Near Dark
They can only kill you once, but they can terrify you forever.
1987
Rated
R
94
minutes
Horror
Directed By:
Kathryn Bigelow
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
Language
English
Release Date
October 2, 1987
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$3,400,000
Cast
Adrian Pasdar
Caleb Colton
Jenny Wright
Mae
Lance Henriksen
Jesse Hooker
Bill Paxton
Severen
Jenette Goldstein
Diamondback
Tim Thomerson
Loy Colton
Joshua John Miller
Homer
Marcie Leeds
Sarah Colton
James Le Gros
Teenage Cowboy
Troy Evans
Plainclothes Officer
Roger Aaron Brown
Cajun Truck Driver
Thomas Wagner
Bartender
S.A. Griffin
Police Officer at Motel
Paul M. Lane
State Trooper
Neith Hunter
Lady in Car
Theresa Randle
Lady in Car
Don Pugsley
Truck Driver #2
Billy Beck
Motel Manager
Leo Geter
Caleb's Friend
Kenny Call
Deputy Sheriff
Ed Corbett
Ticket Seller
Bill Cross
Sheriff Eakers
Robert Winley
Patron in Bar
Jan King
Waitress
Danny Kopel
Biker in Bar
Bob Terhune
State Trooper
William T. Lane
State Trooper
Gary Littlejohn
State Trooper
Eddie Mulder
State Trooper
Tony Pierce
Highway Youth
Gordon Haight
Highway Youth
Gary Wayne Cunningham
Caleb's Friend
Show Full Crew
Writing
Production
Eric Red
Co-Producer
Steven-Charles Jaffe
Producer
Edward S. Feldman
Executive Producer
Mark Allan
Associate Producer
Mark Allan
Production Manager
Charles R. Meeker
Executive Producer
Diane Nabatoff
Associate Producer
Karen Rea
Casting
Wally Uchida
Location Manager
Karen Altman Morgenstern
Production Coordinator
George Herthel
Location Manager
Glenn F. Haines
Casting Associate
Laura Cartwright
Assistant Production Coordinator
Joe Dishner
Unit Manager
Sound
Paul Haslinger
Original Music Composer
David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Designer
Richard D. Rogers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
F. Hudson Miller
Foley Editor
Grover B. Helsley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
R.J. Palmer
Supervising Sound Editor
Jerry Trent
Foley Artist
Jim Weidman
Music Editor
Christopher Franke
Original Music Composer
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Steve Rice
Dialogue Editor
Steve Rice
ADR Editor
Edgar Froese
Original Music Composer
John Wilkinson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ted Goodspeed
Sound Effects Editor
Lee Chaloukian
Sound Director
Holly Davis
Sound Effects Editor
Don Summer
Sound Mixer
Steve Sollars
Boom Operator
Kelly Tartan
Sound Effects Editor
Editing
Howard E. Smith
Editor
Mary Ann Skweres
Assistant Editor
Vivian Hengsteler
Negative Cutter
Art Tostado
Color Timer
Sally Dixon
Negative Cutter
Grace Valenti
First Assistant Editor
Directing
Kathryn Bigelow
Director
Guy J. Louthan
First Assistant Director
John Scherer
Second Assistant Director
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Constance L. Hoy
Script Supervisor
Ian McVey
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Chuck Williams
Third Assistant Director
Camera
Adam Greenberg
Director of Photography
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
Vance Piper
First Assistant Camera
Hugh McCallum
Grip
Chuck Colwell
Second Unit Director of Photography
Lou Weinert
Assistant Camera
Robert Gray
Key Grip
Scott Howell
Best Boy Grip
Khan Griffith
Grip
Richard Crompton
Grip
Michael Ohrling
Camera Operator
Gary Farr
Still Photographer
Alicia Craft
Second Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Joseph A. Porro
Costume Design
Gordon J. Smith
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Davida Simon
Makeup Artist
Michael Tereschuk
Wardrobe Assistant
Leslie Weir
Costume Supervisor
Daniel Marc
Hairstylist
Derek Howard
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Linda Nottestad
Hairstylist
Art
Stephen Altman
Production Design
Alan Munro
Storyboard Artist
Gregory R. Wolf
Property Master
Dian Perryman
Art Direction
Eduardo H. Esparza
Set Dresser
Steve Doolittle
Leadman
Findlay Bunting
Set Dresser
Brett Palmer
Set Dresser
Jennifer Pray
Set Dresser
John Bucklin
Set Dresser
Crew
Carey Loftin
Stunts
Mike H. McGaughy
Stunts
Paul M. Lane
Stunts
Thomas P. Wilkins
Scenic Artist
Jim Wilkey
Stunts
Chris Tashima
Carpenter
Everett Creach
Stunt Coordinator
William T. Lane
Stunts
Bob Ivy
Stunts
Jerry Wills
Stunts
Bob Terhune
Stunts
Mickey Alzola
Stunts
Bundy Chanock
Set Medic
Stevie Myers
Stunts
Dale L. Martin
Special Effects Coordinator
Lee Poppie
Stunts
Al Broussard
Special Effects Assistant
Jeri Kelley
Transportation Captain
Fred Robbins
Transportation Coordinator
Eileen Winterkorn
Scenic Artist
Joseph C. Sasgen
Special Effects Assistant
Michael Raden
Stunts
Eddie Mulder
Stunts
Ray Beetz
Special Effects Assistant
Larry Bartels
Stunts
Brent Sellstrom
Post Production Supervisor
Michael Ohrling
Second Unit Cinematographer
Billy Yarborough
Stunts
Edward J. Franklin
Special Effects Assistant
Kristen Suzanne Raden
Stunts
Jay Burkhart
Scenic Artist
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Lighting
Kyle T. MacDowell
Best Boy Electric
Jono Kouzouyan
Gaffer
Jack Yanekian
Best Boy Electric
John Pierce
Electrician
Ben Felthouse
Electrician
George Palmer
Electrician
George Palmer
Electrician
Visual Effects