Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 02/22/2002(USA)
Release Date: 08/27/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
The second and third novels in author
Anne Rice's popular book series
The Vampire Chronicles provide the inspiration for this
horror sequel starring ill-fated actress and recording artist
Aaliyah, who was killed in an airplane crash before the film's release.
Stuart Townsend is the vampire
Lestat, who has awakened from a century-long slumber and turned his considerable energy to
rock music. His vampirism identity mistaken for a
gothic hard rock publicity stunt along the lines of
Kiss or
Marilyn Manson, he quickly becomes a
pop music sensation.
Lestat's powerful music reaches the ear of the slumbering
Akasha (
Aaliyah), the millennia-old "queen of the vampires" who was the first immortal bloodsucker.
Akasha is soon free and embarking on a quest to seize control of the world with
Lestat at her side. In the meantime,
Lestat becomes an object of fascination for
Jesse Reeves (
Marguerite Moreau), member of a secret order studying the supernatural called the Talamasca, and a band of ancient vampires come together in an effort to stop
Akasha, even though her destruction could potentially cause their own deaths.
Queen of the Damned co-stars
Lena Olin and
Vincent Perez.
~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
