{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"174. Interview With The Vampire (1994)","description":"Laci and Matt revisit Interview With The Vampire (1994), a movie the podcast covered back in 2018, in the Old Testament days. Much more care and attention is given this time, because there\u2019s so much to love\u2026 and so much to be confused by. Has a movie ever been dragged down so much by its whiny-baby lead character as this movie is by Louis (Brad Pitt)? Rather than spending eternity partying with his good buddy Lestat (Tom Cruise), he just putters around and around, moaning and complaining like some unholy combination of Charlie Brown and Eeyore. And rest assured, he will tell you, at length, about how conflicted he feels about the whole \u201cvampire\u201d thing. So get ready. Other than that, the movie\u2019s a blast. Tom Cruise is wonderful, Kirsten Dunst gives an all-time great kid performance, and the Stan Winston makeup can\u2019t be beat. Watch this episode in full: https:\/\/youtu.be\/Wi0hEiel2lg   Next week: 28 Years Later with Screen Time Kota! Out now on the Patreon: Matt and Austin Proctor from the Frightmares podcast discuss David Lynch\u2019s Mulholland Drive https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VCImop    Time stamps: 00:03:04 \u2014 Opening thoughts on Interview with the Vampire 00:16:30 \u2014 History segment: The career of Anne Rice; development of a movie adaptation of Interview with the Vampire; Rice\u2019s feud with the production over the casting of Tom Cruise; reception and legacy of The Vampire Chronicles on film 01:00:50 \u2014 Movie discussion 02:31:47 \u2014 Final thoughts and star ratings   Sources: "Anne Rice: The Extended 1995 Interview" by Mikal Gilmore | Rolling Stone (1995) - https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Wf0ODH  \u201cYou Asked, Anne Answered \u2014 \u2018How is it that your birth name was Howard Allen?\u2019\u201d - https:\/\/bit.ly\/4n1ycJj  \u201cInterview with a Vampire director Neil Jordan: I had a great time making this movie, but there's a dark Catholic guilt underneath\u201d by Una Brankin | The Belfast Telegraph (2014) -  https:\/\/bit.ly\/3IL8BWN  \u201cThe Anne Rice Reader\u201d edited by Katherine Ramsland (1997)  - https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nXlxrB  \u201cA look inside Hollywood and the movies: Interview With the Vampire\u2019s Picky Creator\u201d by Elaine Dutka | Los Angeles Times (1993) - https:\/\/lat.ms\/4q2W4yS  Cruise's Vampire Turns Off Oprah - She Walks Out | The Orlando Sentinel (1994) - https:\/\/bit.ly\/3W2P4Et    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https:\/\/bit.ly\/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: \u201cYour Ambition\u201d - https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZHudVTCkrQY \u201cWinston-Salem\u201d - https:\/\/youtu.be\/-acMutUf8IM \u201cSnake Drama\u201d - https:\/\/youtu.be\/xrzz8_2Mqkg \u201cThe Bible Towers of Bluebonnet\u201d - https:\/\/youtu.be\/k7wlxTGGEIQ    Follow the show!  Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Facebook: @1weekrental Instagram: @1weekrental TikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social   ","author_name":"1-Week Rental: A Movie Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/loadbearingbeams.com","html":"