| | | The Mother Of All Vampires.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Documentary
His thirst for life enchanted her. His thirst for fame awoke her. His thirst for power may kill us all. Legendary Vampire Lestat (Stuart Townsend) has risen from a decades-long slumber, determined to step out into the light. No longer content with being banished to the shadows, moving among mortals who never truly see him for what he is, Lestat has reinvented himself as the closest thing to a god on Earth: a rock star. The intoxicating lure of his music has snaked its way around the globe, ultimately finding the ear of the slumbering ancient Queen Akasha (Aaliyah) in her crypt beneath the Arctic ice. Mother of all Vampires, Akasha has been resting for centuries, waiting for the right time to rise again and seize dominion over the world. Lestat's music is the revelation she has been waiting for, and she desires that he rule beside her. But can Akasha be stopped? Her malevolent power may be too great for even the most ancient of the immortal Vampires to combat--she created them, and their survival depends on her own. After all, Akasha is used to getting everything she wants...and all she wants is Hell on Earth.
"Directed with goth pizzazz and brains by Michael Rymer" David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
"Erotic, scary, gothic and exciting. Move over, Dracula. The Queen has arrived!" Mike Sargent, WBAI-FM, New York
"Aaliyah nails her part." Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
"The special effects are top-notch... keeps the heart pumping." Larry Ratliff, San Antonio Express-News
Editor's Note
A deep, dark, stylistic adaptation of the book by Anne Rice from her hugely popular series of vampire novels, THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED is like a Nine Inch Nails rock video. Undernourished goth club kids are the focus of the film and they all look great with piercings, net t-shirts, tattoos, dyed hair, and dour facial expressions. The film follows the celebrity rock star Vampire Lestat (Stuart Townsend), who has emerged from 200 years of solitude to show his face--and his vampire powers--to the world. He has assembled a goth band, makes regular media appearances, and has enchanted the world with his otherworldly mystique. In addition, he has planned one of the most controversial publicity stunts of all eternity: he is holding a one-night rock concert in California's Death Valley, inviting all vampires young and old (along with his extensive fan-base of mortals) to join him. As a side bar to this activity, the mortal Jesse, a young woman who works for the Talamasca society studying paranormal occurrences, has found a secret portal to the vampire world: a London pub where vamps hang out. There she meets Lestat and is instantly smitten with him, insisting on travelling to Death Valley to see his concert. Also en route to the show is the sleek and sexy Egyptian mother of all vampires Queen Akasha (Aaliyah), who has recently arisen from a 2,000-year nap in order to unleash hell on earth. From a distance, a wise band of vampires watch telepathically as Akasha, Lestat, and Jesse converge in Death Valley. But what nobody knows is that the headstrong Lestat, who is the most impulsive and irresponsible of immortal beings but practically a god in the eyes of mortals, is the only one who can defeat Akasha and save the world.
| Features | Scene Access | | Audio: English & French Dolby Digital 5.1 | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Interactive Menus | | Extended "Slept So Long" And "Not Meant For Me" Concert Sequences | | Production Book Stills Gallery | | DVD-ROM Features | | Commentary By The Director, Producer And Composer | | Three Full-Length Lestat Music Videos: "Forsaken." "Reedemer" and "System" | | Static X "Cold" Music Video | | Documentary "The Music Of Lestat" | | 30 Minutes Of Spellbinding Additional Scenes | | Gag Reel | | Widescreen Version | | Documentary "Aaliyah Remembered" | | Documentary "Creating The Vampires" |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/3/2007 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 23304 | | UPC: 00085392330423 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Aaliyah | | Lena Olin | | Marguerite Moreau | | Stuart Townsend | | Vincent Perez | | Anne Rice - Based On Novel By | | Michael Rymer - Director | | Ian Baker - Director of Photography | | Danny Cooper - Editor | | Bill Gerber - Executive Producer | | Bruce Berman - Executive Producer | | Andrew Mason - Executive Producer | | Su Armstrong - Executive Producer | | Richard Gibbs - Musical Score | | Jonathan Davis - Musical Score | | Jorge Saralegui - Producer | | Graham "Grace" Walker - Production Designer | | Scott Abbott - Screenplay | | Michael Petroni - Screenplay |
| Awards |
MTV Movie Award (2002) | | | Aaliyah, Nominee, Best Villain |
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| | Professional Reviews | Hollywood Reporter
"...Directed with Goth pizazz and brains by Michael Rymer....The widescreen production shows affection for the genre..." 02/12/2002 p.15-39Total Film
"...[Aaliyah is] genuinely appealing as the Vamp queen....The action receives an excitement injection every time she appears..." 05/01/2002 p.94 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot |  4 | | Acting |  4.5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4.5 |
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3 of 5 By any other title . . . Saturday, November 22, 2003
Merritt from Lewiston, ID
This would be a good movie. If you haven't read the Vampire Chronicles and you're into vampires, you'll probably enjoy it. If you are an Anne Rice fan like me and have read the Chronicles, this movie will probably dissapoint you like it did me. They changed so many things that they didn't need to, even who made Lestat. They gave Armand blond hair and blue eyes and Lestat brown hair (so much for his infamous golden locks eh? heh). . .
Honestly, if I hadn't of read the books I'd probably have enjoyed this movie, but for Anne Rice fans it is a dissapointment. The soundtrack, however, is AWESOME. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Heart pounding Thursday, September 05, 2002
A Viewer from austin, mn
Lestat is the sexiest vampire I've ever seen. I wanted to jump in the movie and be Jesse. I liked every moment of this movie. It was very exciting. The music is awesome to. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Excellent Movie Thursday, August 29, 2002
Adam from Lees Summit, MO
This is a great sequel to Interview with the Vampire, though you don't have to see it first. The movie is awesome and the soundtrack is also a must have. The DVD comes with some good extended concert scenes and music videos. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 TOTALLY AGREE w/ BROWN EYED BABY DOLL! Wednesday, August 28, 2002
alternatemethod from San Diego, CA
Movie was awsome, and well worth seeing if you've already read the book!
My favorite part was the concert fight too, but its gotta be different than the book, its the movie :P . Was this review helpful?
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Rated R for vampire violence Wednesday, August 07, 2002
Browneyedbabydoll0524 from Cincinnati, OH
I LOVED this movie! Some parts were just hilarious.. in a 200-something-year-old kinda way. LOL. Stuart Townsend made you want to be bitten, and Aaliyah didn't seem like Aaliyah... More like an evil goddess. The #1 scene, to me, was the rockin' concert scene.
As good as it was, though, it failed to follow the book... In fact, the only things that were kept the same were the names and the seduction of Lestat. So if you haven't seen it yet and you've read the book, don't hold any high expectations for it. :) Was this review helpful?
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