The read
Scores higher than 94% of the 579 1980s horror movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic78/100
911 audience votes
Key crew
- Kathryn BigelowDirector
- Kathryn BigelowScreenplay
- Eric RedScreenplay
- Christopher FrankeOriginal Music Composer
- Edgar FroeseOriginal Music Composer
- Paul HaslingerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Adrian PasdarCaleb Colton
- Jenny WrightMae
- Lance HenriksenJesse Hooker
- Bill PaxtonSeveren
- Jenette GoldsteinDiamondback
- Tim ThomersonLoy Colton
- Joshua John MillerHomer
- Marcie LeedsSarah Colton
- Kenny CallDeputy Sheriff
- Edward CorbettTicket Seller
- Troy EvansPlainclothes Officer
- Bill CrossSheriff Eakers
Stills
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The Best Movies of 1987
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