Interview With The Vampire (1994) FIRST TIME WATCH | Our Necks are ready!!

[@GothKit]

The death of Claudia was basically Anne Rice processing her grief of losing her daughter to leukemia. In the book Claudia is actually physically about five. The age her daughter was when she died.

[@BloodSweatandFears]

Omg I didn’t know this! ❤

[@baileydiss33]

the show is amazing! and needs as much attention it can get so we can get as much of the books adapted as possible!

[@Thollis1987]

Anne Rice has done a game changer on the description of vampires as beautiful monsters with a touch of class. She really made a contrast between horrific monsters and beautiful deceitful human like creatures.

[@LordVolkov]

Rice's shift to vampire media is as pivotal as Polidori (before The Vampyre they were feral monsters, like the one Louis and Claudia meet in eastern Europe in the book). When Twilight was the rage, the parallels to Rice's vamps were too hard for me to ignore. Beautiful alluring predators, each with a special gift, whose skin turns hard as stone as they age... all from Rice 😅

[@erin1758]

Fun fact: Lestat the musical is an absolutely real show that had a brief run on Broadway in 2006 😂

[@MorriganAtwood]

written by Elton John.

[@AbbasComics]

I want more is an absolute banger. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4WXp3dmirh4g68

[@phoenixocm]

Thank you for telling me this

[@solsito24]

you literally are a godsend! I literally have never heard of this

[@KelliFranklin]

I'm an Anne Rice book purist and I'm telling you that y'all need to watch the series. It's fantastic!

[@charlesashe-nn2sf]

You tell no lies. ^_^

[@joshuasfilms1135]

LITERALLY! people who consider the movie superior must hate anne rice because anne hates the movie they made

[@Male_Ficent]

​@@joshuasfilms1135 didn't she have a hand in making the movie? Also, I thought it was only Tom Cruise's casting she had a problem with which she promptly retracted after seeing his performance as Lestat.

[@gmunden1]

The film is entertaining, but the series is closer to the book and so much better.

[@specificsoup]

@@joshuasfilms1135she doesn’t hate the movie. You’re thinking of queen of the damned.

[@kevinmarques7716]

Guys you have to watch the show. My favorite vampire book AND movie is Interview with the Vampire. And while the show makes changes, it is still so respectful to the source material and is amazing. It's also very gay. No undertones at all. All overtones lol.

[@Abyss_86]

You two are going to love this & and agreed - it’s all beautiful overtones here! Next up should be The Vampire Lestat. More beautiful people to drool over, plus a great soundtrack!

[@msgSharke]

The show is awesome!!

[@LordVolkov]

While I enjoy the subtext of Anne Rice, I do feel that pulling it up to be the literal text is necessary in the modern age. The time for subtlety has passed 😅

[@kevinmarques7716]

@rosedawson1646 imagine going to the youtube channel of 2 gay men and calling a TV show that features gay lead characters "woke trash". You are not in the right here. Ppl like you are never in the right. At any time. In any place. Move the fuck on, you bigoted simpleton.

[@kevinmarques7716]

​@rosedawson1646 imagine going to the youtube channel of 2 gay men and calling a TV show that features 2 gay lead characters "woke trash". You are not in the right here. Ppl like you are never in the right. At any time. In any place. Now move along you bigoted simpleton

[@MavenCree]

The show needs ALLLLL the Emmys. ALL OF THEM.

[@charlesashe-nn2sf]

NOW. RIGHT NOW.

[@Notsosweetstevia]

I can’t believe you would tease us with this and not react to the show. 😮

[@lunaolivera3040]

The show is so good. They definitely give the characters the depth that they needed. The movie is my childhood but i love how deep they go into the story for the show. So smartly done

[@xKagryx]

Please watch the show, it was MADE for this channel. Really expanded on the book and took it to new amazing heights! Edit: would you like less homoerotic subtext and more straight up homosexual passion and romance? The show. The show is for you.

[@nickinotbella92]

Seriously, the show is incredible. You will not regret it if you watch!

[@Royal_Chief_Architect]

The show the show the show! You’ll regret not doing it on the channel!!!

