Followed by
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
"Blade: The Series" (2006)
Edited into
Designing 'Blade' (1998) (V)
- shows a few scenes from the film
The Blood Tide (1998) (V)
- many scenes shown
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' (2002) (V)
- shows a few scenes
Spin off
Blade (2000) (VG)
"Blade: The Series: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006)
- It is a spin-off from the Blade movies.
References
Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974)
- Capt. Kronos survived the bite of his own sister, now takes revenge on vampires as a vampire hunter, also has a crippled sidekick alias Prof. Hieronymos Grost who makes weapons for Kronos
Mad Max 2 (1981)
- Referenced in dialogue
Highlander (1986)
- Deacon Frost puts together a sword from a suitcase right before the final battle
Evil Dead II (1987)
- Blade fighting with his own hand. Also Blade says "I promise you, you'll be dead by dawn." Which is the subtitle to this film and also a repeated line.
Lik Wong (1991)
- Open reference by a character
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- "Hasta la vista, baby!"
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
- Dialogue
Mortal Kombat (1995)
- Some of the action sequences from this movie
Event Horizon (1997)
- The movie's poster can be seen on the wall.
Referenced in
Vampires (1998)
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998) (TV)
- Characters talk about this movie
"Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Eagle-Eye Cherry (#24.5)" (1998)
- Mentioned on The Hollywood Minute
Vampire Savior EX Edition (1998) (VG)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Revelations (#3.7)" (1998)
- Referenced in the dialogue: "Who do you think you are? Blade"
Origins of 'Blade': A Look at Dark Comics (1998) (V)
- mentionned several times
The Blood Tide (1998) (V)
- one guy was surprised Blade did so well
"Tatort: Kinder der Gewalt (#1.411)" (1999)
- Under a bridge you can see a merchandizing poster of this movie.
Fight Club (1999)
- on shelf in video store
Chameleon 3: Dark Angel (2000) (TV)
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
22 (2000) (V)
- poster in living room
The 6th Day (2000)
Unbreakable (2000)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- "Why can't they make decent comic book movies like Blade?"
"Big Wolf on Campus: Everybody Fang Chung Tonight (#3.2)" (2001)
- Merton tells Tommy it's okay to say this is one of his favorite movies as well.
Ankle Biters (2002) (V)
- Drexel is a halfbreed, wears dark glasses and a long coat, uses syringes to kill vampires and has similar fighting moves to Blade
Bloodrayne (2002) (VG)
- Both protagonists are Dhampirs.
Hulk (2003)
Underworld (2003)
One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003) (V)
- Mention once
Assembling the League (2003) (V)
- Title shown in onscreen text referencing Stephen Norrington
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)
- Actors turn down roles: Denzel Washington - "Blade"
Guardian of the Realm (2004)
- A woman catches a blade boomerang the same way Blade did
Man yan (2004)
- A film editor asks for the title from a DVD vendor.
Blade: Trinity (2004)
- references to Vampire Final Solution; "Use it"
The Wickeds (2005) (V)
- He compares the daywalking vampire to Blade
Vampire Assassin (2005) (V)
- African American vampire hunter who dresses in black and has vampire blood
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- Action figure
"South Park: Ginger Kids (#9.11)" (2005)
- Cartman refers to half-gingers as "daywalkers", because they can walk out in the sun. "Daywalker" is what Blade is called in the movie, since he's a half-vampire who can survive in sunlight.
Getting Played (2005)
- comedienne mentions it while she's talking about Wesley Snipes
Hooked (2006/I)
- David Alan Grier mentions the film in conversation with Scotty and Brad.
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer (2006) (V)
- Goyer discusses writing script
"South Park: Fantastic Easter Special (#11.5)" (2007)
- after Jesus throws the Glaive, he strikes a pose like Blade
Succubus: Hell Bent (2007)
- the Demon Hunter mentions Daywalkers
Turning Blade (2007) (V)
- makes many references to this movie franchise, upon which it is based
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
"HBO First Look: I Am Legend (#14.31)" (2007)
- mentioned once
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- DVD Seen
JCVD (2008)
- DVD cover seen
Tropic Thunder (2008)
- Alpa Chino: "I'm suppose to jump out of this plane just like Wesley Snipes did Blade and The Art of War?"
"The Middleman: The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation (#1.10)" (2008)
- Wendy says, "Hey, I've seen all the 'Blade' movies. I know my way around suck-heads."
Silence, ça tue! (2008)
- Mentioned in dialogue
"True Blood: Mine (#1.3)" (2008)
- Sam wishes Blade would come to town.
The Twilight Saga: The 400 Year Old Virgin (2009)
- mentioned in dialogue
Blood Army (2010)
- One of the lead characters has an unhealthy obsession with blade hence her extroadinary skills with a sword.
Blood Army 2009 (2010)
- One of the lead characters has an unhealthy obsession with blade hence her extroadinary skills with a sword.
Features
Baraka (1992)
- The actual score from Baraka is used in two different scenes, those scenes also visually mimic Baraka in a very similar way.
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Featured in
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998) (TV)
- features clips from this film
La magra (1998) (V)
- scenes shown
The Blood Tide (1998) (V)
- edits blade into this doc, references blade and features clips of it
Blade II (2002)
- (Spoiler) Memory flashbacks of when Whistler dies
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) (V)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
- Excerpts appear in the film.
"I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)
- Shown as part of the 1998 episode of this show on VH1.
The House That Freddy Built (2006) (V)
- Clips featured.
Bloodsucking Cinema (2007) (TV)
- Clip featured.
Spoofs
The Lost Boys (1987)
Spoofed in
Versus (2000/II)
Karmina 2 (2001)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
"The Venture Bros.: Fallen Arches (#2.8)" (2006)
- The character Jefferson Twilight, who is introduced in this episode, is a sendup of Blade.
"Robot Chicken: Squaw Bury Shortcake (#3.2)" (2007)
- Bob Barker's new outfit is based on the title character's outfit.
Superhero Movie (2008)
- Undertaker throws a knife, he strikes a pose like Blade
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