I love that we spend the whole movie hearing Louis sharing these intimate and painful parts of his life just to have Lestat come in at the end and dismiss the entire movie as Louis being whiny 😂
He could have saved Rosita in series finale of The Walking Dead Bite her and his blood with combat the virus although it would move the virus to its benefit she would have lived she would have no cravings and she would have lived a bit longer she would then turn Gabriel into a vampire himself either that or a werewolf by courtesy of Marsha or Cayden or Michael she would have made an excellent hybrid like him she turned Gabriel to the hybrid they both would have sustained their cravings and would have still been able to eat regular food withstand the sunlight given they would have to drink Selena's blood they would be like her only they would have some of her enhanced power
Maybe not a nomination but 100% he did. Anne Rice herself completely doubted him until she saw the movie. Plus this flick was a big hit and there are countless fans who loved his portrayal. Also you can google countless pictures of him as Lestat and plenty of ig fans with his pictures. It's his best role imo.
Believe it or not, he and Brad Pitt won "Worst Movie Couple" Razzie for this movie. I strongly disagree with that award btw, especially in regards to Tom (Brad acting was indeed a bit stiff at the time, he was far from a great actor back then, but I think he was still passable all things considered, mainly due to his stunning looks), but that's the kind of recognition they got for their performances. I think the film itself and the critics' reaction to it left a bad taste for both of them. lol I'm sure for Cruise it was like the coldest shower he had ever had. He had always been everyone's darling up until that point.
Lestat purposefully starving himself for months so he could pretend to be weak, frail and deranged to try and draw Louis back in is literally the most Lestat thing in this entire movie.
I just love how Lestat completely owns the beast that he is. There is many lessons here. You are what you are and you’ll only suffer if you wish to be something you’re not. Embrace what you are and enjoy the life you’ve been given. No one enjoys their gift of life more than Lestat
Well, he never had the choice. He was forced into acceptance long ago and simply was bereft of any moral or ethical objection to his nature. It's easier for Lestat to be a vampire than Louie because of this.
@@cade.s if you read the books it's because Lestat acquired the power of the Vampire Gods by drinking their blood before he met Louis Marius, Akasha, even the Vampire who sired him, Magnus was a powerful Vampire 🦇
Ann Rice hated and opposed the idea of casting Tom Cruise, but she changed her mind completely after watching the film. She thought his interpretation was perfect.
Probably the best moment of the movie for me. Definitely captures Lestat as the brat prince. Tom really nailed the character at this moment. And I'll remember the whole thing as whiny Louis.
Ya know in the books Lestat was not as evil as Louie portrayed him to be. He was a protagonist. The women lestat tortured and put in the coffin was actually a pickpocket and a murderer. He always killed the evil doer. Lestat said Louie told lies about him.
@@MrLalo17 read the book’s to understand the depth and lengths that Lestat would go to reconcile with Louis as two were couple before things With Claudia happened. Although the relationship between Louis and Lestat was always difficult one due to Louis not really understanding that Lestat was in love with him and Lestat being Lestat was not the best showing at Louis how he truly loved him. The whole Lestat and Louis relationship ends up being heartbreakingly tragic.
in the new series, the new actor captures the real book lestat a lot more accurately, his arogance, his mannerisms etc, and will follow the events of the book better than how tom cruise did in the movie! u should check it out :) no hate to Tom cruise obviously he just followed the script
Lestat/ Tom Cruise was the best in this show, he did steal the show from everyone else, even Anna Rice said it, she did not want him in the film initially but then she adored him.
It's crazy that in this film, I don't have the feeling of seeing Tom Cruise playing Lestat, I feel like I'm just watching Lestat ... I don't really like Tom Cruise as an actor but here, he was perfect !
Me too.... I loved the books growing up and reread them repeatedly through the 80's... but when I heard they were making this film starring Tom Cruise as Lestat, I was in a word, outraged. He was the farthest thing in my imagination from anyone ever playing Lestat. Yet like you I was blown away by him and didn't see Tom Cruise pretending to be Lestat... I simply saw Lestat. I didn't really like Cruise as an actor back then but as he's grown older, I've grown to appreciate his work and films. But even now nearly 30 years later, it still blows my mind that this is Tom Cruise because the character is so completely different from anything else he's ever done. In every film, Tom Cruise plays Tom Cruise. But in this, he really was a magnificent Lestat.