[@bbbianca8932]

The TV Show on AMC is a triumph it is everything we wanted and didn't know we needed! The movies was all we had for a long time so it'll always have a special place in my heart....BUT THE SHOW IS PERFECTION! Best show on TV right now

[@gcas93]

The show is phenomenal!!! Best show on TV right now

[@Arcannabis]

Shout out to the girl who’s boob got bitten. She later got her head chopped off by an elevator in the first scene of the Resident Evil movie!

[@MavenCree]

Omg, that IS her! 😂

[@alexandervincent7989]

Oh you guys should DEFINITELY watch the Interview with the Vampire show, you're gonna LOVE IT!! It's truly one of the most amazingly done shows in so long. The amount of work an passion put on it shows.

[@marirezende8478]

You MUST watch the tv show omg the movie is great but the the show is like one of the *BEST* television I've even seen 😭😭😭

[@ryanncarter9086]

You both would love the show!! It’s amazing and so are the actors! While the movie will always have a special place in my heart, I am absolutely in love with the show.

[@evenstarari]

Kirsten Dunst's performance as Claudia was so impressive for someone so young! 😮 I definitely recommend IWTV show! The acting, story, costuming, music etc totally draws you in ❤

[@warrenmurphy9324]

watch the series...its amazin

[@joem2556]

You really should watch the tv show. It’s one of the greatest tv shows.

[@johnniekight1879]

In "Queen Of The Damned" LeStat becomes a huge rock star.

[@rickdoerfer8620]

I was thinking he was a rock star in "The Vampire Lestat", but it's been decades since I read the book.

[@sujugothkitten]

​@@rickdoerfer8620i believe yes in the book The Vampire Lestat is when he is a rock star, but in the movie Queen Of The Damned Lestat is a rockstar.

[@megdelaney3677]

YES!!! I was skeptical at first how the series would work, but it has surpassed my expectations! Please react!

[@judson9223]

Sergio had no idea how correct he was when he said "I didn't know this movie had a subtext"! Even Tom Cruise didn't know his character was gay coded.

[@salemmayhem6349]

The show leaves no mystery. All that passion between Lestat and Louis.

[@BloodSweatandFears]

It’s much more clear in the book, Lestat straight up states he’s bisexual and has a whole love affair before falling for Louis. The books are SO good!

[@mono-mq2ph]

Plz watch the tv show, the second season just ended and it got renewed for a third season🎉

[@jsapcakrrow]

I love the movie & wasn't sure if I would like the tv show without brad pitt & tom cruise. I LOVE the tv show & actually like the actors that play Louis & Lestat even more!

[@mc9474]

Really? Even more? I haven't seen it yet but that's very high praise. I'm gonna have to check it out

[@LavenderViolet536]

@@mc9474 I agree with @jsapcakrro! Jacob Anderson is incredible as Louis and Sam Reid IS Lestat! I can no longer picture anyone else in the role.

[@mc9474]

@@LavenderViolet536 yall are gonna make me start it tonight lol. I was going to eventually but I didn’t expect they’d be better in the role.

[@YouMe-ru6wi]

Agree the AMC series is incredible. And in my opinion Jacob Anderson is Louis, and Sam Reid is Lestat they are so amazing. And absolutely way better then Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

[@specificsoup]

The show makes Brad Pitt’s acting in this movie seem bland imo

[@lunabearsong2043]

This movie will forever have a wonderful, special place in my heart. It's one of the main reasons I got into vampires, and why I've never looked back. It also helped my mind to expand and think outside of the box that I was raised in. Please, please watch the show! I just finished season 2 yesterday, and it is phenomenal. Immediately thought of you two and how you might really enjoy it. Beautiful acting and cinematography, gripping story lines and wonderfully upper crust and beautifully demonic atmosphere. One of my favorite shows of all time. Please, please watch it.

[@gacchan]

The show is AMAZING. You need to check it out. This was a blast, but 100% check out the show.

[@JordanVanRyn]

Let me just say this; this movie is a brilliant 90's movie because there were many things to like about this film, including Kirsten Dunst's performance as Claudia (who deserved an Oscar). But it has it's faults here and here, like how Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt hated each other during the making of the film (which is why the chemistry is lacking). It still was the reason I got into Anne Rice's books. I hope you get to binge the show after this! It's amazing!

