Blade

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When shown on broadcast TV, the scenes of the panty-flashing Japanese schoolgirls in the club is oft [...]	D
Abraham Whistler may be based on "Bible John Carik", a character who was introduced in the Marvel co [...]	D
(at around 45 mins) When the bed opens up and reveals Vanessa (Sanaa Lathan), the sound effect used [...]	D
In an earlier draft, Blade killed Whistler. In the film, his fate is uncertain. In one version of th [...]	D
Henry Kingi: (at around 42 mins) stuntman, as Kenji the bartender.	D
Karen was originally going to be played by a white actress, but Wesley Snipes encouraged them to cas [...]	D
The line : 'Vampires? Who said I was a vampire?' by officer Kreeger is sampled in the Blade 2 game f [...]	D
Stephen Norrington and David S. Goyer called the scene between Karen and Curtis "the Melrose Place ( [...]	D
Blade's real name is Eric Brooks. He is referred to as 'Eric' towards the end of the film, and his m [...]	D
Jenya Lano: (at around 1h 50 mins) the Russian woman at the end of the movie.	D
In the original Marvel comics storyline, the character Blade was English - not American.	D
When Blade is chased to the subway a train passes by all the passengers are cardboard cut out,s.	D
LL Cool J was originally considered for the part of Blade.	D
David S. Goyer explained in the DVD commentary that the scene where Karen touches Blade's sword was [...]	D
David Fincher was attached to direct the film at one point and worked with David Goyer on a draft of [...]	D
A deleted conversation from the script explained how Blade's sword originally belonged to Whistler ( [...]	D
Wesley Snipes was interested in doing a movie adaptation of the Black Panther comics when he was off [...]	D
Blade's sword lacks a guard, or tsuba. Which makes it impractical for swordfighting.	D
Levani: (at around 1h 50 mins) Russian vampire at the end of the movie.	D
Arly Jover was a model with very limited acting experience. Stephen Norrington felt she had the righ [...]	D
(at around 46 mins) When Krieger is talking with Frost attempting to excuse himself after to be capt [...]	D
Blade's nickname between vampires is Daywalker. For its Spanish dub it was translated as "El que ha [...]	D
(at around 28 mins) When Karen first meets Whistler, Blade can be seen holding a map of New Orleans. [...]	D
It is explained quite early on that Vampires in the Blade Trilogy don't have any reactions to religi [...]	D
Stephen Norrington wanted Kris Kristofferson for the role as he was "the cool grandfather, grungy ty [...]	D
The name of the vampire "Shadow Council" of the 12 purebloods House of Erebus, is eponymous with the [...]	D
Wesley Snipes was a fan of Hong Kong martial arts films and wanted the film to have that kind of act [...]	D
UCLA Linguistics professor Victoria Fromkin was hired to design a vampire language after Fromkin was [...]	D
Wesley Snipes couldn't stop laughing at the scene where Blade tries to help a dying Whistler while w [...]	D
(at around 1h 45 mins) While discussing the character of Deacon Frost, Wesley Snipes described him a [...]	D
In the commentary, David S. Goyer says that Stephen Norrington called him to inform him that they ne [...]	D
The subway trains in the subway sequence are all CGI.	D
Originally, the villain Deacon Frost was an elderly German mad scientist from the mid-19th century l [...]	D
The British dance group The Prodigy were approached to do the score and soundtrack for the film, but [...]	D
Jet Li was offered the part of Deacon Frost but opted to do Arma letale 4 (1998) instead.	D
The success of this film, especially since it followed the derided Batman & Robin (1997), is often c [...]	D
It was Wesley Snipes' idea that the entrance to Pearl's lair be through a walk-in freezer.	D
Bruce Payne was considered for the role of Deacon Frost.	D
Blade's car is a 1968 Dodge Charger with various modifications.	D
(at around 11 mins) Karen remarks that Quinn's red blood cells are "biconvex" meanwhile the microsco [...]	D
David Goyer and director Stephen Norrington wanted to make it clear from the opening scenes that thi [...]	D
Quinn originally had a much smaller role, but Donal Logue was so funny onset that his character was [...]	D
The ancient parchments hanging in the vampire archives cost five bucks each as they're just Xerox pa [...]	D
The original ending had Frost becoming La Magra and unleashing the Blood Tide, which washes over the [...]	D
LL Cool Jay was the firs choice for Blade,	D
"I really don't like my performance in this scene," says Wesley Snipes about the combustive conversa [...]	D
The Moscow scene at the end of the film originally featured Whistler as the vampire attempting to ki [...]	D
Traci Lords was a late addition to the film and ended up being "an epiphany" to the filmmakers. "She [...]	D
The film was released during the late cycle of vampire films in the 1990s. Other films are Buffy - L [...]	D
According to production designer Kirk M. Petruccelli, it was made clear by Stephen Norrington early [...]	D
Michael Morbius was to be used as the main antagonist in a eventual sequel, but the idea was dropped [...]	D
Stephen Dorff wasn't a fan of commercial movies, in particularly comic book movies, but Stephen Norr [...]	D
(at around 51 mins) Eboni Adams, who is credited as the 'Martial Arts Kid', was a national competito [...]	D
In the comics, Blade's mother was a prostitute named Tara Brooks, and was killed by Deacon Frost dur [...]	D
Although she's credited as Mercury, Arly Jover never is called by her name throughout the movie.	D
Kris Kristofferson's character, Whistler, was created for Blade's cameo on Spider-Man (1994). He was [...]	D
The blobulous vampire Pearl took four people to perform -- one at the head, one at each arm, and one [...]	D
In 2015, a new Blade ongoing was announced as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel relaunch, to [...]	D
