Near Dark
A naive farm boy must choose between his ordinary life and survival when he’s lured into a roving clan of modern vampires who hunt along the open road.
“...pray for daylight.”
Synopsis
A farm boy is reluctantly drawn into the world of the undead after encountering a girl who is revealed to be part of a group of vampires that travel the highways in stolen cars.
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Principal cast & crew: 40
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Howard E SmithShot by Adam GreenbergScored by Tangerine DreamDesigned by Stephen Altman
Box Office
1987 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$3.4M
US & Canada: $3.4M — 99% of worldwide · International: $31K (1%)
Opening weekend: $636K — 19% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $827K — 25% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 262 theaters
Also known as
- Near Dark – Die Nacht hat ihren Preisde
- Los viajeros de la nochees
- Aux frontières de l'aubefr
- Il buio si avvicinait
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Cast & Crew
40 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Adrian Pasdar
as Caleb Colton
Jenny Wright
as Mae
Lance Henriksen
as Jesse Hooker
Bill Paxton
as Severen
Jenette Goldstein
as Diamondback
Tim Thomerson
as Loy Colton
Joshua John Miller
as Homer
Marcie Leeds
as Sarah Colton
Kenny Call
as Deputy Sheriff
Edward Corbett
as Ticket Seller
Troy Evans
as Plainclothes Officer
Bill Cross
as Sheriff Eakers
Supporting cast
20Roger Aaron Brown
as Cajun Truck Driver
Thomas Wagner
as Bartender
Robert Winley
as Patron in Bar
James Le Gros
as Teenage Cowboy
Jan King
as Waitress
Danny Kopel
as Biker in Bar
Billy Beck
as Motel Manager
S A Griffin
as Police Officer at Motel
Bob Terhune
as State Trooper
William T Lane
as State Trooper
Gary Littlejohn
as State Trooper
Paul M Lane
as State Trooper
Eddie Mulder
as State Trooper
Don Pugsley
as Truck Driver #2
Neith Hunter
as Lady in Car
Theresa Randle
as Lady in Car
Tony Pierce
as Highway Youth
Gordon Haight
as Highway Youth
Leo Geter
as Caleb's Friend
Gary Wayne Cunningham
as Caleb's Friend
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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