictures\").[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Director Neil Jordan was approached by Warner Bros. to direct after the huge success of his movie *[The Crying Game](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Crying_Game \"The Crying Game\")* (1992). Jordan was intrigued by the script, calling it \"really interesting and slightly theatrical\", but was especially interested after reading Rice's novel.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7) He agreed to direct on the condition that he be allowed to write his own script, though he did not gain a writing credit. The themes of [Catholic guilt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_guilt \"Catholic guilt\") which pervade the novel attracted Jordan, who called the story \"the most wonderful parable about wallowing in guilt that I'd ever come across. But these things are unconscious, I don't have an agenda.\"[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7)\n\nWith [David Geffen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Geffen \"David Geffen\") producing, the movie was given a \\$70 million budget, unprecedented for a film in the vampire genre. Jordan stated that:\n\n> It's not very often you can make a complicated, dark, dangerous movie and get a big budget for it. Vampire movies were traditionally made at the lower end of the scale, on a shoestring, on rudimentary sets. David Geffen is very powerful and he poured money into *Interview*. I wanted to make it on an epic scale of something like *[Gone with the Wind](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gone_with_the_Wind_\$film\$ \"Gone with the Wind (film)\")*.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7)\n\nJordan also cited [Francis Ford Coppola](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Ford_Coppola \"Francis Ford Coppola\")'s *[Dracula](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_\$1992_film\$ \"Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)\")* as an influence:\n\n> Up to that point, Francis Ford Coppola with *Bram Stoker’s Dracula*, he introduced opulence and theatricality. Normally, before that one, I always thought of vampire movies as cheap, cobbled together, brilliant use of minimal resources. Francis made it this epic, didn’t he? So when I was given the opportunity to make *Interview with the Vampire*, I thought, \"Oh, it would be really great to expand on that epic sense of darkness and to give these characters huge, kind of romantic destinies and longings and feelings.\"[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-8)\n\n### Casting\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Casting\")\\]\n\nRice adapted her 1976 novel *[Interview with the Vampire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire \"Interview with the Vampire\")* into a screenplay with French actor [Alain Delon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alain_Delon \"Alain Delon\") in mind for the role of [Louis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\").[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) Later on, when *Interview* entered the casting stage, British [actor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Actor \"Actor\") [Julian Sands](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julian_Sands \"Julian Sands\") was championed by Rice and fans of the novel to play [Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\"),[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) but because Sands was not a well-known name at the time (being only famed for his performance in *[A Room with a View](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Room_with_a_View_\$1986_film\$ \"A Room with a View (1986 film)\")*), he was rejected and the role was given to [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\"). Because of his star power, Cruise received a record \\$10 million salary and a percentage of the profits.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-10) Before Cruise was cast, Rice and the studio wanted [Daniel Day-Lewis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Day-Lewis \"Daniel Day-Lewis\") to portray Lestat after [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") was cast as Louis, but Day-Lewis turned it down as he didn't want to portray a vampire.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-11)[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-variety.com-12)\n\nThe casting was initially criticized by Rice, who said that Cruise was \"no more my vampire Lestat than [Edward G. Robinson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_G._Robinson \"Edward G. Robinson\") is [Rhett Butler](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhett_Butler \"Rhett Butler\")\",[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) and the casting was \"so bizarre; it's almost impossible to imagine how it's going to work\". She recommended a number of other actors including [John Malkovich](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Malkovich \"John Malkovich\"), [Peter Weller](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Weller \"Peter Weller\"), [Jeremy Irons](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeremy_Irons \"Jeremy Irons\"), [Rutger Hauer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rutger_Hauer \"Rutger Hauer\"), and [Alexander Godunov](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Godunov \"Alexander Godunov\"). She suggested that Pitt and Cruise switch roles, stating that \"I tried for a long time to tell them that they should just reverse these roles—have Brad Pitt play Lestat and have Tom Cruise play Louis. Of course, they don't listen to me.\"[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-13)[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-variety.com-12)\n\nEventually, Rice became satisfied with Cruise's performance after seeing the completed film, saying that \"from the moment he appeared, Tom was Lestat for me\" and \"that Tom *did* make Lestat work was something I could not see in a crystal ball.\" She called Cruise to compliment him and admit that she was wrong.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Judy_Brennan-14)\n\nDue to Rice's perception of Hollywood's [homophobia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Homophobia \"Homophobia\"), at one point she rewrote the part of Louis, changing his sex to female, in order to specifically heterosexualize the character's relationship with Lestat.[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Vampire-15) At the time, Rice felt it was the only way to get the film made, and singer-actress [Cher](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cher \"Cher\") was considered for the part.[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Vampire-15) A song titled \"Lovers Forever\", which Cher wrote along with [Shirley Eikhard](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shirley_Eikhard \"Shirley Eikhard\") for the film's soundtrack, got rejected as Pitt was ultimately cast for the role, though a dance-pop version of the song was released on Cher's 2013 album, *[Closer to the Truth](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Closer_to_the_Truth_\$Cher_album\$ \"Closer to the Truth (Cher album)\")*.[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-16)\n\nOriginally, [River Phoenix](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/River_Phoenix \"River Phoenix\") was cast for the role of Daniel Molloy (as Anne Rice liked the idea), but he died four weeks before he was due to begin filming. When [Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\") was cast in his place as Molloy, he donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Petrucelli2009-17) The film has a dedication to Phoenix after the end credits.[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-McCarthy-18)\n\nTen-year-old actress Kirsten Dunst was spotted by talent scouts and was the first girl tested for the role of Claudia.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) Said producer [Stephen Woolley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Woolley \"Stephen Woolley\"): \"We started looking at 6-year-olds, which is about Claudia's age in the book, but the role is too demanding for a 6-year-old. We needed a child with a mind capable of grasping the fine points of the difficult monologues Claudia has, and Kirsten was the first actress we saw. She gave a wonderful reading but we thought it was too good to be true, so we saw thousands of other girls. In the end we came back to Kirsten--she's quite extraordinary in the part.\"[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-McKenna-19) [Julia Stiles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julia_Stiles \"Julia Stiles\") also auditioned for Claudia but Neil Jordan considered her \"too old\".[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-20)\n\n### Filming\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: Filming\")\\]\n\nFilming took place primarily in [New Orleans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Orleans \"New Orleans\") and in [London](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London \"London\"), with limited location shooting done in [San Francisco](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco \"San Francisco\") and [Paris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris \"Paris\").[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-21) Louis' plantation was a combination of primarily [Destrehan Plantation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Destrehan_Plantation \"Destrehan Plantation\"), just west[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-22) of New Orleans, and [Oak Alley Plantation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oak_Alley_Plantation \"Oak Alley Plantation\") in nearby [Vacherie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vacherie \"Vacherie\").[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-23) The depiction of 18th- and early-19th-century New Orleans was achieved with a combination of location shooting in the [French Quarter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Quarter \"French Quarter\") of New Orleans and filming on a purpose-built waterfront set along the [Mississippi River](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi_River \"Mississippi River\").[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-24)[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-movie-locations.com-25) Production then moved to [London](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London \"London\"), where interior sets were constructed at [Pinewood Studios](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinewood_Studios \"Pinewood Studios\").[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) The sets designed by Dante Ferretti included the interiors of Louis, Lestat and Claudia's New Orleans townhouse, Claudia and Louis' Paris hotel suite, the Théâtre des Vampires (built on Pinewood's [007 Stage](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/007_Stage \"007 Stage\")), and the catacombs where the Parisian vampires live.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-27) Shooting took place in San Francisco, mainly on the [Golden Gate Bridge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Gate_Bridge \"Golden Gate Bridge\"), with the external façade of Louis' hotel located at the intersection of Taylor Street, [Market Street](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Market_Street_\$San_Francisco\$ \"Market Street (San Francisco)\"), and Golden Gate Avenue.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-movie-locations.com-25)\n\nBrad Pitt admitted in a 2011 interview with *[Entertainment Weekly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment_Weekly \"Entertainment Weekly\")* that he was \"miserable\" while making the film and even tried to buy himself out of his contract at one point.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) Pitt called the production \"six-months of f---king darkness\" because of the almost-exclusive night shoots,[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-ASC-28) filmed mostly in London in the depths of winter, which sent him into a depression.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) The script, which he received only two weeks prior to filming, was also a source of disappointment. He unfavorably contrasted the character of Louis which he had admired in the book to that presented in the script:\n\n> In the book you have this guy asking, 'Who am I?' Which was probably applicable to me at that time: 'Am I good? Am I of the angels? Am I bad? Am I of the devil?' In the book it is a guy going on this search of discovery. And in the meantime, he has this Lestat character that he's entranced by and abhors. ... In the movie, they took the sensational aspects of Lestat and made that the pulse of the film, and those things are very enjoyable and very good, but for me, there was just nothing to do—you just sit and watch.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26)\n\n### Visual effects\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: Visual effects\")\\]\n\nVisual effects were overseen by [Stan Winston](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stan_Winston \"Stan Winston\") and his team. At the same time, the new visual effects company [Digital Domain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_Domain \"Digital Domain\") was responsible for creating the visual effects under Visual Effects Supervisor [Robert Legato](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Legato \"Robert Legato\").[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Interview_with_the_Vampire-29)[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-30) Director Neil Jordan was initially hesitant to use Stan Winston Studios, because they had gained a reputation for specializing in large-scale [animatronics](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animatronics \"Animatronics\") and [CGI](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computer-generated_imagery \"Computer-generated imagery\") with [*Jurassic Park*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jurassic_Park_\$film\$ \"Jurassic Park (film)\") and *[Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day \"Terminator 2: Judgment Day\")*; *Interview with the Vampire* was going to require mostly special makeup effects.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Winston designed the characters' vampire appearances and makeup effects, including a technique for stenciling translucent blue veins on the actors' faces.[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Warner_Home_Video-31) This required the actors to hang upside down for 30 minutes, so that the blood would rush to their heads and cause their veins to protrude, enabling the makeup artists to trace realistic patterns.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6)\n\nDigital effects were used mainly to add small details or to enhance certain physical effects, like the burning of the New Orleans set or the burning of Louis' plantation, whereby CGI flames were imposed on a miniature of the house.[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Interview_with_the_Vampire-29) The most difficult digital effects to illustrate were Louis and Claudia's transformations into vampires, which were technologically very advanced for the time.[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Warner_Home_Video-31) The scene where Claudia cuts Lestat's throat was achieved by transferring from Tom Cruise bleeding from a prosthetic wound to an animatronic model designed to \"wither\" as it bled out, enhanced with CGI blood. Winston also sculpted the rough model for the charred remains of Claudia and Madeleine, using archival photographs of victims from [Hiroshima](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki \"Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\") for inspiration.[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Warner_Brothers_Home_Video-32)\n\n### Pre-screening\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=8 \"Edit section: Pre-screening\")\\]\n\nA rough-cut of *Interview with the Vampire* was shown to [test audiences](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Test_audience \"Test audience\"), who, according to producer David Geffen, felt \"there was a little too much blood and violence.\" The screenings were held over the objection of Neil Jordan, who was planning on further paring down the length of the film before previewing it, but Geffen wanted to show the longer version to \"get a feel for what the audience wanted.\" Eventually about 20 minutes' worth of footage was either cut or rearranged before the theatrical version was ready.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Judy_Brennan-14)\n\n## Release\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=9 \"Edit section: Release\")\\]\n\n### Box office\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=10 \"Edit section: Box office\")\\]\n\n*Interview with the Vampire* was a box office success. The film opened on November 11, 1994 ([Veterans Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Veterans_Day \"Veterans Day\")) and opening weekend grosses amounted to \\$36.4 million, surpassing *[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Home_Alone_2:_Lost_in_New_York \"Home Alone 2: Lost in New York\")* to achieve a November record, and placing it in the [number one](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_1994_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States \"List of 1994 box office number-one films in the United States\") position at the US box office above *[The Santa Clause](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Santa_Clause \"The Santa Clause\")*, which opened with \\$19.3 million.[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-33)[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-34) Some in the industry disputed the figure and the range of estimates by others were from \\$34 to \\$37 million.[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-35) At that time, *Interview with the Vampire* had the fourth-highest three-day opening weekend of all time, behind *[Jurassic Park](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jurassic_Park_\$film\$ \"Jurassic Park (film)\")*, *[Batman Returns](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batman_Returns \"Batman Returns\")* and *[Batman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batman_\$1989_film\$ \"Batman (1989 film)\")*.[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-36)[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-37) Its opening was at that time the biggest non-summer opening and the biggest R-rated opening weekend ever, with the latter surpassing *[Lethal Weapon 3](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lethal_Weapon_3 \"Lethal Weapon 3\")*.[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-38) The film held this record until 1997 when it was surpassed by *[Air Force One](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Force_One_\$film\$ \"Air Force One (film)\")*.[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-39)\n\n*Interview with the Vampire* held the record for having the highest opening weekend for a [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") film until it was taken by *[Ocean's Eleven](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean%27s_Eleven \"Ocean's Eleven\")* in 2001.[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-40) In subsequent weeks, it struggled against *[Star Trek Generations](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek_Generations \"Star Trek Generations\")* and *The Santa Clause*. Its total gross in the United States and Canada was \\$105 million, while the worldwide gross was \\$224 million, against an estimated budget of \\$60 million.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-mojo-2)\n\n### Critical reception\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=11 \"Edit section: Critical reception\")\\]\n\nOn [Rotten Tomatoes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotten_Tomatoes \"Rotten Tomatoes\"), the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 64 critics. The site's critics consensus reads: \"Despite lacking some of the book's subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting, *Interview with the Vampire* benefits from Neil Jordan's atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills.\"[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-RT-41) On [Metacritic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metacritic \"Metacritic\"), the film holds a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\".[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-42) Audiences polled by [CinemaScore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CinemaScore \"CinemaScore\") gave the film an average grade of \"B+\" on an A+ to F scale.[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-43)\n\nCritics praised the film's production design, cinematography, and special effects, as well as the performances of Cruise and Dunst. Of Cruise, [Janet Maslin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_Maslin \"Janet Maslin\") of *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")* wrote the actor \"is flabbergastingly right for this role. The vampire Lestat, the most commanding and teasingly malicious of Ms. Rice's creations, brings out in Mr. Cruise a fiery, mature sexual magnetism he has not previously displayed on screen. Except for a few angry outbursts here, there are no signs of the actor's usual boyishness. Instead, adopting a worldly manner and an exquisite otherworldly look, he transforms himself into a darkly captivating roue who's seen it all\".[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Maslin-44) *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*'s Rita Kempley said \"Cruise brings a wicked wit to the ghoulish role\" of Lestat.[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Kempley-45)\n\nThe *[Chicago Sun-Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Sun-Times \"Chicago Sun-Times\")*' [Roger Ebert](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Ebert \"Roger Ebert\") gave the film three out of four stars, writing \"the movie never makes vampirism look like anything but an endless sadness. That is its greatest strength. Vampires throughout movie history have often chortled as if they'd gotten away with something. But the first great vampire movie, *[Nosferatu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nosferatu \"Nosferatu\")* (1922), knew better, and so does this one.\"[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ebert-46) He opined production designer Dante Ferretti \"combines the elegance of [*The Age of Innocence*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Age_of_Innocence_\$1993_film\$ \"The Age of Innocence (1993 film)\") and the fantastic images of *[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Adventures_of_Baron_Munchausen \"The Adventures of Baron Munchausen\")* into a vampire world of eerie beauty\", and called the Paris catacomb sets \"one of the great sets of movie history\".[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ebert-46) He also praised the casting of Cruise and added, \"Dunst, perhaps with the help of Stan Winston's subtle makeup, is somehow able to convey the notion of great age inside apparent youth.\"[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ebert-46)\n\n[Desson Thomson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Desson_Thomson \"Desson Thomson\"), also of *The Washington Post*, was not as enthusiastic about Cruise's performance.[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Thomson-47) He added, \"The humor, more subtly embedded in the book, has been brought to the surface as if this were a weekly [sitcom](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sitcom \"Sitcom\") called 'Pardon Me but Your Teeth Are in My Neck.'\"[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Thomson-47) More critical reviews noted the compressed nature of the film adaptation \"left out information crucial to understanding the characters' behavior\".[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Kempley-45) In *[Variety](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Variety_\$magazine\$ \"Variety (magazine)\")*, [Todd McCarthy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Todd_McCarthy \"Todd McCarthy\") wrote while the film \"has its share of riveting moments\" and bears a \"wonderfully evocative mood\", what is \"missing is a strong sense of emotional exchange and development among the main characters. The intense bonds of love, resentment and hatred that arc through the centuries among Lestat, Louis, the vampire he creates, and their 'daughter,' Claudia, are only lightly felt\".[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-McCarthy-18)\n\nOf Pitt's Louis, McCarthy said \"there is no depth to his melancholy, no pungency to his sense of loss. He also doesn’t seem to connect in a meaningful way with any of the other actors except, perhaps, to Slater’s interviewer. This is unfortunate because his profound feelings for Claudia, Lestat and Armand are meant to be among the primary driving forces of the story.\"[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-McCarthy-18) Critics also pointed out the film loses narrative steam in its third act,[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Kempley-45)[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-48)[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Thomson-47) though Maslin commented that the film's final scene provides some rejuvenating thrills.[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Maslin-44) Ebert conceded his only criticism of the film was its thin plot, but concluded that the movie is overall \"a skillful exercise in macabre imagination\".[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ebert-46)\n\n[Oprah Winfrey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oprah_Winfrey \"Oprah Winfrey\") walked out of an advance screening of the movie only 10 minutes in, because of the gore and dark themes. She considered canceling an interview with Tom Cruise promoting the film, stating, \"I believe there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness\".[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-49)\n\n### Awards and nominations\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=12 \"Edit section: Awards and nominations\")\\]\n\n| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| [Academy Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/67th_Academy_Awards \"67th Academy Awards\") | [Best Art Direction](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design \"Academy Award for Best Production Design\") | Art Direction: [Dante Ferretti](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dante_Ferretti \"Dante Ferretti\");   Set Decoration: [Francesca Lo Schiavo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francesca_Lo_Schiavo \"Francesca Lo Schiavo\") | Nominated | [\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Oscars1995-4) |\n| [Best Original Score](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score \"Academy Award for Best Original Score\") | [Elliot Goldenthal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elliot_Goldenthal \"Elliot Goldenthal\") | Nominated |   |   |\n| [ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers \"American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers\") | Top Box Office Films | Won | [\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-50) |   |\n| [Blockbuster Entertainment Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blockbuster_Entertainment_Awards \"Blockbuster Entertainment Awards\") | Favorite Actor – Mystery\/Thriller, On Video | [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\") | Nominated | [\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-51) |\n| [Boston Society of Film Critics Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards_1994 \"Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1994\") | [Best Supporting Actress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress \"Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress\") | [Kirsten Dunst](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirsten_Dunst \"Kirsten Dunst\") | Won | [\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-52) |\n| [British Academy Film Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/48th_British_Academy_Film_Awards \"48th British Academy Film Awards\") | [Best Cinematography](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Cinematography \"BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography\") | [Philippe Rousselot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippe_Rousselot \"Philippe Rousselot\") | Won | [\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-53) |\n| [Best Costume Design](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design \"BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design\") | [Sandy Powell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandy_Powell_\$costume_designer\$ \"Sandy Powell (costume designer)\") | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Make-Up and Hair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hair \"BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair\") | [Stan Winston](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stan_Winston \"Stan Winston\"), [Michèle Burke](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mich%C3%A8le_Burke \"Michèle Burke\"), and [Jan Archibald](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jan_Archibald \"Jan Archibald\") | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Production Design](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Production_Design \"BAFTA Award for Best Production Design\") | Dante Ferretti | Won |   |   |\n| [British Society of Cinematographers Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Society_of_Cinematographers#Award_categories \"British Society of Cinematographers\") | [Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Society_of_Cinematographers_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_in_a_Theatrical_Feature_Film \"British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film\") | Philippe Rousselot | Won | [\\[54\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-54) |\n| [Chicago Film Critics Association Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Awards_1994 \"Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1994\") | [Best Supporting Actress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress \"Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress\") | Kirsten Dunst | Nominated | [\\[55\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-55) |\n| Most Promising Actress | Won |   |   |   |\n| [Chlotrudis Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chlotrudis_Society_for_Independent_Film \"Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film\") | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [\\[56\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-56) |   |\n| [Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association \"Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association\") | [Best Supporting Actress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress \"Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress\") | Nominated |   |   |\n| [*Fangoria* Chainsaw Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1995_Fangoria_Chainsaw_Awards \"1995 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards\") | Best Studio\/Big-Budget Film | Nominated | [\\[57\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-57) |   |\n| [Best Actor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fangoria_Chainsaw_Award_for_Best_Actor \"Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor\") | Tom Cruise | Nominated |   |   |\n| Best Supporting Actor | [Antonio Banderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Banderas \"Antonio Banderas\") | Won |   |   |\n| Best Supporting Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Won |   |   |\n| Best Screenplay | Anne Rice | Nominated |   |   |\n| Best Soundtrack | Elliot Goldenthal | Nominated |   |   |\n| Best Makeup Effects | Stan Winston | Won |   |   |\n| [Golden Globe Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/52nd_Golden_Globe_Awards \"52nd Golden Globe Awards\") | [Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture \"Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture\") | Kirsten Dunst | Nominated | [\\[58\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-58) |\n| [Best Original Score](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Score \"Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score\") | Elliot Goldenthal | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Golden Raspberry Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/15th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards \"15th Golden Raspberry Awards\") | [Worst Screen Couple](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo \"Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo\") | Tom Cruise and [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") | Won[\\[a\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-59) | [\\[59\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-60) |\n| [Hugo Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugo_Award \"Hugo Award\") | [Best Dramatic Presentation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation \"Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation\") | [Neil Jordan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neil_Jordan \"Neil Jordan\") (director) and [Anne Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Rice \"Anne Rice\") (screenplay\/novel) | Nominated | [\\[60\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-61) |\n| [International Horror Guild Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Horror_Guild_Award \"International Horror Guild Award\") | Best Film | Won | [\\[61\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-IHG_1994-2006-62) |   |\n| [MTV Movie Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1995_MTV_Movie_Awards \"1995 MTV Movie Awards\") | [Best Movie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Movie_of_the_Year \"MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year\") | Nominated | [\\[62\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-63) |   |\n| [Best Male Performance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Movie \"MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie\") | Brad Pitt | Won |   |   |\n| [Best Breakthrough Performance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Breakthrough_Performance \"MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance\") | Kirsten Dunst | Won |   |   |\n| [Most Desirable Male](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Most_Desirable_Male \"MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male\") | Tom Cruise | Nominated |   |   |\n| Brad Pitt | Won |   |   |   |\n| [Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Best On-Screen Team](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_On-Screen_Duo \"MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo\") | Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Villain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Villain \"MTV Movie Award for Best Villain\") | Tom Cruise | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Nastro d'Argento](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nastro_d%27Argento \"Nastro d'Argento\") | Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Won |   |\n| European Silver Ribbon | Neil Jordan | Nominated |   |   |\n| [National Society of Film Critics Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1994_National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards \"1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards\") | [Best Cinematography](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Cinematography \"National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography\") | Philippe Rousselot | Nominated | [\\[63\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-64) |\n| [Saturn Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/21st_Saturn_Awards \"21st Saturn Awards\") | [Best Horror Film](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film \"Saturn Award for Best Horror Film\") | Won | [\\[64\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Saturn-65) |   |\n| [Best Director](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director \"Saturn Award for Best Director\") | Neil Jordan | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Actor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actor \"Saturn Award for Best Actor\") | Tom Cruise | Nominated |   |   |\n| Brad Pitt | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Best Performance by a Younger Actor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Younger_Actor \"Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor\") | Kirsten Dunst | Won |   |   |\n| [Best Costume](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design \"Saturn Award for Best Costume Design\") | Sandy Powell | Won |   |   |\n| [Best Make-up](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up \"Saturn Award for Best Make-up\") | Stan Winston and Michèle Burke | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Music](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Music \"Saturn Award for Best Music\") | Elliot Goldenthal | Nominated |   |   |\n\n### Year-end lists\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=13 \"Edit section: Year-end lists\")\\]\n\n- 4th – Sandi Davis, *The Oklahoman*[\\[65\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-66)\n- 6th – David Stupich, *[The Milwaukee Journal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Milwaukee_Journal \"The Milwaukee Journal\")*[\\[66\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-67)\n- Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, *[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution \"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\")*[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-AtlantaYE-68)\n- Top 5 runners-up (not ranked) – Scott Schuldt, *[The Oklahoman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Oklahoman \"The Oklahoman\")*[\\[68\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-69)\n- Top 10 runner-ups (not ranked) – [Janet Maslin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_Maslin \"Janet Maslin\"), *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*[\\[69\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-70)\n- Honorable mention – Mike Clark, *[USA Today](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USA_Today \"USA Today\")*[\\[70\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-71)\n- Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, *[San Jose Mercury News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Jose_Mercury_News \"San Jose Mercury News\")*[\\[71\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-72)\n- Honorable mention – Betsy Pickle, *[Knoxville News-Sentinel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knoxville_News-Sentinel \"Knoxville News-Sentinel\")*[\\[72\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-73)\n- Honorable mention – Dan Craft, *[The Pantagraph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Pantagraph \"The Pantagraph\")*[\\[73\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-74)\n- 1st worst – John Hurley, *[Staten Island Advance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Staten_Island_Advance \"Staten Island Advance\")*[\\[74\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-75)\n- 1st worst – Jeff Simon, *[The Buffalo News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Buffalo_News \"The Buffalo News\")*[\\[75\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-76)\n- Dishonorable mention – William Arnold, *[Seattle Post-Intelligencer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer \"Seattle Post-Intelligencer\")*[\\[76\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-77)\n\n### Home media\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=14 \"Edit section: Home media\")\\]\n\nThe film was released on [VHS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VHS \"VHS\") and [LaserDisc](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LaserDisc \"LaserDisc\") in June 1995,[\\[77\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-78)[\\[78\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-79) [DVD](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD-Video \"DVD-Video\") in 1997 and on [Blu-ray](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray \"Blu-ray\") Disc in October 2008.