Queen of the Damned

"The mother of all vampires."

2002 1h 41m EN

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Synopsis

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Vampire Lestat awakens from his slumber and becomes a rock star. But chaos strikes when his music awakens Akasha, the vampire queen, who may not rest until she makes Lestat her new king.

“The mother of all vampires.”

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Cast

Aaliyah
Akasha
Stuart Townsend
Lestat de Lioncourt
Marguerite Moreau
Jessica 'Jesse' Reeves
Vincent Perez
Marius de Romanus
Paul McGann
David Talbot
Lena Olin
Maharet
Claudia Black
Pandora
Bruce Spence
Khayman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Rymer
Writers: Michael Petroni, Scott Abbott, Peter Savieri
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Vampire Chronicles Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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242+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Rymer, shot by Ian Baker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Aaliyah and Stuart Townsend and Marguerite Moreau carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Rymer directs. Ian Baker behind the camera. Richard Gibbs scores. Dany Cooper cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Australia, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.
3Part of the "The Vampire Chronicles Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4242+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Michael Rymer, shot by Ian Baker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dany Cooper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Aaliyah and Stuart Townsend and Marguerite Moreau carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The mother of all vampires.".
10IMDB entry: tt0238546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "rock star", "vampire", "bite".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ian Baker
Original score: Richard Gibbs
Editing: Dany Cooper
Production design: Graham "Grace" Walker
Costume design: Angus Strathie
Makeup / hair: Kylie O'Toole
VFX supervisor: Bryan Hirota
Sound: Tim Walston
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $45,479,110
Return: 130% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Queen of the Damned (2002)

Part of

The Vampire Chronicles Collection

The Vampire Chronicles is a series that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century.

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Andre Gonzales2023-08-04
★ 8/10
Very good movie. A lot of action, kills, fights and battles. Aalyiha did a pretty good job acting in this movie. R.I.P.

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