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Blade (1998) is a vampire movie adapted from a comic book. It stars Wesley Snipes (as Blade) and Kris Kristofferson (as Abraham Whistler). It was directed by Stephen Norrington. Snipes plays the character of Blade, a half-man, half-vampire who becomes the protector of humans against the vampires. It spawned a sequel, Blade II released in 2002. Another sequel, Blade: Trinity, was released in December 2004.
The movie features Traci Lords, the former pornographic actress, as Racquel, a vampire who is shown covered in blood in one notable scene.
Origins
The character Blade was created in 1973 for Marvel Comics by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan and was a supporting character in the 1970s comic Tomb of Dracula. In the comic, Blade's mother was bitten by vampire Deacon Frost while she was in labor with Blade. Thus Blade was born as a dhampir, a human with vampire genes.
In the comic Blade was a normal human for most purposes except that he wore shaded goggles, presumably to protect against bright light (a vampire weakness). Blade's initial mission was to avenge his mother's death, and in his quest he would fight many vampires including Dracula. Due to his mecurical temperament, Blade had a strained but steady relationship with Quincy Harker, Rachel Van Helsing, and Frank Drake: vampire hunters dedicated to destroying Dracula. Blade eventually encountered Hannibal King, a private detective who had been turned vampire by Deacon Frost. While Blade initially distrusted King, the two teamed up to destroy Frost, forging a lasting friendship between Blade and King.
In later comic series Blade, along with King and Drake, became a frequent ally of Doctor Strange and assisted in the casting of the Montesi formula which destroyed Dracula and (for a time) all vampires on Earth. Blade, King and Drake later formed a private detective agency called Borderline Inc (aka Nightstalkers). They battled various supernatural villains such as the Darkholders, Hydra's DOA, the Lilin, and Varnae.
Soundtrack
The song in the club at the start of the movie is called Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction), a remix of Confusion, a New Order song from 1983.
See also
Blade II
Blade: Trinity
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