[\\[79\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-80)\n\n## Soundtrack\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=15 \"Edit section: Soundtrack\")\\]\n\nMain article: [*Interview with the Vampire* (soundtrack)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$soundtrack\$ \"Interview with the Vampire (soundtrack)\")\n\nThe film's musical score was written by [Elliot Goldenthal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elliot_Goldenthal \"Elliot Goldenthal\"). It received an [Oscar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/67th_Academy_Awards \"67th Academy Awards\") nomination for [Best Original Score](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score \"Academy Award for Best Original Score\"), but lost to *[The Lion King](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lion_King \"The Lion King\")*.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-BackstageOscars-3) The score opens with the Catholic hymn *[Libera Me](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Libera_Me \"Libera Me\")* slightly rewritten to reflect Louis' character. The opening line \"Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna\" (\"Save me, Lord, from eternal death\") was changed to \"Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna\" (\"Save me, Lord, from eternal life\").\n\nThe end credits cover for \"[Sympathy for the Devil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sympathy_for_the_Devil \"Sympathy for the Devil\")\" was performed by [Guns N' Roses](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guns_N%27_Roses \"Guns N' Roses\"). This was the band's last major release before the departure of [Slash](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slash_\$musician\$ \"Slash (musician)\") and [Duff McKagan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duff_McKagan \"Duff McKagan\").\n\n## Post-film period\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=16 \"Edit section: Post-film period\")\\]\n\nMain article: [*Queen of the Damned*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_of_the_Damned \"Queen of the Damned\")\n\nAfter the commercial and critical success of *Interview with the Vampire*, Neil Jordan began development on an adaptation of the novel's sequel, *[The Vampire Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vampire_Lestat \"The Vampire Lestat\")*, which ultimately did not materialize.[\\[80\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Lestat-81) Almost a decade after this film, [an adaptation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_of_the_Damned \"Queen of the Damned\") for the third book in the series, *[The Queen of the Damned](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Queen_of_the_Damned \"The Queen of the Damned\")*, was produced and distributed once again by Warner Bros. Cruise and Pitt did not reprise their roles as Lestat and Louis. Many characters and important plotlines were written out of the film, which actually combined elements of *[The Vampire Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vampire_Lestat \"The Vampire Lestat\")* with *The Queen of the Damned*. The film was negatively received by critics, and Rice dismissed it completely as she felt the filmmakers had \"mutilated\" her work. During preproduction, Rice had pleaded with the studio not to produce a film of the book just yet since she believed her readers wanted a film based on *The Vampire Lestat*.[\\[81\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Stax-82) Rice offered to write the screenplay herself but was turned down by the studio.[\\[82\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-83)[\\[83\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-84)[\\[84\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-TheAge-85)\n\nIn February 2012, a film adaptation of *[The Tale of the Body Thief](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Tale_of_the_Body_Thief \"The Tale of the Body Thief\")*, the fourth book in the series, entered development with [Brian Grazer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_Grazer \"Brian Grazer\") and [Ron Howard](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ron_Howard \"Ron Howard\")'s film production company, [Imagine Entertainment](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imagine_Entertainment \"Imagine Entertainment\"). It was reported that screenwriter Lee Patterson was going to pen the screenplay. However, Rice's son, [Christopher](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Rice \"Christopher Rice\"), apparently had drafted a screenplay based on the novel that was met with praise from those involved in the developmental stage. Rice later confirmed that creative differences that were beyond those involved resulted in the dismissal of the project in April 2013.[\\[85\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-86)\n\nIn August 2014, [Universal Pictures](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Pictures \"Universal Pictures\") acquired the rights to the entire *Vampire Chronicles* series. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci were named as producers, and the deal included the aforementioned screenplay for *The Tale of the Body Thief* written by Christopher Rice.[\\[86\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Variety_2014-08-87)[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-88)\n\nA new film adaptation of the book was written by [Josh Boone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josh_Boone_\$director\$ \"Josh Boone (director)\") and was announced in May 2016, with Boone suggesting actor [Jared Leto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jared_Leto \"Jared Leto\") play the role of Lestat.[\\[88\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-newscomau-89) In November 2016, all plans for a theatrical reboot were scrapped, with Rice announcing she had regained the rights to her novels and intended to create a television series starting with *The Vampire Lestat*.\n\n## Television series\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=17 \"Edit section: Television series\")\\]\n\nMain article: [*Interview with the Vampire* (TV series)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$TV_series\$ \"Interview with the Vampire (TV series)\")\n\nIn June 2021, [AMC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AMC_\$TV_channel\$ \"AMC (TV channel)\") announced a television adaptation of *Interview with the Vampire*, giving a series order consisting of seven episodes. The series was created by [Rolin Jones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolin_Jones \"Rolin Jones\"), who executive produced alongside [Mark Johnson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Johnson_\$producer\$ \"Mark Johnson (producer)\"), [Alan Taylor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alan_Taylor_\$director\$ \"Alan Taylor (director)\"), Anne Rice, and Christopher Rice.[\\[89\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-90) The novel is adapted through the first two seasons, with elements from *The Vampire Lestat* being used during season two.\n\n## See also\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=18 \"Edit section: See also\")\\]\n\n- [Vampire films](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vampire_films \"Vampire films\")\n\n## Notes\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=19 \"Edit section: Notes\")\\]\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-59)** Tied with [Sylvester Stallone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sylvester_Stallone \"Sylvester Stallone\") and [Sharon Stone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sharon_Stone \"Sharon Stone\") for *[The Specialist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Specialist \"The Specialist\")*.\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=20 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-1)**\n   [\"*Interview with the Vampire* (15)\"](https:\/\/www.bbfc.co.uk\/release\/interview-with-the-vampire-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yotg1mtk). *[British Board of Film Classification](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Board_of_Film_Classification \"British Board of Film Classification\")*. November 16, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2025.\n2. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-mojo_2-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-mojo_2-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-mojo_2-2) [*Interview with the Vampire (1994)*](https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/movies\/?id=interviewwiththevampire.htm) at [Box Office Mojo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Box_Office_Mojo \"Box Office Mojo\") Retrieved May 30, 2013\n3. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-BackstageOscars_3-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-BackstageOscars_3-1)\n   [\"Backstage improv adds life to Oscars\"](https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/article\/detroit-free-press-backstage-improv-adds\/123755063\/). *[Detroit Free Press](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit_Free_Press \"Detroit Free Press\")*. March 29, 1995. p. 60. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230429205610\/https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/article\/detroit-free-press-backstage-improv-adds\/123755063\/) from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newspapers.com \"Newspapers.com\").\n   \n   [![Open access icon](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/77\/Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg\/20px-Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_access \"open access publication – free to read\")\n4. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-Oscars1995_4-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-Oscars1995_4-1)\n   [\"The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners\"](https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/ceremonies\/1995). *oscars.org*. 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Tomatoes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotten_Tomatoes \"Rotten Tomatoes\") [![Edit this at Wikidata](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/8\/8a\/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg\/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png)](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q318910#P1258 \"Edit this at Wikidata\")\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Anne_Rice \"Template:Anne Rice\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Anne_Rice \"Template talk:Anne Rice\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Anne_Rice \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Anne Rice\")[Anne Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Rice \"Anne Rice\") |   |\n|---|---|\n| [Bibliography](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Rice_bibliography \"Anne Rice bibliography\") |   |\n| Novels |   |\n|   |   |\n| *[The Vampire Chronicles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vampire_Chronicles \"The Vampire Chronicles\")* | *[Interview with the Vampire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire \"Interview with the Vampire\")* (1976) *[The Vampire Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vampire_Lestat \"The Vampire Lestat\")* (1985) *[The Queen of the Damned](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Queen_of_the_Damned \"The Queen of the Damned\")* (1988) *[The Tale of the Body Thief](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Tale_of_the_Body_Thief \"The Tale of the Body Thief\")* (1992) *[Memnoch the Devil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memnoch_the_Devil \"Memnoch the Devil\")* (1995) *[The Vampire Armand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vampire_Armand \"The Vampire Armand\")* (1998) *[Merrick](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merrick_\$novel\$ \"Merrick (novel)\")* (2000) *[Blood and Gold](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood_and_Gold \"Blood and Gold\")* (2001) *[Blackwood Farm](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackwood_Farm \"Blackwood Farm\")* (2002) *[Blood Canticle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood_Canticle \"Blood Canticle\")* (2003) *[Prince Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_Lestat \"Prince Lestat\")* (2014) *[Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_Lestat_and_the_Realms_of_Atlantis \"Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis\")* (2016) *[Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood_Communion:_A_Tale_of_Prince_Lestat \"Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat\")* (2018) |\n| *New Tales of the Vampires* | *[Pandora](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pandora_\$Rice_novel\$ \"Pandora (Rice novel)\")* (1998) *[Vittorio the Vampire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vittorio_the_Vampire \"Vittorio the Vampire\")* (1999) |\n| *Ramses the Damned* | *[The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Mummy,_or_Ramses_the_Damned \"The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned\")* (1989) *[The Passion of Cleopatra](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ramses_the_Damned:_The_Passion_of_Cleopatra \"Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra\")* (2017) |\n| *Christ the Lord* | *[Out of Egypt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christ_the_Lord:_Out_of_Egypt \"Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt\")* (2005) *[The Road to Cana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christ_the_Lord:_The_Road_to_Cana \"Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana\")* (2008) |\n| *Songs of the Seraphim* | *[Angel Time](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angel_Time \"Angel Time\")* (2009) *[Of Love and Evil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Of_Love_and_Evil \"Of Love and Evil\")* (2010) |\n| *The Wolf Gift Chronicles* | *[The Wolf Gift](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wolf_Gift \"The Wolf Gift\")* (2012) *[The Wolves of Midwinter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wolves_of_Midwinter \"The Wolves of Midwinter\")* (2013) |\n| Single novels | *[The Feast of All Saints](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Feast_of_All_Saints_\$novel\$ \"The Feast of All Saints (novel)\")* (1979) *[Cry to Heaven](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cry_to_Heaven \"Cry to Heaven\")* (1982) *[Servant of the Bones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Servant_of_the_Bones \"Servant of the Bones\")* (1996) *[Violin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Violin_\$novel\$ \"Violin (novel)\")* (1997) |\n| As Anne Rampling | *[Exit to Eden](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exit_to_Eden \"Exit to Eden\")* (1985) *[Belinda](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belinda_\$Rice_novel\$ \"Belinda (Rice novel)\")* (1986) |\n| Other series | *[The Sleeping Beauty Quartet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sleeping_Beauty_Quartet \"The Sleeping Beauty Quartet\")* (as A. N. Roquelaure) (1983–2015) *[Lives of the Mayfair Witches](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lives_of_the_Mayfair_Witches \"Lives of the Mayfair Witches\")* (1990–1994) |\n| Film adaptations | *[Exit to Eden](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exit_to_Eden_\$film\$ \"Exit to Eden (film)\")* (1994) *[Interview with the Vampire]()* (1994) [soundtrack](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$soundtrack\$ \"Interview with the Vampire (soundtrack)\") *[Queen of the Damned](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_of_the_Damned \"Queen of the Damned\")* (2002) [soundtrack](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_of_the_Damned_\$soundtrack\$ \"Queen of the Damned (soundtrack)\") *[The Young Messiah](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Young_Messiah \"The Young Messiah\")* (2016) *[Cry to Heaven](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cry_to_Heaven_\$film\$ \"Cry to Heaven (film)\")* (2026) |\n| Television adaptations |   |\n|   |   |\n| *[Immortal Universe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immortal_Universe \"Immortal Universe\")* | *[Interview with the Vampire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$TV_series\$ \"Interview with the Vampire (TV series)\")* (2022–present) [soundtrack](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$Original_Television_Series_Soundtrack\$ \"Interview with the Vampire (Original Television Series Soundtrack)\") \"[In Throes of Increasing Wonder...](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_Throes_of_Increasing_Wonder... \"In Throes of Increasing Wonder...\")\" \"[...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/...After_the_Phantoms_of_Your_Former_Self \"...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self\")\" \"[Is My Very Nature That of a Devil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Is_My_Very_Nature_That_of_a_Devil \"Is My Very Nature That of a Devil\")\" \"[...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/...The_Ruthless_Pursuit_of_Blood_with_All_a_Child%27s_Demanding \"...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding\")\" \"[Long Face](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Long_Face_\$song\$ \"Long Face (song)\")\" *[Mayfair Witches](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mayfair_Witches \"Mayfair Witches\")* (2023–present) *[Talamasca: The Secret Order](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talamasca:_The_Secret_Order \"Talamasca: The Secret Order\")* (2025) |\n| Musical adaptations | *[Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_\$musical\$ \"Lestat (musical)\")* (2006) |\n| [Characters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_The_Vampire_Chronicles_characters \"List of The Vampire Chronicles characters\") | [Lestat de Lioncourt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\") [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\") [Armand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armand_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)\") [Talamasca](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talamasca \"Talamasca\") |\n| Family | [Stan Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stan_Rice \"Stan Rice\") (husband) [Christopher Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Rice \"Christopher Rice\") (son) [Alice Borchardt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alice_Borchardt \"Alice Borchardt\") (sister) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/96\/Symbol_category_class.svg\/20px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png) [Category](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Anne_Rice \"Category:Anne Rice\") |   |\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Neil_Jordan \"Template:Neil Jordan\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Neil_Jordan \"Template talk:Neil Jordan\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Neil_Jordan \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Neil Jordan\")Works by [Neil Jordan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neil_Jordan \"Neil Jordan\") |   |\n|---|---|\n| Films directed | *[Angel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angel_\$1982_Irish_film\$ \"Angel (1982 Irish film)\")* (1982) *[The Company of Wolves](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Company_of_Wolves \"The Company of Wolves\")* (1984) *[Mona Lisa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mona_Lisa_\$film\$ \"Mona Lisa (film)\")* (1986) *[High Spirits](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_Spirits_\$film\$ \"High Spirits (film)\")* (1988) *[We're No Angels](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/We%27re_No_Angels_\$1989_film\$ \"We're No Angels (1989 film)\")* (1989) *[The Miracle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Miracle_\$1991_film\$ \"The Miracle (1991 film)\")* (1991) *[The Crying Game](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Crying_Game \"The Crying Game\")* (1992) *[Interview with the Vampire]()* (1994) *[Michael Collins](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Collins_\$film\$ \"Michael Collins (film)\")* (1996) *[The Butcher Boy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Butcher_Boy_\$1997_film\$ \"The Butcher Boy (1997 film)\")* (1997) *[In Dreams](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_Dreams_\$film\$ \"In Dreams (film)\")* (1999) *[The End of the Affair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_End_of_the_Affair_\$1999_film\$ \"The End of the Affair (1999 film)\")* (1999) *[Not I](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beckett_on_Film#Not_I \"Beckett on Film\")* (2000) *[The Good Thief](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Good_Thief_\$film\$ \"The Good Thief (film)\")* (2002) *[Breakfast on Pluto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breakfast_on_Pluto_\$film\$ \"Breakfast on Pluto (film)\")* (2005) *[The Brave One](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Brave_One_\$2007_film\$ \"The Brave One (2007 film)\")* (2007) *[Ondine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ondine_\$film\$ \"Ondine (film)\")* (2009) *[Byzantium](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byzantium_\$film\$ \"Byzantium (film)\")* (2012) *[Greta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greta_\$2018_film\$ \"Greta (2018 film)\")* (2018) *[Marlowe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marlowe_\$2022_film\$ \"Marlowe (2022 film)\")* (2022) |\n| TV series created | *[The Borgias](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Borgias_\$2011_TV_series\$ \"The Borgias (2011 TV series)\")* (2011–2013) *[Riviera](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riviera_\$TV_series\$ \"Riviera (TV series)\")* (2017–2020) |\n| Books | *[Night in Tunisia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_in_Tunisia_\$short_story_collection\$ \"Night in Tunisia (short story collection)\")* *[Shade](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shade_\$novel\$ \"Shade (novel)\")* *[Mistaken](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mistaken_\$novel\$ \"Mistaken (novel)\")* |\n\n| Awards for *Interview with the Vampire* |   |\n|---|---|\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo \"Template:Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo \"Template talk:Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo\")[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo \"Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo\") |   |\n| 1990s | [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\") and [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") – *[Interview with the Vampire]()* \/ [Sylvester Stallone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sylvester_Stallone \"Sylvester Stallone\") and [Sharon Stone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sharon_Stone \"Sharon Stone\") – *[The Specialist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Specialist \"The Specialist\")* (1994) Any combination of two people (or two body parts) – *[Showgirls](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Showgirls \"Showgirls\")* (1995) [Demi Moore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demi_Moore \"Demi Moore\") and [Burt Reynolds](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burt_Reynolds \"Burt Reynolds\") – *[Striptease](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Striptease_\$film\$ \"Striptease (film)\")* (1996) [Dennis Rodman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dennis_Rodman \"Dennis Rodman\") and [Jean-Claude Van Damme](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme \"Jean-Claude Van Damme\") – *[Double Team](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Double_Team_\$film\$ \"Double Team (film)\")* (1997) [Leonardo DiCaprio](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonardo_DiCaprio \"Leonardo DiCaprio\") and [Leonardo DiCaprio](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonardo_DiCaprio \"Leonardo DiCaprio\") (as [twins](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twin \"Twin\")) – *[The Man in the Iron Mask](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Man_in_the_Iron_Mask_\$1998_film\$ \"The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)\")* (1998) [Kevin Kline](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_Kline \"Kevin Kline\") and [Will Smith](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Will_Smith \"Will Smith\") – *[Wild Wild West](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wild_Wild_West \"Wild Wild West\")* (1999) |\n| 2000s | [John Travolta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Travolta \"John Travolta\") and anyone sharing the screen with him – *[Battlefield Earth](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battlefield_Earth_\$film\$ \"Battlefield Earth (film)\")* (2000) [Tom Green](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Green \"Tom Green\") and any animal he abuses – *[Freddy Got Fingered](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freddy_Got_Fingered \"Freddy Got Fingered\")* (2001) [Adriano Giannini](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adriano_Giannini \"Adriano Giannini\") and [Madonna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madonna \"Madonna\") – *[Swept Away](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swept_Away_\$2002_film\$ \"Swept Away (2002 film)\")* (2002) [Ben Affleck](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Affleck \"Ben Affleck\") and [Jennifer Lopez](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jennifer_Lopez \"Jennifer Lopez\") – *[Gigli](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gigli \"Gigli\")* (2003) [George W. Bush](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_W._Bush \"George W. Bush\") and either [Condoleezza Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condoleezza_Rice \"Condoleezza Rice\") or [his pet goat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Pet_Goat \"The Pet Goat\") – *[Fahrenheit 9\/11](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fahrenheit_9\/11 \"Fahrenheit 9\/11\")* (2004) [Will Ferrell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Will_Ferrell \"Will Ferrell\") and [Nicole Kidman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicole_Kidman \"Nicole Kidman\") – *[Bewitched](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bewitched_\$2005_film\$ \"Bewitched (2005 film)\")* (2005) [Shawn Wayans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shawn_Wayans \"Shawn Wayans\") and either [Kerry Washington](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kerry_Washington \"Kerry Washington\") or [Marlon Wayans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marlon_Wayans \"Marlon Wayans\") – *[Little Man](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Little_Man_\$2006_film\$ \"Little Man (2006 film)\")* (2006) [Lindsay Lohan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lindsay_Lohan \"Lindsay Lohan\") and [Lindsay Lohan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lindsay_Lohan \"Lindsay Lohan\") (as [twins](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twin \"Twin\")) – *[I Know Who Killed Me](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Know_Who_Killed_Me \"I Know Who Killed Me\")* (2007) [Paris Hilton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris_Hilton \"Paris Hilton\") and either [Christine Lakin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christine_Lakin \"Christine Lakin\") or [Joel David Moore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joel_David_Moore \"Joel David Moore\") – *[The Hottie and the Nottie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hottie_and_the_Nottie \"The Hottie and the Nottie\")* (2008) [Sandra Bullock](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandra_Bullock \"Sandra Bullock\") and [Bradley Cooper](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bradley_Cooper \"Bradley Cooper\") – *[All About Steve](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_About_Steve \"All About Steve\")* (2009) |\n| 2010s | The entire cast of *[Sex and the City 2](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sex_and_the_City_2 \"Sex and the City 2\")* (2010) [Adam Sandler](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adam_Sandler \"Adam Sandler\") and either [Katie Holmes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Katie_Holmes \"Katie Holmes\"), [Al Pacino](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Pacino \"Al Pacino\") or [Adam Sandler](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adam_Sandler \"Adam Sandler\") – *[Jack and Jill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_and_Jill_\$2011_film\$ \"Jack and Jill (2011 film)\")* \/ The entire cast of *[Jack and Jill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_and_Jill_\$2011_film\$ \"Jack and Jill (2011 film)\")* (2011) [Mackenzie Foy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mackenzie_Foy \"Mackenzie Foy\") and [Taylor Lautner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taylor_Lautner \"Taylor Lautner\") – *[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2 \"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2\")* \/ The entire cast of *[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2 \"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2\")* (2012) [Jaden Smith](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaden_Smith \"Jaden Smith\") and [Will Smith](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Will_Smith \"Will Smith\") on planet nepotism – *[After Earth](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/After_Earth \"After Earth\")* (2013) [Kirk Cameron](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirk_Cameron \"Kirk Cameron\") and his ego – *[Saving Christmas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saving_Christmas \"Saving Christmas\")* (2014) [Jamie Dornan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jamie_Dornan \"Jamie Dornan\") and [Dakota Johnson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dakota_Johnson \"Dakota Johnson\") – *[Fifty Shades of Grey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey_\$film\$ \"Fifty Shades of Grey (film)\")* (2015) [Ben Affleck](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Affleck \"Ben Affleck\") and [Henry Cavill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Cavill \"Henry Cavill\") – *[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice \"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice\")* (2016) Any two obnoxious [Emojis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emoji \"Emoji\") – *[The Emoji Movie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Emoji_Movie \"The Emoji Movie\")* (2017) [Donald Trump](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_Trump \"Donald Trump\") and \"His Self Perpetuating Pettiness\" – *[Death of a Nation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_of_a_Nation_\$2018_film\$ \"Death of a Nation (2018 film)\")* and *[Fahrenheit 11\/9](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fahrenheit_11\/9 \"Fahrenheit 11\/9\")* (2018) Any two half-feline\/half-human hairballs – *[Cats](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cats_\$2019_film\$ \"Cats (2019 film)\")* (2019) |\n| 2020s | [Rudy Giuliani](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudy_Giuliani \"Rudy Giuliani\") and his pants zipper – *[Borat Subsequent Moviefilm](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Borat_Subsequent_Moviefilm \"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm\")* (2020) [LeBron James](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LeBron_James \"LeBron James\") and any [Warner cartoon character](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Looney_Tunes_and_Merrie_Melodies_characters \"List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters\") (or [Time-Warner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros._Discovery \"Warner Bros. 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Pictures\") |\n| Release date | November 11, 1994 |\n| Running time | 122 minutes[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-1) |\n| Country | United States |\n| Language | English |\n| Budget | \\$60 million[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-mojo-2) |\n| Box office | \\$223.7 million[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-mojo-2) |\n\n***Interview with the Vampire*** is a 1994 American [gothic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_film \"Gothic film\") [horror film](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horror_film \"Horror film\") directed by [Neil Jordan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neil_Jordan \"Neil Jordan\") and written by [Anne Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Rice \"Anne Rice\"), based on her [1976 novel of the same name](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire \"Interview with the Vampire\"), and starring [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\") and [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\"). It focuses on [Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\") (Cruise) and [Louis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\") (Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young [Claudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claudia_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)\") ([Kirsten Dunst](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirsten_Dunst \"Kirsten Dunst\")) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a modern-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter ([Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\")). The supporting cast features [Antonio Banderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Banderas \"Antonio Banderas\") and [Stephen Rea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Rea \"Stephen Rea\").\n\nThe film was released by [Warner Bros.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros._Pictures \"Warner Bros. Pictures\") on November 11, 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing \\$223.7 million against a \\$60 million budget. It received two [Academy Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/67th_Academy_Awards \"67th Academy Awards\") nominations for [Best Art Direction](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design \"Academy Award for Best Production Design\") and [Best Original Score](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score \"Academy Award for Best Original Score\").[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-BackstageOscars-3)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Oscars1995-4) Kirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a [Golden Globe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/52nd_Golden_Globe_Awards \"52nd Golden Globe Awards\") for [Best Supporting Actress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture \"Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture\") for her role in the film. A [stand-alone sequel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stand-alone_sequel \"Stand-alone sequel\"), *[Queen of the Damned](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_of_the_Damned \"Queen of the Damned\")*, was released in 2002, with [Stuart Townsend](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stuart_Townsend \"Stuart Townsend\") and [Matthew Newton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_Newton \"Matthew Newton\") replacing Cruise and Banderas respectively.