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Near Dark (1987)

Name: Near Dark
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Genre: Western film, horror film, vampire film
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.9

Near Dark is a 1987 American neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen and Jenette Goldstein. The plot follows a young man in a small Oklahoma town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · Shot by Adam Greenberg · Cut by Howard E. Smith · Music by Tangerine Dream · 93 min

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Behind the scenes

Kathryn Bigelow on "Near Dark" — filmSCHOOLarchive · 25 min
Near Dark -- What Makes This '80s Vampire Film Underrated? (Episode 16) — Learning about Movies · 10 min
Near Dark 'Director Interview' (R) 1987 ‧ Horror/Western ‧ Kathryn Bigelow — Filmography Guy · 25 min
NEAR DARK – Collection MAKE MY DAY #2 – Préface Jean-Baptiste Thoret — STUDIOCANAL France · 8 min

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Last Days — 2014
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