30 Days of Night author Steve Niles conceived of the story in the form of a comic, but after meeting a lack of interest in initial pitches, tried to pitch it as a film. When this did not work out, Niles shelved the idea until he showed it to IDW Publishing. IDW published the comic and Ben Templesmith provided the artwork. When Niles and his agent, Jon Levin, shopped the comic around again as a potential film adaptation, Niles found that the idea "went shockingly well," with Sam Raimi and Senator International picking up the property rights based on the original concept and Templesmith's unique mood and concepts for the vampires.
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30 Days of Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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- 1 Brian ReitzellPrelude / Last Day of Sun 2:58
- 2 Brian ReitzellGirl Bait 3:38
- 3 Brian ReitzellMuffin Monster 1:57
- 4 Brian ReitzellSoon There Will Be Just 5 5:21
- 5 Brian ReitzellVampires on the Horizon 1:20
- 6 Brian ReitzellThey Didn't Take Me 1:31
- 7 Brian ReitzellBarrow Burns 2:14
- 8 Brian ReitzellDitchwitched 3:39
- 9 Brian ReitzellVampired Johnny 3:14
- 10 Brian ReitzellGus Loses His Head 1:31
- 11 Brian ReitzellYou Wanna Play With Me Now? 2:59
- 12 Brian ReitzellThe Bloody Fruits of Barrow 2:16
- 13 Brian ReitzellEben Shoots Up 2:42
- 14 Brian ReitzellThe One Who Fights 3:14
- 15 Brian ReitzellDaybreak 2:34
- 16 Brian ReitzellOverture 2:22
- 17 Brian ReitzellUnderture 3:52
30 Days of Night
(2007)3
| Country | |
| Runtime | 1 hr 53 min |
| Budget | $30 000 000 |
| Premiere: World | $75 513 170 October 19, 2007 |
| USA | $39 569 000 |
| Other countries | $35 944 170 |
| Box Office – Budget | $45 513 170 |
| Premiere: USA | $39 569 000 October 19, 2007 |
| first day | $6 251 903 |
| first weekend | $15 951 902 |
| theaters | 2859 |
| rollout | 77 days |
| Digital: World | October 4, 2010 |
| Parental Advisory | Frightening & Intense Scenes, Violence & Gore, Profanity, ... |
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| Production Companies | |
| Also Known As | Treinta días de noche United States |
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After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.Сast and Crew
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A non-trivial horror film in terms of concept, which, nevertheless, did not avoid several not very significant flaws. Which, however, are compensated by the original setting, frightening vampires and strong, very uncompromising direction.
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The film is stupid and full of plot absurdities, but I still like it. It’s a pity that the authors couldn’t properly use their own idea of survival during the polar night – the passage of time is not felt at all here, and the heroes’ hiding from a gang of ghouls looked dubious.
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A horror movie about vampires, filmed in the spirit of the genre zombie apocalypse. The idea and the setting are great, there are original moments, but for the most part the film is rather bland and filled with cliches. The vampires are gorgeous, some of the best I’ve seen.
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