Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
Practical Effects
Those Reaper jaws are REAL puppets, not CGI nightmare fuel.
Direction
Del Toro's first studio gig and he still sneaks in clockwork fetishes.
Stunts
Snipes did most fights himself because of course he did.
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Reaper jaw design came from del Toro's sketchbook years before—he finally got studio money to build his monsters.
This film's 'blood rave' opening directly influenced the tone of 2000s action-horror and still lives rent-free in goth club playlists.
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