Near Dark

Near Dark
Near Dark
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kathryn Bigelow
Written by	Eric Red; Kathryn Bigelow;
Produced by	Steven-Charles Jaffe
Starring	Adrian Pasdar; Jenny Wright; Lance Henriksen; Bill Paxton; Jenette Goldstein; Tim Thomerson;
Cinematography	Adam Greenberg
Edited by	Howard E. Smith
Music by	Tangerine Dream
Production; company	F/M Entertainment
Distributed by	De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Release dates	September 1987 (TIFF); October 2, 1987;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$3.4 million

Near Dark is a 1987 American neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (in her solo directorial debut), 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.

Despite performing poorly at the box office, critic reviews were generally positive. Over the years, the film has gained a cult following.^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Near Dark". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
^ Tobias, Scott (November 5, 2008). "The New Cult Canon: Near Dark". A.V. Club. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
^ Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier (October 14, 2011). 100 Cult Films. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-84457-571-8. Shatteringly romantic and tough as nails, Near Dark is the cult film that embodies brilliantly the ambivalence and hybridity that was a trademark of the 1980s.