\n\nIn 1991 [San Francisco](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco \"San Francisco\"), reporter [Daniel Molloy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Molloy \"Daniel Molloy\") interviews [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\"), who claims to be a [vampire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vampire \"Vampire\"), to Molloy's initial skepticism. Louis describes his human life as a wealthy [plantation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plantation \"Plantation\") owner in 1791 [Louisiana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louisiana_\$New_Spain\$ \"Louisiana (New Spain)\"). Despondent following the death of his wife and unborn child, he drunkenly wanders the waterfront of [New Orleans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Orleans \"New Orleans\") one night and is attacked by the vampire [Lestat de Lioncourt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\"). Lestat senses Louis' dissatisfaction with life and offers to turn him into a vampire. Louis accepts, but quickly comes to regret it. While Lestat revels in the hunt and killing of humans, Louis resists his instinct to kill to Lestat's annoyance, instead drinking animal blood to sustain himself.\n\nEventually, amid an outbreak of [plague](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plague_\$disease\$ \"Plague (disease)\") in New Orleans, Louis feeds on a little girl whose mother died in the plague. To entice Louis to stay with him, Lestat turns the dying girl, [Claudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claudia_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)\"), into a vampire. Together, they raise her as a daughter. Louis has a love for Claudia, while Lestat spoils and treats her more as a pupil, training her to become a merciless killer. Thirty years pass, and Claudia matures psychologically but remains a little girl in appearance and continues to be treated as such by Lestat. When she realizes that she will never grow older or become a mature woman, she is furious with Lestat and tells Louis that they should leave him. She tricks Lestat into drinking the \"dead blood\" of twin boys whom she killed by overdose with [laudanum](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laudanum \"Laudanum\"), which weakens Lestat, and then she slits his throat. Though Louis is shocked and upset, he helps Claudia dump Lestat's body in a swamp. They spend weeks planning a voyage to Europe to search for other vampires, but Lestat returns on the night of their departure, having survived on the blood of swamp creatures. Lestat attacks them, but Louis sets him on fire, causing the fire to spread throughout the French Quarter and allowing them to escape to their ship and depart.\n\nAfter traveling around Europe and the Mediterranean but finding no other vampires, Louis and Claudia settle in [Paris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris \"Paris\") in September 1870. Louis encounters vampires [Santiago](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)\") and [Armand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armand_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)\") by chance. Armand invites Louis and Claudia to his [coven](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coven \"Coven\"), the Théâtre des Vampires, where vampires stage theatrical horror shows for humans, ala The [Grand Guignol](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Guignol \"Grand Guignol\"). On their way out of the theater, Santiago reads Louis' mind and suspects that Louis and Claudia murdered Lestat. Armand warns Louis to send Claudia away for her own safety, and Louis stays with Armand to learn about the meaning of being a vampire. Claudia demands that Louis turn a human woman, Madeleine, into a vampire to be her new protector and companion, and he reluctantly complies. Shortly thereafter, the Parisian vampires abduct the three of them and punish them for Lestat's murder, imprisoning Louis in an iron coffin to starve to death slowly and trapping Claudia and Madeleine in a chamber, where sunlight burns them to ash. Armand does nothing to prevent this, but the next day he frees Louis. Seeking revenge, Louis returns to the theater at dawn and sets it on fire, killing all the vampires, including Santiago. Armand arrives in time to help Louis escape the sunrise, and again offers him a place by his side. Louis rejects him and leaves, unable to accept Armand's way of life and his unpredictable nature and, further, knowing Armand allowed Claudia's murder.\n\nAs decades pass, Louis never recovers from the loss of Claudia and dejectedly explores the world alone. He returns to New Orleans in 1988 and one night encounters a decayed, weakened Lestat, living as a recluse in an abandoned mansion and surviving on rat blood as Louis once had. Lestat expresses regret for having turned Claudia into a vampire and asks Louis to rejoin him, but Louis declines and leaves. Louis concludes his interview with Molloy, prompting Molloy to beseech Louis to make him his new vampire companion. Louis is outraged that Molloy has not understood the tale of suffering he has relayed and attacks Molloy to scare him into abandoning the idea. Molloy runs to his car and takes off while playing the cassette tapes of Louis' interview. On the [Golden Gate Bridge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Gate_Bridge \"Golden Gate Bridge\"), Lestat appears and attacks Molloy, taking control of the car. Revived by Molloy's blood, Lestat offers him the choice that Lestat \"never had\"—whether or not to become a vampire—and, laughing, continues driving.\n\n- [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\") as [Lestat de Lioncourt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\"), a French vampire who brings Louis on his misadventures\n- [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") as [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\"), an 18th-century drunkard whom Lestat sired\n- [Antonio Banderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Banderas \"Antonio Banderas\") as [Armand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armand_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)\"), the leader of the Parisian Brood\n- [Stephen Rea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Rea \"Stephen Rea\") as [Santiago](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)\"), Armand's right hand who leads the Théâtre des Vampires\n- [Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\") as [Daniel Molloy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Molloy \"Daniel Molloy\"), a journalist interviewing Louis\n- [Kirsten Dunst](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirsten_Dunst \"Kirsten Dunst\") as [Claudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claudia_\$The_Vampire_Chronicles\$ \"Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)\"), a young child whom Lestat sired\n- [Domiziana Giordano](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domiziana_Giordano \"Domiziana Giordano\") as Madeleine, a dollmaker whom Louis sires at Claudia's behest\n- [Thandiwe Newton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thandiwe_Newton \"Thandiwe Newton\") (credited as Thandie Newton) as Yvette\n- [Indra Ové](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indra_Ov%C3%A9 \"Indra Ové\") as New Orleans whore\n- [Laure Marsac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laure_Marsac \"Laure Marsac\") as mortal woman on stage\n- George Kelly as dollmaker\n- [Marcel Iureş](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcel_Iure%C5%9F \"Marcel Iureş\") as Paris vampire[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-5)\n- [Sara Stockbridge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sara_Stockbridge \"Sara Stockbridge\") as Estelle\n\nThe rights to Anne Rice's novel were initially purchased by [Paramount Pictures](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paramount_Pictures \"Paramount Pictures\") in April 1976, shortly before the book was published. The script lingered in [development hell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Development_hell \"Development hell\") for years, with the rights being sold to [Lorimar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lorimar_Television \"Lorimar Television\") before ending up with [Warner Bros. Pictures](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warner_Bros._Pictures \"Warner Bros. Pictures\").[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Director Neil Jordan was approached by Warner Bros. to direct after the huge success of his movie *[The Crying Game](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Crying_Game \"The Crying Game\")* (1992). Jordan was intrigued by the script, calling it \"really interesting and slightly theatrical\", but was especially interested after reading Rice's novel.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7) He agreed to direct on the condition that he be allowed to write his own script, though he did not gain a writing credit. The themes of [Catholic guilt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_guilt \"Catholic guilt\") which pervade the novel attracted Jordan, who called the story \"the most wonderful parable about wallowing in guilt that I'd ever come across. But these things are unconscious, I don't have an agenda.\"[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7)\n\nWith [David Geffen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Geffen \"David Geffen\") producing, the movie was given a \\$70 million budget, unprecedented for a film in the vampire genre. Jordan stated that:\n\n> It's not very often you can make a complicated, dark, dangerous movie and get a big budget for it. Vampire movies were traditionally made at the lower end of the scale, on a shoestring, on rudimentary sets. David Geffen is very powerful and he poured money into *Interview*. I wanted to make it on an epic scale of something like *[Gone with the Wind](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gone_with_the_Wind_\$film\$ \"Gone with the Wind (film)\")*.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7)\n\nJordan also cited [Francis Ford Coppola](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Ford_Coppola \"Francis Ford Coppola\")'s *[Dracula](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_\$1992_film\$ \"Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)\")* as an influence:\n\n> Up to that point, Francis Ford Coppola with *Bram Stoker’s Dracula*, he introduced opulence and theatricality. Normally, before that one, I always thought of vampire movies as cheap, cobbled together, brilliant use of minimal resources. Francis made it this epic, didn’t he? So when I was given the opportunity to make *Interview with the Vampire*, I thought, \"Oh, it would be really great to expand on that epic sense of darkness and to give these characters huge, kind of romantic destinies and longings and feelings.\"[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-8)\n\nRice adapted her 1976 novel *[Interview with the Vampire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire \"Interview with the Vampire\")* into a screenplay with French actor [Alain Delon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alain_Delon \"Alain Delon\") in mind for the role of [Louis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac \"Louis de Pointe du Lac\").[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) Later on, when *Interview* entered the casting stage, British [actor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Actor \"Actor\") [Julian Sands](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julian_Sands \"Julian Sands\") was championed by Rice and fans of the novel to play [Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lestat_de_Lioncourt \"Lestat de Lioncourt\"),[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) but because Sands was not a well-known name at the time (being only famed for his performance in *[A Room with a View](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Room_with_a_View_\$1986_film\$ \"A Room with a View (1986 film)\")*), he was rejected and the role was given to [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\"). Because of his star power, Cruise received a record \\$10 million salary and a percentage of the profits.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-10) Before Cruise was cast, Rice and the studio wanted [Daniel Day-Lewis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Day-Lewis \"Daniel Day-Lewis\") to portray Lestat after [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") was cast as Louis, but Day-Lewis turned it down as he didn't want to portray a vampire.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-11)[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-variety.com-12)\n\nThe casting was initially criticized by Rice, who said that Cruise was \"no more my vampire Lestat than [Edward G. Robinson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_G._Robinson \"Edward G. Robinson\") is [Rhett Butler](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhett_Butler \"Rhett Butler\")\",[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) and the casting was \"so bizarre; it's almost impossible to imagine how it's going to work\". She recommended a number of other actors including [John Malkovich](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Malkovich \"John Malkovich\"), [Peter Weller](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Weller \"Peter Weller\"), [Jeremy Irons](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeremy_Irons \"Jeremy Irons\"), [Rutger Hauer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rutger_Hauer \"Rutger Hauer\"), and [Alexander Godunov](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Godunov \"Alexander Godunov\"). She suggested that Pitt and Cruise switch roles, stating that \"I tried for a long time to tell them that they should just reverse these roles—have Brad Pitt play Lestat and have Tom Cruise play Louis. Of course, they don't listen to me.\"[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-13)[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-variety.com-12)\n\nEventually, Rice became satisfied with Cruise's performance after seeing the completed film, saying that \"from the moment he appeared, Tom was Lestat for me\" and \"that Tom *did* make Lestat work was something I could not see in a crystal ball.\" She called Cruise to compliment him and admit that she was wrong.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Judy_Brennan-14)\n\nDue to Rice's perception of Hollywood's [homophobia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Homophobia \"Homophobia\"), at one point she rewrote the part of Louis, changing his sex to female, in order to specifically heterosexualize the character's relationship with Lestat.[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Vampire-15) At the time, Rice felt it was the only way to get the film made, and singer-actress [Cher](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cher \"Cher\") was considered for the part.[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Vampire-15) A song titled \"Lovers Forever\", which Cher wrote along with [Shirley Eikhard](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shirley_Eikhard \"Shirley Eikhard\") for the film's soundtrack, got rejected as Pitt was ultimately cast for the role, though a dance-pop version of the song was released on Cher's 2013 album, *[Closer to the Truth](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Closer_to_the_Truth_\$Cher_album\$ \"Closer to the Truth (Cher album)\")*.[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-16)\n\nOriginally, [River Phoenix](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/River_Phoenix \"River Phoenix\") was cast for the role of Daniel Molloy (as Anne Rice liked the idea), but he died four weeks before he was due to begin filming. When [Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\") was cast in his place as Molloy, he donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Petrucelli2009-17) The film has a dedication to Phoenix after the end credits.[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-McCarthy-18)\n\nTen-year-old actress Kirsten Dunst was spotted by talent scouts and was the first girl tested for the role of Claudia.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) Said producer [Stephen Woolley](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Woolley \"Stephen Woolley\"): \"We started looking at 6-year-olds, which is about Claudia's age in the book, but the role is too demanding for a 6-year-old. We needed a child with a mind capable of grasping the fine points of the difficult monologues Claudia has, and Kirsten was the first actress we saw. She gave a wonderful reading but we thought it was too good to be true, so we saw thousands of other girls. In the end we came back to Kirsten--she's quite extraordinary in the part.\"[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-McKenna-19) [Julia Stiles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julia_Stiles \"Julia Stiles\") also auditioned for Claudia but Neil Jordan considered her \"too old\".[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-20)\n\nFilming took place primarily in [New Orleans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Orleans \"New Orleans\") and in [London](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London \"London\"), with limited location shooting done in [San Francisco](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco \"San Francisco\") and [Paris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris \"Paris\").[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-21) Louis' plantation was a combination of primarily [Destrehan Plantation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Destrehan_Plantation \"Destrehan Plantation\"), just west[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-22) of New Orleans, and [Oak Alley Plantation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oak_Alley_Plantation \"Oak Alley Plantation\") in nearby [Vacherie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vacherie \"Vacherie\").[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-23) The depiction of 18th- and early-19th-century New Orleans was achieved with a combination of location shooting in the [French Quarter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Quarter \"French Quarter\") of New Orleans and filming on a purpose-built waterfront set along the [Mississippi River](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi_River \"Mississippi River\").[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-24)[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-movie-locations.com-25) Production then moved to [London](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London \"London\"), where interior sets were constructed at [Pinewood Studios](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinewood_Studios \"Pinewood Studios\").[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) The sets designed by Dante Ferretti included the interiors of Louis, Lestat and Claudia's New Orleans townhouse, Claudia and Louis' Paris hotel suite, the Théâtre des Vampires (built on Pinewood's [007 Stage](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/007_Stage \"007 Stage\")), and the catacombs where the Parisian vampires live.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-27) Shooting took place in San Francisco, mainly on the [Golden Gate Bridge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Gate_Bridge \"Golden Gate Bridge\"), with the external façade of Louis' hotel located at the intersection of Taylor Street, [Market Street](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Market_Street_\$San_Francisco\$ \"Market Street (San Francisco)\"), and Golden Gate Avenue.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-movie-locations.com-25)\n\nBrad Pitt admitted in a 2011 interview with *[Entertainment Weekly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entertainment_Weekly \"Entertainment Weekly\")* that he was \"miserable\" while making the film and even tried to buy himself out of his contract at one point.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) Pitt called the production \"six-months of f---king darkness\" because of the almost-exclusive night shoots,[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-ASC-28) filmed mostly in London in the depths of winter, which sent him into a depression.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) The script, which he received only two weeks prior to filming, was also a source of disappointment. He unfavorably contrasted the character of Louis which he had admired in the book to that presented in the script:\n\n> In the book you have this guy asking, 'Who am I?' Which was probably applicable to me at that time: 'Am I good? Am I of the angels? Am I bad? Am I of the devil?' In the book it is a guy going on this search of discovery. And in the meantime, he has this Lestat character that he's entranced by and abhors. ... In the movie, they took the sensational aspects of Lestat and made that the pulse of the film, and those things are very enjoyable and very good, but for me, there was just nothing to do—you just sit and watch.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26)\n\nVisual effects were overseen by [Stan Winston](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stan_Winston \"Stan Winston\") and his team. At the same time, the new visual effects company [Digital Domain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_Domain \"Digital Domain\") was responsible for creating the visual effects under Visual Effects Supervisor [Robert Legato](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Legato \"Robert Legato\").[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Interview_with_the_Vampire-29)[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-30) Director Neil Jordan was initially hesitant to use Stan Winston Studios, because they had gained a reputation for specializing in large-scale [animatronics](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animatronics \"Animatronics\") and [CGI](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computer-generated_imagery \"Computer-generated imagery\") with [*Jurassic Park*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jurassic_Park_\$film\$ \"Jurassic Park (film)\") and *[Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day \"Terminator 2: Judgment Day\")*; *Interview with the Vampire* was going to require mostly special makeup effects.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Winston designed the characters' vampire appearances and makeup effects, including a technique for stenciling translucent blue veins on the actors' faces.[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Warner_Home_Video-31) This required the actors to hang upside down for 30 minutes, so that the blood would rush to their heads and cause their veins to protrude, enabling the makeup artists to trace realistic patterns.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6)\n\nDigital effects were used mainly to add small details or to enhance certain physical effects, like the burning of the New Orleans set or the burning of Louis' plantation, whereby CGI flames were imposed on a miniature of the house.[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Interview_with_the_Vampire-29) The most difficult digital effects to illustrate were Louis and Claudia's transformations into vampires, which were technologically very advanced for the time.[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Warner_Home_Video-31) The scene where Claudia cuts Lestat's throat was achieved by transferring from Tom Cruise bleeding from a prosthetic wound to an animatronic model designed to \"wither\" as it bled out, enhanced with CGI blood. Winston also sculpted the rough model for the charred remains of Claudia and Madeleine, using archival photographs of victims from [Hiroshima](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki \"Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\") for inspiration.[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Warner_Brothers_Home_Video-32)\n\nA rough-cut of *Interview with the Vampire* was shown to [test audiences](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Test_audience \"Test audience\"), who, according to producer David Geffen, felt \"there was a little too much blood and violence.\" The screenings were held over the objection of Neil Jordan, who was planning on further paring down the length of the film before previewing it, but Geffen wanted to show the longer version to \"get a feel for what the audience wanted.\" Eventually about 20 minutes' worth of footage was either cut or rearranged before the theatrical version was ready.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Judy_Brennan-14)\n\n*Interview with the Vampire* was a box office success. The film opened on November 11, 1994 ([Veterans Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Veterans_Day \"Veterans Day\")) and opening weekend grosses amounted to \\$36.4 million, surpassing *[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Home_Alone_2:_Lost_in_New_York \"Home Alone 2: Lost in New York\")* to achieve a November record, and placing it in the [number one](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_1994_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States \"List of 1994 box office number-one films in the United States\") position at the US box office above *[The Santa Clause](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Santa_Clause \"The Santa Clause\")*, which opened with \\$19.3 million.[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-33)[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-34) Some in the industry disputed the figure and the range of estimates by others were from \\$34 to \\$37 million.[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-35) At that time, *Interview with the Vampire* had the fourth-highest three-day opening weekend of all time, behind *[Jurassic Park](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jurassic_Park_\$film\$ \"Jurassic Park (film)\")*, *[Batman Returns](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batman_Returns \"Batman Returns\")* and *[Batman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batman_\$1989_film\$ \"Batman (1989 film)\")*.[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-36)[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-37) Its opening was at that time the biggest non-summer opening and the biggest R-rated opening weekend ever, with the latter surpassing *[Lethal Weapon 3](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lethal_Weapon_3 \"Lethal Weapon 3\")*.[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-38) The film held this record until 1997 when it was surpassed by *[Air Force One](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Force_One_\$film\$ \"Air Force One (film)\")*.[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-39)\n\n*Interview with the Vampire* held the record for having the highest opening weekend for a [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") film until it was taken by *[Ocean's Eleven](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean%27s_Eleven \"Ocean's Eleven\")* in 2001.[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-40) In subsequent weeks, it struggled against *[Star Trek Generations](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek_Generations \"Star Trek Generations\")* and *The Santa Clause*. Its total gross in the United States and Canada was \\$105 million, while the worldwide gross was \\$224 million, against an estimated budget of \\$60 million.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-mojo-2)\n\nOn [Rotten Tomatoes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rotten_Tomatoes \"Rotten Tomatoes\"), the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 64 critics. The site's critics consensus reads: \"Despite lacking some of the book's subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting, *Interview with the Vampire* benefits from Neil Jordan's atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills.\"[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-RT-41) On [Metacritic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metacritic \"Metacritic\"), the film holds a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating \"generally favorable reviews\".[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-42) Audiences polled by [CinemaScore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CinemaScore \"CinemaScore\") gave the film an average grade of \"B+\" on an A+ to F scale.[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-43)\n\nCritics praised the film's production design, cinematography, and special effects, as well as the performances of Cruise and Dunst. Of Cruise, [Janet Maslin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_Maslin \"Janet Maslin\") of *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")* wrote the actor \"is flabbergastingly right for this role. The vampire Lestat, the most commanding and teasingly malicious of Ms. Rice's creations, brings out in Mr. Cruise a fiery, mature sexual magnetism he has not previously displayed on screen. Except for a few angry outbursts here, there are no signs of the actor's usual boyishness. Instead, adopting a worldly manner and an exquisite otherworldly look, he transforms himself into a darkly captivating roue who's seen it all\".[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Maslin-44) *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*'s Rita Kempley said \"Cruise brings a wicked wit to the ghoulish role\" of Lestat.[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Kempley-45)\n\nThe *[Chicago Sun-Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Sun-Times \"Chicago Sun-Times\")*' [Roger Ebert](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roger_Ebert \"Roger Ebert\") gave the film three out of four stars, writing \"the movie never makes vampirism look like anything but an endless sadness. That is its greatest strength. Vampires throughout movie history have often chortled as if they'd gotten away with something. But the first great vampire movie, *[Nosferatu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nosferatu \"Nosferatu\")* (1922), knew better, and so does this one.\"[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ebert-46) He opined production designer Dante Ferretti \"combines the elegance of [*The Age of Innocence*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Age_of_Innocence_\$1993_film\$ \"The Age of Innocence (1993 film)\") and the fantastic images of *[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Adventures_of_Baron_Munchausen \"The Adventures of Baron Munchausen\")* into a vampire world of eerie beauty\", and called the Paris catacomb sets \"one of the great sets of movie history\".[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ebert-46) He also praised the casting of Cruise and added, \"Dunst, perhaps with the help of Stan Winston's subtle makeup, is somehow able to convey the notion of great age inside apparent youth.\"[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ebert-46)\n\n[Desson Thomson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Desson_Thomson \"Desson Thomson\"), also of *The Washington Post*, was not as enthusiastic about Cruise's performance.[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Thomson-47) He added, \"The humor, more subtly embedded in the book, has been brought to the surface as if this were a weekly [sitcom](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sitcom \"Sitcom\") called 'Pardon Me but Your Teeth Are in My Neck.'\"[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Thomson-47) More critical reviews noted the compressed nature of the film adaptation \"left out information crucial to understanding the characters' behavior\".[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Kempley-45) In *[Variety](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Variety_\$magazine\$ \"Variety (magazine)\")*, [Todd McCarthy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Todd_McCarthy \"Todd McCarthy\") wrote while the film \"has its share of riveting moments\" and bears a \"wonderfully evocative mood\", what is \"missing is a strong sense of emotional exchange and development among the main characters. The intense bonds of love, resentment and hatred that arc through the centuries among Lestat, Louis, the vampire he creates, and their 'daughter,' Claudia, are only lightly felt\".[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-McCarthy-18)\n\nOf Pitt's Louis, McCarthy said \"there is no depth to his melancholy, no pungency to his sense of loss. He also doesn’t seem to connect in a meaningful way with any of the other actors except, perhaps, to Slater’s interviewer. This is unfortunate because his profound feelings for Claudia, Lestat and Armand are meant to be among the primary driving forces of the story.\"[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-McCarthy-18) Critics also pointed out the film loses narrative steam in its third act,[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Kempley-45)[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-48)[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Thomson-47) though Maslin commented that the film's final scene provides some rejuvenating thrills.[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Maslin-44) Ebert conceded his only criticism of the film was its thin plot, but concluded that the movie is overall \"a skillful exercise in macabre imagination\".[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Ebert-46)\n\n[Oprah Winfrey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oprah_Winfrey \"Oprah Winfrey\") walked out of an advance screening of the movie only 10 minutes in, because of the gore and dark themes. She considered canceling an interview with Tom Cruise promoting the film, stating, \"I believe there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness\".