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Interview with the Vampire

The book Interview with the Vampire was made into the movie Interview with the Vampire.

Which one did you like better, the book or the movie?  There are 7 votes for the book, and 5 votes for the movie.

Book details for Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire was written by Anne Rice. The book was published in 1977 by Knopf, NY. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

Anne Rice also wrote Queen of the Damned (1989).

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Movie details for Interview with the Vampire

The movie was released in 1994 and directed by Neil Jordan, who also directed The Butcher Boy (1997), The End of the Affair (1999) and Breakfast on Pluto (2005). Interview with the Vampire was produced by Warner Home Video. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com.

Actors on this movie include Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Stephen Rea, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater, Virginia McCollam, John McConnell, Mike Seelig, Bellina Logan, Thandie Newton, Indra Ové, Helen McCrory, Lyla Hay Owen, Lee E. Scharfstein, Monte Montague (II), Nathalie Bloch-Lainé, Jeanette Kontomitras, Roger Lloyd-Pack and George Kelly (II).

 

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When it was announced that Tom Cruise would play the vampire Lestat in this adaptation of Anne Rice's bestselling novel, even Rice chimed in with a highly publicized objection. The author wisely and justifiably recanted her negative opinion when she saw C... Read More
When it was announced that Tom Cruise would play the vampire Lestat in this adaptation of Anne Rice's bestselling novel, even Rice chimed in with a highly publicized objection. The author wisely and justifiably recanted her negative opinion when she saw Cruise's excellent performance, which perceptively addresses the pain and chronic melancholy that plagues anyone cursed with immortal bloodlust. Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst are equally good at maintaining the dark and brooding tone of Rice's novel. And in this rare mainstream project for a major studio, director Neil Jordan compensates for a lumbering plot by honoring the literate, Romantic qualities of Rice's screenplay. Considered a disappointment while being embraced by Rice's loyal followers, the movie is too slow to be a satisfying thriller, but it is definitely one of the most lavish, intelligent horror films ever made. --Jeff Shannon