Director: Neil Jordan
1994
Based on the hugely successful novel of the same name, by Anne Rice, the movie was met with critical acclaim and earned over $220 Million at the box office. It received Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score while Kirsten Dunst received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Story: Beginning in a hotel room in modern day San Francisco, a vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac, recounts his life story to a reporter. From 1791 when he first encountered the vampire Lestat who changed him, to their conversion of a young girl who lived as their daughter, to his travels to Europe and finally his return to America.
Gay Factors: Filled with huge gay overtones - Lestat (Tom Cruise) picks Louis to be his life long companion. Lestat seduces another young male whom he feeds upon. Later Armand (Antonio Banderas) tells Louis that he's beautiful and Armand wants Louis as his companion. Louis and Armand almost share a kiss. When Louis returns to America and finds Lestat, Lestat once again tells him he's beautiful as always. All the male vampires in this story seem to pick another male as their life long companions.
The film is more subtle about labeling sexuality, whereas the original novel is much more specific in labeling their bisexuality.
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