[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-49)\n\n### Awards and nominations\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$&action=edit&section=12 \"Edit section: Awards and nominations\")\\]\n\n| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| [Academy Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/67th_Academy_Awards \"67th Academy Awards\") | [Best Art Direction](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design \"Academy Award for Best Production Design\") | Art Direction: [Dante Ferretti](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dante_Ferretti \"Dante Ferretti\");   Set Decoration: [Francesca Lo Schiavo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francesca_Lo_Schiavo \"Francesca Lo Schiavo\") | Nominated | [\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Oscars1995-4) |\n| [Best Original Score](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score \"Academy Award for Best Original Score\") | [Elliot Goldenthal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elliot_Goldenthal \"Elliot Goldenthal\") | Nominated |   |   |\n| [ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers \"American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers\") | Top Box Office Films | Won | [\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-50) |   |\n| [Blockbuster Entertainment Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blockbuster_Entertainment_Awards \"Blockbuster Entertainment Awards\") | Favorite Actor – Mystery\/Thriller, On Video | [Tom Cruise](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Cruise \"Tom Cruise\") | Nominated | [\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-51) |\n| [Boston Society of Film Critics Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards_1994 \"Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1994\") | [Best Supporting Actress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress \"Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress\") | [Kirsten Dunst](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirsten_Dunst \"Kirsten Dunst\") | Won | [\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-52) |\n| [British Academy Film Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/48th_British_Academy_Film_Awards \"48th British Academy Film Awards\") | [Best Cinematography](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Cinematography \"BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography\") | [Philippe Rousselot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippe_Rousselot \"Philippe Rousselot\") | Won | [\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-53) |\n| [Best Costume Design](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design \"BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design\") | [Sandy Powell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandy_Powell_\$costume_designer\$ \"Sandy Powell (costume designer)\") | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Make-Up and Hair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hair \"BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair\") | [Stan Winston](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stan_Winston \"Stan Winston\"), [Michèle Burke](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mich%C3%A8le_Burke \"Michèle Burke\"), and [Jan Archibald](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jan_Archibald \"Jan Archibald\") | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Production Design](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Production_Design \"BAFTA Award for Best Production Design\") | Dante Ferretti | Won |   |   |\n| [British Society of Cinematographers Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Society_of_Cinematographers#Award_categories \"British Society of Cinematographers\") | [Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Society_of_Cinematographers_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_in_a_Theatrical_Feature_Film \"British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film\") | Philippe Rousselot | Won | [\\[54\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-54) |\n| [Chicago Film Critics Association Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Awards_1994 \"Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1994\") | [Best Supporting Actress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress \"Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress\") | Kirsten Dunst | Nominated | [\\[55\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-55) |\n| Most Promising Actress | Won |   |   |   |\n| [Chlotrudis Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chlotrudis_Society_for_Independent_Film \"Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film\") | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [\\[56\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-56) |   |\n| [Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association \"Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association\") | [Best Supporting Actress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress \"Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress\") | Nominated |   |   |\n| [*Fangoria* Chainsaw Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1995_Fangoria_Chainsaw_Awards \"1995 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards\") | Best Studio\/Big-Budget Film | Nominated | [\\[57\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-57) |   |\n| [Best Actor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fangoria_Chainsaw_Award_for_Best_Actor \"Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor\") | Tom Cruise | Nominated |   |   |\n| Best Supporting Actor | [Antonio Banderas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_Banderas \"Antonio Banderas\") | Won |   |   |\n| Best Supporting Actress | Kirsten Dunst | Won |   |   |\n| Best Screenplay | Anne Rice | Nominated |   |   |\n| Best Soundtrack | Elliot Goldenthal | Nominated |   |   |\n| Best Makeup Effects | Stan Winston | Won |   |   |\n| [Golden Globe Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/52nd_Golden_Globe_Awards \"52nd Golden Globe Awards\") | [Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture \"Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture\") | Kirsten Dunst | Nominated | [\\[58\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-58) |\n| [Best Original Score](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Score \"Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score\") | Elliot Goldenthal | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Golden Raspberry Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/15th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards \"15th Golden Raspberry Awards\") | [Worst Screen Couple](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo \"Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo\") | Tom Cruise and [Brad Pitt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brad_Pitt \"Brad Pitt\") | Won[\\[a\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-59) | [\\[59\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-60) |\n| [Hugo Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugo_Award \"Hugo Award\") | [Best Dramatic Presentation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation \"Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation\") | [Neil Jordan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neil_Jordan \"Neil Jordan\") (director) and [Anne Rice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anne_Rice \"Anne Rice\") (screenplay\/novel) | Nominated | [\\[60\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-61) |\n| [International Horror Guild Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Horror_Guild_Award \"International Horror Guild Award\") | Best Film | Won | [\\[61\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-IHG_1994-2006-62) |   |\n| [MTV Movie Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1995_MTV_Movie_Awards \"1995 MTV Movie Awards\") | [Best Movie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Movie_of_the_Year \"MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year\") | Nominated | [\\[62\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-63) |   |\n| [Best Male Performance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Movie \"MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie\") | Brad Pitt | Won |   |   |\n| [Best Breakthrough Performance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Breakthrough_Performance \"MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance\") | Kirsten Dunst | Won |   |   |\n| [Most Desirable Male](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Most_Desirable_Male \"MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male\") | Tom Cruise | Nominated |   |   |\n| Brad Pitt | Won |   |   |   |\n| [Christian Slater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Slater \"Christian Slater\") | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Best On-Screen Team](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_On-Screen_Duo \"MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo\") | Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Villain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Villain \"MTV Movie Award for Best Villain\") | Tom Cruise | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Nastro d'Argento](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nastro_d%27Argento \"Nastro d'Argento\") | Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Won |   |\n| European Silver Ribbon | Neil Jordan | Nominated |   |   |\n| [National Society of Film Critics Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1994_National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards \"1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards\") | [Best Cinematography](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Cinematography \"National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography\") | Philippe Rousselot | Nominated | [\\[63\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-64) |\n| [Saturn Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/21st_Saturn_Awards \"21st Saturn Awards\") | [Best Horror Film](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film \"Saturn Award for Best Horror Film\") | Won | [\\[64\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Saturn-65) |   |\n| [Best Director](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director \"Saturn Award for Best Director\") | Neil Jordan | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Actor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actor \"Saturn Award for Best Actor\") | Tom Cruise | Nominated |   |   |\n| Brad Pitt | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Best Performance by a Younger Actor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Younger_Actor \"Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor\") | Kirsten Dunst | Won |   |   |\n| [Best Costume](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design \"Saturn Award for Best Costume Design\") | Sandy Powell | Won |   |   |\n| [Best Make-up](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up \"Saturn Award for Best Make-up\") | Stan Winston and Michèle Burke | Nominated |   |   |\n| [Best Music](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Music \"Saturn Award for Best Music\") | Elliot Goldenthal | Nominated |   |   |\n\n- 4th – Sandi Davis, *The Oklahoman*[\\[65\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-66)\n- 6th – David Stupich, *[The Milwaukee Journal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Milwaukee_Journal \"The Milwaukee Journal\")*[\\[66\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-67)\n- Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, *[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution \"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\")*[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-AtlantaYE-68)\n- Top 5 runners-up (not ranked) – Scott Schuldt, *[The Oklahoman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Oklahoman \"The Oklahoman\")*[\\[68\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-69)\n- Top 10 runner-ups (not ranked) – [Janet Maslin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_Maslin \"Janet Maslin\"), *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*[\\[69\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-70)\n- Honorable mention – Mike Clark, *[USA Today](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USA_Today \"USA Today\")*[\\[70\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-71)\n- Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, *[San Jose Mercury News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Jose_Mercury_News \"San Jose Mercury News\")*[\\[71\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-72)\n- Honorable mention – Betsy Pickle, *[Knoxville News-Sentinel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knoxville_News-Sentinel \"Knoxville News-Sentinel\")*[\\[72\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-73)\n- Honorable mention – Dan Craft, *[The Pantagraph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Pantagraph \"The Pantagraph\")*[\\[73\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-74)\n- 1st worst – John Hurley, *[Staten Island Advance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Staten_Island_Advance \"Staten Island Advance\")*[\\[74\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-75)\n- 1st worst – Jeff Simon, *[The Buffalo News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Buffalo_News \"The Buffalo News\")*[\\[75\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-76)\n- Dishonorable mention – William Arnold, *[Seattle Post-Intelligencer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer \"Seattle Post-Intelligencer\")*[\\[76\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-77)\n\nThe film was released on [VHS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VHS \"VHS\") and [LaserDisc](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LaserDisc \"LaserDisc\") in June 1995,[\\[77\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-78)[\\[78\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-79) [DVD](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD-Video \"DVD-Video\") in 1997 and on [Blu-ray](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blu-ray \"Blu-ray\") Disc in October 2008.[\\[79\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-80)\n\nThe film's musical score was written by [Elliot Goldenthal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elliot_Goldenthal \"Elliot Goldenthal\"). It received an [Oscar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/67th_Academy_Awards \"67th Academy Awards\") nomination for [Best Original Score](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score \"Academy Award for Best Original Score\"), but lost to *[The Lion King](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lion_King \"The Lion King\")*.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-BackstageOscars-3) The score opens with the Catholic hymn *[Libera Me](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Libera_Me \"Libera Me\")* slightly rewritten to reflect Louis' character. The opening line \"Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna\" (\"Save me, Lord, from eternal death\") was changed to \"Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna\" (\"Save me, Lord, from eternal life\").\n\nThe end credits cover for \"[Sympathy for the Devil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sympathy_for_the_Devil \"Sympathy for the Devil\")\" was performed by [Guns N' Roses](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guns_N%27_Roses \"Guns N' Roses\"). This was the band's last major release before the departure of [Slash](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slash_\$musician\$ \"Slash (musician)\") and [Duff McKagan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duff_McKagan \"Duff McKagan\").\n\nAfter the commercial and critical success of *Interview with the Vampire*, Neil Jordan began development on an adaptation of the novel's sequel, *[The Vampire Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vampire_Lestat \"The Vampire Lestat\")*, which ultimately did not materialize.[\\[80\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Lestat-81) Almost a decade after this film, [an adaptation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_of_the_Damned \"Queen of the Damned\") for the third book in the series, *[The Queen of the Damned](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Queen_of_the_Damned \"The Queen of the Damned\")*, was produced and distributed once again by Warner Bros. Cruise and Pitt did not reprise their roles as Lestat and Louis. Many characters and important plotlines were written out of the film, which actually combined elements of *[The Vampire Lestat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Vampire_Lestat \"The Vampire Lestat\")* with *The Queen of the Damned*. The film was negatively received by critics, and Rice dismissed it completely as she felt the filmmakers had \"mutilated\" her work. During preproduction, Rice had pleaded with the studio not to produce a film of the book just yet since she believed her readers wanted a film based on *The Vampire Lestat*.[\\[81\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Stax-82) Rice offered to write the screenplay herself but was turned down by the studio.[\\[82\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-83)[\\[83\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-84)[\\[84\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-TheAge-85)\n\nIn February 2012, a film adaptation of *[The Tale of the Body Thief](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Tale_of_the_Body_Thief \"The Tale of the Body Thief\")*, the fourth book in the series, entered development with [Brian Grazer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_Grazer \"Brian Grazer\") and [Ron Howard](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ron_Howard \"Ron Howard\")'s film production company, [Imagine Entertainment](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imagine_Entertainment \"Imagine Entertainment\"). It was reported that screenwriter Lee Patterson was going to pen the screenplay. However, Rice's son, [Christopher](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Rice \"Christopher Rice\"), apparently had drafted a screenplay based on the novel that was met with praise from those involved in the developmental stage. Rice later confirmed that creative differences that were beyond those involved resulted in the dismissal of the project in April 2013.[\\[85\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-86)\n\nIn August 2014, [Universal Pictures](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Pictures \"Universal Pictures\") acquired the rights to the entire *Vampire Chronicles* series. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci were named as producers, and the deal included the aforementioned screenplay for *The Tale of the Body Thief* written by Christopher Rice.[\\[86\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-Variety_2014-08-87)[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-88)\n\nA new film adaptation of the book was written by [Josh Boone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josh_Boone_\$director\$ \"Josh Boone (director)\") and was announced in May 2016, with Boone suggesting actor [Jared Leto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jared_Leto \"Jared Leto\") play the role of Lestat.[\\[88\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-newscomau-89) In November 2016, all plans for a theatrical reboot were scrapped, with Rice announcing she had regained the rights to her novels and intended to create a television series starting with *The Vampire Lestat*.\n\nIn June 2021, [AMC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AMC_\$TV_channel\$ \"AMC (TV channel)\") announced a television adaptation of *Interview with the Vampire*, giving a series order consisting of seven episodes. The series was created by [Rolin Jones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolin_Jones \"Rolin Jones\"), who executive produced alongside [Mark Johnson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Johnson_\$producer\$ \"Mark Johnson (producer)\"), [Alan Taylor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alan_Taylor_\$director\$ \"Alan Taylor (director)\"), Anne Rice, and Christopher Rice.[\\[89\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_note-90) The novel is adapted through the first two seasons, with elements from *The Vampire Lestat* being used during season two.\n\n- [Vampire films](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vampire_films \"Vampire films\")\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-59)** Tied with [Sylvester Stallone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sylvester_Stallone \"Sylvester Stallone\") and [Sharon Stone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sharon_Stone \"Sharon Stone\") for *[The Specialist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Specialist \"The Specialist\")*.\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-1)**\n   [\"*Interview with the Vampire* (15)\"](https:\/\/www.bbfc.co.uk\/release\/interview-with-the-vampire-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yotg1mtk). *[British Board of Film Classification](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Board_of_Film_Classification \"British Board of Film Classification\")*. November 16, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2025.\n2. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-mojo_2-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-mojo_2-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-mojo_2-2) [*Interview with the Vampire (1994)*](https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/movies\/?id=interviewwiththevampire.htm) at [Box Office Mojo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Box_Office_Mojo \"Box Office Mojo\") Retrieved May 30, 2013\n3. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-BackstageOscars_3-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-BackstageOscars_3-1)\n   [\"Backstage improv adds life to Oscars\"](https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/article\/detroit-free-press-backstage-improv-adds\/123755063\/). *[Detroit Free Press](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit_Free_Press \"Detroit Free Press\")*. March 29, 1995. p. 60. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230429205610\/https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/article\/detroit-free-press-backstage-improv-adds\/123755063\/) from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newspapers.com \"Newspapers.com\").\n   \n   [![Open access icon](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/77\/Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg\/20px-Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_access \"open access publication – free to read\")\n4. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-Oscars1995_4-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-Oscars1995_4-1)\n   [\"The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners\"](https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/ceremonies\/1995). *oscars.org*. Retrieved August 5, 2011.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-5)**\n   Southern, Nathan (2015). [\"Marcel Iures - Biography - Movies & TV\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150929125002\/http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/movies\/person\/196385\/Marcel-Iures\/biography). Movies & TV Dept. *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*. Archived from [the original](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/movies\/person\/196385\/Marcel-Iures\/biography) on September 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016.\n6. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-Anthony_Hogg_6-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-Anthony_Hogg_6-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-Anthony_Hogg_6-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interview_with_the_Vampire_\$film\$#cite_ref-Anthony_Hogg_6-3)\n   Hogg, Anthony (November 11, 2014). [\"20 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the 'Interview with the Vampire' Movie, Part 1\"](https:\/\/vamped.org\/2014\/11\/11\/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-interview-with-the-vampire-movie-pt-1\/). *vamped.org*. 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Boilerpipe Text	Interview with the Vampire Theatrical release poster Directed by Neil Jordan Screenplay by Anne Rice Based on Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice Produced by David Geffen Stephen Woolley Starring Tom Cruise Brad Pitt Stephen Rea Antonio Banderas Christian Slater Kirsten Dunst Cinematography Philippe Rousselot Edited by Mick Audsley Joke van Wijk Music by Elliot Goldenthal Production company The Geffen Film Company Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date November 11, 1994 Running time 122 minutes [ 1 ] Country United States Language English Budget $60 million [ 2 ] Box office $223.7 million [ 2 ] Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 American gothic horror film directed by Neil Jordan and written by Anne Rice , based on her 1976 novel of the same name , and starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt . It focuses on Lestat (Cruise) and Louis (Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young Claudia ( Kirsten Dunst ) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a modern-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter ( Christian Slater ). The supporting cast features Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea . The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 11, 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $223.7 million against a $60 million budget. It received two Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Kirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. A stand-alone sequel , Queen of the Damned , was released in 2002, with Stuart Townsend and Matthew Newton replacing Cruise and Banderas respectively. In 1991 San Francisco , reporter Daniel Molloy interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac , who claims to be a vampire , to Molloy's initial skepticism. Louis describes his human life as a wealthy plantation owner in 1791 Louisiana . Despondent following the death of his wife and unborn child, he drunkenly wanders the waterfront of New Orleans one night and is attacked by the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt . Lestat senses Louis' dissatisfaction with life and offers to turn him into a vampire. Louis accepts, but quickly comes to regret it. While Lestat revels in the hunt and killing of humans, Louis resists his instinct to kill to Lestat's annoyance, instead drinking animal blood to sustain himself. Eventually, amid an outbreak of plague in New Orleans, Louis feeds on a little girl whose mother died in the plague. To entice Louis to stay with him, Lestat turns the dying girl, Claudia , into a vampire. Together, they raise her as a daughter. Louis has a love for Claudia, while Lestat spoils and treats her more as a pupil, training her to become a merciless killer. Thirty years pass, and Claudia matures psychologically but remains a little girl in appearance and continues to be treated as such by Lestat. When she realizes that she will never grow older or become a mature woman, she is furious with Lestat and tells Louis that they should leave him. She tricks Lestat into drinking the "dead blood" of twin boys whom she killed by overdose with laudanum , which weakens Lestat, and then she slits his throat. Though Louis is shocked and upset, he helps Claudia dump Lestat's body in a swamp. They spend weeks planning a voyage to Europe to search for other vampires, but Lestat returns on the night of their departure, having survived on the blood of swamp creatures. Lestat attacks them, but Louis sets him on fire, causing the fire to spread throughout the French Quarter and allowing them to escape to their ship and depart. After traveling around Europe and the Mediterranean but finding no other vampires, Louis and Claudia settle in Paris in September 1870. Louis encounters vampires Santiago and Armand by chance. Armand invites Louis and Claudia to his coven , the Théâtre des Vampires, where vampires stage theatrical horror shows for humans, ala The Grand Guignol . On their way out of the theater, Santiago reads Louis' mind and suspects that Louis and Claudia murdered Lestat. Armand warns Louis to send Claudia away for her own safety, and Louis stays with Armand to learn about the meaning of being a vampire. Claudia demands that Louis turn a human woman, Madeleine, into a vampire to be her new protector and companion, and he reluctantly complies. Shortly thereafter, the Parisian vampires abduct the three of them and punish them for Lestat's murder, imprisoning Louis in an iron coffin to starve to death slowly and trapping Claudia and Madeleine in a chamber, where sunlight burns them to ash. Armand does nothing to prevent this, but the next day he frees Louis. Seeking revenge, Louis returns to the theater at dawn and sets it on fire, killing all the vampires, including Santiago. Armand arrives in time to help Louis escape the sunrise, and again offers him a place by his side. Louis rejects him and leaves, unable to accept Armand's way of life and his unpredictable nature and, further, knowing Armand allowed Claudia's murder. As decades pass, Louis never recovers from the loss of Claudia and dejectedly explores the world alone. He returns to New Orleans in 1988 and one night encounters a decayed, weakened Lestat, living as a recluse in an abandoned mansion and surviving on rat blood as Louis once had. Lestat expresses regret for having turned Claudia into a vampire and asks Louis to rejoin him, but Louis declines and leaves. Louis concludes his interview with Molloy, prompting Molloy to beseech Louis to make him his new vampire companion. Louis is outraged that Molloy has not understood the tale of suffering he has relayed and attacks Molloy to scare him into abandoning the idea. Molloy runs to his car and takes off while playing the cassette tapes of Louis' interview. On the Golden Gate Bridge , Lestat appears and attacks Molloy, taking control of the car. Revived by Molloy's blood, Lestat offers him the choice that Lestat "never had"—whether or not to become a vampire—and, laughing, continues driving. Tom Cruise as Lestat de Lioncourt , a French vampire who brings Louis on his misadventures Brad Pitt as Louis de Pointe du Lac , an 18th-century drunkard whom Lestat sired Antonio Banderas as Armand , the leader of the Parisian Brood Stephen Rea as Santiago , Armand's right hand who leads the Théâtre des Vampires Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy , a journalist interviewing Louis Kirsten Dunst as Claudia , a young child whom Lestat sired Domiziana Giordano as Madeleine, a dollmaker whom Louis sires at Claudia's behest Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie Newton) as Yvette Indra Ové as New Orleans whore Laure Marsac as mortal woman on stage George Kelly as dollmaker Marcel Iureş as Paris vampire [ 5 ] Sara Stockbridge as Estelle The rights to Anne Rice's novel were initially purchased by Paramount Pictures in April 1976, shortly before the book was published. The script lingered in development hell for years, with the rights being sold to Lorimar before ending up with Warner Bros. Pictures . [ 6 ] Director Neil Jordan was approached by Warner Bros. to direct after the huge success of his movie The Crying Game (1992). Jordan was intrigued by the script, calling it "really interesting and slightly theatrical", but was especially interested after reading Rice's novel. [ 7 ] He agreed to direct on the condition that he be allowed to write his own script, though he did not gain a writing credit. The themes of Catholic guilt which pervade the novel attracted Jordan, who called the story "the most wonderful parable about wallowing in guilt that I'd ever come across. But these things are unconscious, I don't have an agenda." [ 7 ] With David Geffen producing, the movie was given a $70 million budget, unprecedented for a film in the vampire genre. Jordan stated that: It's not very often you can make a complicated, dark, dangerous movie and get a big budget for it. Vampire movies were traditionally made at the lower end of the scale, on a shoestring, on rudimentary sets. David Geffen is very powerful and he poured money into Interview . I wanted to make it on an epic scale of something like Gone with the Wind . [ 7 ] Jordan also cited Francis Ford Coppola 's Dracula as an influence: Up to that point, Francis Ford Coppola with Bram Stoker’s Dracula , he introduced opulence and theatricality. Normally, before that one, I always thought of vampire movies as cheap, cobbled together, brilliant use of minimal resources. Francis made it this epic, didn’t he? So when I was given the opportunity to make Interview with the Vampire , I thought, "Oh, it would be really great to expand on that epic sense of darkness and to give these characters huge, kind of romantic destinies and longings and feelings." [ 8 ] Rice adapted her 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire into a screenplay with French actor Alain Delon in mind for the role of Louis . [ 9 ] Later on, when Interview entered the casting stage, British actor Julian Sands was championed by Rice and fans of the novel to play Lestat , [ 6 ] but because Sands was not a well-known name at the time (being only famed for his performance in A Room with a View ), he was rejected and the role was given to Tom Cruise . Because of his star power, Cruise received a record $10 million salary and a percentage of the profits. [ 10 ] Before Cruise was cast, Rice and the studio wanted Daniel Day-Lewis to portray Lestat after Brad Pitt was cast as Louis, but Day-Lewis turned it down as he didn't want to portray a vampire. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The casting was initially criticized by Rice, who said that Cruise was "no more my vampire Lestat than Edward G. Robinson is Rhett Butler ", [ 9 ] and the casting was "so bizarre; it's almost impossible to imagine how it's going to work". She recommended a number of other actors including John Malkovich , Peter Weller , Jeremy Irons , Rutger Hauer , and Alexander Godunov . She suggested that Pitt and Cruise switch roles, stating that "I tried for a long time to tell them that they should just reverse these roles—have Brad Pitt play Lestat and have Tom Cruise play Louis. Of course, they don't listen to me." [ 13 ] [ 12 ] Eventually, Rice became satisfied with Cruise's performance after seeing the completed film, saying that "from the moment he appeared, Tom was Lestat for me" and "that Tom did make Lestat work was something I could not see in a crystal ball." She called Cruise to compliment him and admit that she was wrong. [ 14 ] Due to Rice's perception of Hollywood's homophobia , at one point she rewrote the part of Louis, changing his sex to female, in order to specifically heterosexualize the character's relationship with Lestat. [ 15 ] At the time, Rice felt it was the only way to get the film made, and singer-actress Cher was considered for the part. [ 15 ] A song titled "Lovers Forever", which Cher wrote along with Shirley Eikhard for the film's soundtrack, got rejected as Pitt was ultimately cast for the role, though a dance-pop version of the song was released on Cher's 2013 album, Closer to the Truth . [ 16 ] Originally, River Phoenix was cast for the role of Daniel Molloy (as Anne Rice liked the idea), but he died four weeks before he was due to begin filming. When Christian Slater was cast in his place as Molloy, he donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations. [ 17 ] The film has a dedication to Phoenix after the end credits. [ 18 ] Ten-year-old actress Kirsten Dunst was spotted by talent scouts and was the first girl tested for the role of Claudia. [ 9 ] Said producer Stephen Woolley : "We started looking at 6-year-olds, which is about Claudia's age in the book, but the role is too demanding for a 6-year-old. We needed a child with a mind capable of grasping the fine points of the difficult monologues Claudia has, and Kirsten was the first actress we saw. She gave a wonderful reading but we thought it was too good to be true, so we saw thousands of other girls. In the end we came back to Kirsten--she's quite extraordinary in the part." [ 19 ] Julia Stiles also auditioned for Claudia but Neil Jordan considered her "too old". [ 20 ] Filming took place primarily in New Orleans and in London , with limited location shooting done in San Francisco and Paris . [ 21 ] Louis' plantation was a combination of primarily Destrehan Plantation , just west [ 22 ] of New Orleans, and Oak Alley Plantation in nearby Vacherie . [ 23 ] The depiction of 18th- and early-19th-century New Orleans was achieved with a combination of location shooting in the French Quarter of New Orleans and filming on a purpose-built waterfront set along the Mississippi River . [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Production then moved to London , where interior sets were constructed at Pinewood Studios . [ 26 ] The sets designed by Dante Ferretti included the interiors of Louis, Lestat and Claudia's New Orleans townhouse, Claudia and Louis' Paris hotel suite, the Théâtre des Vampires (built on Pinewood's 007 Stage ), and the catacombs where the Parisian vampires live. [ 27 ] Shooting took place in San Francisco, mainly on the Golden Gate Bridge , with the external façade of Louis' hotel located at the intersection of Taylor Street, Market Street , and Golden Gate Avenue. [ 25 ] Brad Pitt admitted in a 2011 interview with Entertainment Weekly that he was "miserable" while making the film and even tried to buy himself out of his contract at one point. [ 26 ] Pitt called the production "six-months of f---king darkness" because of the almost-exclusive night shoots, [ 28 ] filmed mostly in London in the depths of winter, which sent him into a depression. [ 26 ] The script, which he received only two weeks prior to filming, was also a source of disappointment. He unfavorably contrasted the character of Louis which he had admired in the book to that presented in the script: In the book you have this guy asking, 'Who am I?' Which was probably applicable to me at that time: 'Am I good? Am I of the angels? Am I bad? Am I of the devil?' In the book it is a guy going on this search of discovery. And in the meantime, he has this Lestat character that he's entranced by and abhors. ... In the movie, they took the sensational aspects of Lestat and made that the pulse of the film, and those things are very enjoyable and very good, but for me, there was just nothing to do—you just sit and watch. [ 26 ] Visual effects were overseen by Stan Winston and his team. At the same time, the new visual effects company Digital Domain was responsible for creating the visual effects under Visual Effects Supervisor Robert Legato . [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Director Neil Jordan was initially hesitant to use Stan Winston Studios, because they had gained a reputation for specializing in large-scale animatronics and CGI with Jurassic Park and Terminator 2: Judgment Day ; Interview with the Vampire was going to require mostly special makeup effects. [ 6 ] Winston designed the characters' vampire appearances and makeup effects, including a technique for stenciling translucent blue veins on the actors' faces. [ 31 ] This required the actors to hang upside down for 30 minutes, so that the blood would rush to their heads and cause their veins to protrude, enabling the makeup artists to trace realistic patterns. [ 6 ] Digital effects were used mainly to add small details or to enhance certain physical effects, like the burning of the New Orleans set or the burning of Louis' plantation, whereby CGI flames were imposed on a miniature of the house. [ 29 ] The most difficult digital effects to illustrate were Louis and Claudia's transformations into vampires, which were technologically very advanced for the time. [ 31 ] The scene where Claudia cuts Lestat's throat was achieved by transferring from Tom Cruise bleeding from a prosthetic wound to an animatronic model designed to "wither" as it bled out, enhanced with CGI blood. Winston also sculpted the rough model for the charred remains of Claudia and Madeleine, using archival photographs of victims from Hiroshima for inspiration. [ 32 ] A rough-cut of Interview with the Vampire was shown to test audiences , who, according to producer David Geffen, felt "there was a little too much blood and violence." The screenings were held over the objection of Neil Jordan, who was planning on further paring down the length of the film before previewing it, but Geffen wanted to show the longer version to "get a feel for what the audience wanted." Eventually about 20 minutes' worth of footage was either cut or rearranged before the theatrical version was ready. [ 14 ] Interview with the Vampire was a box office success. The film opened on November 11, 1994 ( Veterans Day ) and opening weekend grosses amounted to $36.4 million, surpassing Home Alone 2: Lost in New York to achieve a November record, and placing it in the number one position at the US box office above The Santa Clause , which opened with $19.3 million. