The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by james woods. But the movie is not scary, and the plot is just one gory showdown after another. Its worth noting that 1998s unsubtlytitled vampires was his last commercially successful film. James woods destroys delusional dem who thinks hillary could. A vampire is a being from folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence of the living. James woods filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career. Vampires 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vampires, also known as john carpenters vampires, is a 1998 american westernhorror film directed and scored by john carpenter.
Muscular and uncompromised, the sequence suggests a new carpenter classic unraveling before ones eyes. If youre looking for a movie about killing vampires, buy it and. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. With james woods, daniel baldwin, sheryl lee, thomas ian griffith. James woods plays the lead character jack crow who leads a team of vampire killers hired by the vatican. James woods filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Two decades after he practically reinvented modern horror with boxoffice smash halloween, john carpenter adapted john steakleys novel. Christopher lee and james woods during john carpenters. Woods tempered this river of viciousness with a tongueincheek performance as a sympathetic junkie thief in larry clarks another day in paradise 1997, which he also produced. He grew up in warwick, rhode island, with his mother and stepfather thomas e. Forget everything youve ever heard about vampires, warns jack crow james woods, the leader of team crow, a relentless group of mercenary vampire slayers. Army intelligence officer who died during woods childhood. One of the slayers slows down a vampire with his tec9. The film was followed by two directtovideo sequels, vampires.
Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must. A vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient catholic relic that. Vampires is the best john carpenter film of the 90s. One night after a slay the team heads back at their motel to have a party where they get a visit from the head vampire valek thomas ian griffith and he kills almost crows entire team and all of the hookers and partygoers. John carpenters vampires is a 1998 film by john carpenter and starring james woods loosely based on the novel vampires.
James woods, daniel baldwin, sheryl lee, thomas ian griffith. After destroying a vampire nest in rural new mexico, team crow is savagely. Sep 16, 2017 tamblyns story comes on the heels of a twitter skirmish with actor james woods earlier this week sparked by woods criticism of armie hammers character 24 years old in the film in the film. Vampire buffy the vampire slayer, vampires in buffy the vampire slayer. The first few minutes of john carpenters vampiresin which james woodss vampire killer leads a dawn raid on a new mexico goon nest of bloodsuckersnot only suggests a horror movie that will not pull any punches, it even evokes some of the more disturbing dreammemories of american westerns. It is about a group of vampire hunters out to prevent the original master vampire from getting the cross of berziers which will allow him to walk in the sunlight. One of hollywoods most intense supporting and leading actors, james woods has built a distinguished career on stage, screen, and television. One of the baldwins is there to help kill vampires. Vampires is a 1998 american independent neowestern action horror film directed and scored by john carpenter and starring james woods. The only thing better than james woods playing a scenechewing vampire hunter is sheryl lee as the prettiest nightmare ever, one with a severe allergy to sunlight, holy water and stakes to the heart. The movie stars james woods as jack crow, hardbitten vampire hunter, whose family was destroyed by vampires. The 80 essential vampire movies to watch right now vampire movies to watch right now. Vampires 1998 recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient catholic relic that.
Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. James woods leads the cast, which also includes sheryl lee and daniel. James howard woods was born on april 18, 1947 in vernal, utah, the son of martha a. Vampyr, a 1932 film by carl theodor dreyer starring julian west. Vampires is a 1998 film about a team of vampire hunters that seek to prevent an ancient relic from being acquired by a group of vampires directed by john carpenter.
Vampires by john carpenter james woods, daniel baldwin. Les vampires, a 1915 10part silent film series by louis feuillade. Vampires limited dual format edition bluray region free. Early in his career, woods, with his lean body, close. James woods is his old, reliable, leathery self as the head of a scrappy but doomed band of vampire slayers. Werewolves, mummies, and cobbledtogether lab freaks have been around since the earliest decades of film, but no monster was perhaps more cameraready than the vampire. The original trailer in high definition of vampires directed by john carpenter and starring james woods, daniel baldwin, sheryl lee, thomas. Amber tamblyn recalls harassment on set, blasts james woods. James woods jack crow, daniel baldwin montoya, sheryl lee katrina. When master vampire valek thomas ian griffith decimates jacks entire team, crow and the sole team survivor, montoya daniel baldwin, set out in pursuit. Family guy james woods 6 episodes 20052011 odd job jack manny kowalski 1 episode 2006 robbie the reindeer narratorviking no. John carpenters foray into the vampire genre doesnt provide much in the way of scares, but works fine as a hypermacho action film.
Directed by john carpenter, with james woods, daniel baldwin, sheryl lee, thomas ian griffith, maximilian schell, tim guinee. They are after a 600 year old vampire that was created on accident by the church. Vampires 1998 trailer john carpenter james woods youtube. Vampire marvel comics, vampires in the marvel comic universe. The following weapons were used in the film vampires. Vampires internet movie firearms database guns in movies. The 80 essential vampire movies to watch right now film directed and scored by john carpenter and starring james woods. The vampyre, an 1819 short novel by john william polidori. And while the film is definitely a western, its set in the modern day, which means crow wears jeans and sunglasses to go with his badassed scowl. Vampires is a 1998 american independent horror western film directed and scored by john carpenter and starring james woods. Avis sur le film vampires 1998 carpenter a les crocs. I would love for james woods to do the commentary on a short film or long one showing all the wonderful things these liberal losers have done over the years. Crows informed by a cleric after the first raid, ive notified rome. The film was released in europe first, with mazurs name in the credits, but was.