9 July 2009 @ 8:54Near Dark gets the “teen romance” treatment

Remember the awesome, R-rated vampire flick from the 1987 — Near Dark.
Just this week Lions Gate re-released the DVD with a new cover, and if you didn’t know any better, you might think this is a spin-off of the Twilight Saga. I’m wondering if whoever designed this new cover has even watched Near Dark. Here is the new cover:

It looks like it had a bit of Twilight influence, don’t you think?

And for reference, here is the previous DVD cover of Near Dark:

Country boy Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar) whittles away the quiet rural nights hunting local girls – but when he falls prey to the mysterious and beautiful Mae (Jenny Wright), Caleb unknowingly becomes the hunted. Mae is no ordinary girl, Caleb soon learns; she is part of an outlaw band of vampires, and their love is about to lure him into a terrifying world of bloodlust, mayhem and absolute horror. Will Caleb pay the ultimate price for love and eternal life – or will he find a way to defeat the evil growing inside him each night NEAR DARK?

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein

Click here to watch the Near Dark trailer

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by Jon | Add a comment | Tags: Adrian Pasdar, Bill Paxton, dvd, film, Jenette Goldstein, Jenny Wright, Kathryn Bigelow, Lance Henriksen, Near Dark, Twilight, vampire
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Twitter chatter:

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   RJ_TMC (RJ Justavick) | 3 hours ago

   RT: @Skitchima: I'm the lone guy that didn't like HURT LOCKER lol! Bigelow gets a pass though because she made Near Dark and Point Break.
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   Skitchima (Erik Marner) | 3 hours ago

   @rj_tmc I know, I'm the lone guy that didn't like HL lol! Bigelow gets a pass though because she made Near Dark and Point Break.
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   fetchpublicity (Fetchpublicity ) | 3 hours ago

   RT @cultlabs: http://t.co/a8RN05n7 #AmericanMary Women In #Horror Pt. 4 http://t.co/HG1pVM2q
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   cultlabs (Cult Labs) | 3 hours ago

   http://t.co/a8RN05n7 #AmericanMary Women In #Horror Pt. 4 http://t.co/HG1pVM2q
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   twwings (thingswithwings) | 5 hours ago

   @thefourthvine I think it'd be Near Dark, the Adrian Pasdar vampire movie directed by Kathryn Bigelow. I had REASONS to watch it tho
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   dmsela (selen altan) | 5 hours ago

   @burkayadalig @ozlemyakar @alikareli ne near dark'i after supper olmus resmen:)
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   burkayadalig (Burkay Adalig) | 5 hours ago

   @dmsela @ozlemyakar @alikareli Selen awakened in the near dark...
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   cultlabs (Cult Labs) | 5 hours ago

   American Mary: Women Filmmakers In Horror - Part Four - Near Dark http://t.co/ygRhC03G
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   imgarethtucker (Gareth Tucker) | 9 hours ago

   @silvershamrockd I think I would burn up like Lance Henrikson in Near Dark. I'd be walking down the street & then suddenly ********
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    jamesflowerfilm (James Flower) | 10 hours ago

    @ebertchicago Not a fan of Near Dark then, Roger? Still her greatest triumph as far as I'm concerned!

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