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Blade [DVD] / New Line Cinema presents ; an Amen Ra Films production, in association with Imaginary Forces ; a Stephen Norrington picture ; executive producers, Stan Lee, Avi Arad, Joseph Calamari ; produced by Peter Frankfurt, Wesley Snipes, Robert Engelman ; written by David S. Goyer ; directed by Stephen Norrington.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmSeries: New Line platinum seriesPublication details: [New York] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2001]Description: 1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0780624890
  • 9780780624894
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • DVD 724A
Contents:
Special features: Optional audio feature commentaries by actors Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, writer David S. Goyer, cinematographer Theo Van de Sande, production designer Kirk M. Petruccelli, and producer Peter Frankfurt ; optional isolated musical score with commentary by composer Mark Isham ; featurettes: "La Magra" [alternate ending scene] -- "Designing Blade" -- "The Origins of Blade" (an exploration of dark comics) -- "The Blood Tide" [a literary history of vampires, plus a look at real-life blood rituals] -- "House of Erebus" [information about the different vampire houses] -- cast and crew bios [text feature] -- pencil sketches through production designs ; theatrical trailer.
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Theo Van de Sande ; editor, Paul Rubell ; costume designer, Sanja Milkovic Hays ; production designer, Kirk M. Petruccelli ; music, Mark Isham.
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Traci Lords.Summary: "Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade -- half man, half immortal. Blade sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), his mentor, guardian, and fellow hunter of the night. When the bloodthirsty Immortals' lord, Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), declares war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival." -- Container.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Blade is a mysterious and brooding half-man, half-vampire who has dedicated his life to destroying the notorious Nosferatu. His main enemy is Deacon Frost, a vampire who has set out to destroy humanity.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.

Blade and Deacon Frost characters created for Marvel Comics by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan.

Special features: Optional audio feature commentaries by actors Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, writer David S. Goyer, cinematographer Theo Van de Sande, production designer Kirk M. Petruccelli, and producer Peter Frankfurt ; optional isolated musical score with commentary by composer Mark Isham ; featurettes: "La Magra" [alternate ending scene] -- "Designing Blade" -- "The Origins of Blade" (an exploration of dark comics) -- "The Blood Tide" [a literary history of vampires, plus a look at real-life blood rituals] -- "House of Erebus" [information about the different vampire houses] -- cast and crew bios [text feature] -- pencil sketches through production designs ; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Theo Van de Sande ; editor, Paul Rubell ; costume designer, Sanja Milkovic Hays ; production designer, Kirk M. Petruccelli ; music, Mark Isham.

Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Traci Lords.

"Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade -- half man, half immortal. Blade sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), his mentor, guardian, and fellow hunter of the night. When the bloodthirsty Immortals' lord, Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), declares war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival." -- Container.

MPAA rating: R for strong pervasive vampire violence, and gore, language and brief sexuality.

DVD-ROM , region 2, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 surround audio ; System requirements for DVD-ROM features requires PC with DVD-ROM drive ; includes InterActual media player software.

Optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned.

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