Blade arrived in the comics around the mid 70s suggesting his mother was bitten in the 40s or 50s, b [...]	D
Patrick McGoohan was the first choice to play Whistler, as Stephen Norrington was a fan of Il prigio [...]	D
Even though he plays her son, Wesley Snipes (Blade) is actually 9 years older than Sanaa Lathan (Van [...]	D
Deacon Frost is reimagined as a more Generation X type of character. His comic book counterpart was [...]	D
Jeff Imada: (at around 52 mins) Martial artist/stuntman has a cameo at the vampire archives where he [...]	D
Skeet Ulrich lobbied hard for the role of Deacon Frost.	D
(at around 1h 45 mins) When Blade is first engaging Frost, he is seen charging up the ramp with his [...]	D
If you are watching on a disc copy and have the feature 'La Magra', go to it as chapter 30 of the fi [...]	D
(at around 1h 7 mins) Frost tells Blade that he has all of their strength and none of their weakness [...]	D
Mark Wahlberg was considered for the role of Deacon Frost.	D
In 2004, screenwriter David S. Goyer revealed to MovieWeb a little known fact that David Fincher got [...]	D
(at around 46 mins) When Blade and Karen Jenson enter in Pearl's library, Karen questions him about [...]	D
A great many handheld shots were accomplished with a special anamorphic-lens camera that also had si [...]	D
Wesley Snipes became attached to the project because he was in discussions with Marvel Comics to pla [...]	D
"I don't really like commercial movies," says Stephen Dorff, but the script and filmmaker interested [...]	D
(at around 47 mins) When Frost kills Krieger, the scene at the pool party ends, then the camera focu [...]	D
Stan Lee originally had a cameo that was ultimately cut from the film. He played one of the cops tha [...]	D
Blade's sunglasses are 'Black Flys'. The model is called 'Micro Fly' in matte black.	D
When David S. Goyer first pitched the idea of doing a Blade movie, the executives of New Line felt t [...]	D
The final fight scene sees Blade attack Frost, only for him to "brush off" the effort before exclaim [...]	D
Pearl was originally designed as an androgynous Japanese man.	D
Director Stephen Norrington has a cameo as a vampire feasting on a girl during the chase with office [...]	D
Body count: 88	D
Stephen Norrington: (at around 40 mins) During the chase with Officer Krieger, the vampire on the si [...]	D
David S. Goyer says screenwriters typically find their strengths in dialogue or structure, and he th [...]	D
(at around 26 mins) When Whistler first introduces himself to Karen he says his first name is Abraha [...]	D
"I've found that American action films rely more on spectacle," says Wesley Snipes, "but action film [...]	D
Blade first appeared in the comic The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973).	D
Stephen Dorff modelled Frost on several other villains, especially Jack Nicholson's Joker in Batman [...]	D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed Blade in 2011. This film received one "recommend" and two "not recommen [...]	D
The first cut of the film which was 140 minutes long had a disastrous test screening with audiences, [...]	D
Years after this movie Wesley Snipes and Sanaa Lathan co-starred as a couple in the TV movie Disappe [...]	D
Stephen Norrington stated that the cause of Pearl's obese size was the creature gaining a cannibalis [...]	D
Released by New Line Cinema, whose parent company, Warner Bros., also owns Marvel's rival DC.	D
In the scene where Blade is chased to the subway, and the subway train is passing by, all the passen [...]	D
This is the second of two vampire movies Tim Guinee starred in in 1998, the first being John Carpent [...]	D
David Goyer and Stephen Norrington had some battles with New Line Cinema over Karen's (N'Bushe Wrigh [...]	D
At 9 mins.) Blade spins and leaps onto a ledge, but it was a tricky move. They shot nearly ten takes [...]	D
A line of dialogue was dropped from the script featuring Blade (Snipes) saying that he remembers bei [...]	D
In the film, Whistler can read the ancient Vampire Language. We see this when he translates the piec [...]	D
In the ending as it was originally planned, Frost turned into La Magra and became a large swirling m [...]	D
David S. Goyer wrote the part of Blade with Wesley Snipes in mind.	D
The scene where Quinn (Donal Logue) attacks Karen in the hospital corridor features lots of screamin [...]	D
(at around 46 mins) When Krieger is killed by Frost, the movie that is playing on the television is [...]	D
In a sense, the movie led to the boom of Marvel Comics-based movies. Though later overshadowed by th [...]	D
The scene where Karen and Deacon are talking about the cure for vampirism initially ran a bit longer [...]	D
Blade is revealed to be the key to resurrecting La Magra, because his blood as a Daywalker is necess [...]	D
Third time Udo Kier played a vampire on screen.	D
The movie has a surprising amount of similarities with Matrix (1999): both feature a character who l [...]	D
Stephen Norrington said that the film as "an ode to Sam Peckinpah" and at its heart, it was a wester [...]	D
The infamous line of Blade's - "Some motherfuckers always trying to ice skate uphill." - was an offh [...]	D
Blade's main weapon is a modified Ingram Mac-11 submachine gun pistol which fires .38 rounds. He als [...]	D
Pearl was so large that a set had to be built around him. It was about seven hundred pounds of latex [...]	D
Blade was born in 1967. In real life, Wesley Snipes was born in 1962.	D
Deacon's end was changed and revamped (you're welcome) from draft to draft, but it eventually came b [...]	D
In updating the vampire lore, Stephen Norrington and David S. Goyer decided that crosses wouldn't wo [...]	D
It is alleged that at one point, New Line considered making the film into an action comedy horror fi [...]	D
According to Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff on the commentary Snipes had thoughts on the scene wher [...]	D

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