This is epic goosebump ending for me...just thinking this vampire is loose in modern day San Francisco, hell maybe he might even be a rock star one day lol
Honestly I love Lestat’s entrance here. He always did have drama and flair. And how we very clearly see him getting younger/healthier after he bites Daniel was pretty cool too.
"Choice I never had..." Now I know what that means, in the books they make it clear that Lestat was turned against his will by a maker who committed suicide soon after leaving him alone without any guidance by a sire.
It's also Lestat's narcissistic loophole to a decision that isn't really a decision: die as a human, or live as a monster? Guess I'll do my best as a creature of the night lol
Out of all the great performances Cruise has done, this is my favorite. All the horrible and evil things Lestat has done, you still can't help but to love him. He's ruthless, cruel, charming and hilarious. I love his laugh at the end. It's like he's ecstatic to be back, and so are we. One hell of a fun character. Major thanks to Tom Cruise's phenomenal performance for bring Lestat to life.
I was literally just thinking this when I looked up the scene. 70 years tops, before Louis and Claudia killed him twice. Bitch, y'all have barely spoken since the the Civil War. "Centuries"? Shut up. But canonically, Lestat has always had a flair for drama, I suppose.
Its weird to think i was actually very happy to see a cold blood murder vampire regaining his health, humor etc after see him so decadent in that ruined mansion.
Lestat: I can see on the comment section, so many mortals who want me to give them the choice I never had!" Louis: Are you guys not listening? Haven't you learned a thing?
But, such ideals come at the price of your humanity, your very soul; that which makes you a benevolent creation of God, you would squander for immortality and vanity. Eventually, Armageddon and Judgement Day would come and you'd be on His shit-list, first and foremost. Louis was right. You've learned nothing!
His lines at the end genuinely crack me up: "Oh Louis, Louis... Still whining, Louis... (to Christian Slater) Have you heard enough? I had to listen to it for centuries..."
You would think after having an interview with a vampire he would atleast put the hard top back on the roof to feel abit safe but ooh no, travels at night in a convertible.
@@holagabriel To be turned into a vampire or die, not really much of a choice but considering Lestat was turned without any choice at all, he considers himself merciful because he at least asks
@@VictoriaTraducciones But it has already bitten him. Let me get this straight. You mean maybe later he'll ask him if he wants to die or if he wants to stay alive but as a vampire? Something like that?
@@VictoriaTraducciones Oh, I didn't know it was like that. I thought that by being bitten by a vampire a person was already turned into one. So, if Lestat didn't have that choice, how did Lestat become a vampire? Did Lestat drink vampire blood at the time without knowing that what he was drinking was vampire blood or did he drink it under compulsion?
Im so glad we got this movie with tom cruise as lestat. He was so perfect. His agent just came in and was like “i found something for you. Its a documentary about a day in the life of tom cruise. You dont even have to act, tom. Just be yourself. You just gotta go out there and show the world who tom cruise is.”
The only regretful thing about the entire franchise is that they didn’t do at least a trilogy with Tom cruise as Lestat. The books The vampire Lestat, Queen of the damned and the Body thief would make for excellent sequels.
Do you know or anyone on here know why Cruise never reprised the role? Did he not want to? Or was it a money issue? I used to wonder the same thing back then.
@@markprescott6477 I think it was simply not made into a series of movies due to not realising what they had… had they hit the iron when it was hot I think we could have gotten an amazing trilogy at least. I would also have loved to have seen The body thief with cruise as Lestat. The decision makers waited for years and we got that rather disappointing sequel without cruise as lestat. Ofc cruise became an even bigger and costlier actor years after the first movie. Cruise is amazing as lestat … in my mind I envision him as the lestat of the books.
@@xMoac Well they did make Queen Of The Damned in 2002 but Anne Rice wrote it off because it in her words "mutilated her works" because it combines parts of The Vampire Lestat and The Body Thief.
Ikr? I don't think it would be neccesary a second part, but Im dying to know what would happen with the 3 of them in this era with all the technology we have. Sorry for my english I'm learning by my owm.
