Near Dark
Sharp young cowboy Caleb meets Mae, a good looking new girl in town. Unknown to him she is a vampire and she soon introduces him to the other vampires she lives with. He is bitten, but must first kill before he becomes a full vampire.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Caleb Colton Adrian Pasdar
- Mae Jenny Wright
- Jesse Lance Henriksen
- Severen Bill Paxton
- Diamondback Jenette Goldstein
- Homer Joshua Miller
- Sarah Colton Marcie Leeds
- Loy Colton Tim Thomerson
- Deputy Sheriff Kenny Call
- ticket seller Ed Corbett
- plainclothes officer Troy Evans
- Sheriff Eakers Bill Cross
- Cajun truck driver Roger Aaron Brown
- bartender Thomas Wagner
- patron in bar Robert Winley
- teenage cowboy James Legros
- waitress Jan King
- biker in bar Danny Kopel
- motel manager Billy Beck
- police officer at motel S.A. Griffin
- state trooper Bob Terhune
- state trooper William T. Lane
- state trooper Gary Littlejohn
- state trooper Paul Michael Lane
- state trooper Eddie Mulder
- 2nd truck driver Don Pugsley
- lady in car Neith Hunter
- lady in car Theresa Randle
- highway youth Tony Pierce
- highway youth Gordon Haight
- Caleb's friend Leo Geter
- Caleb's friend Gary Wayne Cunningham
Credits
Direction
- Director Kathryn Bigelow
- Assistant Director Guy J. Louthan
- Assistant Director John J.C. Scherer
- Assistant Director Chuck Williams
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit) Ian Mcvey
Production
- Production Company Near Dark Joint Venture
- Production Company F/M Entertainment
- Executive Producer Edward S. Feldman
- Executive Producer Charles R. Meeker
- Producer Steven-Charles Jaffe
- Co-producer Eric Red
- Associate Producer Diane Nabatoff
- Associate Producer Mark Allan
- Unit Production Manager (Arizona) Joe Dishner
- Production Manager Mark Allan
- Production Co-ordinator Karen Altman Morgenstern
- Location Manager George Herthel
- Location Manager Wally Uchida
- Post-production Supervisor Brent Sellstrom
- Production Assistant Thomas Schellenberg
- Production Assistant Mark Silver
- Production Assistant Scott Williams
- Production Assistant Darrell Mirkin
- Researcher Jenny Mead
Casting
- Casting Karen Rea
- Casting Associate Glenn F. Haines
- Casting (Extras) Complete Casting Service
- Casting (Location) Bobby Ball Talent Center
Writing
- Screenplay Eric Red
- Screenplay Kathryn Bigelow
Photography
- Director of Photography Adam Greenberg
- Photographer (2nd Unit) Chuck Colwell
- Time Lapse Footage MacGillivray-Freeman Films
- Time Lapse Footage Energy Productions
- Assistant Photographer Vance Piper
- Assistant Photographer Alicia Craft
- Assistant Photography (2nd Unit) Derek Scott
Special Effects
- Fire Opticals Fantasy II Film Effects
- Special Effects Co-ordinator Steve Galich
- Special Effects Co-ordinator Dale Martin
- Special Effects Assistant Ray Beetz
- Special Effects Assistant Al Broussard
- Special Effects Assistant Joseph C. Sasgen
- Body Smoking Effect Image Engineering
Editing
- Editor Howard Smith
Design
- Production Designer Stephen Altman
- Art Director Dian Perryman
- Set Dresser John Bucklin
- Set Dresser James Monroe
- Set Dresser Findlay Bunting
- Set Dresser Brett Palmer
- Set Dresser Jennifer Pray
- Scenic Designer Thomas P. Wilkins
- Scenic Artist Eileen Winterkorn
- Scenic Artist Jay Burkhart
- Storyboard Artist Alan Munro
Costumes
- Costume Designer Joseph Porro
- Wardrobe Supervisor Leslie Weir
Make-up
- Make-up Davida Simon
- Special Effects Make-up Gordon J. Smith
Titles
- Titles/Opticals Pacific Title
Music
- Music Tangerine Dream
- Music Editor Jim Weidman
Sound
- Sound Director Leo Chaloukian
- Sound Design David Lewis Yewdall
- Sound Recording Don Summer
- Sound Engineer Jonathan D. Evans
- Sound Re-recording Ryder Sound Services
- Sound Re-recording John 'Doc' Wilkinson
- Sound Re-recording Richard Rogers
- Sound Re-recording Grover Helsley
- Supervising Sound Editor R.J. Palmer
- Sound Effects/Foley F. Hudson Miller
- Sound Effects/Foley Kelly Tartan
- Sound Effects/Foley Ted Goodspeed
- Sound Effects/Foley Holly Davis
- Dialogue/ADR Editor Steve Rice
- Foley Artist Joan Rowe
- Foley Artist Jerry Trent
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Everett Creach
- Stunts Mickey Alzola
- Stunts Everett Creach
- Stunts Bob Ivy
- Stunts Mike Johnson
- Stunts Steven Leeds
- Stunts Mike H. Mcgaughy
- Stunts Stevie Myers
- Stunts Lee Poppie
- Stunts Mike Raden
- Stunts Kristen Suzanne
- Stunts Jim Wilkey
- Stunts Jerry Wills
- Stunts William L. Yarbrough Jr.
Consultant
- Dog Wrangler Gary Jero
- Horse Wrangler Stevie Myers