Blade (1998)

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R | 2 hr | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror, Adaptation | Released: 8/21/1998 |Box Office Total: $70.0M

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Synopsis:

The story of a semi-human African-American superhero who battles evil, bloodsucking vampires. Blade is half vampire but has devoted his life to killing vampires, with the help of Whistler, a human vampire hunter. His nemesis is Frost, a vampire who aims to take over the world, enslaving humanity. With the help of haemotologist Karen, Blade battles Frost and the evil Blood God.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/21/1998

Studio	Credit
New Line Records	Studio
Director	Credit
Stephen Norrington	Director
Cast	Credit
Wesley Snipes	Blade
Stephen Dorff	Deacon Frost
Kris Kristofferson	Whistler
N'Bushe Wright	Karen
Donal Logue	Quinn
Udo Kier	Dragonetti
Traci Lords	Raquel
Arly Jover	Mercury
Kevin Patrick Walls	Krieger
Tim Guinee	Curtis Webb
Sanaa Lathan	Vanessa
Eric Edwards	Pearl
Donna Wong	Nurse
Carmen Thomas	Senior Resident
Shannon Lee	Resident
Kenneth Johnson	Heatseeking Dennis
Clint Curtis	Creepy Morgue Guy
Judson Scott	Pallantine
Sidney Liufau	Japanese Doorman
Keith Leon Williams	Kam
Andray Johnson	Paramedic
Stephen R Peluso	Paramedic
Marcus Aurelius	Pragmatic Policeman
John Enos III	Blood Club Bouncer
Ebony Adams	Martial Arts Kid
Lyle Conway	Reichardt
Freeman White III	Menacing Stud
D.V. DeVincentis	Vampire Underling
Marcus Salgado	Frost's Goon
Esau McKnight Jr	Frost's Goon
Erl	Von Esper
Matt Schulze	Crease
Lennox Brown	Pleading Goon
Yvette Ocampo	Party Girl
Irene A Stepic	Slavic Vampire Lord
Jenya Lano	Russian Woman
Levani Uchaineshvili	Russian Vampire
Production Credits	Credit
Peter Frankfurt	Producer
Andrew J Horne	Co-Producer
Stan Lee	Executive Producer
Wesley Snipes	Producer
Avi Arad	Executive Producer
Jon Divens	Co-Producer
Joseph Calamari	Executive Producer
Robert E. Engelman	Producer
Lynn Harris	Executive Producer
Thomas Wade Thill	Executive Producer
Mary Stuart	Executive Producer
Jenny Bright	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Amen Ra Films	Production Company
Marvel Films	Production Company
Imaginary Forces Creative	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Alliance Releasing	Theatrical Distributor
New Line Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
WBI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Marv Wolfman	Characters as Source Material - from Marvel comic book characters
David S. Goyer	Screenplay
Gene Colan	Characters as Source Material - from Marvel comic book characters
Art Department	Credit
Greg J Grande	Set Decorator
Thomas C Reta	Set Designer
Christine Rivard	Art Department - inferno artist
Marc Messenger	Storyboard Artist
Barry Chusid	Art Director
Tani Kunitake	Illustrator
Kirk M Petruccelli	Production Designer
Ko Murayama	Art Department - Henry artist
Chad Frey	Set Designer
Arthur Lee	Storyboard Artist
A Todd Holland	Set Designer
Jason Brubaker	Storyboard Artist
Miles Teves	Art Department - conceptual designer/sculptor
Casting	Credit
Rachel Abroms	Casting
Jory Weitz	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Randy Nolen	Steadicam Operator
Stu Mintz	Lighting Director - lighting supervisor
Michael Neumann	Photography
Theo van de Sande	Director of Photography
Paul A Edwards	Camera Operator
Kate Choi	Lighting - lighting crew
Bob Menhert	Photography
Randy Nolen	Camera Operator
Jeff Ertl	Lighting - lighting crew
Raymond Stella	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
David Stump	Director of Photography
George Hladky	Photography
Nick Panagos	Lighting - lighting crew
Chiara Pernin	Lighting - lighting crew
Judy Crown	Photography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
New Line International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Mark Isham	Music
Dana Sano	Music Supervisor
Bob Bowen	Music Coordinator
New Order	Song Performer
Tom Carlson	Music Editor
Stephen Morris	Song
Ken Kugler	Music Conductor - music conductor/orchestrations
Stephen Krause	Music - music recordist/mixer
Carlton Kaller	Music Editor
Peter Hook	Song
Creedence Clearwater Revival	Song Performer
Polygon Window	Song Performer
Paul Rabjohns	Music Editor
Bernard Summer	Song
Gillian Gilbert	Song
Shonen Knife	Song Performer
DJ Krush	Song Performer
Arthur Baker	Song
Expansion Union	Song Performer
John Fogerty	Song
Richard James	Song
Onyx	Song Performer
Junkie XL	Song Performer
Naoko Yamano	Song
DJ Krush	Song
Solitaire	Song Performer
David Hykes	Song Performer
Chylow Parker	Song
Fred Scruggs	Song
Siren Music Productions	Song Performer
Kirk Jones	Song
Southside Reverb	Song Performer
Spirit Fire Child	Song Performer
Tyrone Taylor	Song
Photek	Song Performer
George Rodriguez	Song
James Bernard	Song
Tom Holkenberg	Song
Patrick Ian Tilon	Song
Elmar Schulte	Song
Ruediger Gleisberg	Song
James Baker	Song
Philip Aslett	Song
Source Direct	Song
David Hykes	Song
Matt Walker	Song
Kelly Reverb	Song
Chad Littlepage	Song
Steve Snow	Song
Jimmy Hawes	Song
Tom Maxwell	Song
Photek	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Miles Teves	Puppeteer - Pearl puppeteer
Jeffrey Ward	Stunt Coordinator
Jeffrey Ward	Stunts - martial arts choreography
Carey Wilson	Motion Control - motion control operator
Blaine Whitney	Motion Control - motion control coordinator
Todd Tucker	Puppeteer - Pearl puppeteer
Wesley Snipes	Stunts - martial arts choreography
Henry Kingi Jr	Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Imaga	Stunt Coordinator
Lisa Ann Glass	Motion Control - motion control coordinator
Jeff Deist	Puppeteer - Pearl puppeteer
Jack Tate	Puppeteer - Pearl puppeteer
Steve Switaj	Motion Control - motion control operator
Production Management	Credit
Barry K Thomas	Assistant Director
Marc Strachan	Location Manager
Brandon Smith	Post-Production Coordinator
Nicole Cummings	Script Supervisor
Steve Dellerson	Production Manager - digital production manager
Gary Nolin	Line Producer
Debra J Olchick	Production Supervisor
Sara Romilly	Post-Production Supervisor
Roee Sharon	Unit Production Manager
Tommy Hooper	Technical Supervisor
Marlene D Hart	Production Coordinator
Edward J Irastorza	Post-Production Coordinator - visual effects post coordinator
Danny Rubio	Production Manager
Lisa Blok-Linson