I remember seeing this in the theatre, I was 12. We were so stoked for this to come out. In my view, it still holds up as one of the best damn films ever made. Even actress Kirsten Dunst who played Claudia said they just don't make films like this anymore. What makes it so great is that they were able to take two extremely well-known actors of that time; one who was in his prime (Cruise) and the other, (Pitt) who had literally just blown up maybe a year or two before, having never taken on a role like this, and they were able to pull off these literary characters so bloody well that you completely forgot it was even them. Definitely not an easy thing to do, for any actor. But I think the appeal also lies in the fact that in watching this, you're kind of reminded of a more innocent time. This was long before Cruise went off the deep end with all the Scientology nonsense, and most people really had no clue whatsoever about the darker side of Hollywood. In any case, like the characters themselves, this film will never get old, and it will never die.
I always interpreted this scene as Lestat finally getting over Louis and realizing that there's other fish in the sea. Louis may have been the 'hero' of the movie but, let's face it, he DID spend the whole movie whining! Lestat could do better.
In the books, it is different. Lestat writes in TVL that he created Louis to be his conscience, to mete out year after year his punishment for failing with Nicki and to a fair extent, Gabrielle. As the VC continues, they become the eternal couple with Lestat coming back to Louis again and again, even saving his life and making Louis more powerful.
The only thing unrealistic about this scene (apart from, you know, VAMPIRES) is how calm everything is in that car. You cannot even stand still on the Golden Gate bridge without nonstop 20-50mph winds coming from the pacific. Hair whipping like crazy, it's like being in a constant wind tunnel. Yet their hair is mostly untousled, the tape player is audible, and Lestat can speak in a conversational level instead of shouting. Lol!
Love this scene, too, and always been one of my favorite movies. A perfect bookend to the opening scene at the beginning of that night. ALSO, I love that song. The Rolling Stones original is my favorite of all songs by that iconic band. But I love this version, too, and it is SO perfect here. Axl adds a bit of menace that even Mick doesn't have. Also, RIP Anne Rice. She was skeptical of the movie and casting at first, but she came to love it.
The reason why Tom Cruise was laughing at the end was his way of saying to the audience this one was for River Phoenix will miss you buddy but you'll live on in our hearts and in our memories
Seeing as Malloy was wanting what Louis had even though he had just told him in painstaking detail how much of a hell it is to be a vampire, I imagine he took up Lastat's offer to become a vampire. Because even when told how much pain it brings, some still want to live forever.
It brought pain to Louis. For Louis being human was already painful. When he was turned he was on the verge of suicide. You Know. Whiny whiny Louis. Lestat embraced and loved it.
Fun Fact: Sympathy for the Devil by Guns 'N Roses (which is actually originally sung by The Rolling Stones) would be the final song to feature many of the original band members as Slash would be the first to leave the band in 1996 due to differences with Axl Rose.
Aye I’m not gay but they did a remarkable job with Tom Cruise in this movie. Like if I had a wife and she left me for someone like that….I’d understand 😂
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I love that we spend the whole movie hearing Louis sharing these intimate and painful parts of his life just to have Lestat come in at the end and dismiss the entire movie as Louis being whiny 😂
Omg 😂😂 true
He could have saved Rosita in series finale of The Walking Dead Bite her and his blood with combat the virus although it would move the virus to its benefit she would have lived she would have no cravings and she would have lived a bit longer she would then turn Gabriel into a vampire himself either that or a werewolf by courtesy of Marsha or Cayden or Michael she would have made an excellent hybrid like him she turned Gabriel to the hybrid they both would have sustained their cravings and would have still been able to eat regular food withstand the sunlight given they would have to drink Selena's blood they would be like her only they would have some of her enhanced power
@@jadehathaway4336 or maybe he could have saved Stefan life in TVD by killing himself and katherine instead of stefan
The best part
Ngl Louis was really annoying
The way he says "still whining Louis" is so funny, like full mean girl energy
I had to listen to that for CENTURIES. LMAO
I’m glad he left his suicidal ass tf alone lol. He found himself a new consort in the interviewer. They were the perfect match.
Tom Cruise killed this ficking role, he stole the show. Legend
His best role imho, he's loving every second of it
Anne Rice initially hated it when she heard he was cast as Lestat, but after seeing the final cut, she was thrilled. He nailed the role.
@@Sabbathtage I can understand, but he was awesome. I love that he takes the time to pull the lace out of his cuffs while driving...pure Lestat.
I love him as Lestat
He kills every role he plays. Sad he has never won an Oscar.
