The church has long known that vampires exist. However, it is discovered that a group of vampires are searching for a powerful doom for mankind. The Vatican then secretly enlists a team of vampire-hunters, led by Jack Crow, to hunt down and destroy the vampires before they find the crucifix.

• James Woods .............. Jack Crow
• Daniel Baldwin .............. Tony Montoya
• Sheryl Lee ................... Katrina
• Thomas Ian Griffith ........ Valek
• Tim Guinee ................... Father Adam Guiteau
• Maximilian Schell .......... Cardinal Alba
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa .... Deyo
• Frank Darabont ............. Man with the Buick

• Director ................. John Carpenter
• Producer ............... Sandy King
• Producer ............... Don Jakoby (co-producer)
• Producer ............... Barr B. Potter (executive)
• Written By ............. John Carpenter
• Written By ............. Don Jakoby
• Written By ............. Dan Mazur
• Written By ............. John Steakley
• Music By ............... John Carpenter

Vampires - Full Trailer MPEG (14.1 MB)
Vampires - Full Trailer (5.7 MB)
Vampires - Screensaver (2.7 MB)

Movie News & Rumours:

October 28th 1998: Knut has recently seen the upcoming film "John Carpenter's Vampires," and turns in a special, but very interesting review with some minor spoilers:

Vampires - A Film Review (Mixed)

October 22nd 1998: LegitCrit managed to see a studio screening of John Carpenter's latest film, "Vampires." This film has been getting very good reviews ever since it premiered in France a few months back, so click on the link below to read another:

Vampires - A Film Review (Positive)

May 7th 1998: Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired U.S., U.K., Scandinavian and Benelux rights to "John Carpenter's Vampires" from Largo Entertainment. The horror/action pic, which stars James Woods as a crusading vampire-slayer in the pay of the Vatican, was directed by Carpenter and produced by Sandy King's Storm King Prods.

April 9th 1998: The trailer for this upcoming vampire flick directed by John Carpenter, starring James Woods is finally available for downloading! Thanks to Marc Bright for hosting the trailer.

Vampires - Full Trailer (14.1 MB)

August 1997: Thomas Ian Griffith ("Karate Kid III," "Crackerjack" and "Kull the Conqueror") joins the cast of "Vampires" as Valick, the head vampire.

RELEASE DATES:

USA - October 30th 1998
Norway - January 22nd 1999

Vampires Links:

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