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Some in the industry disputed the figure and the range of estimates by others were from $34 to $37 million. [ 35 ] At that time, Interview with the Vampire had the fourth-highest three-day opening weekend of all time, behind Jurassic Park , Batman Returns and Batman . [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Its opening was at that time the biggest non-summer opening and the biggest R-rated opening weekend ever, with the latter surpassing Lethal Weapon 3 . [ 38 ] The film held this record until 1997 when it was surpassed by Air Force One . [ 39 ] Interview with the Vampire held the record for having the highest opening weekend for a Brad Pitt film until it was taken by Ocean's Eleven in 2001. [ 40 ] In subsequent weeks, it struggled against Star Trek Generations and The Santa Clause . Its total gross in the United States and Canada was $105 million, while the worldwide gross was $224 million, against an estimated budget of $60 million. [ 2 ] On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 64 critics. The site's critics consensus reads: "Despite lacking some of the book's subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting, Interview with the Vampire benefits from Neil Jordan's atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills." [ 41 ] On Metacritic , the film holds a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [ 42 ] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. [ 43 ] Critics praised the film's production design, cinematography, and special effects, as well as the performances of Cruise and Dunst. Of Cruise, Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote the actor "is flabbergastingly right for this role. The vampire Lestat, the most commanding and teasingly malicious of Ms. Rice's creations, brings out in Mr. Cruise a fiery, mature sexual magnetism he has not previously displayed on screen. Except for a few angry outbursts here, there are no signs of the actor's usual boyishness. Instead, adopting a worldly manner and an exquisite otherworldly look, he transforms himself into a darkly captivating roue who's seen it all". [ 44 ] The Washington Post ' s Rita Kempley said "Cruise brings a wicked wit to the ghoulish role" of Lestat. [ 45 ] The Chicago Sun-Times ' Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, writing "the movie never makes vampirism look like anything but an endless sadness. That is its greatest strength. Vampires throughout movie history have often chortled as if they'd gotten away with something. But the first great vampire movie, Nosferatu (1922), knew better, and so does this one." [ 46 ] He opined production designer Dante Ferretti "combines the elegance of The Age of Innocence and the fantastic images of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen into a vampire world of eerie beauty", and called the Paris catacomb sets "one of the great sets of movie history". [ 46 ] He also praised the casting of Cruise and added, "Dunst, perhaps with the help of Stan Winston's subtle makeup, is somehow able to convey the notion of great age inside apparent youth." [ 46 ] Desson Thomson , also of The Washington Post , was not as enthusiastic about Cruise's performance. [ 47 ] He added, "The humor, more subtly embedded in the book, has been brought to the surface as if this were a weekly sitcom called 'Pardon Me but Your Teeth Are in My Neck.'" [ 47 ] More critical reviews noted the compressed nature of the film adaptation "left out information crucial to understanding the characters' behavior". [ 45 ] In Variety , Todd McCarthy wrote while the film "has its share of riveting moments" and bears a "wonderfully evocative mood", what is "missing is a strong sense of emotional exchange and development among the main characters. The intense bonds of love, resentment and hatred that arc through the centuries among Lestat, Louis, the vampire he creates, and their 'daughter,' Claudia, are only lightly felt". [ 18 ] Of Pitt's Louis, McCarthy said "there is no depth to his melancholy, no pungency to his sense of loss. He also doesn’t seem to connect in a meaningful way with any of the other actors except, perhaps, to Slater’s interviewer. This is unfortunate because his profound feelings for Claudia, Lestat and Armand are meant to be among the primary driving forces of the story." [ 18 ] Critics also pointed out the film loses narrative steam in its third act, [ 45 ] [ 48 ] [ 47 ] though Maslin commented that the film's final scene provides some rejuvenating thrills. [ 44 ] Ebert conceded his only criticism of the film was its thin plot, but concluded that the movie is overall "a skillful exercise in macabre imagination". [ 46 ] Oprah Winfrey walked out of an advance screening of the movie only 10 minutes in, because of the gore and dark themes. She considered canceling an interview with Tom Cruise promoting the film, stating, "I believe there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness". [ 49 ] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. Academy Awards Best Art Direction Art Direction: Dante Ferretti ; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo Nominated [ 4 ] Best Original Score Elliot Goldenthal Nominated ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Won [ 50 ] Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actor – Mystery/Thriller, On Video Tom Cruise Nominated [ 51 ] Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Kirsten Dunst Won [ 52 ] British Academy Film Awards Best Cinematography Philippe Rousselot Won [ 53 ] Best Costume Design Sandy Powell Nominated Best Make-Up and Hair Stan Winston , Michèle Burke , and Jan Archibald Nominated Best Production Design Dante Ferretti Won British Society of Cinematographers Awards Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film Philippe Rousselot Won [ 54 ] Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Kirsten Dunst Nominated [ 55 ] Most Promising Actress Won Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [ 56 ] Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Studio/Big-Budget Film Nominated [ 57 ] Best Actor Tom Cruise Nominated Best Supporting Actor Antonio Banderas Won Best Supporting Actress Kirsten Dunst Won Best Screenplay Anne Rice Nominated Best Soundtrack Elliot Goldenthal Nominated Best Makeup Effects Stan Winston Won Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Kirsten Dunst Nominated [ 58 ] Best Original Score Elliot Goldenthal Nominated Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screen Couple Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt Won [ a ] [ 59 ] Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Neil Jordan (director) and Anne Rice (screenplay/novel) Nominated [ 60 ] International Horror Guild Awards Best Film Won [ 61 ] MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Nominated [ 62 ] Best Male Performance Brad Pitt Won Best Breakthrough Performance Kirsten Dunst Won Most Desirable Male Tom Cruise Nominated Brad Pitt Won Christian Slater Nominated Best On-Screen Team Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt Nominated Best Villain Tom Cruise Nominated Nastro d'Argento Best Production Design Dante Ferretti Won European Silver Ribbon Neil Jordan Nominated National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Cinematography Philippe Rousselot Nominated [ 63 ] Saturn Awards Best Horror Film Won [ 64 ] Best Director Neil Jordan Nominated Best Actor Tom Cruise Nominated Brad Pitt Nominated Best Performance by a Younger Actor Kirsten Dunst Won Best Costume Sandy Powell Won Best Make-up Stan Winston and Michèle Burke Nominated Best Music Elliot Goldenthal Nominated 4th – Sandi Davis, The Oklahoman [ 65 ] 6th – David Stupich, The Milwaukee Journal [ 66 ] Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution [ 67 ] Top 5 runners-up (not ranked) – Scott Schuldt, The Oklahoman [ 68 ] Top 10 runner-ups (not ranked) – Janet Maslin , The New York Times [ 69 ] Honorable mention – Mike Clark, USA Today [ 70 ] Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News [ 71 ] Honorable mention – Betsy Pickle, Knoxville News-Sentinel [ 72 ] Honorable mention – Dan Craft, The Pantagraph [ 73 ] 1st worst – John Hurley, Staten Island Advance [ 74 ] 1st worst – Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News [ 75 ] Dishonorable mention – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer [ 76 ] The film was released on VHS and LaserDisc in June 1995, [ 77 ] [ 78 ] DVD in 1997 and on Blu-ray Disc in October 2008. [ 79 ] The film's musical score was written by Elliot Goldenthal . It received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score , but lost to The Lion King . [ 3 ] The score opens with the Catholic hymn Libera Me slightly rewritten to reflect Louis' character. The opening line "Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna" ("Save me, Lord, from eternal death") was changed to "Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna" ("Save me, Lord, from eternal life"). The end credits cover for " Sympathy for the Devil " was performed by Guns N' Roses . This was the band's last major release before the departure of Slash and Duff McKagan . After the commercial and critical success of Interview with the Vampire , Neil Jordan began development on an adaptation of the novel's sequel, The Vampire Lestat , which ultimately did not materialize. [ 80 ] Almost a decade after this film, an adaptation for the third book in the series, The Queen of the Damned , was produced and distributed once again by Warner Bros. Cruise and Pitt did not reprise their roles as Lestat and Louis. Many characters and important plotlines were written out of the film, which actually combined elements of The Vampire Lestat with The Queen of the Damned . The film was negatively received by critics, and Rice dismissed it completely as she felt the filmmakers had "mutilated" her work. During preproduction, Rice had pleaded with the studio not to produce a film of the book just yet since she believed her readers wanted a film based on The Vampire Lestat . [ 81 ] Rice offered to write the screenplay herself but was turned down by the studio. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] [ 84 ] In February 2012, a film adaptation of The Tale of the Body Thief , the fourth book in the series, entered development with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard 's film production company, Imagine Entertainment . It was reported that screenwriter Lee Patterson was going to pen the screenplay. However, Rice's son, Christopher , apparently had drafted a screenplay based on the novel that was met with praise from those involved in the developmental stage. Rice later confirmed that creative differences that were beyond those involved resulted in the dismissal of the project in April 2013. [ 85 ] In August 2014, Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the entire Vampire Chronicles series. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci were named as producers, and the deal included the aforementioned screenplay for The Tale of the Body Thief written by Christopher Rice. [ 86 ] [ 87 ] A new film adaptation of the book was written by Josh Boone and was announced in May 2016, with Boone suggesting actor Jared Leto play the role of Lestat. [ 88 ] In November 2016, all plans for a theatrical reboot were scrapped, with Rice announcing she had regained the rights to her novels and intended to create a television series starting with The Vampire Lestat . 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Pictures") \| \| Release date \| November 11, 1994 (1994-11-11) \| \| Running time \| 122 minutes[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-1) \| \| Country \| United States \| \| Language \| English \| \| Budget \| \$60 million[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-mojo-2) \| \| Box office \| \$223.7 million[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-mojo-2) \| *Interview with the Vampire* is a 1994 American [gothic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_film "Gothic film") [horror film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film "Horror film") directed by [Neil Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Jordan "Neil Jordan") and written by [Anne Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice "Anne Rice"), based on her [1976 novel of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire "Interview with the Vampire"), and starring [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise") and [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt"). It focuses on [Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt") (Cruise) and [Louis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac") (Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young [Claudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)") ([Kirsten Dunst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Dunst "Kirsten Dunst")) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a modern-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter ([Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater")). The supporting cast features [Antonio Banderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas "Antonio Banderas") and [Stephen Rea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Rea "Stephen Rea"). The film was released by [Warner Bros.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures "Warner Bros. Pictures") on November 11, 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing \$223.7 million against a \$60 million budget. It received two [Academy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Academy_Awards "67th Academy Awards") nominations for [Best Art Direction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design "Academy Award for Best Production Design") and [Best Original Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score "Academy Award for Best Original Score").[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-BackstageOscars-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Oscars1995-4) Kirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a [Golden Globe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Golden_Globe_Awards "52nd Golden Globe Awards") for [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture "Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture") for her role in the film. A [stand-alone sequel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-alone_sequel "Stand-alone sequel"), [Queen of the Damned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Damned "Queen of the Damned"), was released in 2002, with [Stuart Townsend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Townsend "Stuart Townsend") and [Matthew Newton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Newton "Matthew Newton") replacing Cruise and Banderas respectively. ## Plot \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Plot")\] In 1991 [San Francisco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco "San Francisco"), reporter [Daniel Molloy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Molloy "Daniel Molloy") interviews [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac"), who claims to be a [vampire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire "Vampire"), to Molloy's initial skepticism. Louis describes his human life as a wealthy [plantation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation "Plantation") owner in 1791 [Louisiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_$New_Spain$ "Louisiana (New Spain)"). Despondent following the death of his wife and unborn child, he drunkenly wanders the waterfront of [New Orleans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans "New Orleans") one night and is attacked by the vampire [Lestat de Lioncourt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt"). Lestat senses Louis' dissatisfaction with life and offers to turn him into a vampire. Louis accepts, but quickly comes to regret it. While Lestat revels in the hunt and killing of humans, Louis resists his instinct to kill to Lestat's annoyance, instead drinking animal blood to sustain himself. Eventually, amid an outbreak of [plague](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_$disease$ "Plague (disease)") in New Orleans, Louis feeds on a little girl whose mother died in the plague. To entice Louis to stay with him, Lestat turns the dying girl, [Claudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)"), into a vampire. Together, they raise her as a daughter. Louis has a love for Claudia, while Lestat spoils and treats her more as a pupil, training her to become a merciless killer. Thirty years pass, and Claudia matures psychologically but remains a little girl in appearance and continues to be treated as such by Lestat. When she realizes that she will never grow older or become a mature woman, she is furious with Lestat and tells Louis that they should leave him. She tricks Lestat into drinking the "dead blood" of twin boys whom she killed by overdose with [laudanum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudanum "Laudanum"), which weakens Lestat, and then she slits his throat. Though Louis is shocked and upset, he helps Claudia dump Lestat's body in a swamp. They spend weeks planning a voyage to Europe to search for other vampires, but Lestat returns on the night of their departure, having survived on the blood of swamp creatures. Lestat attacks them, but Louis sets him on fire, causing the fire to spread throughout the French Quarter and allowing them to escape to their ship and depart. After traveling around Europe and the Mediterranean but finding no other vampires, Louis and Claudia settle in [Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris "Paris") in September 1870. Louis encounters vampires [Santiago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)") and [Armand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)") by chance. Armand invites Louis and Claudia to his [coven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coven "Coven"), the Théâtre des Vampires, where vampires stage theatrical horror shows for humans, ala The [Grand Guignol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Guignol "Grand Guignol"). On their way out of the theater, Santiago reads Louis' mind and suspects that Louis and Claudia murdered Lestat. Armand warns Louis to send Claudia away for her own safety, and Louis stays with Armand to learn about the meaning of being a vampire. Claudia demands that Louis turn a human woman, Madeleine, into a vampire to be her new protector and companion, and he reluctantly complies. Shortly thereafter, the Parisian vampires abduct the three of them and punish them for Lestat's murder, imprisoning Louis in an iron coffin to starve to death slowly and trapping Claudia and Madeleine in a chamber, where sunlight burns them to ash. Armand does nothing to prevent this, but the next day he frees Louis. Seeking revenge, Louis returns to the theater at dawn and sets it on fire, killing all the vampires, including Santiago. Armand arrives in time to help Louis escape the sunrise, and again offers him a place by his side. Louis rejects him and leaves, unable to accept Armand's way of life and his unpredictable nature and, further, knowing Armand allowed Claudia's murder. As decades pass, Louis never recovers from the loss of Claudia and dejectedly explores the world alone. He returns to New Orleans in 1988 and one night encounters a decayed, weakened Lestat, living as a recluse in an abandoned mansion and surviving on rat blood as Louis once had. Lestat expresses regret for having turned Claudia into a vampire and asks Louis to rejoin him, but Louis declines and leaves. Louis concludes his interview with Molloy, prompting Molloy to beseech Louis to make him his new vampire companion. Louis is outraged that Molloy has not understood the tale of suffering he has relayed and attacks Molloy to scare him into abandoning the idea. Molloy runs to his car and takes off while playing the cassette tapes of Louis' interview. On the [Golden Gate Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge "Golden Gate Bridge"), Lestat appears and attacks Molloy, taking control of the car. Revived by Molloy's blood, Lestat offers him the choice that Lestat "never had"—whether or not to become a vampire—and, laughing, continues driving. ## Cast \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Cast")\] - [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise") as [Lestat de Lioncourt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt"), a French vampire who brings Louis on his misadventures - [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") as [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac"), an 18th-century drunkard whom Lestat sired - [Antonio Banderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas "Antonio Banderas") as [Armand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)"), the leader of the Parisian Brood - [Stephen Rea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Rea "Stephen Rea") as [Santiago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)"), Armand's right hand who leads the Théâtre des Vampires - [Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater") as [Daniel Molloy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Molloy "Daniel Molloy"), a journalist interviewing Louis - [Kirsten Dunst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Dunst "Kirsten Dunst") as [Claudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)"), a young child whom Lestat sired - [Domiziana Giordano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domiziana_Giordano "Domiziana Giordano") as Madeleine, a dollmaker whom Louis sires at Claudia's behest - [Thandiwe Newton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thandiwe_Newton "Thandiwe Newton") (credited as Thandie Newton) as Yvette - [Indra Ové](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra_Ov%C3%A9 "Indra Ové") as New Orleans whore - [Laure Marsac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laure_Marsac "Laure Marsac") as mortal woman on stage - George Kelly as dollmaker - [Marcel Iureş](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Iure%C5%9F "Marcel Iureş") as Paris vampire[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-5) - [Sara Stockbridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Stockbridge "Sara Stockbridge") as Estelle ## Production \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Production")\] ### Development \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Development")\] The rights to Anne Rice's novel were initially purchased by [Paramount Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures "Paramount Pictures") in April 1976, shortly before the book was published. The script lingered in [development hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_hell "Development hell") for years, with the rights being sold to [Lorimar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorimar_Television "Lorimar Television") before ending up with [Warner Bros. Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures "Warner Bros. Pictures").[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Director Neil Jordan was approached by Warner Bros. to direct after the huge success of his movie [The Crying Game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crying_Game "The Crying Game") (1992). Jordan was intrigued by the script, calling it "really interesting and slightly theatrical", but was especially interested after reading Rice's novel.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7) He agreed to direct on the condition that he be allowed to write his own script, though he did not gain a writing credit. The themes of [Catholic guilt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_guilt "Catholic guilt") which pervade the novel attracted Jordan, who called the story "the most wonderful parable about wallowing in guilt that I'd ever come across. But these things are unconscious, I don't have an agenda."[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7) With [David Geffen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Geffen "David Geffen") producing, the movie was given a \$70 million budget, unprecedented for a film in the vampire genre. Jordan stated that: > It's not very often you can make a complicated, dark, dangerous movie and get a big budget for it. Vampire movies were traditionally made at the lower end of the scale, on a shoestring, on rudimentary sets. David Geffen is very powerful and he poured money into Interview. I wanted to make it on an epic scale of something like [Gone with the Wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_$film$ "Gone with the Wind (film)").[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7) Jordan also cited [Francis Ford Coppola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola "Francis Ford Coppola")'s [Dracula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_$1992_film$ "Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)") as an influence: > Up to that point, Francis Ford Coppola with Bram Stoker’s Dracula, he introduced opulence and theatricality. Normally, before that one, I always thought of vampire movies as cheap, cobbled together, brilliant use of minimal resources. Francis made it this epic, didn’t he? So when I was given the opportunity to make Interview with the Vampire, I thought, "Oh, it would be really great to expand on that epic sense of darkness and to give these characters huge, kind of romantic destinies and longings and feelings."[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-8) ### Casting \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Casting")\] Rice adapted her 1976 novel [Interview with the Vampire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire "Interview with the Vampire") into a screenplay with French actor [Alain Delon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Delon "Alain Delon") in mind for the role of [Louis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac").[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) Later on, when Interview entered the casting stage, British [actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor "Actor") [Julian Sands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Sands "Julian Sands") was championed by Rice and fans of the novel to play [Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt"),[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) but because Sands was not a well-known name at the time (being only famed for his performance in [A Room with a View](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Room_with_a_View_$1986_film$ "A Room with a View (1986 film)")), he was rejected and the role was given to [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise"). Because of his star power, Cruise received a record \$10 million salary and a percentage of the profits.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-10) Before Cruise was cast, Rice and the studio wanted [Daniel Day-Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Day-Lewis "Daniel Day-Lewis") to portray Lestat after [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") was cast as Louis, but Day-Lewis turned it down as he didn't want to portray a vampire.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-11)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-variety.com-12) The casting was initially criticized by Rice, who said that Cruise was "no more my vampire Lestat than [Edward G. Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_G._Robinson "Edward G. Robinson") is [Rhett Butler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhett_Butler "Rhett Butler")",[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) and the casting was "so bizarre; it's almost impossible to imagine how it's going to work". She recommended a number of other actors including [John Malkovich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Malkovich "John Malkovich"), [Peter Weller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Weller "Peter Weller"), [Jeremy Irons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Irons "Jeremy Irons"), [Rutger Hauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer "Rutger Hauer"), and [Alexander Godunov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Godunov "Alexander Godunov"). She suggested that Pitt and Cruise switch roles, stating that "I tried for a long time to tell them that they should just reverse these roles—have Brad Pitt play Lestat and have Tom Cruise play Louis. Of course, they don't listen to me."[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-13)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-variety.com-12) Eventually, Rice became satisfied with Cruise's performance after seeing the completed film, saying that "from the moment he appeared, Tom was Lestat for me" and "that Tom did make Lestat work was something I could not see in a crystal ball." She called Cruise to compliment him and admit that she was wrong.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Judy_Brennan-14) Due to Rice's perception of Hollywood's [homophobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia "Homophobia"), at one point she rewrote the part of Louis, changing his sex to female, in order to specifically heterosexualize the character's relationship with Lestat.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Vampire-15) At the time, Rice felt it was the only way to get the film made, and singer-actress [Cher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher "Cher") was considered for the part.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Vampire-15) A song titled "Lovers Forever", which Cher wrote along with [Shirley Eikhard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Eikhard "Shirley Eikhard") for the film's soundtrack, got rejected as Pitt was ultimately cast for the role, though a dance-pop version of the song was released on Cher's 2013 album, [Closer to the Truth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closer_to_the_Truth_$Cher_album$ "Closer to the Truth (Cher album)").[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-16) Originally, [River Phoenix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Phoenix "River Phoenix") was cast for the role of Daniel Molloy (as Anne Rice liked the idea), but he died four weeks before he was due to begin filming. When [Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater") was cast in his place as Molloy, he donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Petrucelli2009-17) The film has a dedication to Phoenix after the end credits.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-McCarthy-18) Ten-year-old actress Kirsten Dunst was spotted by talent scouts and was the first girl tested for the role of Claudia.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) Said producer [Stephen Woolley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Woolley "Stephen Woolley"): "We started looking at 6-year-olds, which is about Claudia's age in the book, but the role is too demanding for a 6-year-old. We needed a child with a mind capable of grasping the fine points of the difficult monologues Claudia has, and Kirsten was the first actress we saw. She gave a wonderful reading but we thought it was too good to be true, so we saw thousands of other girls. In the end we came back to Kirsten--she's quite extraordinary in the part."[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-McKenna-19) [Julia Stiles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Stiles "Julia Stiles") also auditioned for Claudia but Neil Jordan considered her "too old".[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-20) ### Filming \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Filming")\] Filming took place primarily in [New Orleans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans "New Orleans") and in [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London"), with limited location shooting done in [San Francisco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco "San Francisco") and [Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris "Paris").[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-21) Louis' plantation was a combination of primarily [Destrehan Plantation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destrehan_Plantation "Destrehan Plantation"), just west[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-22) of New Orleans, and [Oak Alley Plantation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Alley_Plantation "Oak Alley Plantation") in nearby [Vacherie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacherie "Vacherie").[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-23) The depiction of 18th- and early-19th-century New Orleans was achieved with a combination of location shooting in the [French Quarter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Quarter "French Quarter") of New Orleans and filming on a purpose-built waterfront set along the [Mississippi River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River "Mississippi River").[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-24)[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-movie-locations.com-25) Production then moved to [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London"), where interior sets were constructed at [Pinewood Studios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinewood_Studios "Pinewood Studios").[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) The sets designed by Dante Ferretti included the interiors of Louis, Lestat and Claudia's New Orleans townhouse, Claudia and Louis' Paris hotel suite, the Théâtre des Vampires (built on Pinewood's [007 Stage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/007_Stage "007 Stage")), and the catacombs where the Parisian vampires live.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-27) Shooting took place in San Francisco, mainly on the [Golden Gate Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge "Golden Gate Bridge"), with the external façade of Louis' hotel located at the intersection of Taylor Street, [Market Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Street_$San_Francisco$ "Market Street (San Francisco)"), and Golden Gate Avenue.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-movie-locations.com-25) Brad Pitt admitted in a 2011 interview with [Entertainment Weekly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly "Entertainment Weekly") that he was "miserable" while making the film and even tried to buy himself out of his contract at one point.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) Pitt called the production "six-months of f---king darkness" because of the almost-exclusive night shoots,[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-ASC-28) filmed mostly in London in the depths of winter, which sent him into a depression.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) The script, which he received only two weeks prior to filming, was also a source of disappointment. He unfavorably contrasted the character of Louis which he had admired in the book to that presented in the script: > In the book you have this guy asking, 'Who am I?' Which was probably applicable to me at that time: 'Am I good? Am I of the angels? Am I bad? Am I of the devil?' In the book it is a guy going on this search of discovery. And in the meantime, he has this Lestat character that he's entranced by and abhors. ... In the movie, they took the sensational aspects of Lestat and made that the pulse of the film, and those things are very enjoyable and very good, but for me, there was just nothing to do—you just sit and watch.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) ### Visual effects \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Visual effects")\] Visual effects were overseen by [Stan Winston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston "Stan Winston") and his team. At the same time, the new visual effects company [Digital Domain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Domain "Digital Domain") was responsible for creating the visual effects under Visual Effects Supervisor [Robert Legato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Legato "Robert Legato").[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Interview_with_the_Vampire-29)[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-30) Director Neil Jordan was initially hesitant to use Stan Winston Studios, because they had gained a reputation for specializing in large-scale [animatronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animatronics "Animatronics") and [CGI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery "Computer-generated imagery") with [Jurassic Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_$film$ "Jurassic Park (film)") and [Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"); Interview with the Vampire was going to require mostly special makeup effects.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Winston designed the characters' vampire appearances and makeup effects, including a technique for stenciling translucent blue veins on the actors' faces.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Warner_Home_Video-31) This required the actors to hang upside down for 30 minutes, so that the blood would rush to their heads and cause their veins to protrude, enabling the makeup artists to trace realistic patterns.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Digital effects were used mainly to add small details or to enhance certain physical effects, like the burning of the New Orleans set or the burning of Louis' plantation, whereby CGI flames were imposed on a miniature of the house.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Interview_with_the_Vampire-29) The most difficult digital effects to illustrate were Louis and Claudia's transformations into vampires, which were technologically very advanced for the time.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Warner_Home_Video-31) The scene where Claudia cuts Lestat's throat was achieved by transferring from Tom Cruise bleeding from a prosthetic wound to an animatronic model designed to "wither" as it bled out, enhanced with CGI blood. Winston also sculpted the rough model for the charred remains of Claudia and Madeleine, using archival photographs of victims from [Hiroshima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki "Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki") for inspiration.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Warner_Brothers_Home_Video-32) ### Pre-screening \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Pre-screening")\] A rough-cut of Interview with the Vampire was shown to [test audiences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_audience "Test audience"), who, according to producer David Geffen, felt "there was a little too much blood and violence." The screenings were held over the objection of Neil Jordan, who was planning on further paring down the length of the film before previewing it, but Geffen wanted to show the longer version to "get a feel for what the audience wanted." Eventually about 20 minutes' worth of footage was either cut or rearranged before the theatrical version was ready.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Judy_Brennan-14) ## Release \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Release")\] ### Box office \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Box office")\] Interview with the Vampire was a box office success. The film opened on November 11, 1994 ([Veterans Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day "Veterans Day")) and opening weekend grosses amounted to \$36.4 million, surpassing [Home Alone 2: Lost in New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone_2:_Lost_in_New_York "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York") to achieve a November record, and placing it in the [number one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1994_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States "List of 1994 box office number-one films in the United States") position at the US box office above [The Santa Clause](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Santa_Clause "The Santa Clause"), which opened with \$19.3 million.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-33)[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-34) Some in the industry disputed the figure and the range of estimates by others were from \$34 to \$37 million.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-35) At that time, Interview with the Vampire had the fourth-highest three-day opening weekend of all time, behind [Jurassic Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_$film$ "Jurassic Park (film)"), [Batman Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns "Batman Returns") and [Batman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_$1989_film$ "Batman (1989 film)").