Tom Cruise never got the recognition he deserved for this role.
Maybe not a nomination but 100% he did. Anne Rice herself completely doubted him until she saw the movie. Plus this flick was a big hit and there are countless fans who loved his portrayal. Also you can google countless pictures of him as Lestat and plenty of ig fans with his pictures. It's his best role imo.
No one will ever be a better Lestat.
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Believe it or not, he and Brad Pitt won "Worst Movie Couple" Razzie for this movie. I strongly disagree with that award btw, especially in regards to Tom (Brad acting was indeed a bit stiff at the time, he was far from a great actor back then, but I think he was still passable all things considered, mainly due to his stunning looks), but that's the kind of recognition they got for their performances. I think the film itself and the critics' reaction to it left a bad taste for both of them. lol I'm sure for Cruise it was like the coldest shower he had ever had. He had always been everyone's darling up until that point.
“I assume I need no Introduction”
Gotta be tha coldest line everr!!
The way he said it it's so badass ❤❤❤especially the way he put pressure on introduction.
And then, sympathy for the devil starts playing. Peak cinematic irony!
"I had to listen to that for centuries" I won't ever not laugh at that
"Still whining Louis." Literally everyone who watched this
Né
"I've had to listen to that... FOR CENTURIES"
and the sleeve adjustment I'm dead
"Have you heard enough?....I'VE HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT FOR CENTURIES!"
Lestat purposefully starving himself for months so he could pretend to be weak, frail and deranged to try and draw Louis back in is literally the most Lestat thing in this entire movie.
I think after his met with louis now he dared to leave his house again and re unite with the new century
Louis was the main reason
Tom Cruise was the best Lestat, I'm sorry but something about him as Lestat was just right. He was scary, sarcastic and just funny.
To bad tom cruise couldn’t stay young like that forever
You forgot HOT AS HELL!!! I mean, damn.. this is peak Tom Cruise right here, haha..
Very true, he was the perfect Lestat. Sad that Armond look nothing like how he described in the books.
You're absolutely correct, gal. Nobody else could have pulled it off like he did. Anybody here read the books? I still haven't but want to.
@@Evlogite19 eu li só o 1 primeiro
“Have you heard enough? I’ve had to listen to that for centuries.”
🤣
"Have you heard enough??? I've had to listen to that for centuries!" 😂
He was so so iconic ✨
“Have you heard enough? I’ve had to listen to that for centuries.”
"I assume, i need no introduction"
Does that mean that Lestat knew about the interview?
@@sapphire.1247 by hearing Louis speaking and using his mind-reading skills, he definitely knew!
@@profumopost5041 oh it makes sense
Tom cruise really nailed this role
Literally flawless ending
I just love how Lestat completely owns the beast that he is. There is many lessons here. You are what you are and you’ll only suffer if you wish to be something you’re not. Embrace what you are and enjoy the life you’ve been given. No one enjoys their gift of life more than Lestat
Well, he never had the choice. He was forced into acceptance long ago and simply was bereft of any moral or ethical objection to his nature.
It's easier for Lestat to be a vampire than Louie because of this.
He really has no right looking that handsome
My question is how he has escaped death like 3 times 😂😂😂
Nothing can stop this man!
He looked better then brad Pitt in this film I think it was his personality pure confidence
@@rickysamra7012 i think so too lmao 😳
@@cade.s if you read the books it's because Lestat acquired the power of the Vampire Gods by drinking their blood before he met Louis
Marius, Akasha, even the Vampire who sired him, Magnus was a powerful Vampire 🦇
Ann Rice hated and opposed the idea of casting Tom Cruise, but she changed her mind completely after watching the film. She thought his interpretation was perfect.
One Ian Fleming thought the same thing about a certain Thomas Sean Connery as James Bond, seeing his performance quickly changed his mind.
"Haven't you had enough? I've had to listen to that for centuries"😂😂😂
Probably the best moment of the movie for me. Definitely captures Lestat as the brat prince. Tom really nailed the character at this moment. And I'll remember the whole thing as whiny Louis.
Funniest scene of all - Even I wanted to say, "Oh, Louis, Louis, still whining, Louis."
I love that Lestat already knows how to drive lmao
Tom Cruise is at his best when he plays a villain
Lestat isnt more of a villain than say Claudia or Louis. More interesting too.
