Blade

1998 film directed by Stephen Norrington
Movie film Q3429263
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Blade

Summary

Blade is a film[1]. Blade ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,181 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blade received the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3].
  • Blade's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Blade was directed by Stephen Norrington[5].
  • David S. Goyer wrote the screenplay for Blade[6].
  • Blade's composer is recorded as Mark Isham[7].
  • Blade's genre is action film[8].
  • Blade's genre is thriller film[9].
  • Blade's genre is horror film[10].
  • Blade's genre is fantasy film[11].
  • Blade's genre is vampire film[12].
  • Blade's genre is neo-noir[13].
  • Blade's genre is science fiction film[14].
  • Blade's based on is recorded as Blade[15].
  • Blade was followed by Blade II[16].
  • A cast member of Blade was Wesley Snipes[17].
  • A cast member of Blade was Kris Kristofferson[18].
  • A cast member of Blade was Stephen Dorff[19].
  • A cast member of Blade was N'Bushe Wright[20].
  • A cast member of Blade was Donal Logue[21].
  • A cast member of Blade was Udo Kier[22].
  • A cast member of Blade was Tim Guinee[23].
  • A cast member of Blade was Sanaa Lathan[24].
  • A cast member of Blade was Eric Edwards[25].
  • A cast member of Blade was Kenny Johnson[26].
  • A cast member of Blade was Traci Lords[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Wesley Snipes[28] and Avi Arad[29]. Blade was directed by Stephen Norrington[5]. David S. Goyer wrote the screenplay for Blade[6]. Cast members include Wesley Snipes[17], Kris Kristofferson[18], Stephen Dorff[19], N'Bushe Wright[20], Donal Logue[21], and Udo Kier[22].

Publication

Publication dates include August 19, 1998[30], December 3, 1998[31], 1998[32], and August 21, 1998[33]. The original language of Blade was English[34]. Genres include action film[8], thriller film[9], horror film[10], fantasy film[11], vampire film[12], and neo-noir[13]. Blade's part of the series is recorded as Blade[35]. Blade was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

Blade's part of the series is recorded as Blade[35].

Reception

Blade received the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3]. Reviews include 59%[37], 5.9/10[38], and 47/100[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Blade was followed by Blade II[16].

Why It Matters

Blade ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,181 views/month).[2] Blade has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Blade is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Blade receive?

Honors received include MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Set in period 1997
    Publication date +1998-08-19T00:00:00Z, +1998-12-03T00:00:00Z, +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter David S. Goyer
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+120'}
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