Interview with the Vampire (1994) – Filming Locations
Horror / Drama / Fantasy · Directed by Neil Jordan · Starring Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Where was Interview with the Vampire filmed?
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, New Orleans – Louis arrives in New Orleans as a mortal plantation owner and begins his vampire existence. The atmospheric colonial architecture and Gothic ambiance of the French Quarter provided the perfect setting for the vampire narrative's 18th-century sequences
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, New Orleans – Louis's plantation home where much of the early vampire drama unfolds. This iconic Greek Revival mansion with its famous oak-lined avenue served as Louis's ancestral plantation and provided the elegant, decadent setting for the pivotal scenes between Louis and Lestat
- San Francisco, California, United States, San Francisco – Modern-day framing sequences where Louis grants the interview to the journalist. The contemporary San Francisco setting provides the narrative framework for the entire film as Louis recounts his vampire history to the curious reporter
- London, United Kingdom, London – European sequences featuring vampire encounters and the search for Claudia. London's historic architecture and gothic atmosphere were used for sequences depicting the vampires' travels across Europe during the 19th century