[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-36)[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-37) Its opening was at that time the biggest non-summer opening and the biggest R-rated opening weekend ever, with the latter surpassing [Lethal Weapon 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapon_3 "Lethal Weapon 3").[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-38) The film held this record until 1997 when it was surpassed by [Air Force One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One_$film$ "Air Force One (film)").[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-39) Interview with the Vampire held the record for having the highest opening weekend for a [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") film until it was taken by [Ocean's Eleven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Eleven "Ocean's Eleven") in 2001.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-40) In subsequent weeks, it struggled against [Star Trek Generations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Generations "Star Trek Generations") and The Santa Clause. Its total gross in the United States and Canada was \$105 million, while the worldwide gross was \$224 million, against an estimated budget of \$60 million.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-mojo-2) ### Critical reception \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Critical reception")\] On [Rotten Tomatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes "Rotten Tomatoes"), the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 64 critics. The site's critics consensus reads: "Despite lacking some of the book's subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting, Interview with the Vampire benefits from Neil Jordan's atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills."[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-RT-41) On [Metacritic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic "Metacritic"), the film holds a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-42) Audiences polled by [CinemaScore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinemaScore "CinemaScore") gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-43) Critics praised the film's production design, cinematography, and special effects, as well as the performances of Cruise and Dunst. Of Cruise, [Janet Maslin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Maslin "Janet Maslin") of [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") wrote the actor "is flabbergastingly right for this role. The vampire Lestat, the most commanding and teasingly malicious of Ms. Rice's creations, brings out in Mr. Cruise a fiery, mature sexual magnetism he has not previously displayed on screen. Except for a few angry outbursts here, there are no signs of the actor's usual boyishness. Instead, adopting a worldly manner and an exquisite otherworldly look, he transforms himself into a darkly captivating roue who's seen it all".[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Maslin-44) [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post")'s Rita Kempley said "Cruise brings a wicked wit to the ghoulish role" of Lestat.[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Kempley-45) The [Chicago Sun-Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times "Chicago Sun-Times")' [Roger Ebert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert "Roger Ebert") gave the film three out of four stars, writing "the movie never makes vampirism look like anything but an endless sadness. That is its greatest strength. Vampires throughout movie history have often chortled as if they'd gotten away with something. But the first great vampire movie, [Nosferatu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu "Nosferatu") (1922), knew better, and so does this one."[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ebert-46) He opined production designer Dante Ferretti "combines the elegance of [The Age of Innocence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Innocence_$1993_film$ "The Age of Innocence (1993 film)") and the fantastic images of [The Adventures of Baron Munchausen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Baron_Munchausen "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen") into a vampire world of eerie beauty", and called the Paris catacomb sets "one of the great sets of movie history".[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ebert-46) He also praised the casting of Cruise and added, "Dunst, perhaps with the help of Stan Winston's subtle makeup, is somehow able to convey the notion of great age inside apparent youth."[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ebert-46) [Desson Thomson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desson_Thomson "Desson Thomson"), also of The Washington Post, was not as enthusiastic about Cruise's performance.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Thomson-47) He added, "The humor, more subtly embedded in the book, has been brought to the surface as if this were a weekly [sitcom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom "Sitcom") called 'Pardon Me but Your Teeth Are in My Neck.'"[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Thomson-47) More critical reviews noted the compressed nature of the film adaptation "left out information crucial to understanding the characters' behavior".[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Kempley-45) In [Variety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_$magazine$ "Variety (magazine)"), [Todd McCarthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_McCarthy "Todd McCarthy") wrote while the film "has its share of riveting moments" and bears a "wonderfully evocative mood", what is "missing is a strong sense of emotional exchange and development among the main characters. The intense bonds of love, resentment and hatred that arc through the centuries among Lestat, Louis, the vampire he creates, and their 'daughter,' Claudia, are only lightly felt".[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-McCarthy-18) Of Pitt's Louis, McCarthy said "there is no depth to his melancholy, no pungency to his sense of loss. He also doesn’t seem to connect in a meaningful way with any of the other actors except, perhaps, to Slater’s interviewer. This is unfortunate because his profound feelings for Claudia, Lestat and Armand are meant to be among the primary driving forces of the story."[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-McCarthy-18) Critics also pointed out the film loses narrative steam in its third act,[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Kempley-45)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-48)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Thomson-47) though Maslin commented that the film's final scene provides some rejuvenating thrills.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Maslin-44) Ebert conceded his only criticism of the film was its thin plot, but concluded that the movie is overall "a skillful exercise in macabre imagination".[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ebert-46) [Oprah Winfrey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey "Oprah Winfrey") walked out of an advance screening of the movie only 10 minutes in, because of the gore and dark themes. She considered canceling an interview with Tom Cruise promoting the film, stating, "I believe there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness".[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-49) ### Awards and nominations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Awards and nominations")\] \| Award \| Category \| Nominee(s) \| Result \| Ref. \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [Academy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Academy_Awards "67th Academy Awards") \| [Best Art Direction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design "Academy Award for Best Production Design") \| Art Direction: [Dante Ferretti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Ferretti "Dante Ferretti"); Set Decoration: [Francesca Lo Schiavo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Lo_Schiavo "Francesca Lo Schiavo") \| Nominated \| [\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Oscars1995-4) \| \| [Best Original Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score "Academy Award for Best Original Score") \| [Elliot Goldenthal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal "Elliot Goldenthal") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers") \| Top Box Office Films \| Won \| [\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-50) \| \| \| [Blockbuster Entertainment Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_Entertainment_Awards "Blockbuster Entertainment Awards") \| Favorite Actor – Mystery/Thriller, On Video \| [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise") \| Nominated \| [\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-51) \| \| [Boston Society of Film Critics Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards_1994 "Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1994") \| [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress "Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress") \| [Kirsten Dunst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Dunst "Kirsten Dunst") \| Won \| [\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-52) \| \| [British Academy Film Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_British_Academy_Film_Awards "48th British Academy Film Awards") \| [Best Cinematography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Cinematography "BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography") \| [Philippe Rousselot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Rousselot "Philippe Rousselot") \| Won \| [\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-53) \| \| [Best Costume Design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design "BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design") \| [Sandy Powell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Powell_$costume_designer$ "Sandy Powell (costume designer)") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Make-Up and Hair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hair "BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair") \| [Stan Winston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston "Stan Winston"), [Michèle Burke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Burke "Michèle Burke"), and [Jan Archibald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Archibald "Jan Archibald") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Production Design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Production_Design "BAFTA Award for Best Production Design") \| Dante Ferretti \| Won \| \| \| \| [British Society of Cinematographers Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Society_of_Cinematographers#Award_categories "British Society of Cinematographers") \| [Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Society_of_Cinematographers_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_in_a_Theatrical_Feature_Film "British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film") \| Philippe Rousselot \| Won \| [\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-54) \| \| [Chicago Film Critics Association Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Awards_1994 "Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1994") \| [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress "Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress") \| Kirsten Dunst \| Nominated \| [\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-55) \| \| Most Promising Actress \| Won \| \| \| \| \| [Chlotrudis Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlotrudis_Society_for_Independent_Film "Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film") \| Best Supporting Actress \| Nominated \| [\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-56) \| \| \| [Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association") \| [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Fangoria Chainsaw Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Fangoria_Chainsaw_Awards "1995 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards") \| Best Studio/Big-Budget Film \| Nominated \| [\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-57) \| \| \| [Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fangoria_Chainsaw_Award_for_Best_Actor "Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor") \| Tom Cruise \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Best Supporting Actor \| [Antonio Banderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas "Antonio Banderas") \| Won \| \| \| \| Best Supporting Actress \| Kirsten Dunst \| Won \| \| \| \| Best Screenplay \| Anne Rice \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Best Soundtrack \| Elliot Goldenthal \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Best Makeup Effects \| Stan Winston \| Won \| \| \| \| [Golden Globe Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Golden_Globe_Awards "52nd Golden Globe Awards") \| [Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture "Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture") \| Kirsten Dunst \| Nominated \| [\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-58) \| \| [Best Original Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Score "Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score") \| Elliot Goldenthal \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Golden Raspberry Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards "15th Golden Raspberry Awards") \| [Worst Screen Couple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo "Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo") \| Tom Cruise and [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") \| Won[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-59) \| [\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-60) \| \| [Hugo Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award "Hugo Award") \| [Best Dramatic Presentation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation "Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation") \| [Neil Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Jordan "Neil Jordan") (director) and [Anne Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice "Anne Rice") (screenplay/novel) \| Nominated \| [\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-61) \| \| [International Horror Guild Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Horror_Guild_Award "International Horror Guild Award") \| Best Film \| Won \| [\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-IHG_1994-2006-62) \| \| \| [MTV Movie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_MTV_Movie_Awards "1995 MTV Movie Awards") \| [Best Movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Movie_of_the_Year "MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year") \| Nominated \| [\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-63) \| \| \| [Best Male Performance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Movie "MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie") \| Brad Pitt \| Won \| \| \| \| [Best Breakthrough Performance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Breakthrough_Performance "MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance") \| Kirsten Dunst \| Won \| \| \| \| [Most Desirable Male](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Most_Desirable_Male "MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male") \| Tom Cruise \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Brad Pitt \| Won \| \| \| \| \| [Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Best On-Screen Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_On-Screen_Duo "MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo") \| Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Villain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Villain "MTV Movie Award for Best Villain") \| Tom Cruise \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Nastro d'Argento](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastro_d%27Argento "Nastro d'Argento") \| Best Production Design \| Dante Ferretti \| Won \| \| \| European Silver Ribbon \| Neil Jordan \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [National Society of Film Critics Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards "1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards") \| [Best Cinematography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Cinematography "National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography") \| Philippe Rousselot \| Nominated \| [\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-64) \| \| [Saturn Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Saturn_Awards "21st Saturn Awards") \| [Best Horror Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") \| Won \| [\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Saturn-65) \| \| \| [Best Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director "Saturn Award for Best Director") \| Neil Jordan \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actor "Saturn Award for Best Actor") \| Tom Cruise \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Brad Pitt \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Best Performance by a Younger Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Younger_Actor "Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor") \| Kirsten Dunst \| Won \| \| \| \| [Best Costume](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design "Saturn Award for Best Costume Design") \| Sandy Powell \| Won \| \| \| \| [Best Make-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up "Saturn Award for Best Make-up") \| Stan Winston and Michèle Burke \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Music "Saturn Award for Best Music") \| Elliot Goldenthal \| Nominated \| \| \| ### Year-end lists \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Year-end lists")\] - 4th – Sandi Davis, The Oklahoman[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-66) - 6th – David Stupich, [The Milwaukee Journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Milwaukee_Journal "The Milwaukee Journal")[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-67) - Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution")[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-AtlantaYE-68) - Top 5 runners-up (not ranked) – Scott Schuldt, [The Oklahoman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oklahoman "The Oklahoman")[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-69) - Top 10 runner-ups (not ranked) – [Janet Maslin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Maslin "Janet Maslin"), [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-70) - Honorable mention – Mike Clark, [USA Today](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Today "USA Today")[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-71) - Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, [San Jose Mercury News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Mercury_News "San Jose Mercury News")[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-72) - Honorable mention – Betsy Pickle, [Knoxville News-Sentinel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_News-Sentinel "Knoxville News-Sentinel")[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-73) - Honorable mention – Dan Craft, [The Pantagraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pantagraph "The Pantagraph")[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-74) - 1st worst – John Hurley, [Staten Island Advance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_Advance "Staten Island Advance")[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-75) - 1st worst – Jeff Simon, [The Buffalo News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buffalo_News "The Buffalo News")[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-76) - Dishonorable mention – William Arnold, [Seattle Post-Intelligencer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer "Seattle Post-Intelligencer")[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-77) ### Home media \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Home media")\] The film was released on [VHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS "VHS") and [LaserDisc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc "LaserDisc") in June 1995,[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-78)[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-79) [DVD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Video "DVD-Video") in 1997 and on [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray "Blu-ray") Disc in October 2008.[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-80) ## Soundtrack \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Soundtrack")\] Main article: [Interview with the Vampire (soundtrack)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$soundtrack$ "Interview with the Vampire (soundtrack)") The film's musical score was written by [Elliot Goldenthal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal "Elliot Goldenthal"). It received an [Oscar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Academy_Awards "67th Academy Awards") nomination for [Best Original Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score "Academy Award for Best Original Score"), but lost to [The Lion King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King "The Lion King").[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-BackstageOscars-3) The score opens with the Catholic hymn [Libera Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera_Me "Libera Me") slightly rewritten to reflect Louis' character. The opening line "Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna" ("Save me, Lord, from eternal death") was changed to "Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna" ("Save me, Lord, from eternal life"). The end credits cover for "[Sympathy for the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathy_for_the_Devil "Sympathy for the Devil")" was performed by [Guns N' Roses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses "Guns N' Roses"). This was the band's last major release before the departure of [Slash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_$musician$ "Slash (musician)") and [Duff McKagan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan "Duff McKagan"). ## Post-film period \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Post-film period")\] Main article: [Queen of the Damned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Damned "Queen of the Damned") After the commercial and critical success of Interview with the Vampire, Neil Jordan began development on an adaptation of the novel's sequel, [The Vampire Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Lestat "The Vampire Lestat"), which ultimately did not materialize.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Lestat-81) Almost a decade after this film, [an adaptation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Damned "Queen of the Damned") for the third book in the series, [The Queen of the Damned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_of_the_Damned "The Queen of the Damned"), was produced and distributed once again by Warner Bros. Cruise and Pitt did not reprise their roles as Lestat and Louis. Many characters and important plotlines were written out of the film, which actually combined elements of [The Vampire Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Lestat "The Vampire Lestat") with The Queen of the Damned. The film was negatively received by critics, and Rice dismissed it completely as she felt the filmmakers had "mutilated" her work. During preproduction, Rice had pleaded with the studio not to produce a film of the book just yet since she believed her readers wanted a film based on The Vampire Lestat.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Stax-82) Rice offered to write the screenplay herself but was turned down by the studio.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-83)[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-84)[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-TheAge-85) In February 2012, a film adaptation of [The Tale of the Body Thief](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Body_Thief "The Tale of the Body Thief"), the fourth book in the series, entered development with [Brian Grazer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Grazer "Brian Grazer") and [Ron Howard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Howard "Ron Howard")'s film production company, [Imagine Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_Entertainment "Imagine Entertainment"). It was reported that screenwriter Lee Patterson was going to pen the screenplay. However, Rice's son, [Christopher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Rice "Christopher Rice"), apparently had drafted a screenplay based on the novel that was met with praise from those involved in the developmental stage. Rice later confirmed that creative differences that were beyond those involved resulted in the dismissal of the project in April 2013.[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-86) In August 2014, [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") acquired the rights to the entire Vampire Chronicles series. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci were named as producers, and the deal included the aforementioned screenplay for The Tale of the Body Thief written by Christopher Rice.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Variety_2014-08-87)[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-88) A new film adaptation of the book was written by [Josh Boone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Boone_$director$ "Josh Boone (director)") and was announced in May 2016, with Boone suggesting actor [Jared Leto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Leto "Jared Leto") play the role of Lestat.[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-newscomau-89) In November 2016, all plans for a theatrical reboot were scrapped, with Rice announcing she had regained the rights to her novels and intended to create a television series starting with The Vampire Lestat. ## Television series \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Television series")\] Main article: [Interview with the Vampire (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$TV_series$ "Interview with the Vampire (TV series)") In June 2021, [AMC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_$TV_channel$ "AMC (TV channel)") announced a television adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, giving a series order consisting of seven episodes. The series was created by [Rolin Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolin_Jones "Rolin Jones"), who executive produced alongside [Mark Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Johnson_$producer$ "Mark Johnson (producer)"), [Alan Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Taylor_$director$ "Alan Taylor (director)"), Anne Rice, and Christopher Rice.[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-90) The novel is adapted through the first two seasons, with elements from The Vampire Lestat being used during season two. ## See also \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: See also")\] - [Vampire films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_films "Vampire films") ## Notes \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Notes")\] 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-59) Tied with [Sylvester Stallone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone "Sylvester Stallone") and [Sharon Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Stone "Sharon Stone") for [The Specialist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Specialist "The Specialist"). ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: References")\] 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-1) ["Interview with the Vampire (15)"](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/interview-with-the-vampire-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yotg1mtk). [British Board of Film Classification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification "British Board of Film Classification"). November 16, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2025. 2. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-mojo_2-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-mojo_2-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-mojo_2-2) [Interview with the Vampire (1994)](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=interviewwiththevampire.htm) at [Box Office Mojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Office_Mojo "Box Office Mojo") Retrieved May 30, 2013 3. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-BackstageOscars_3-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-BackstageOscars_3-1) ["Backstage improv adds life to Oscars"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-backstage-improv-adds/123755063/). [Detroit Free Press](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Free_Press "Detroit Free Press"). March 29, 1995. p. 60. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230429205610/https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-backstage-improv-adds/123755063/) from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspapers.com "Newspapers.com"). [![Open access icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg/20px-Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access "open access publication – free to read") 4. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Oscars1995_4-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Oscars1995_4-1) ["The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners"](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995). oscars.org. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 5. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-5)* Southern, Nathan (2015). ["Marcel Iures - Biography - Movies & TV"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150929125002/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/196385/Marcel-Iures/biography). Movies & TV Dept. [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times"). Archived from [the original](https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/196385/Marcel-Iures/biography) on September 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016. 6. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Anthony_Hogg_6-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Anthony_Hogg_6-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Anthony_Hogg_6-2) [d](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Anthony_Hogg_6-3) Hogg, Anthony (November 11, 2014). ["20 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the 'Interview with the Vampire' Movie, Part 1"](https://vamped.org/2014/11/11/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-interview-with-the-vampire-movie-pt-1/). vamped.org. Retrieved June 25, 2018. 7. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Belfast_Telegraph_7-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Belfast_Telegraph_7-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Belfast_Telegraph_7-2) ["Interview with a Vampire director Neil Jordan: I had a great time making this movie, but there's a dark Catholic guilt underneath"](https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/interview-with-a-vampire-director-neil-jordan-i-had-a-great-time-making-this-movie-but-theres-a-dark-catholic-guilt-underneath-30733778.html). Belfast Telegraph. November 11, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2018. 8. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-8)* ["Interview: Neil Jordan on Marlowe & Interview with the Vampire"](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1266199-interview-neil-jordan-on-marlowe-interview-with-the-vampire). ComingSoon.net. February 14, 2023. 9. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Ramsland2010_9-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Ramsland2010_9-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Ramsland2010_9-2) Ramsland, Katherine (December 22, 2010). [Anne Rice Reader](https://books.google.com/books?id=9GiIB-SHonYC&pg=PT170). Random House Publishing Group. pp. 170–. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_$identifier$ "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0-307-77563-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-307-77563-4 "Special:BookSources/978-0-307-77563-4") . 10. 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N. Roquelaure) (1983–2015) [Lives of the Mayfair Witches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Mayfair_Witches "Lives of the Mayfair Witches") (1990–1994) \| \| Film adaptations \| [Exit to Eden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_to_Eden_$film$ "Exit to Eden (film)") (1994) [Interview with the Vampire]() (1994) [soundtrack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$soundtrack$ "Interview with the Vampire (soundtrack)") [Queen of the Damned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Damned "Queen of the Damned") (2002) [soundtrack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Damned_$soundtrack$ "Queen of the Damned (soundtrack)") [The Young Messiah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Messiah "The Young Messiah") (2016) [Cry to Heaven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_to_Heaven_$film$ "Cry to Heaven (film)") (2026) \| \| Television adaptations \| \| \| \| \| \| [Immortal Universe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Universe "Immortal Universe") \| [Interview with the Vampire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$TV_series$ "Interview with the Vampire (TV series)") (2022–present) [soundtrack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$Original_Television_Series_Soundtrack$ "Interview with the Vampire (Original Television Series Soundtrack)") "[In Throes of Increasing Wonder...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Throes_of_Increasing_Wonder... "In Throes of Increasing Wonder...")" "[...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...After_the_Phantoms_of_Your_Former_Self "...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self")" "[Is My Very Nature That of a Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_My_Very_Nature_That_of_a_Devil "Is My Very Nature That of a Devil")" "[...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...The_Ruthless_Pursuit_of_Blood_with_All_a_Child%27s_Demanding "...