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.
Cinematography
Every shot looks like an expensive perfume ad for sadness.
Acting
Bowie physically deteriorates before your eyes; Deneuve never blinks.
Direction
Tony Scott's feature debut—already a style maximalist.
Director
Tony Scott
Catherine Deneuve
Miriam Blaylock
David Bowie
John Blaylock
Susan Sarandon
Sarah Roberts
Cliff DeYoung
Tom Haver
Beth Ehlers
Alice Cavender
Dan Hedaya
Lieutenant Allegrezza
Suzanne Bertish
Phyllis
James Aubrey
Ron
Ann Magnuson
Young Woman from Disco
John Stephen Hill
Young Man from Disco
Shane Rimmer
Arthur Jelinek
Peter Murphy
Performer in Club (uncredited)
Douglas Lambert
TV Host
Bessie Love
Lillybelle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Deneuve-Sarandon love scene was revolutionary for 1983 and became iconic in queer cinema history, though Sarandon later noted the set was freezing and uncomfortable.
Bowie's aging makeup took five hours daily; he reportedly found it so disturbing he avoided mirrors. The film bombed but became a midnight movie staple.
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