Ya know in the books Lestat was not as evil as Louie portrayed him to be. He was a protagonist. The women lestat tortured and put in the coffin was actually a pickpocket and a murderer. He always killed the evil doer. Lestat said Louie told lies about him.
Lestat was not a villain. He was extremely intelligent and had a great heart and insight.
I love when he pulls the lace out of his sleeve. Quintessential Lestat.
Dude he's SO TOXIC. he could've fed on literally anybody, and he waited forever to choose the one person who would connect him back to Louis.
Hahahaha
He master the art of stalking
How exactly would it lead back to him?
What I’m trying to understand, thank you.
@@MrLalo17 read the book’s to understand the depth and lengths that Lestat would go to reconcile with Louis as two were couple before things With Claudia happened. Although the relationship between Louis and Lestat was always difficult one due to Louis not really understanding that Lestat was in love with him and Lestat being Lestat was not the best showing at Louis how he truly loved him. The whole Lestat and Louis relationship ends up being heartbreakingly tragic.
@@ladysatinekenobi8723 don’t they end back up together in the books?
Tom was so incredible. He stole the show. I love him in every scene of him.
There is no other Lestat but Tom Cruise.
He indeed nailed it.
Agreed!!
I agree
I agree! I can’t take other one and the series seriously without him
in the new series, the new actor captures the real book lestat a lot more accurately, his arogance, his mannerisms etc, and will follow the events of the book better than how tom cruise did in the movie! u should check it out :) no hate to Tom cruise obviously he just followed the script
Lestat/ Tom Cruise was the best in this show, he did steal the show from everyone else, even Anna Rice said it, she did not want him in the film initially but then she adored him.
It's crazy that in this film, I don't have the feeling of seeing Tom Cruise playing Lestat, I feel like I'm just watching Lestat ... I don't really like Tom Cruise as an actor but here, he was perfect !
Me too.... I loved the books growing up and reread them repeatedly through the 80's... but when I heard they were making this film starring Tom Cruise as Lestat, I was in a word, outraged. He was the farthest thing in my imagination from anyone ever playing Lestat. Yet like you I was blown away by him and didn't see Tom Cruise pretending to be Lestat... I simply saw Lestat. I didn't really like Cruise as an actor back then but as he's grown older, I've grown to appreciate his work and films. But even now nearly 30 years later, it still blows my mind that this is Tom Cruise because the character is so completely different from anything else he's ever done. In every film, Tom Cruise plays Tom Cruise. But in this, he really was a magnificent Lestat.
Yeah, this is one of his few roles where he disappears into the character, and makes the audience forget about the movie star.
This is epic goosebump ending for me...just thinking this vampire is loose in modern day San Francisco, hell maybe he might even be a rock star one day lol
Honestly I love Lestat’s entrance here. He always did have drama and flair. And how we very clearly see him getting younger/healthier after he bites Daniel was pretty cool too.
He found his new meal or should I say companion.
This was an incredible tease for an amazing sequel that we never got.
Masterpieces never have sequels
Unfortunately
My beautiful San Francisco ❤
Queen of the Damned was a sequel just in its own way
@@jadehathaway4336 I said amazing sequel. Lol
After decades of recovering from his breakup with Louis, what's the very next thing he does? He gets himself another boytoy. Lmao.
Well…not exactly. He admits to using Louis for his house. It was Claudia that broke his heart.
@@tiffanyl4829 uhhhh... Depends. In the movie continuity maaaybe.
But in the books Lestat was in love with Louis
Also this turns into a cliffhanger due to the lack of a sequel. In the books Armand turns Slater
@@FLMKane
Didnt in the movie amand turn lestat
@@cade.s which movie? Queen of the damned?
I'm not sure. I have repressed my memories of that movie. In the books Magnus turned lestat
"Choice I never had..." Now I know what that means, in the books they make it clear that Lestat was turned against his will by a maker who committed suicide soon after leaving him alone without any guidance by a sire.
It's also Lestat's narcissistic loophole to a decision that isn't really a decision: die as a human, or live as a monster? Guess I'll do my best as a creature of the night lol
Then he got "adopted" by Marius armonds "daddy" lol and armond did not like sharing daddy
Out of all the great performances Cruise has done, this is my favorite. All the horrible and evil things Lestat has done, you still can't help but to love him. He's ruthless, cruel, charming and hilarious. I love his laugh at the end. It's like he's ecstatic to be back, and so are we. One hell of a fun character. Major thanks to Tom Cruise's phenomenal performance for bring Lestat to life.
