Directed by John Carpenter Written by John Steakley   Don Jakoby   Cast James Woods ... Jack Crow Daniel Baldwin ... Anthony Montoya Sheryl Lee ... Katrina Thomas Ian Griffith ... Jan Valek Maximilian Schell ... Cardinal Alba Tim Guinee ... Father Adam Guiteau Mark Boone Junior ... Catlin Gregory Sierra ... Father Giovanni Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... David Deyo Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Ortega (as Thomas Rosales) Henry Kingi ... Anthony David Rowden ... Bambi Clarke Coleman ... Davis Mark Sivertsen ... Highway Patrolman John Furlong ... Father Joseph Molina Angelina Torres ... Cleaning Lady (as Angelina Calderón Torres) Jimmy Ortega ... Male Vampire #1 Gilbert Rosales ... Male Vampire #2 Danielle Burgio ... Female Vampire #1 Laura Cordova ... Female Vampire #2 Troy Robinson ... Male Master #1 Anita Hart ... Female Master #2 John Casino ... Male Master #3 Chad Stahelski ... Male Master #4 Steve Blalock ... Male Master #5 Marjean Holden ... Female Master #6 Cris Thomas-Palomino ... Female Master #7 (as Cris Thomas Palomino) Julia McFerrin ... First Hooker Lori Dillen ... Second Hooker Jake Walker ... County Sheriff Michael Huddleston ... Motel Owner Todd Anderson ... Deputy Sheriff Luce Rains ... Clerk (as Steven Hartley) Dennis E. Garber ... Limousine Driver Robert Lewis Bush ... TV News Anchor (as Robert L. Bush) Frank Darabont ... Man with Buick Mona García ... Hooker Candice Kirkiles ... Hooker Neva Lucero ... Hooker Helen Moreno ... Hooker Janice Richmond ... Hooker Juanita Romano ... Hooker Ann Romero ... Hooker Elisa Valdez ... Hooker April Winters ... Hooker Uncredited Cast Lex Lang ... Narrator (voice) James 'JR' Pollard ... Rich Rancher in Church Produced by Don Jakoby   Sandy King   Barr B. Potter   David Rodgers   Original Music by John Carpenter

Additional Info Premiere: April 15, 1998 Theatrical Release: October 30, 1998 DVD Release: February 09, 1999 Blu-ray Release: September 24, 2019 Countries: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Alternate Titles John Carpenter's Vampires Production Companies Largo Entertainment (presents) JVC Entertainment Networks (in association with) (as JVC Entertainment, Inc.) Storm King Productions (as Storm King also) Spooky Tooth Productions (as Spooky Tooth Productions, Inc.) Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1998) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Scream Factory   (2019) (USA) (Blu-ray) (collector's edition) Twilight Time   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.8 / 10 Our Rating 5.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.3 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #2,188 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 5 total ratings Average 12 total ratings Mediocre 4 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,184 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Season 2 (2008) #2,185 Emma. (2020) #2,186 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) #2,187 The Omen (2006) #2,188 Vampires (1998) #2,189 Date Movie (2006) #2,190 Bride Of Chucky (1998) #2,191 Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021) #2,192 Meg 2: The Trench (2023)