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.

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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
Kenny 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
Stan Lee	Executive Producer
Andrew J Horne	Co-Producer
Wesley Snipes	Producer
Avi Arad	Executive Producer
Jon Divens	Co-Producer
Robert E. Engelman	Producer
Joseph Calamari	Executive 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
Barry Chusid	Art Director
Tani Kunitake	Illustrator
Kirk M Petruccelli	Production Designer
Thomas C Reta	Set Designer
Christine Rivard	Art Department - inferno artist
Marc Messenger	Storyboard Artist
Ko Murayama	Art Department - Henry artist
Arthur Lee	Storyboard Artist
Chad Frey	Set Designer
Jason Brubaker	Storyboard Artist
Miles Teves	Art Department - conceptual designer/sculptor
A Todd Holland	Set Designer
Casting	Credit
Rachel Abroms	Casting
Jory Weitz	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Paul A Edwards	Camera Operator
Kate Choi	Lighting - lighting crew
Michael Neumann	Photography
Theo van de Sande	Director of Photography
Randy Nolen	Steadicam Operator
Stu Mintz	Lighting Director - lighting supervisor
Bob Menhert	Photography
Randy Nolen	Camera Operator
Raymond Stella	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
Jeff Ertl	Lighting - lighting crew
George Hladky	Photography
David Stump	Director of 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
Bernard Summer	Song
Paul Rabjohns	Music Editor
Shonen Knife	Song Performer
Gillian Gilbert	Song
DJ Krush	Song Performer
Arthur Baker	Song
Expansion Union	Song Performer
John Fogerty	Song
Onyx	Song Performer
Richard James	Song
Junkie XL	Song Performer
Naoko Yamano	Song
DJ Krush	Song
Solitaire	Song Performer
David Hykes	Song Performer
Chylow Parker	Song
Siren Music Productions	Song Performer
Fred Scruggs	Song
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
Carey Wilson	Motion Control - motion control operator
Jeffrey Ward	Stunt Coordinator
Jeffrey Ward	Stunts - martial arts choreography
Todd Tucker	Puppeteer - Pearl puppeteer
Blaine Whitney	Motion Control - motion control coordinator
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
Roee Sharon	Unit Production Manager
Marc Strachan	Location Manager
Nicole Cummings	Script Supervisor
Steve Dellerson	Production Manager - digital production manager
Marlene D Hart	Production Coordinator
Brandon Smith	Post-Production Coordinator
Gary Nolin	Line Producer
Debra J Olchick	Production Supervisor
Tommy Hooper	Technical Supervisor
Sara Romilly	Post-Production Supervisor
Edward J Irastorza	Post-Production Coordinator - visual effects post coordinator
Lisa Blok-Linson	Location Manager
Rebecca Strickland	Assistant Director
David St Clair	Technical Supervisor
Jennifer Teves	Production Supervisor
Danny Rubio	Production Manager
Robert L West	Production Coordinator
Derek Johansen	Assistant Director
Michelle Reiner	Production Coordinator
Brent Coert	Production Coordinator
Jill Fisher	Production Coordinator
Publicity	Credit
Guy Adan	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Shawn Kennelly	Foley Recordist
Joan Rowe	Foley Artist
Colin Rogers	ADR - ADR recordist
Ken Teaney	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Eric Thompson	Foley Mixer
Eric Thompson	ADR Mixer
Jonathan Miller	Sound Editor - conforming sound editor
Ken King	Sound - production mixer
John Chandler	Foley Editor
Paul Curtis	ADR Editor
Lee Orloff	Sound Mixer
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Gregory A Hedgepath	Sound Effects Editor
Marshall Garlington	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Harry Cohen	Sound Effects Editor
John Stuver	ADR Editor
Sean Rowe	Foley Artist
Michael Kamper	Sound Effects Editor
Tim Walston	Sound Effects Editor
Jonathan Karp	Sound Effects Editor
Elisabeth Flaum	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Matthew Justice	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Russell Johnson	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Kevin Struckman	3-D Artist
Michael L Strawn	Special Effects Foreman
Daniele Colajacomo	Animation Supervisor
Chuck Comisky	Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Davis	3-D Animator
Chow Emrich	Animator - Wraith lead animator
Lou Carlucci	Special Effects Coordinator
John Anderson	2-D Artist - 2-D rotoscope/match move
Ha Roda	Effects Supervisor - 3-D supervisor
David Rednour	2-D Artist - 2-D rotoscope/match move
Lance Armstrong	3-D Artist
John Hartigan	Special Effects Coordinator