Agree.tom is amazing brings lestat to life
"say Whine."
"Whine"
"and now say whining
Hwining
I've never agreed with Lestat more. 🤣🤣🤣
I admit when I first watched this movie I couldnt help but cheer. Lestat just has this undeniable charisma to him. Iconic.
I love how dramatic Lestat is lmao, he was with Louis for what? 40 years? Centuries lmao
In book it was about 60 years I think. But yeah, honestly all Ann Rice vampires are such drama queens except for (ironically enough) Lestat's own mom😂
let's be real, it definitely felt like centuries to him.
I was literally just thinking this when I looked up the scene. 70 years tops, before Louis and Claudia killed him twice. Bitch, y'all have barely spoken since the the Civil War. "Centuries"? Shut up. But canonically, Lestat has always had a flair for drama, I suppose.
This scene has lived in my head rent free since I was a teenager. Classic Lestat 😂
Its weird to think i was actually very happy to see a cold blood murder vampire regaining his health, humor etc after see him so decadent in that ruined mansion.
Your not alone ,we fell for lestat ,we actually agree with him Louis is a whiny little girl.
Lestat: I can see on the comment section, so many mortals who want me to give them the choice I never had!"
Louis: Are you guys not listening? Haven't you learned a thing?
I want Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to get together just to say that to a crowd of fans lmao
Yes i have been listening and you want a link to the modern world and thats me!
Louis: spends hours describing literal depression in it's extremes.
Interviewer: SO MUCH FUN!!!
@@missxspencer1538
Honesty louie is describeing how miserable it can be and the interviewer just wasn’t having it
"Have you heard enough?!" - the look and the expression is hilarious. Great film and even better book series.
Tom Cruise is so devilish and handsome as a vampire.
This is the best thing Tom Cruise has ever done in his entire life. Unmatched.
The last samurai was another great performance from him
He was really good in Magnolia and a bunch of other movies!!
Les Grossman.
"Still hwhining, Louis..."
".. i assumme i'don't need an
introduction..."
Love the off the charts charming laugh of Lestat. What a way to end a movie. Great ending.
Sympathy for the devil was the perfect song to end the movie with
Tom Cruise was awesome as Lestat!
I didn't know better I see Tom Cruise was singing the song at the end as he was laughing
It is good to keep the same good looks for centuries and never grow old.
Lol your comment made my day let's just hope we are vampires.
@@DeanWinchester-df4iz 😅👍
But, such ideals come at the price of your humanity, your very soul;
that which makes you a benevolent creation of God, you would squander for immortality and vanity. Eventually, Armageddon and Judgement Day would come and you'd be on His shit-list, first and foremost.
Louis was right. You've learned nothing!
I didn't give a damn about Louis throughout the film. My 7 year old heart was fixated on Lestat.
You are a girl of fine taste a fiiiiiine taste .
1:50 He laughs like a wealthy man lmfao
When I first saw this movie I cheered when Lestat came back! I cant help it I love the energy of it!
His lines at the end genuinely crack me up: "Oh Louis, Louis... Still whining, Louis... (to Christian Slater) Have you heard enough? I had to listen to it for centuries..."
THE END MADE THE WHOLE MOVIE SO GOOD. I MEAN, EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE WAS SO GOOD. WHAT!
I love that I was reminded of this once more. Tom cruise was a brilliant choice for this role.
The ending was lowkey epic
i'm pretty sure you mean highkey duh
It's a goosebumps ending. This is right before he starts his rock band.
1:37 Lestat eyeing out his new boy toy. 😚 Don't get him wrong tho, no one can replace Louie baby 👨❤️💋👨❤️
I mean tbh he has great taste in his men, I'll give him that. Brad Pitt? Christian Slater? U get em Lestat lmao.
@@emilie9281 i have great taste men myself.
Lol Slater’s character actually ends up being turned into a vampire by Armand and ends up being Armands boy toy for a while rather than Lestat’s .
Oh Louis Louis... still Huwhining Louis!
Would you please pass the Cool Huwhip??
My favourite Tom Cruise film ever. He was just so brilliant.
Glad to see Lestat doesn't need Louie after all.