[@thomaspham9077]

WAIT THEY DIDNT LIKE EACH OTHER ON SET?? What happened??? 🤯

[@tanjabestmann1282]

Please watch the TV Show, you'll not regret it - it is amazing ❤ Love you guys

[@SarahTheBloody]

This one and The Lost Boys are my fave Vamp movies of all time. Haven't seen the show yet though! Also, remember what Spike said in season 2 of Buffy? "People still fall for that Anne Rice routine? What a world!" and laughing about it. Great reaction guys! ♥

[@Simone-yv3ro]

The show is amazing! Outdoes all expectations, please give it a watch, I'm obsessed!

[@pjmnglow]

manifesting you eventually watch the show, i liked the movie and its the reason i started watching the show cause i wanted more of this story and my god its one of the best things ive ever watched

[@cupofcait]

🎵Not a man, not yet a vampire🎵 lmao! That was great

[@thoma9410]

I've never liked a video so quickly. YES! Please cover the show. While the movie is great, the show is even better and, in my opinion, a more faithful adaptation to the soul of the book; and the changes made the story even better. Sam Reid plays a much better Lestat. It's a role he was born to play. 15:26 - "The Vampire Lestat" was made into a musical, LOL!

[@jthomann71]

Anne Rice initially hated the choice of Cruise as Lestat but once she saw his performance in a screening she bought 8 pages of advertising in the movie industry magazine the Daily Variety to gush about how wrong she was.

[@benjammin4769]

There was a musical called Lestat, that had music by Elton John. But it did so badly, it was on broadway verrrryyyy briefly

[@deegloss]

Definitely check out the tv show!!! Its only 14 episodes

[@roderick8167]

15 episodes lol

[@Court87]

You guys should watch the show it is so good, definitely worth your time.

[@qianahill515]

You NEED to watch the show. I'm not exaggerating when I say it's the best TV writing and ACTING I've seen in years.

[@action747]

Y’all have got to watch the series!!

[@uex356]

The show is amazing

[@RawrxBexJealous]

Immortality & a perm? Sign me up 😂 The cast was stacked & everyone was so young! 1st time watching the film & just finished season 2 of the show. I had an enjoyable time with this film but the show is on another level to me 🖤 Fun reaction as always! Hope y’all watch the show too cuz I know you’d love it 🙃

[@lunatinyz]

I've loved this movie for my whole life, but when I tell you the show is soo much better in my opinion.. We need more attention to it so we can get more of the books adapted in their truer form, something we haven't been able to get yet.

[@airawynsummers]

The movie is great. The TV show is prestige TV that would be raking in the Emmys if it weren't horror.

[@nictoriaa2160]

Fingers crossed I hope you get into the show.As amazing as the movie is I can't wait for you guys to watch the show and check out your reaction.

[@AnxietyRat]

I echo everyone in this comment section when I say please please please please please please react to the show... If you guys enjoyed the movie you are going to LOVE the show! It is so good. It is one of the BEST TV shows on air right now! I cannot recommend it highly enough! 🥰

[@carolyngardner1535]

The book (the trilogy really, although there's also more after that) is glorious. The intricate depth, everything you're looking for, wanting more of, explanations, it's all in the sumptuously written books.

[@fictionlover2064]

Please, give the show a chance! It's amazing. So well-written, well-directed and well-acted!

[@ur_a_ponk1073]

The show is unreal how good it is yall have to watch it

[@AustinSamson1999]

NOW THE TV SHOW 🙌😭 I’ll jsut say this, this film used to be one of my ALL TIME faves and while I still love it immensely imho it doesn’t hold a candle to the new tv adaption. The changes make it SO much more nuanced and layered. Really hope you guys watch the series next 🙏🏻

[@rowanjoy419]

I like Claudia's curls, I suppose they meant that Claudia was really in bad conditions and when she become vampire she become her best version.

[@cyrilramos3167]

You two will not be disappointed with the series! It is sooo gooood!

[@SummThingSpooky]

Check out Queen of the Damned. It’s very 2000s and was a lot of fun

[@Twrite609]

Claudia even thought in a child's body she was mentally 30 something.

