John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
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Rated:  R 
Starring: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Tim Guinee, Maximilian Schell
Director: John Carpenter
Genre: Horror | Action | Thriller
DVD Release Date: 02/09/1999

The blood confrontation of the ages is about to begin.

In the blood-chilling tradition of Halloween and Village Of The Damned comes John Carpenter's unique vision of the ultimate killing machines, Vampires.

Storyline: The church has long known that vampires exist. However, it is discovered that a group of vampires are searching for a powerful doom for mankind. The Vatican then secretly enlists a team of vampire-hunters, led by Jack Crow, to hunt down and destroy the vampires before they find the crucifix. Written by

"Forget everything you've ever heard about vampires," warns Jack Crow (Woods), the leader of Team Crow, a relentless group of mercenary vampire slayers. When Master Vampire Valek (Griffith) decimates Jack's entire team, Crow and the sole team survivor, Montoya (Baldwin), set out in pursuit. Breaking all the rules, Crow and Montoya take one of Valek's victims hostage.

The beautiful but unlucky prostitute (Lee) is their sole psychic link to Valek, and through her senses they will track down the leader of the undead. As Valek nears the climax of his 600-year search for the Berziers cross, Jack and the new Team Crow do everything humanly possible to prevent him from possessing the only thing that can grant him and all vampires the omnipotent power to walk in the daylight.

Summary: Lots of violence and special gory effects, but no actual scary material.
Cast Notes: James Woods (Jack Crow), Daniel Baldwin (Montoya), Sheryl Lee (Katrina), Thomas Ian Griffith (Jan Valek), Maximilian Schell (Cardinal Alba), Tim Guinee (Father Adam Guiteau), Mark Boone Junior (Catlin), Gregory Sierra (Father Giovanni), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (David Deyo), Thomas Rosales Jr. (Ortega), Henry Kingi (Anthony), David Rowden (Bambi), Clarke Coleman (Davis), Mark Sivertsen (Highway Patrolman), John Furlong (Father Molina).

Additional information
Copyright:  1998,  Columbia TriStar Home Video
Features:  • Audio Commentary
• Web Access
Subtitles:  English, French
Video:  Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic-16x9)
Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] Color
Audio:  ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Time:  1:47
DVD:  # Discs: 1 -- # Shows: 1
UPC:  043396030640
D-Box:  No
Other:  Produced by Sandy King; Written by Don Jakoby; DVD released on 02/09/1999; running time of 107 minutes; [CC].

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