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Blade (1998)

Name: Blade (1998)
Director: Stephen Norrington
Genre: action, adventure, fantasy, horror
Released: 1998-07-19
Duration: 2 hr 0 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Donal Logue, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Sanaa Lathan, Stephen Dorff

1998 2 hr 0 min 15 Marvel

8/10 CMDB Rating

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Blade (1998) Storyline

Blade follows Eric Brooks, a half-human, half-vampire warrior who hunts the undead while searching for the vampire responsible for his mother’s death. Armed with brutal combat skills and the help of his mentor Whistler, Blade faces the ambitious Deacon Frost, whose plans could unleash vampire domination over humanity. Based on the Marvel Comics character, the film helped prove comic-book movies could be dark, stylish and hugely successful.

Blade (1998) Director Stephen Norrington

Blade (1998) Release date 21/08/1998

Genres

action adventure fantasy horror

Blade (1998) Content rating 15

Blade (1998) Duration 2 hr 0 min

Last Updated 27/04/2026

Cast

Donal Logue Kris Kristofferson N'Bushe Wright Sanaa Lathan Stephen Dorff Udo Kier Wesley Snipes

Cast of Blade (1998)

Wesley Snipes

Blade

Donal Logue

Kris Kristofferson

N'Bushe Wright

Sanaa Lathan

Stephen Dorff

Udo Kier

Blade (1998) Review - 8/10 Rating

Blade does not get enough credit for changing superhero cinema. Before the modern comic-book boom, this film proved audiences would absolutely show up for darker comic adaptations if they were cool enough. Wesley Snipes is perfect casting, the opening blood-rave scene is legendary, and the action still hits hard. Stylish, violent and confident, Blade helped build the road that later led to X-Men and Spider-Man dominating the genre.

Blade (1998) Trivia

Did You Know?

Blade is based on the Marvel Comics vampire hunter created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan.
Wesley Snipes plays Blade.
The film was released in 1998.
Stephen Dorff plays Deacon Frost.
Kris Kristofferson plays Whistler.
The opening blood-rave scene became iconic.
It was one of Marvel’s first major successful films.
Director Stephen Norrington helmed the movie.
The film helped revive interest in comic-book adaptations.
Blade later became a trilogy and inspired a reboot project.