What's the Difference between Interview with the Vampire the Book and Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Louis de Pointe du Lac
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Louis de Pointe du Lac
Portrayed by: Brad Pitt
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Lestat de Lioncourt
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Lestat de Lioncourt
Portrayed by: Tom Cruise
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Claudia
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Claudia
Portrayed by: Kirsten Dunst
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Armand
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Armand
Portrayed by: Antonio Banderas
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Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Lestat cannot fly. |
When Lestat first drinks from Louis he flies with him up into the air and then lets him fall into the water. |
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When Louis finishes his story, the boy asks to be turned into a Vampire. Louis is furious and sucks his blood til he is unconscious. |
Louis throttles the boy, but does not drink his blood.
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Louis and Claudia find a race of mindless vampires in Transylvania. |
They don't come across any vampires until they reach Paris. |
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Claudia is between 4 and 5 years old when she is made into a vampire. |
Kirsten Dunst was 12 years old when she portrayed Claudia.
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After Claudia is killed, Louis joins Armand and travels around Eastern Europe together for many years. |
Louis cannot forgive Armand for his part in Claudia's death and he leaves Paris and roams around alone for many years. |