Jennifer M Bergman	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Nousha Emami	Animator - Wraith animator
Geoff Harvey	3-D Animator
Dion Hatch	Effects Supervisor - digital effects supervisor
Anthony Simonaitis	Special Effects Foreman
Doug Beswick	Animation Supervisor - 3-D animation supervisor
Richard Hollander	Visual Effects Supervisor
Everett Burrell	Effects Supervisor - 3-D supervisor
Beecher Tomlinson	Special Effects Foreman
Robb Gardner	Animator - Wraith animator
Antoine Durr	Visual Effects Supervisor
Dennis Bennett	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Eric Reinhard	2-D Artist - 2-D rotoscope/match move
Robert F Peppler	3-D Artist
Arthur Jeppe	3-D Animator
John Lima	3-D Artist
Mike Norville	Animator - Wraith animator
Joe Mercurio	Special Effects Foreman
Chris Bergman	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Linda Drake	Effects Supervisor
Gee Young	3-D Animator
Kevin O'Neill	Visual Effects Supervisor
Rafael Colon	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Ronald Herbst	3-D Artist - 3-D display animation
Vincent Montefusco	Effects Supervisor - mechanical/explosives effects supervisor
Louis Perez	Special Effects Foreman
John Ortmann Jr	3-D Animator - 3-D animation/match moves
David Robert	Animator - Wraith animator
William Plant	Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Prouty	Effects Supervisor
Gregory Elwood	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Andrew Clement	3-D Animator - 3-D animation/match moves
Thomas Briggs	Animator - digital animation
Roland Blancaflor	Effects Supervisor
Spencer Cook	3-D Animator - 3-D animation/match moves
Mark Joiner	Animator - digital animation
Jen Howard	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Brian Prosser	3-D Animator - 3-D animation/match moves
James Lee	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Andrew Tucker	Animator - lead animator
Sean Lee	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Bryan Blevins	3-D Animator - 3-D animation
Jason Barlow	Animator
John Gibbons	3-D Animator - 3-D animation
Liz Lord	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Cybele Sierra	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Laurel Lyn Shulman	Visual Effects - digital effects producer
Lorraine Silver ('Deedle')	Visual Effects - digital effects producer
Wenden Baldwin	Visual Effects - digital artist
Rob Blue	Visual Effects - digital artist
Lawrence Carroll	Visual Effects - digital artist
Grady Cofer	Visual Effects - digital artist
Enid Dalkoff	Visual Effects - digital artist
Tony Deryan	Visual Effects - digital artist
Lorna Gusner	Visual Effects - digital artist
Jerry Hall	Visual Effects - digital artist
Bruce Harris	Visual Effects - digital artist
Todd Mesher	Visual Effects - digital artist
Brennan Prevatt	Visual Effects - digital artist
Naomi A Sato	Visual Effects - digital artist
Martin Taylor	Visual Effects - digital artist
Derek Osaki	Visual Effects - digital imaging
Paul R Howarth	Visual Effects - digital imaging
Scott Crafford	Visual Effects - digital imaging
Phil Carbonaro	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Bob Lloyd	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Mark Tamny	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Dan Hoisman	Visual Effects - digital effects producer
Michael Killen	Visual Effects - lead digital effects artist
Steve Meyer	Visual Effects - visual effects artist
Perrin Cutting	Visual Effects - digital effects producer
David Hays	Visual Effects - digital effects executive producer
Ray Moore	Visual Effects - lead model maker
Patrick Janicke	Visual Effects - illustrator
Bruton E Jones Jr	Visual Effects - illustrator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Garet Reilly	Costume Supervisor
Lynne Watson	Hair - hair technician
Michael Germain	Makeup - department head
Deborah LaMia Denaver	Makeup Artist
Zara Turgel Chickanis	Costumes - special effects costumes
Sanja Milkovic Hays	Costume Designer
Stephen A Abrums	Makeup Artist
Linda Benevente-Notaro	Costumes - specialty costumer
Jane English	Makeup - body artist
Fred Blau	Makeup Artist
Jana-Marie Bonar	Costumes - specialty costumer
Greg Cannom	Makeup - makeup effects
Keith Vanderlaan	Makeup - makeup effects producer
Louis Lazzara	Makeup Artist
Gary J Tunnicliffe	Makeup - makeup effects/Frost's Death
Ken Diaz	Makeup Artist
Joy Zapata	Makeup - department head
Christine Steele	Makeup Artist
Cynthia Barr-Bright	Makeup Artist

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