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding")" "[Long Face](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Face_$song$ "Long Face (song)")" [Mayfair Witches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfair_Witches "Mayfair Witches") (2023–present) [Talamasca: The Secret Order](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talamasca:_The_Secret_Order "Talamasca: The Secret Order") (2025) \| \| Musical adaptations \| [Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_$musical$ "Lestat (musical)") (2006) \| \| [Characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Vampire_Chronicles_characters "List of The Vampire Chronicles characters") \| [Lestat de Lioncourt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt") [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac") [Armand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)") [Talamasca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talamasca "Talamasca") \| \| Family \| [Stan Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Rice "Stan Rice") (husband) [Christopher Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Rice "Christopher Rice") (son) [Alice Borchardt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Borchardt "Alice Borchardt") (sister) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/20px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png) [Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anne_Rice "Category:Anne Rice") \| \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Neil_Jordan "Template:Neil Jordan") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Neil_Jordan "Template talk:Neil Jordan") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Neil_Jordan "Special:EditPage/Template:Neil Jordan")Works by [Neil Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Jordan "Neil Jordan") \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Films directed \| [Angel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_$1982_Irish_film$ "Angel (1982 Irish film)") (1982) [The Company of Wolves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Company_of_Wolves "The Company of Wolves") (1984) [Mona Lisa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_$film$ "Mona Lisa (film)") (1986) [High Spirits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Spirits_$film$ "High Spirits (film)") (1988) [We're No Angels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_No_Angels_$1989_film$ "We're No Angels (1989 film)") (1989) [The Miracle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miracle_$1991_film$ "The Miracle (1991 film)") (1991) [The Crying Game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crying_Game "The Crying Game") (1992) [Interview with the Vampire]() (1994) [Michael Collins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_$film$ "Michael Collins (film)") (1996) [The Butcher Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Butcher_Boy_$1997_film$ "The Butcher Boy (1997 film)") (1997) [In Dreams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Dreams_$film$ "In Dreams (film)") (1999) [The End of the Affair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_the_Affair_$1999_film$ "The End of the Affair (1999 film)") (1999) [Not I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckett_on_Film#Not_I "Beckett on Film") (2000) [The Good Thief](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Thief_$film$ "The Good Thief (film)") (2002) [Breakfast on Pluto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_on_Pluto_$film$ "Breakfast on Pluto (film)") (2005) [The Brave One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brave_One_$2007_film$ "The Brave One (2007 film)") (2007) [Ondine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondine_$film$ "Ondine (film)") (2009) [Byzantium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantium_$film$ "Byzantium (film)") (2012) [Greta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_$2018_film$ "Greta (2018 film)") (2018) [Marlowe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlowe_$2022_film$ "Marlowe (2022 film)") (2022) \| \| TV series created \| [The Borgias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borgias_$2011_TV_series$ "The Borgias (2011 TV series)") (2011–2013) [Riviera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riviera_$TV_series$ "Riviera (TV series)") (2017–2020) \| \| Books \| [Night in Tunisia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_in_Tunisia_$short_story_collection$ "Night in Tunisia (short story collection)") [Shade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shade_$novel$ "Shade (novel)") [Mistaken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistaken_$novel$ "Mistaken (novel)") \| \| Awards for Interview with the Vampire \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo "Template:Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo "Template talk:Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo "Special:EditPage/Template:Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo")[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo "Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo") \| \| \| 1990s \| [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise") and [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") – [Interview with the Vampire]() / [Sylvester Stallone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone "Sylvester Stallone") and [Sharon Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Stone "Sharon Stone") – [The Specialist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Specialist "The Specialist") (1994) Any combination of two people (or two body parts) – [Showgirls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showgirls "Showgirls") (1995) [Demi Moore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi_Moore "Demi Moore") and [Burt Reynolds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Reynolds "Burt Reynolds") – [Striptease](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striptease_$film$ "Striptease (film)") (1996) [Dennis Rodman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Rodman "Dennis Rodman") and [Jean-Claude Van Damme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme "Jean-Claude Van Damme") – [Double Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Team_$film$ "Double Team (film)") (1997) [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio "Leonardo DiCaprio") and [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio "Leonardo DiCaprio") (as [twins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin "Twin")) – [The Man in the Iron Mask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Iron_Mask_$1998_film$ "The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)") (1998) [Kevin Kline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kline "Kevin Kline") and [Will Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith "Will Smith") – [Wild Wild West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Wild_West "Wild Wild West") (1999) \| \| 2000s \| [John Travolta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Travolta "John Travolta") and anyone sharing the screen with him – [Battlefield Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_Earth_$film$ "Battlefield Earth (film)") (2000) [Tom Green](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Green "Tom Green") and any animal he abuses – [Freddy Got Fingered](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Got_Fingered "Freddy Got Fingered") (2001) [Adriano Giannini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_Giannini "Adriano Giannini") and [Madonna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna "Madonna") – [Swept Away](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swept_Away_$2002_film$ "Swept Away (2002 film)") (2002) [Ben Affleck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Affleck "Ben Affleck") and [Jennifer Lopez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez "Jennifer Lopez") – [Gigli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigli "Gigli") (2003) [George W. Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush "George W. Bush") and either [Condoleezza Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice "Condoleezza Rice") or [his pet goat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pet_Goat "The Pet Goat") – [Fahrenheit 9/11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11 "Fahrenheit 9/11") (2004) [Will Ferrell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Ferrell "Will Ferrell") and [Nicole Kidman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman "Nicole Kidman") – [Bewitched](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bewitched_$2005_film$ "Bewitched (2005 film)") (2005) [Shawn Wayans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Wayans "Shawn Wayans") and either [Kerry Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Washington "Kerry Washington") or [Marlon Wayans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Wayans "Marlon Wayans") – [Little Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Man_$2006_film$ "Little Man (2006 film)") (2006) [Lindsay Lohan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan "Lindsay Lohan") and [Lindsay Lohan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan "Lindsay Lohan") (as [twins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin "Twin")) – [I Know Who Killed Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_Who_Killed_Me "I Know Who Killed Me") (2007) [Paris Hilton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Hilton "Paris Hilton") and either [Christine Lakin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Lakin "Christine Lakin") or [Joel David Moore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Moore "Joel David Moore") – [The Hottie and the Nottie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hottie_and_the_Nottie "The Hottie and the Nottie") (2008) [Sandra Bullock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Bullock "Sandra Bullock") and [Bradley Cooper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Cooper "Bradley Cooper") – [All About Steve](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_About_Steve "All About Steve") (2009) \| \| 2010s \| The entire cast of [Sex and the City 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_the_City_2 "Sex and the City 2") (2010) [Adam Sandler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Sandler "Adam Sandler") and either [Katie Holmes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Holmes "Katie Holmes"), [Al Pacino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Pacino "Al Pacino") or [Adam Sandler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Sandler "Adam Sandler") – [Jack and Jill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_$2011_film$ "Jack and Jill (2011 film)") / The entire cast of [Jack and Jill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_$2011_film$ "Jack and Jill (2011 film)") (2011) [Mackenzie Foy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Foy "Mackenzie Foy") and [Taylor Lautner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Lautner "Taylor Lautner") – [The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2 "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2") / The entire cast of [The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2 "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2") (2012) [Jaden Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Smith "Jaden Smith") and [Will Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith "Will Smith") on planet nepotism – [After Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Earth "After Earth") (2013) [Kirk Cameron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Cameron "Kirk Cameron") and his ego – [Saving Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Christmas "Saving Christmas") (2014) [Jamie Dornan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Dornan "Jamie Dornan") and [Dakota Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Johnson "Dakota Johnson") – [Fifty Shades of Grey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey_$film$ "Fifty Shades of Grey (film)") (2015) [Ben Affleck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Affleck "Ben Affleck") and [Henry Cavill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cavill "Henry Cavill") – [Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice") (2016) Any two obnoxious [Emojis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji "Emoji") – [The Emoji Movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emoji_Movie "The Emoji Movie") (2017) [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") and "His Self Perpetuating Pettiness" – [Death of a Nation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_Nation_$2018_film$ "Death of a Nation (2018 film)") and [Fahrenheit 11/9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_11/9 "Fahrenheit 11/9") (2018) Any two half-feline/half-human hairballs – [Cats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_$2019_film$ "Cats (2019 film)") (2019) \| \| 2020s \| [Rudy Giuliani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani "Rudy Giuliani") and his pants zipper – [Borat Subsequent Moviefilm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borat_Subsequent_Moviefilm "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm") (2020) [LeBron James](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James "LeBron James") and any [Warner cartoon character](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Looney_Tunes_and_Merrie_Melodies_characters "List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters") (or [Time-Warner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery "Warner Bros. Discovery") product) he dribbles on – [Space Jam: A New Legacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy "Space Jam: A New Legacy") (2021) [Tom Hanks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hanks "Tom Hanks") and his latex-laden face (and ludicrous accent) – [Elvis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_$2022_film$ "Elvis (2022 film)") (2022) [Pooh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh "Winnie-the-Pooh") and [Piglet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piglet_$Winnie-the-Pooh$ "Piglet (Winnie-the-Pooh)") (as Blood-Thirsty Slasher/Killers) – [Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh:_Blood_and_Honey "Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey") (2023) [Joaquin Phoenix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix "Joaquin Phoenix") and [Lady Gaga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga "Lady Gaga") – [Joker: Folie à Deux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker:_Folie_%C3%A0_Deux "Joker: Folie à Deux") (2024) [All Seven Artificial Dwarfs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Dwarfs "Seven Dwarfs") – [Snow White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_$2025_film$ "Snow White (2025 film)") (2025) \| \| Between 2010–2012, the category also included Worst Screen Ensemble. \| \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Template:Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Template talk:Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Special:EditPage/Template:Saturn Award for Best Horror Film")[Saturn Award for Best Horror Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") \| \| \| [Blacula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacula "Blacula") (1972) [The Exorcist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist "The Exorcist") (1973) [Young Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein "Young Frankenstein") (1974/75) [Burnt Offerings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Offerings_$film$ "Burnt Offerings (film)") (1976) [The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Girl_Who_Lives_Down_the_Lane "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane") (1977) [The Wicker Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wicker_Man "The Wicker Man") (1978) [Dracula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_$1979_film$ "Dracula (1979 film)") (1979) [The Howling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Howling_$film$ "The Howling (film)") (1980) [An American Werewolf in London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London "An American Werewolf in London") (1981) [Poltergeist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_$1982_film$ "Poltergeist (1982 film)") (1982) [The Dead Zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Zone_$film$ "The Dead Zone (film)") (1983) [Gremlins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins "Gremlins") (1984) [Fright Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fright_Night "Fright Night") (1985) [The Fly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_$1986_film$ "The Fly (1986 film)") (1986) [The Lost Boys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Boys "The Lost Boys") (1987) [Beetlejuice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetlejuice "Beetlejuice") (1988) [Arachnophobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnophobia_$film$ "Arachnophobia (film)") (1989/90) [The Silence of the Lambs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_$film$ "The Silence of the Lambs (film)") (1991) [Bram Stoker's Dracula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_$1992_film$ "Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)") (1992) [Army of Darkness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Darkness "Army of Darkness") (1993) [Interview with the Vampire]() (1994) [From Dusk till Dawn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Dusk_till_Dawn "From Dusk till Dawn") (1995) [Scream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_$1996_film$ "Scream (1996 film)") (1996) [The Devil's Advocate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Advocate_$1997_film$ "The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)") (1997) [Apt Pupil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apt_Pupil_$film$ "Apt Pupil (film)") (1998) [The Sixth Sense](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense "The Sixth Sense") (1999) [Final Destination](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Destination_$film$ "Final Destination (film)") (2000) [The Others](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Others_$2001_film$ "The Others (2001 film)") (2001) [The Ring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ring_$2002_film$ "The Ring (2002 film)") (2002) [28 Days Later](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_Days_Later "28 Days Later") (2003) [Shaun of the Dead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_of_the_Dead "Shaun of the Dead") (2004) [The Exorcism of Emily Rose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcism_of_Emily_Rose "The Exorcism of Emily Rose") (2005) [The Descent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent "The Descent") (2006) [Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street_$2007_film$ "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)") (2007) [Hellboy II: The Golden Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellboy_II:_The_Golden_Army "Hellboy II: The Golden Army") (2008) [Drag Me to Hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_Me_to_Hell "Drag Me to Hell") (2009) [Let Me In](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Me_In_$film$ "Let Me In (film)") (2010) [The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo_$2011_film$ "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)") (2011) [The Cabin in the Woods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cabin_in_the_Woods "The Cabin in the Woods") (2012) [The Conjuring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring "The Conjuring") (2013) [Dracula Untold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_Untold "Dracula Untold") (2014) [Crimson Peak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Peak "Crimson Peak") (2015) [Don't Breathe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Breathe "Don't Breathe") (2016) [Get Out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Out "Get Out") (2017) [A Quiet Place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quiet_Place "A Quiet Place") (2018/19) [The Invisible Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_$2020_film$ "The Invisible Man (2020 film)") (2019/20) [The Black Phone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Phone "The Black Phone") (2021/22) [Talk to Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_to_Me_$2022_film$ "Talk to Me (2022 film)") (2022/23) [Alien: Romulus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien:_Romulus "Alien: Romulus") (2023/24) [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_$2025_film$ "Frankenstein (2025 film)") (2024/25) \| \| 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Readable Markdown	\| Interview with the Vampire \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/InterviewwithaVampireMoviePoste.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:InterviewwithaVampireMoviePoste.JPG)Theatrical release poster \| \| \| Directed by \| [Neil Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Jordan "Neil Jordan") \| \| Screenplay by \| [Anne Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice "Anne Rice") \| \| Based on \| [Interview with the Vampire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire "Interview with the Vampire") by Anne Rice \| \| Produced by \| [David Geffen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Geffen "David Geffen") [Stephen Woolley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Woolley "Stephen Woolley") \| \| Starring \| [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise") [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") [Stephen Rea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Rea "Stephen Rea") [Antonio Banderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas "Antonio Banderas") [Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater") [Kirsten Dunst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Dunst "Kirsten Dunst") \| \| Cinematography \| [Philippe Rousselot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Rousselot "Philippe Rousselot") \| \| Edited by \| [Mick Audsley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Audsley "Mick Audsley") Joke van Wijk \| \| Music by \| [Elliot Goldenthal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal "Elliot Goldenthal") \| \| Production company \| [The Geffen Film Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geffen_Film_Company "The Geffen Film Company") \| \| Distributed by \| [Warner Bros.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures "Warner Bros. Pictures") \| \| Release date \| November 11, 1994 \| \| Running time \| 122 minutes[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-1) \| \| Country \| United States \| \| Language \| English \| \| Budget \| \$60 million[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-mojo-2) \| \| Box office \| \$223.7 million[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-mojo-2) \| *Interview with the Vampire* is a 1994 American [gothic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_film "Gothic film") [horror film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film "Horror film") directed by [Neil Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Jordan "Neil Jordan") and written by [Anne Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice "Anne Rice"), based on her [1976 novel of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire "Interview with the Vampire"), and starring [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise") and [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt"). It focuses on [Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt") (Cruise) and [Louis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac") (Pitt), beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. The film chronicles their time together, and their turning of young [Claudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)") ([Kirsten Dunst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Dunst "Kirsten Dunst")) into a vampire. The narrative is framed by a modern-day interview, in which Louis tells his story to a San Francisco reporter ([Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater")). The supporting cast features [Antonio Banderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas "Antonio Banderas") and [Stephen Rea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Rea "Stephen Rea"). The film was released by [Warner Bros.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures "Warner Bros. Pictures") on November 11, 1994 to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing \$223.7 million against a \$60 million budget. It received two [Academy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Academy_Awards "67th Academy Awards") nominations for [Best Art Direction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design "Academy Award for Best Production Design") and [Best Original Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score "Academy Award for Best Original Score").[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-BackstageOscars-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Oscars1995-4) Kirsten Dunst was additionally nominated for a [Golden Globe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Golden_Globe_Awards "52nd Golden Globe Awards") for [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture "Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture") for her role in the film. A [stand-alone sequel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-alone_sequel "Stand-alone sequel"), [Queen of the Damned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Damned "Queen of the Damned"), was released in 2002, with [Stuart Townsend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Townsend "Stuart Townsend") and [Matthew Newton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Newton "Matthew Newton") replacing Cruise and Banderas respectively. In 1991 [San Francisco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco "San Francisco"), reporter [Daniel Molloy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Molloy "Daniel Molloy") interviews [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac"), who claims to be a [vampire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire "Vampire"), to Molloy's initial skepticism. Louis describes his human life as a wealthy [plantation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation "Plantation") owner in 1791 [Louisiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_$New_Spain$ "Louisiana (New Spain)"). Despondent following the death of his wife and unborn child, he drunkenly wanders the waterfront of [New Orleans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans "New Orleans") one night and is attacked by the vampire [Lestat de Lioncourt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt"). Lestat senses Louis' dissatisfaction with life and offers to turn him into a vampire. Louis accepts, but quickly comes to regret it. While Lestat revels in the hunt and killing of humans, Louis resists his instinct to kill to Lestat's annoyance, instead drinking animal blood to sustain himself. Eventually, amid an outbreak of [plague](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_$disease$ "Plague (disease)") in New Orleans, Louis feeds on a little girl whose mother died in the plague. To entice Louis to stay with him, Lestat turns the dying girl, [Claudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)"), into a vampire. Together, they raise her as a daughter. Louis has a love for Claudia, while Lestat spoils and treats her more as a pupil, training her to become a merciless killer. Thirty years pass, and Claudia matures psychologically but remains a little girl in appearance and continues to be treated as such by Lestat. When she realizes that she will never grow older or become a mature woman, she is furious with Lestat and tells Louis that they should leave him. She tricks Lestat into drinking the "dead blood" of twin boys whom she killed by overdose with [laudanum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudanum "Laudanum"), which weakens Lestat, and then she slits his throat. Though Louis is shocked and upset, he helps Claudia dump Lestat's body in a swamp. They spend weeks planning a voyage to Europe to search for other vampires, but Lestat returns on the night of their departure, having survived on the blood of swamp creatures. Lestat attacks them, but Louis sets him on fire, causing the fire to spread throughout the French Quarter and allowing them to escape to their ship and depart. After traveling around Europe and the Mediterranean but finding no other vampires, Louis and Claudia settle in [Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris "Paris") in September 1870. Louis encounters vampires [Santiago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)") and [Armand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)") by chance. Armand invites Louis and Claudia to his [coven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coven "Coven"), the Théâtre des Vampires, where vampires stage theatrical horror shows for humans, ala The [Grand Guignol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Guignol "Grand Guignol"). On their way out of the theater, Santiago reads Louis' mind and suspects that Louis and Claudia murdered Lestat. Armand warns Louis to send Claudia away for her own safety, and Louis stays with Armand to learn about the meaning of being a vampire. Claudia demands that Louis turn a human woman, Madeleine, into a vampire to be her new protector and companion, and he reluctantly complies. Shortly thereafter, the Parisian vampires abduct the three of them and punish them for Lestat's murder, imprisoning Louis in an iron coffin to starve to death slowly and trapping Claudia and Madeleine in a chamber, where sunlight burns them to ash. Armand does nothing to prevent this, but the next day he frees Louis. Seeking revenge, Louis returns to the theater at dawn and sets it on fire, killing all the vampires, including Santiago. Armand arrives in time to help Louis escape the sunrise, and again offers him a place by his side. Louis rejects him and leaves, unable to accept Armand's way of life and his unpredictable nature and, further, knowing Armand allowed Claudia's murder. As decades pass, Louis never recovers from the loss of Claudia and dejectedly explores the world alone. He returns to New Orleans in 1988 and one night encounters a decayed, weakened Lestat, living as a recluse in an abandoned mansion and surviving on rat blood as Louis once had. Lestat expresses regret for having turned Claudia into a vampire and asks Louis to rejoin him, but Louis declines and leaves. Louis concludes his interview with Molloy, prompting Molloy to beseech Louis to make him his new vampire companion. Louis is outraged that Molloy has not understood the tale of suffering he has relayed and attacks Molloy to scare him into abandoning the idea. Molloy runs to his car and takes off while playing the cassette tapes of Louis' interview. On the [Golden Gate Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge "Golden Gate Bridge"), Lestat appears and attacks Molloy, taking control of the car. Revived by Molloy's blood, Lestat offers him the choice that Lestat "never had"—whether or not to become a vampire—and, laughing, continues driving. - [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise") as [Lestat de Lioncourt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt"), a French vampire who brings Louis on his misadventures - [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") as [Louis de Pointe du Lac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac"), an 18th-century drunkard whom Lestat sired - [Antonio Banderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas "Antonio Banderas") as [Armand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)"), the leader of the Parisian Brood - [Stephen Rea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Rea "Stephen Rea") as [Santiago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Santiago (The Vampire Chronicles)"), Armand's right hand who leads the Théâtre des Vampires - [Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater") as [Daniel Molloy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Molloy "Daniel Molloy"), a journalist interviewing Louis - [Kirsten Dunst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Dunst "Kirsten Dunst") as [Claudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_$The_Vampire_Chronicles$ "Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)"), a young child whom Lestat sired - [Domiziana Giordano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domiziana_Giordano "Domiziana Giordano") as Madeleine, a dollmaker whom Louis sires at Claudia's behest - [Thandiwe Newton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thandiwe_Newton "Thandiwe Newton") (credited as Thandie Newton) as Yvette - [Indra Ové](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra_Ov%C3%A9 "Indra Ové") as New Orleans whore - [Laure Marsac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laure_Marsac "Laure Marsac") as mortal woman on stage - George Kelly as dollmaker - [Marcel Iureş](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Iure%C5%9F "Marcel Iureş") as Paris vampire[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-5) - [Sara Stockbridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Stockbridge "Sara Stockbridge") as Estelle The rights to Anne Rice's novel were initially purchased by [Paramount Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures "Paramount Pictures") in April 1976, shortly before the book was published. The script lingered in [development hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_hell "Development hell") for years, with the rights being sold to [Lorimar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorimar_Television "Lorimar Television") before ending up with [Warner Bros. Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures "Warner Bros. Pictures").[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Director Neil Jordan was approached by Warner Bros. to direct after the huge success of his movie [The Crying Game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crying_Game "The Crying Game") (1992). Jordan was intrigued by the script, calling it "really interesting and slightly theatrical", but was especially interested after reading Rice's novel.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7) He agreed to direct on the condition that he be allowed to write his own script, though he did not gain a writing credit. The themes of [Catholic guilt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_guilt "Catholic guilt") which pervade the novel attracted Jordan, who called the story "the most wonderful parable about wallowing in guilt that I'd ever come across. But these things are unconscious, I don't have an agenda."[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7) With [David Geffen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Geffen "David Geffen") producing, the movie was given a \$70 million budget, unprecedented for a film in the vampire genre. Jordan stated that: > It's not very often you can make a complicated, dark, dangerous movie and get a big budget for it. Vampire movies were traditionally made at the lower end of the scale, on a shoestring, on rudimentary sets. David Geffen is very powerful and he poured money into Interview. I wanted to make it on an epic scale of something like [Gone with the Wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_$film$ "Gone with the Wind (film)").[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Belfast_Telegraph-7) Jordan also cited [Francis Ford Coppola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola "Francis Ford Coppola")'s [Dracula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_$1992_film$ "Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)") as an influence: > Up to that point, Francis Ford Coppola with Bram Stoker’s Dracula, he introduced opulence and theatricality. Normally, before that one, I always thought of vampire movies as cheap, cobbled together, brilliant use of minimal resources. Francis made it this epic, didn’t he? So when I was given the opportunity to make Interview with the Vampire, I thought, "Oh, it would be really great to expand on that epic sense of darkness and to give these characters huge, kind of romantic destinies and longings and feelings."[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-8) Rice adapted her 1976 novel [Interview with the Vampire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire "Interview with the Vampire") into a screenplay with French actor [Alain Delon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Delon "Alain Delon") in mind for the role of [Louis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac "Louis de Pointe du Lac").[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) Later on, when Interview entered the casting stage, British [actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor "Actor") [Julian Sands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Sands "Julian Sands") was championed by Rice and fans of the novel to play [Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestat_de_Lioncourt "Lestat de Lioncourt"),[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) but because Sands was not a well-known name at the time (being only famed for his performance in [A Room with a View](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Room_with_a_View_$1986_film$ "A Room with a View (1986 film)")), he was rejected and the role was given to [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise"). Because of his star power, Cruise received a record \$10 million salary and a percentage of the profits.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-10) Before Cruise was cast, Rice and the studio wanted [Daniel Day-Lewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Day-Lewis "Daniel Day-Lewis") to portray Lestat after [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") was cast as Louis, but Day-Lewis turned it down as he didn't want to portray a vampire.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-11)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-variety.com-12) The casting was initially criticized by Rice, who said that Cruise was "no more my vampire Lestat than [Edward G. Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_G._Robinson "Edward G. Robinson") is [Rhett Butler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhett_Butler "Rhett Butler")",[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) and the casting was "so bizarre; it's almost impossible to imagine how it's going to work". She recommended a number of other actors including [John Malkovich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Malkovich "John Malkovich"), [Peter Weller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Weller "Peter Weller"), [Jeremy Irons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Irons "Jeremy Irons"), [Rutger Hauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer "Rutger Hauer"), and [Alexander Godunov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Godunov "Alexander Godunov"). She suggested that Pitt and Cruise switch roles, stating that "I tried for a long time to tell them that they should just reverse these roles—have Brad Pitt play Lestat and have Tom Cruise play Louis. Of course, they don't listen to me."[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-13)[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-variety.com-12) Eventually, Rice became satisfied with Cruise's performance after seeing the completed film, saying that "from the moment he appeared, Tom was Lestat for me" and "that Tom did make Lestat work was something I could not see in a crystal ball." She called Cruise to compliment him and admit that she was wrong.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Judy_Brennan-14) Due to Rice's perception of Hollywood's [homophobia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia "Homophobia"), at one point she rewrote the part of Louis, changing his sex to female, in order to specifically heterosexualize the character's relationship with Lestat.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Vampire-15) At the time, Rice felt it was the only way to get the film made, and singer-actress [Cher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher "Cher") was considered for the part.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Vampire-15) A song titled "Lovers Forever", which Cher wrote along with [Shirley Eikhard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Eikhard "Shirley Eikhard") for the film's soundtrack, got rejected as Pitt was ultimately cast for the role, though a dance-pop version of the song was released on Cher's 2013 album, [Closer to the Truth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closer_to_the_Truth_$Cher_album$ "Closer to the Truth (Cher album)").[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-16) Originally, [River Phoenix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Phoenix "River Phoenix") was cast for the role of Daniel Molloy (as Anne Rice liked the idea), but he died four weeks before he was due to begin filming. When [Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater") was cast in his place as Molloy, he donated his entire salary to Phoenix's favorite charitable organizations.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Petrucelli2009-17) The film has a dedication to Phoenix after the end credits.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-McCarthy-18) Ten-year-old actress Kirsten Dunst was spotted by talent scouts and was the first girl tested for the role of Claudia.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ramsland2010-9) Said producer [Stephen Woolley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Woolley "Stephen Woolley"): "We started looking at 6-year-olds, which is about Claudia's age in the book, but the role is too demanding for a 6-year-old. We needed a child with a mind capable of grasping the fine points of the difficult monologues Claudia has, and Kirsten was the first actress we saw. She gave a wonderful reading but we thought it was too good to be true, so we saw thousands of other girls. In the end we came back to Kirsten--she's quite extraordinary in the part."