He has Daniel now .
This movie is just too damn good.
The interview is only a few minutes old and already has a critic 😄😄
Tom Cruise is the definitive Lestat
One of the best endings ever.
You would think after having an interview with a vampire he would atleast put the hard top back on the roof to feel abit safe but ooh no, travels at night in a convertible.
lol true true
maybe he was drinking a beer and smoking a bud and then decided to leave his car top open like a dumb ass, true true, lol
"..don't be afraid..
I'll give you the choice..
I've never had...(lestat)"
the best ending..
The best end.
¿What is that choice?
@@holagabriel To be turned into a vampire or die, not really much of a choice but considering Lestat was turned without any choice at all, he considers himself merciful because he at least asks
@@VictoriaTraducciones But it has already bitten him. Let me get this straight. You mean maybe later he'll ask him if he wants to die or if he wants to stay alive but as a vampire? Something like that?
@@holagabriel he has to drink his blood in order to turn into a vampire
@@VictoriaTraducciones Oh, I didn't know it was like that. I thought that by being bitten by a vampire a person was already turned into one.
So, if Lestat didn't have that choice, how did Lestat become a vampire? Did Lestat drink vampire blood at the time without knowing that what he was drinking was vampire blood or did he drink it under compulsion?
lestat is such a dramatic raging bisexual it physically pains me idnfsjejwk
No he is not. Stop.
@@dexxfilm anne rice confirmed her vampires don’t have gender based sexual orientations. i was just joking aroung
@@elisawayy Yeah man!! It's right!
The ending scene is *marvelous*
Im so glad we got this movie with tom cruise as lestat. He was so perfect. His agent just came in and was like “i found something for you. Its a documentary about a day in the life of tom cruise. You dont even have to act, tom. Just be yourself. You just gotta go out there and show the world who tom cruise is.”
Love this ending! Really wished they would have picked up from here in a sequel
dang Tom Cruise was born to be Lestat like how Martin Freeman was born to be Bilbo Baggins
The only regretful thing about the entire franchise is that they didn’t do at least a trilogy with Tom cruise as Lestat. The books The vampire Lestat, Queen of the damned and the Body thief would make for excellent sequels.
Do you know or anyone on here know why Cruise never reprised the role? Did he not want to? Or was it a money issue? I used to wonder the same thing back then.
@@markprescott6477 I think it was simply not made into a series of movies due to not realising what they had… had they hit the iron when it was hot I think we could have gotten an amazing trilogy at least. I would also have loved to have seen The body thief with cruise as Lestat. The decision makers waited for years and we got that rather disappointing sequel without cruise as lestat. Ofc cruise became an even bigger and costlier actor years after the first movie.
Cruise is amazing as lestat … in my mind I envision him as the lestat of the books.
Yess it freaking sucks they didn't
@@xMoac Well they did make Queen Of The Damned in 2002 but Anne Rice wrote it off because it in her words "mutilated her works" because it combines parts of The Vampire Lestat and The Body Thief.
And can we pause and realize what a sexy vampire Tom Cruise made 😍
Oh yes. sooo sexy. the sexiest vampire ever!
Oh yeah he was devastatingly handsome
Yes 😎
Nah , only ladies and guy lovers does that , true man doesn’t do that
Indeed😍
I love Tom Cruise as Lestat ♥️
It always bugged me that they never did a direct sequel where Lestat and Christian Slater had vampire adventures in the modern era.
Ikr?
I don't think it would be neccesary a second part, but Im dying to know what would happen with the 3 of them in this era with all the technology we have.
Sorry for my english I'm learning by my owm.
Me too. I'm not sure if Louis was still in it but Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise did not get along and never filmed a movie together again after this one.
@@musiciangal02453 People say Brad drove Tom crazy with his body odor. He allegedly almost never showered when the movie was being made.
@@largol33t1 it helped their performances and their on screen vampire marriage lol....brad pitt was depressed and almost left the film
@@largol33t1 Lol that's too bad because he looked so clean and handsome in it even with his long hair 😂
That actually best part of that movie. THE BEST.
Lestat is rock n roll to the core
@Chad Blair
And claudia
Well he is a rock star in the books lol
@@nebulous8389 LOL true
@@infinightsky you know amc is currently making the vampire chronicles tv show with anne rice and her son writing it???
love the combo of the leather jacket with his classic regency era shirt with the lace sleeves
Best movie ending in the history of cinema!