[@summerpasseos3329]

YOU NEED to watch the tv show

[@Karen-wr2lw]

You absolutely have to watch the show! It will provide so much context for what you just saw in the movie.

[@salemmayhem6349]

Omg you need to watch the series it's so good. The acting the writing, the chemistry between Lestat and Louis. You are doing yourself a great disservice if you don't check it out. In my humble opinion it's better than the movie.

[@sweetflower9308]

Please watch the tv show,is amazing

[@DEGriffSoc]

I love this film but, echoing the other comments: The TV show! Oh the TV show! It is phenomenal. Extremely brilliant performances, excellent updates to the source material. Just all-round amazing.

[@DEGriffSoc]

I was a big fan of the books as a teenager (except Louis; sorry Louis fans but he is tedious!) and this film was really a great adaptation for the time. There is less homoeroticism than the books and a lot of heternormativity is introduced (no wife and child in the book). This is basically the only film I liked Tom Cruise in and what a performance from a young Dunst! Hollywood has wasted her. She had some good roles after but not what she should have had.

[@hacho378]

Yes yes yes!!!! Pleeeeeazzz check out the show. As a huge Anne rice fan and fan of the movie, the TV show is BETTER than the movie ❤

[@DarlingSpectrum]

Yesss! The series is somehow soooo different and yet more faithful to the story? You’ll love it!

[@penl0v3]

THE REAL CHARMED house is in San Fransisco. Of course the stage house is in LA. But the real house was used at least once, for the pilot. Go check it out and get a photo op of the exterior !!

[@LavenderViolet536]

Yes! Yes! Yes! You have to watch the show. Sam Reid is beyond incredible as Lestat. Tom Cruise who?

[@chasealan2166]

Yes! Cover the show! It is fantastic ❤️❤️❤️

[@LordVolkov]

"That is so messed up!" 🤣🤣🤣 Lestat dancing with Claudia's mother is hilarious! This adaptation plays up Lestat's morbid humor 😅 My favorite little detail of Interview is that Lestat can read minds, and tries to show Louis that they can feed on criminals, but Louis is so wrapped up in his human emotions (Louis' 'dark gift') that he cannot see the rotten trees for the forest so to speak. "They created a monster!" The irony being that Claudia's feeding habits weigh on Lestat's conscience (yes, he has one 😅) because she is predatory and somewhat indiscriminate - they wipe out whole families, she preys on women & children, kills for greed and envy, etc.

[@kterbo99]

I’m new to your channel but I NEED yall to watch the show!! You thought there was tension in the movie? Baby just WAIT for the show 😂

[@chrisnthingsofficial]

I'm SO GLAD people are sounding off in the comments about watching the show! 💖Amazing reaction as always! Can't wait for more!🦇

[@symonew33]

I’m joining the group of people in the comments begging y’all to watch the tv show. It’s so good and I think both of you would enjoy it for a number of reasons

[@mr.narrator6781]

The vampires in the books and movie are ACE. They have no sexuality because when they become vampires their sex organs don't work anymore. With men they cant even get an erection and their genitals kind of shrivel up. So their relationships only matter when there is an emotional and complex bond connecting vampires to eachother. They are beyond the constraints of gender and don't see that when choosing a partner to make or fall in love with. What is described in the books is how indescribable and beyond physical pleasure, the experience of drinking blood is. That is sex for them especially when they drink from one another, they pass on knowledge and memories, and the older ones can make weaker vampires stronger with their ancient blood. Edit: The show portrays vampire relationship more like human ones, so sex is back in. A change I don't think was necessary for Louis and Lestat would kiss and faun over each other in the books. I like the intimacy of finding other ways to express love without straight up sex. The show still has the spirit and core of the books so other than that lol, I do like it.

[@HiccupDWilt]

The show just wrapped up and I am floored. I had only read the first book and seen this movie....but wow, the show really just stands so strong as an adaptation. I watch a lot of movies and tv shows(probably more than I should), and the show features such masterclass examples of writing and acting...I am just blown away by the acting.

[@claireelyse5992]

I thought I loved the movie until I saw the show. The show is just breathtakingly good, and makes this movie pale in comparison. The show is so soaked with drama and the characters just come to life. It is so vivid. The show is different in many ways from the books but is so much closer to the books in some other ways. But book accuracy isn’t a sticking point with me as long as the end result is good. In the end, while this movie is definitely good, I think the show is an even better piece of art and is absolutely outstanding! Definitely worth checking out if you liked this. More brutal, more romantic, and more insane.

