The Hunger

"Nothing human loves forever."

1983 1h 37m EN

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6.7

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62%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 686🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes●52Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 30,695

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Synopsis

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Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

“Nothing human loves forever.”

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Cast

Catherine Deneuve
Miriam Blaylock
David Bowie
John Blaylock
Susan Sarandon
Sarah Roberts
Cliff DeYoung
Tom Haver
Beth Ehlers
Alice Cavender
Dan Hedaya
Lieutenant Allegrezza
Rufus Collins
Charlie Humphries
Suzanne Bertish
Phyllis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tony Scott
Writers: Michael Thomas, James Costigan
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Directed by Tony Scott, shot by Stephen Goldblatt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Denny Jaeger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pamela Power shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie and Susan Sarandon carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nothing human loves forever.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0085701 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tony Scott directs. Stephen Goldblatt behind the camera. Denny Jaeger scores. Pamela Power cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Tony Scott, shot by Stephen Goldblatt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Denny Jaeger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Pamela Power shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie and Susan Sarandon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Nothing human loves forever.".
7IMDB entry: tt0085701 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "new york city", "based on novel or book", "immortality", "vampire".

The technical file

Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt
Original score: Denny Jaeger
Editing: Pamela Power
Production design: Brian Morris
Costume design: Milena Canonero
Makeup / hair: Pierre Berroyer
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $10,200,000
Return: 102% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Hunger (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes: 62% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 52/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 30,695 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

3 nominations total

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talisencrw2016-08-31
★ 8/10
I have to admit that although I've had the DVD forever, simply based on the laurels of the beauty/acting accomplishments of David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve, and that nothing I had ever watched by Tony Scott, with the exception of 'Crimson Tide', really gripped me as being cinephilically exceptional. And no, this really isn't either. But I threw it on anyway, and especially considering it was Scott's debut, this wasn't so bad as to make Bram Stoker roll over in his grave. In fact, although perhaps a tad on the paper-thin plot side, it was quite enjoyable, an elegant and sad elegy of the pros and cons of immortality. Yes, it was more style than substance, yet that doesn't always have to be a bad thing. Here, at least, it wasn't, and I for one simply adored the ending.

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