Cruise laughing is awesome, the king of Holywood :)
I actually like this ending better than the book’s
It works well because it takes some stuff from the later books, It's a shame it didn't lead to a sequel at the time.
"I had to listen to that for centuries" 😂
I remember seeing this in the theatre, I was 12. We were so stoked for this to come out. In my view, it still holds up as one of the best damn films ever made. Even actress Kirsten Dunst who played Claudia said they just don't make films like this anymore.
What makes it so great is that they were able to take two extremely well-known actors of that time; one who was in his prime (Cruise) and the other, (Pitt) who had literally just blown up maybe a year or two before, having never taken on a role like this, and they were able to pull off these literary characters so bloody well that you completely forgot it was even them. Definitely not an easy thing to do, for any actor. But I think the appeal also lies in the fact that in watching this, you're kind of reminded of a more innocent time. This was long before Cruise went off the deep end with all the Scientology nonsense, and most people really had no clue whatsoever about the darker side of Hollywood. In any case, like the characters themselves, this film will never get old, and it will never die.
‘Never die’ 😆 good bit of Pun there 😉
They were all so beautiful and completely fit their parts. I adore this movie.
The irony is that Brad Pitt absolutely hated doing this movie and was miserable about having to be in it
So he was perfect for the part then lol
Louie, Louie...still whining, Louie..
He do got a point . Louis was like a vampire eeyore
I always interpreted this scene as Lestat finally getting over Louis and realizing that there's other fish in the sea. Louis may have been the 'hero' of the movie but, let's face it, he DID spend the whole movie whining! Lestat could do better.
In the books, it is different. Lestat writes in TVL that he created Louis to be his conscience, to mete out year after year his punishment for failing with Nicki and to a fair extent, Gabrielle. As the VC continues, they become the eternal couple with Lestat coming back to Louis again and again, even saving his life and making Louis more powerful.
@@danielchoquette5371I personally felt lt that it was a reference to him expressing interest in potentially making Daniel his companion in QOTD.
Except they never get over each other-ever.
The only thing unrealistic about this scene (apart from, you know, VAMPIRES) is how calm everything is in that car. You cannot even stand still on the Golden Gate bridge without nonstop 20-50mph winds coming from the pacific. Hair whipping like crazy, it's like being in a constant wind tunnel. Yet their hair is mostly untousled, the tape player is audible, and Lestat can speak in a conversational level instead of shouting. Lol!
"unrealistic"???.....did you realize this is a movie about vampires ???
This is true. Vampires are more plausible than an empty Golden Gate Bridge.
Love this scene, too, and always been one of my favorite movies. A perfect bookend to the opening scene at the beginning of that night. ALSO, I love that song. The Rolling Stones original is my favorite of all songs by that iconic band. But I love this version, too, and it is SO perfect here. Axl adds a bit of menace that even Mick doesn't have. Also, RIP Anne Rice. She was skeptical of the movie and casting at first, but she came to love it.
I love this scene! What a great ending!
The reason why Tom Cruise was laughing at the end was his way of saying to the audience this one was for River Phoenix will miss you buddy but you'll live on in our hearts and in our memories
@@TheCrankyTechnician No he's just making things up.
@@TheCrankyTechnician actually River Phoenix was supposed to play role of Daniel but he passed 1993 away unfortunately
Seeing as Malloy was wanting what Louis had even though he had just told him in painstaking detail how much of a hell it is to be a vampire, I imagine he took up Lastat's offer to become a vampire.
Because even when told how much pain it brings, some still want to live forever.
It brought pain to Louis. For Louis being human was already painful. When he was turned he was on the verge of suicide. You Know. Whiny whiny Louis. Lestat embraced and loved it.
Fun Fact: Sympathy for the Devil by Guns 'N Roses (which is actually originally sung by The Rolling Stones) would be the final song to feature many of the original band members as Slash would be the first to leave the band in 1996 due to differences with Axl Rose.
I love it when he felt better
I wish they made a second movie 😢😢😢
Lestat is great louis is a back stabber the movie was a masterpiece
Aye I’m not gay but they did a remarkable job with Tom Cruise in this movie. Like if I had a wife and she left me for someone like that….I’d understand 😂
I love his laugh