[@hannahochoa6388]

The series is a masterpiece

[@_Krazy.Kayla_]

I like how you mentioned Armond and Louis, in the books they actually do end up spending time together before Louis decides to go on his own way! In the book 'The Vampire Lestat' you learn how he knows Armond

[@Crunchyfrog28]

24:00 Antonio Banderas wasn't fluent in English yet; some of his lines were learned phonetically.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Wow didn't know that

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

PLEASE watch the show, too - it is so good. The show is fully gay, not just gay coded haha.

[@demas5334]

The cgi and practical effects had no business being this good.

[@laotasurfs1110]

I love the movie but the show is better. BEST SHOW ON TV.

[@charmedoriginal5923]

Cody & Sergio, The Vampire Chronicles consists of 13 novels. 1) Interview With the Vampire ( 1976 ) 2) The Vampire Lestat ( 1985 ) 3) The Queen of the Damned ( 1988 ) 4) The Tales of the Body Thief ( 1992 ) 5) Memnoch the Devil ( 1995 ) 6) The Vampire Armand ( 1998 ) 7) Merrick ( 2000 ) 8) Blood and Gold ( 2001 ) 9) Blackwood Farm ( 2002 ) 10 ) Blood Canticle ( 2003 ) 11) Prince Lestat ( 2014 ) 12) Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis ( 2016 ) 13) Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat ( 2018 ) Anne Rice also wrote novels in the "New Tales of the Vampire series" 1) Pandora ( 1998 ) 2) Victorious the Vampire ( 1999 ) And the "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" trilogy. 1) The Witching Hour ( 1990 ) 2) Lasher ( 1993 ) 3) Taltos ( 1994 ) Along with "Interview With the Vampire" becoming a TV series ( 2 seasons | 15 episodes | renewed for SE3 ) the Mayfair Witches novels also became a spin-off series. ( 1 season | 8 episodes | renewed for SE2 )

[@hotlittlezombiekiller2729]

I think you should watch the series “Grimm”. I think you would LOVE this series! It has everything in it.

[@reneeg9406]

Agreed

[@hotlittlezombiekiller2729]

@@reneeg9406 It’s such a great series. It doesn’t get the hype it should. They just don’t make them like that anymore.

[@dfcarvalho]

I don't think i had ever clicked the Like button on a video before watching, but i did today. This was one of my favorite movies growing up. My dog's name was Louis because of this movie. So I'm so glad you liked it. Whenever I think of vampires, this is what I think of. This was one of the first vampire stories that humanized them. Before they were always portrayed as purely evil. Twillight and The Vampire Diaries and such owe everything to Anne Rice.

[@Theashleynicole771]

The show is so good! You should watch

[@reneeg9406]

4:30.... Last time I watched this movie was before I heard the score of Wicked. But I can totally hear that right along with you😉

[@rachelstechman5959]

Bwahahah you guys are too funny! "He's hangry, he needs a Snickers." I nearly died.

[@rowanjoy419]

Is a good detail that you guys caught in the "vampires can't move on from their time" and also the fact that Louis is clumsy at reading minds, then Lestat is all ragged but then when he goes for Daniel he can drive! how did he learn how to drive but does not know what electric light is!? He is a liar.

[@Hillywoodlover13]

Hope you lovelies react to the show one day, it's so good.

[@YouMe-ru6wi]

Please react and watch the new AMC series Interview With The Vampire it's so incredible and amazing one of the best new shows in recent years. Their is currently 2 seasons, and Season 2 actually just ended the other day. Season 3 has also been confirmed... But in my opinion the AMC series is way better then the old 1994 movie in every way. I now prefer the AMC series.

[@m.wininnger1507]

They created a musical in the 2000s called Lestat. It’s based on the first two books from The Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire AND The Vampire Lestat. The score was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The songs are so catchy and I found myself humming the tunes days after I first watched it. There are two versions of it on KZbin. If I remember correctly, Elton John said this musical was his biggest regret in an online article I read, again, my memory is foggy, regardless if it’s true or not, I love it personally for the interpretation of the story and I’m just simply an Elton John fan.