[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-McKenna-19) [Julia Stiles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Stiles "Julia Stiles") also auditioned for Claudia but Neil Jordan considered her "too old".[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-20) Filming took place primarily in [New Orleans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans "New Orleans") and in [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London"), with limited location shooting done in [San Francisco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco "San Francisco") and [Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris "Paris").[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-21) Louis' plantation was a combination of primarily [Destrehan Plantation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destrehan_Plantation "Destrehan Plantation"), just west[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-22) of New Orleans, and [Oak Alley Plantation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Alley_Plantation "Oak Alley Plantation") in nearby [Vacherie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacherie "Vacherie").[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-23) The depiction of 18th- and early-19th-century New Orleans was achieved with a combination of location shooting in the [French Quarter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Quarter "French Quarter") of New Orleans and filming on a purpose-built waterfront set along the [Mississippi River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River "Mississippi River").[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-24)[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-movie-locations.com-25) Production then moved to [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London"), where interior sets were constructed at [Pinewood Studios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinewood_Studios "Pinewood Studios").[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) The sets designed by Dante Ferretti included the interiors of Louis, Lestat and Claudia's New Orleans townhouse, Claudia and Louis' Paris hotel suite, the Théâtre des Vampires (built on Pinewood's [007 Stage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/007_Stage "007 Stage")), and the catacombs where the Parisian vampires live.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-27) Shooting took place in San Francisco, mainly on the [Golden Gate Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge "Golden Gate Bridge"), with the external façade of Louis' hotel located at the intersection of Taylor Street, [Market Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Street_$San_Francisco$ "Market Street (San Francisco)"), and Golden Gate Avenue.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-movie-locations.com-25) Brad Pitt admitted in a 2011 interview with [Entertainment Weekly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly "Entertainment Weekly") that he was "miserable" while making the film and even tried to buy himself out of his contract at one point.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) Pitt called the production "six-months of f---king darkness" because of the almost-exclusive night shoots,[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-ASC-28) filmed mostly in London in the depths of winter, which sent him into a depression.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) The script, which he received only two weeks prior to filming, was also a source of disappointment. He unfavorably contrasted the character of Louis which he had admired in the book to that presented in the script: > In the book you have this guy asking, 'Who am I?' Which was probably applicable to me at that time: 'Am I good? Am I of the angels? Am I bad? Am I of the devil?' In the book it is a guy going on this search of discovery. And in the meantime, he has this Lestat character that he's entranced by and abhors. ... In the movie, they took the sensational aspects of Lestat and made that the pulse of the film, and those things are very enjoyable and very good, but for me, there was just nothing to do—you just sit and watch.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Jeff_Giles-26) Visual effects were overseen by [Stan Winston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston "Stan Winston") and his team. At the same time, the new visual effects company [Digital Domain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Domain "Digital Domain") was responsible for creating the visual effects under Visual Effects Supervisor [Robert Legato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Legato "Robert Legato").[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Interview_with_the_Vampire-29)[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-30) Director Neil Jordan was initially hesitant to use Stan Winston Studios, because they had gained a reputation for specializing in large-scale [animatronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animatronics "Animatronics") and [CGI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery "Computer-generated imagery") with [Jurassic Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_$film$ "Jurassic Park (film)") and [Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"); Interview with the Vampire was going to require mostly special makeup effects.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Winston designed the characters' vampire appearances and makeup effects, including a technique for stenciling translucent blue veins on the actors' faces.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Warner_Home_Video-31) This required the actors to hang upside down for 30 minutes, so that the blood would rush to their heads and cause their veins to protrude, enabling the makeup artists to trace realistic patterns.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Anthony_Hogg-6) Digital effects were used mainly to add small details or to enhance certain physical effects, like the burning of the New Orleans set or the burning of Louis' plantation, whereby CGI flames were imposed on a miniature of the house.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Interview_with_the_Vampire-29) The most difficult digital effects to illustrate were Louis and Claudia's transformations into vampires, which were technologically very advanced for the time.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Warner_Home_Video-31) The scene where Claudia cuts Lestat's throat was achieved by transferring from Tom Cruise bleeding from a prosthetic wound to an animatronic model designed to "wither" as it bled out, enhanced with CGI blood. Winston also sculpted the rough model for the charred remains of Claudia and Madeleine, using archival photographs of victims from [Hiroshima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki "Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki") for inspiration.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Warner_Brothers_Home_Video-32) A rough-cut of Interview with the Vampire was shown to [test audiences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_audience "Test audience"), who, according to producer David Geffen, felt "there was a little too much blood and violence." The screenings were held over the objection of Neil Jordan, who was planning on further paring down the length of the film before previewing it, but Geffen wanted to show the longer version to "get a feel for what the audience wanted." Eventually about 20 minutes' worth of footage was either cut or rearranged before the theatrical version was ready.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Judy_Brennan-14) Interview with the Vampire was a box office success. The film opened on November 11, 1994 ([Veterans Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day "Veterans Day")) and opening weekend grosses amounted to \$36.4 million, surpassing [Home Alone 2: Lost in New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone_2:_Lost_in_New_York "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York") to achieve a November record, and placing it in the [number one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1994_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States "List of 1994 box office number-one films in the United States") position at the US box office above [The Santa Clause](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Santa_Clause "The Santa Clause"), which opened with \$19.3 million.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-33)[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-34) Some in the industry disputed the figure and the range of estimates by others were from \$34 to \$37 million.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-35) At that time, Interview with the Vampire had the fourth-highest three-day opening weekend of all time, behind [Jurassic Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_$film$ "Jurassic Park (film)"), [Batman Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns "Batman Returns") and [Batman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_$1989_film$ "Batman (1989 film)").[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-36)[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-37) Its opening was at that time the biggest non-summer opening and the biggest R-rated opening weekend ever, with the latter surpassing [Lethal Weapon 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapon_3 "Lethal Weapon 3").[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-38) The film held this record until 1997 when it was surpassed by [Air Force One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One_$film$ "Air Force One (film)").[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-39) Interview with the Vampire held the record for having the highest opening weekend for a [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") film until it was taken by [Ocean's Eleven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Eleven "Ocean's Eleven") in 2001.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-40) In subsequent weeks, it struggled against [Star Trek Generations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Generations "Star Trek Generations") and The Santa Clause. Its total gross in the United States and Canada was \$105 million, while the worldwide gross was \$224 million, against an estimated budget of \$60 million.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-mojo-2) On [Rotten Tomatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes "Rotten Tomatoes"), the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 64 critics. The site's critics consensus reads: "Despite lacking some of the book's subtler shadings, and suffering from some clumsy casting, Interview with the Vampire benefits from Neil Jordan's atmospheric direction and a surfeit of gothic thrills."[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-RT-41) On [Metacritic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic "Metacritic"), the film holds a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-42) Audiences polled by [CinemaScore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinemaScore "CinemaScore") gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-43) Critics praised the film's production design, cinematography, and special effects, as well as the performances of Cruise and Dunst. Of Cruise, [Janet Maslin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Maslin "Janet Maslin") of [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") wrote the actor "is flabbergastingly right for this role. The vampire Lestat, the most commanding and teasingly malicious of Ms. Rice's creations, brings out in Mr. Cruise a fiery, mature sexual magnetism he has not previously displayed on screen. Except for a few angry outbursts here, there are no signs of the actor's usual boyishness. Instead, adopting a worldly manner and an exquisite otherworldly look, he transforms himself into a darkly captivating roue who's seen it all".[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Maslin-44) [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post")'s Rita Kempley said "Cruise brings a wicked wit to the ghoulish role" of Lestat.[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Kempley-45) The [Chicago Sun-Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times "Chicago Sun-Times")' [Roger Ebert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert "Roger Ebert") gave the film three out of four stars, writing "the movie never makes vampirism look like anything but an endless sadness. That is its greatest strength. Vampires throughout movie history have often chortled as if they'd gotten away with something. But the first great vampire movie, [Nosferatu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu "Nosferatu") (1922), knew better, and so does this one."[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ebert-46) He opined production designer Dante Ferretti "combines the elegance of [The Age of Innocence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Innocence_$1993_film$ "The Age of Innocence (1993 film)") and the fantastic images of [The Adventures of Baron Munchausen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Baron_Munchausen "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen") into a vampire world of eerie beauty", and called the Paris catacomb sets "one of the great sets of movie history".[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ebert-46) He also praised the casting of Cruise and added, "Dunst, perhaps with the help of Stan Winston's subtle makeup, is somehow able to convey the notion of great age inside apparent youth."[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ebert-46) [Desson Thomson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desson_Thomson "Desson Thomson"), also of The Washington Post, was not as enthusiastic about Cruise's performance.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Thomson-47) He added, "The humor, more subtly embedded in the book, has been brought to the surface as if this were a weekly [sitcom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom "Sitcom") called 'Pardon Me but Your Teeth Are in My Neck.'"[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Thomson-47) More critical reviews noted the compressed nature of the film adaptation "left out information crucial to understanding the characters' behavior".[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Kempley-45) In [Variety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_$magazine$ "Variety (magazine)"), [Todd McCarthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_McCarthy "Todd McCarthy") wrote while the film "has its share of riveting moments" and bears a "wonderfully evocative mood", what is "missing is a strong sense of emotional exchange and development among the main characters. The intense bonds of love, resentment and hatred that arc through the centuries among Lestat, Louis, the vampire he creates, and their 'daughter,' Claudia, are only lightly felt".[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-McCarthy-18) Of Pitt's Louis, McCarthy said "there is no depth to his melancholy, no pungency to his sense of loss. He also doesn’t seem to connect in a meaningful way with any of the other actors except, perhaps, to Slater’s interviewer. This is unfortunate because his profound feelings for Claudia, Lestat and Armand are meant to be among the primary driving forces of the story."[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-McCarthy-18) Critics also pointed out the film loses narrative steam in its third act,[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Kempley-45)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-48)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Thomson-47) though Maslin commented that the film's final scene provides some rejuvenating thrills.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Maslin-44) Ebert conceded his only criticism of the film was its thin plot, but concluded that the movie is overall "a skillful exercise in macabre imagination".[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Ebert-46) [Oprah Winfrey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey "Oprah Winfrey") walked out of an advance screening of the movie only 10 minutes in, because of the gore and dark themes. She considered canceling an interview with Tom Cruise promoting the film, stating, "I believe there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness".[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-49) ### Awards and nominations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Awards and nominations")\] \| Award \| Category \| Nominee(s) \| Result \| Ref. \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [Academy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Academy_Awards "67th Academy Awards") \| [Best Art Direction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design "Academy Award for Best Production Design") \| Art Direction: [Dante Ferretti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Ferretti "Dante Ferretti"); Set Decoration: [Francesca Lo Schiavo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Lo_Schiavo "Francesca Lo Schiavo") \| Nominated \| [\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Oscars1995-4) \| \| [Best Original Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score "Academy Award for Best Original Score") \| [Elliot Goldenthal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal "Elliot Goldenthal") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers") \| Top Box Office Films \| Won \| [\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-50) \| \| \| [Blockbuster Entertainment Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_Entertainment_Awards "Blockbuster Entertainment Awards") \| Favorite Actor – Mystery/Thriller, On Video \| [Tom Cruise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise "Tom Cruise") \| Nominated \| [\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-51) \| \| [Boston Society of Film Critics Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards_1994 "Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1994") \| [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress "Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress") \| [Kirsten Dunst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Dunst "Kirsten Dunst") \| Won \| [\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-52) \| \| [British Academy Film Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_British_Academy_Film_Awards "48th British Academy Film Awards") \| [Best Cinematography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Cinematography "BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography") \| [Philippe Rousselot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Rousselot "Philippe Rousselot") \| Won \| [\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-53) \| \| [Best Costume Design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design "BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design") \| [Sandy Powell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Powell_$costume_designer$ "Sandy Powell (costume designer)") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Make-Up and Hair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hair "BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair") \| [Stan Winston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston "Stan Winston"), [Michèle Burke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Burke "Michèle Burke"), and [Jan Archibald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Archibald "Jan Archibald") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Production Design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Production_Design "BAFTA Award for Best Production Design") \| Dante Ferretti \| Won \| \| \| \| [British Society of Cinematographers Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Society_of_Cinematographers#Award_categories "British Society of Cinematographers") \| [Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Society_of_Cinematographers_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_in_a_Theatrical_Feature_Film "British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film") \| Philippe Rousselot \| Won \| [\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-54) \| \| [Chicago Film Critics Association Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Awards_1994 "Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1994") \| [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress "Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress") \| Kirsten Dunst \| Nominated \| [\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-55) \| \| Most Promising Actress \| Won \| \| \| \| \| [Chlotrudis Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlotrudis_Society_for_Independent_Film "Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film") \| Best Supporting Actress \| Nominated \| [\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-56) \| \| \| [Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association") \| [Best Supporting Actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Fangoria Chainsaw Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Fangoria_Chainsaw_Awards "1995 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards") \| Best Studio/Big-Budget Film \| Nominated \| [\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-57) \| \| \| [Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fangoria_Chainsaw_Award_for_Best_Actor "Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor") \| Tom Cruise \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Best Supporting Actor \| [Antonio Banderas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas "Antonio Banderas") \| Won \| \| \| \| Best Supporting Actress \| Kirsten Dunst \| Won \| \| \| \| Best Screenplay \| Anne Rice \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Best Soundtrack \| Elliot Goldenthal \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Best Makeup Effects \| Stan Winston \| Won \| \| \| \| [Golden Globe Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Golden_Globe_Awards "52nd Golden Globe Awards") \| [Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture "Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture") \| Kirsten Dunst \| Nominated \| [\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-58) \| \| [Best Original Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Score "Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score") \| Elliot Goldenthal \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Golden Raspberry Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards "15th Golden Raspberry Awards") \| [Worst Screen Couple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo "Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo") \| Tom Cruise and [Brad Pitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt "Brad Pitt") \| Won[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-59) \| [\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-60) \| \| [Hugo Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award "Hugo Award") \| [Best Dramatic Presentation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation "Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation") \| [Neil Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Jordan "Neil Jordan") (director) and [Anne Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice "Anne Rice") (screenplay/novel) \| Nominated \| [\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-61) \| \| [International Horror Guild Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Horror_Guild_Award "International Horror Guild Award") \| Best Film \| Won \| [\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-IHG_1994-2006-62) \| \| \| [MTV Movie Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_MTV_Movie_Awards "1995 MTV Movie Awards") \| [Best Movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Movie_of_the_Year "MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year") \| Nominated \| [\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-63) \| \| \| [Best Male Performance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Movie "MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie") \| Brad Pitt \| Won \| \| \| \| [Best Breakthrough Performance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Breakthrough_Performance "MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance") \| Kirsten Dunst \| Won \| \| \| \| [Most Desirable Male](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Most_Desirable_Male "MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male") \| Tom Cruise \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Brad Pitt \| Won \| \| \| \| \| [Christian Slater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Slater "Christian Slater") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Best On-Screen Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_On-Screen_Duo "MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo") \| Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Villain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Villain "MTV Movie Award for Best Villain") \| Tom Cruise \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Nastro d'Argento](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastro_d%27Argento "Nastro d'Argento") \| Best Production Design \| Dante Ferretti \| Won \| \| \| European Silver Ribbon \| Neil Jordan \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [National Society of Film Critics Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards "1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards") \| [Best Cinematography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Award_for_Best_Cinematography "National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography") \| Philippe Rousselot \| Nominated \| [\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-64) \| \| [Saturn Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Saturn_Awards "21st Saturn Awards") \| [Best Horror Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Horror_Film "Saturn Award for Best Horror Film") \| Won \| [\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Saturn-65) \| \| \| [Best Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director "Saturn Award for Best Director") \| Neil Jordan \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actor "Saturn Award for Best Actor") \| Tom Cruise \| Nominated \| \| \| \| Brad Pitt \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Best Performance by a Younger Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Younger_Actor "Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor") \| Kirsten Dunst \| Won \| \| \| \| [Best Costume](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design "Saturn Award for Best Costume Design") \| Sandy Powell \| Won \| \| \| \| [Best Make-up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up "Saturn Award for Best Make-up") \| Stan Winston and Michèle Burke \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [Best Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Music "Saturn Award for Best Music") \| Elliot Goldenthal \| Nominated \| \| \| - 4th – Sandi Davis, The Oklahoman[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-66) - 6th – David Stupich, [The Milwaukee Journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Milwaukee_Journal "The Milwaukee Journal")[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-67) - Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – Steve Murray, [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution")[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-AtlantaYE-68) - Top 5 runners-up (not ranked) – Scott Schuldt, [The Oklahoman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oklahoman "The Oklahoman")[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-69) - Top 10 runner-ups (not ranked) – [Janet Maslin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Maslin "Janet Maslin"), [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times")[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-70) - Honorable mention – Mike Clark, [USA Today](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Today "USA Today")[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-71) - Honorable mention – Glenn Lovell, [San Jose Mercury News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Mercury_News "San Jose Mercury News")[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-72) - Honorable mention – Betsy Pickle, [Knoxville News-Sentinel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville_News-Sentinel "Knoxville News-Sentinel")[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-73) - Honorable mention – Dan Craft, [The Pantagraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pantagraph "The Pantagraph")[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-74) - 1st worst – John Hurley, [Staten Island Advance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_Advance "Staten Island Advance")[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-75) - 1st worst – Jeff Simon, [The Buffalo News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buffalo_News "The Buffalo News")[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-76) - Dishonorable mention – William Arnold, [Seattle Post-Intelligencer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer "Seattle Post-Intelligencer")[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-77) The film was released on [VHS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS "VHS") and [LaserDisc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc "LaserDisc") in June 1995,[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-78)[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-79) [DVD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Video "DVD-Video") in 1997 and on [Blu-ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray "Blu-ray") Disc in October 2008.[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-80) The film's musical score was written by [Elliot Goldenthal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal "Elliot Goldenthal"). It received an [Oscar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_Academy_Awards "67th Academy Awards") nomination for [Best Original Score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score "Academy Award for Best Original Score"), but lost to [The Lion King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King "The Lion King").[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-BackstageOscars-3) The score opens with the Catholic hymn [Libera Me](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera_Me "Libera Me") slightly rewritten to reflect Louis' character. The opening line "Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna" ("Save me, Lord, from eternal death") was changed to "Libera me, Domine, de vita æterna" ("Save me, Lord, from eternal life"). The end credits cover for "[Sympathy for the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathy_for_the_Devil "Sympathy for the Devil")" was performed by [Guns N' Roses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses "Guns N' Roses"). This was the band's last major release before the departure of [Slash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_$musician$ "Slash (musician)") and [Duff McKagan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan "Duff McKagan"). After the commercial and critical success of Interview with the Vampire, Neil Jordan began development on an adaptation of the novel's sequel, [The Vampire Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Lestat "The Vampire Lestat"), which ultimately did not materialize.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Lestat-81) Almost a decade after this film, [an adaptation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_Damned "Queen of the Damned") for the third book in the series, [The Queen of the Damned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_of_the_Damned "The Queen of the Damned"), was produced and distributed once again by Warner Bros. Cruise and Pitt did not reprise their roles as Lestat and Louis. Many characters and important plotlines were written out of the film, which actually combined elements of [The Vampire Lestat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Lestat "The Vampire Lestat") with The Queen of the Damned. The film was negatively received by critics, and Rice dismissed it completely as she felt the filmmakers had "mutilated" her work. During preproduction, Rice had pleaded with the studio not to produce a film of the book just yet since she believed her readers wanted a film based on The Vampire Lestat.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Stax-82) Rice offered to write the screenplay herself but was turned down by the studio.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-83)[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-84)[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-TheAge-85) In February 2012, a film adaptation of [The Tale of the Body Thief](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Body_Thief "The Tale of the Body Thief"), the fourth book in the series, entered development with [Brian Grazer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Grazer "Brian Grazer") and [Ron Howard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Howard "Ron Howard")'s film production company, [Imagine Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_Entertainment "Imagine Entertainment"). It was reported that screenwriter Lee Patterson was going to pen the screenplay. However, Rice's son, [Christopher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Rice "Christopher Rice"), apparently had drafted a screenplay based on the novel that was met with praise from those involved in the developmental stage. Rice later confirmed that creative differences that were beyond those involved resulted in the dismissal of the project in April 2013.[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-86) In August 2014, [Universal Pictures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures "Universal Pictures") acquired the rights to the entire Vampire Chronicles series. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci were named as producers, and the deal included the aforementioned screenplay for The Tale of the Body Thief written by Christopher Rice.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-Variety_2014-08-87)[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-88) A new film adaptation of the book was written by [Josh Boone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Boone_$director$ "Josh Boone (director)") and was announced in May 2016, with Boone suggesting actor [Jared Leto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Leto "Jared Leto") play the role of Lestat.[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-newscomau-89) In November 2016, all plans for a theatrical reboot were scrapped, with Rice announcing she had regained the rights to her novels and intended to create a television series starting with The Vampire Lestat. In June 2021, [AMC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_$TV_channel$ "AMC (TV channel)") announced a television adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, giving a series order consisting of seven episodes. The series was created by [Rolin Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolin_Jones "Rolin Jones"), who executive produced alongside [Mark Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Johnson_$producer$ "Mark Johnson (producer)"), [Alan Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Taylor_$director$ "Alan Taylor (director)"), Anne Rice, and Christopher Rice.[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_note-90) The novel is adapted through the first two seasons, with elements from The Vampire Lestat being used during season two. - [Vampire films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_films "Vampire films") 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-59) Tied with [Sylvester Stallone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone "Sylvester Stallone") and [Sharon Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Stone "Sharon Stone") for [The Specialist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Specialist "The Specialist"). 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-1) ["Interview with the Vampire (15)"](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/interview-with-the-vampire-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yotg1mtk). [British Board of Film Classification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification "British Board of Film Classification"). November 16, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2025. 2. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-mojo_2-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-mojo_2-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-mojo_2-2) [Interview with the Vampire (1994)](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=interviewwiththevampire.htm) at [Box Office Mojo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Office_Mojo "Box Office Mojo") Retrieved May 30, 2013 3. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-BackstageOscars_3-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-BackstageOscars_3-1) ["Backstage improv adds life to Oscars"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-backstage-improv-adds/123755063/). [Detroit Free Press](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Free_Press "Detroit Free Press"). March 29, 1995. p. 60. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230429205610/https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-backstage-improv-adds/123755063/) from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspapers.com "Newspapers.com"). [![Open access icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg/20px-Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access "open access publication – free to read") 4. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Oscars1995_4-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-Oscars1995_4-1) ["The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners"](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995). oscars.org. Retrieved August 5, 2011. 5. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_$film$#cite_ref-5)* Southern, Nathan (2015). 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