30 Days of Night (2007)

After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.

Director:

David Slade

Writers:

Steve Niles (screenplay), Stuart Beattie (screenplay),

Stars:

Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston

9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Hartnett	...	Eben Oleson
Melissa George	...	Stella Oleson
Danny Huston	...	Marlow
Ben Foster	...	The Stranger
Mark Boone Junior	...	Beau Brower
Mark Rendall	...	Jake Oleson
Amber Sainsbury	...	Denise
Manu Bennett	...	Billy Kitka
Megan Franich	...	Iris
Joel Tobeck	...	Doug Hertz
Elizabeth Hawthorne	...	Lucy Ikos
Nathaniel Lees	...	Carter Davies
Craig Hall	...	Wilson Bulosan
Chic Littlewood	...	Isaac Bulosan
Peter Feeney	...	John Riis

Storyline

This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.

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Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Sheriff | Small Town | Sunrise | Alaska | 

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Taglines:

They're Coming!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Ghost House Pictures / Columbia Pictures [gb] Ghost House Pictures / Columbia Pictures [us]

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

30 jours de nuit

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,532,976 (UK) (2 November 2007)

Gross:

£4,374,809 (UK) (30 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Ghost House Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Josh Hartnett did his own stunts.Melissa George did most of Stella's driving.

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Goofs

In the film, Barrow is bright and sunny one day, then completely dark for the next 67 days. In reality, the days get shorter and shorter until the sun no longer appears over the horizon. Twilight appears every day, between noon and 4:00 pm, until the sun once again peeks over the horizon.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sheriff Eben Oleson: Strange.

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Crazy Credits

The colors in the opening Columbia Pictures logo quickly fade, leaving only blues and grays.

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Connections

References Dracula (1931)
A character mentions Bela Lugosi's character from the movie Dracula

User Reviews

My New Favorite Horror Movie

This movie is by far my new favorite horror movie for so many reasons. It has a lot of action, gore and suspense in it with some scary scenes that either made you jump or momentarily cover your eyes. The setting is really ingenious and is quite frightening if you were to place yourself in the shoes of the people in the town. Another great thing I loved about this movie was that it gave a new face to vampires. They are not undead creatures in capes that fly around romanticizing humans. They are blood thirsty creatures who look and act like animals. I definitely recommend this movie to all horror fans and even more so to vampire fans. This is one movie that I hope they make a sequel for.