[@Dizzyboot613]

Omg please watch the series!!!! It's so much better than the movie!

[@claireelyse5992]

It actually has been a musical! Elton John wrote a Lestat musical in the early 2000s, but it had a very short run. It adapted mostly the second book

[@montego2]

Yes, indeed, if you enjoyed this movie as much as you obviously did, then the show is a must-see. I think we're all eager to watch you both see how all that subtext in the movie becomes text text and more text in the show...

[@anarudiaz]

Adding to the voices that are telling you to watch the show!!! It's so so good.

[@sunnybee2439]

You guys really should check out the show! It's a crime that it doesn't have won major awards

[@aliciasavage6801]

Queen of the Damned next PLEASE

[@kimwatchesstuff]

Please no

[@SonyaFlynn]

I honestly don't think i can put into words how much i love this story. i saw this movie a year after it came out. Granted i was way WAY too young to be allowed to watch it but i still managed to (i was about 9) and ever since that first watch i wore that damn VCR tape down. when we eventually got the internet in my house when i was 15 i desperately looked for anything to do with the story online and read my first anne rice novel that same year, though in the completely wrong direction (my first book was armands book) i love the music i love the acting i love everything about it and thought never could anything top this movie. well, i was wrong. the tv show is amazing. i was sobbing my heart out over how they did claudia's death and the actor they got to play lestat is miles better then tom and this is coming from someone who has watched this movie easily 100 times in her life. i know that sounds not possible but im almost 40 ya, obsession lol. i highly reccomend you guys watch the tv show. not even to record and put on youtube just to experience it. sending much love from ireland

[@xtrordinarygrl15]

Sergio this is the 2nd time you picked a Monday movie as a musical. Thats not a bad thing. Also I need you guys to watch Queen of the Damned for the soundtrack alone.

[@pho3nixx510]

The show is amazing Tom Cruise doesn’t even have the charisma of Sam Reid’s pinky finger. There has never been a better portrayal. You guys really should add the show 💕

[@AA-ed6ek]

Lol.

[@reneeg9406]

Tom really was my least favorite part of the movie..... Characters are amazing, but I can't see Tom without SEEING TOM🤷‍♀️

[@Cool_beansmh]

I agree BUT he brought more energy and was better than Brad. The shows cast is far superior but tom and kirsten carried this movie.

[@cassandramcbride7007]

I didnt like Tom´s performance, specially comparing with Sam. But in this movie it did work kinda well, because o Brad. Brad´s performance was just depressed and one flat note. So having someone like Tom, who gives a exaggeration performance... kinda balance. But the star was Kristen... how she navegate between her emotions to manipulate others to get what she wants. The killing scene... how she switch between all sweet and nice, to a vicious murder, explaning how she payed attention, and finally cutting Lestat throat... its just amazing. Now in the show, Sam gives more to the role... he is trully seductive, intoxicating, he doesnt need to be aggressive to control others, but when it requires he does. Sam´s Lestat have so many dimensions about his love for Louie. He does love Louie, but he is also very controlling mode, and becomes so toxic... Jacob Louie is just amazing... period... he is depressed, but still he shows emotions, making us feel empathy foe all the things that he goes through. As for Claudia in the show... i dont complain about both actresses... they did a good job with the role... obviously comparing with Kristen, who was 11 at the time, just makes us have more respect for her. Armand was superior developted. Banderas, had little to work with... now Assad had so many layers, how sometimes all of his emotions were in his eyes, trying to control the rest of his face... is just amazing...

[@andrearowell9316]

​@cassandramcbride7007 you may want to edit this to not spoil a significant moment in the 1st season in case they do pick up the show

[@catherinethurmond4776]

While I love this movie. I'm IN Love with the show. Please watch the show.

[@janefonduh]

Please watch the show omg it is so so so good!

[@e1evene1even]

This is my favorite vampire movie by far! So well done and jam packed with stars. The show is amazing as well and renewed for a 3rd season. You should also check out the OG vampire film Nosferatu if you dare!

[@Yardibella]

The show is amazing you will lust and love and feel all the feels and I would love to watch yall watch it