Interview With the Vampire Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Jordan
Genres: Horror, Romance
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Anne_Rice's best-selling romantic horror tale about the origins of a centuries-old vampire inspired this popular, atmospheric chiller. One of director Neil_Jordan's major Hollywood productions, the film stays close to its source material, retaining the frame of a young reporter (Christian_Slater) interviewing a man who claims to be a 200-year-old vampire. The man, Louis (Brad_Pitt), shares his story, beginning in 18th-century New Orleans with his first encounters with the charismatic and decadent vampire Lestat (Tom_Cruise). Lestat converts Louis to blood-sucking and immortality, but Louis fails to adopt Lestat's cavalier attitude, instead tormenting himself with guilt over his new nature. The two vampires remain deeply, if reluctantly, connected over the years, while becoming intimately involved with others of their kind, including Claudia (Kirsten_Dunst), a mature immortal in a young child's body. Fans of the novel raised numerous objections, particularly after Rice initially spoke out against the casting of Cruise as Lestat; further casting difficulties followed the death of River_Phoenix, whose role as the interviewer was assumed by Christian_Slater. Rice later recanted her objections, and the combination of thrills and gothic romance proved popular with audiences. Judd Blaise, Rovi
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