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A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
Theatrical
Oct 2, 1987
Box Office
$3.4M
Budget
$5.0M
Return
0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 5, 2002
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
DEG, F/M, Near Dark Joint Venture
Quotes
See all →The Lasting Fear of Immortality
Taglines
They can only kill you once. But they can terrify you forever.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Life, Darkness, and the Sun's Curse
Taglines
Blood is our life, Darkness, our feeding ground and sunlight, our eternal damnation.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →A
Adrian Pasdar
Caleb Colton
J
Jenny Wright
Mae
L
Lance Henriksen
Jesse Hooker
B
Bill Paxton
Severen
J
Jenette Goldstein
Diamondback
T
Tim Thomerson
Loy Colton
J
Joshua John Miller
Homer
M
Marcie Leeds
Sarah Colton
K
Kenny Call
Deputy Sheriff
E
Edward Corbett
Ticket Seller
T
Troy Evans
Plainclothes Officer
B
Bill Cross
Sheriff Eakers
R
Roger Aaron Brown
Cajun Truck Driver
T
Thomas Wagner
Bartender
R
Robert Winley
Patron in Bar
J
James Le Gros
Teenage Cowboy
J
Jan King
Waitress
B
Billy Beck
Motel Manager
S
S.A. Griffin
Police Officer at Motel
B
Bob Terhune
State Trooper
