Blade
Blade is a 1998 American superhero film directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name, it is the first installment of the Blade franchise. The film stars Wesley Snipes as the titular character with Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright in supporting roles. Blade is a Dhampir, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses, who fights against vampires.
Plot
In 1967, a pregnant woman is attacked by a vampire, causing her to go into premature labor. Doctors are able to save her baby, but the woman dies.
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| author | David S. Goyer |
|---|---|
| award | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain |
| contentLocation | Moscow |
| director | Stephen Norrington |
| editor | Paul Rubell |
| genre | action fantasy horror live-action science fiction thriller |
| keywords | abraham whistler attack begin blade deacon frost edta epilogue familiar hematologist infect kill los angeles meet old friend police officer pregnant woman premature labor rave rave club safe house vampire hunter |
| musicBy | Mark Isham |
| producer | Peter Frankfurt Robert Engelman Wesley Snipes |
| productionCompany | Amen Ra Films Imaginary Forces Marvel Enterprises New Line Cinema |
| publisher | New Line Cinema |
| recordedAt | Long Beach Moscow Russia Toronto Vancouver |
| theme | afrofuturist chase kung fu monster movie neo-noir science fiction action splatter superhero vampire vigilante zombie |