30 Days of Night Movie Trivia

30 Days of Night

Memorable Movie Quotes

Jake Oleson: I saw them feeding on Grandma Helen. They’re like, vampires, you know?
Sheriff Eben Oleson: I can smell your blood.

Trivia

The vampires speak a completely original language. It was created for the film with the help of a linguistics professor at a New Zealand university.

Steve Niles originally conceived the story as a film. After years of rejection by studios, it was reworked into a comic book. Eventually, a studio that rejected the original screenplay went for the comic version.

Josh Hartnett did his own stunts. Melissa George did most of her own driving.

Filmed in 80 days

The snow used in the film was actual snow.

Goofs

Toward the end, when Jake looks out the window, blood from the first few days of vampire attacks is still visible on the ground, despite several days of snowfall.

Everyone is eager to get the “last flight out” before the airport closes down for 30 days. The airport may close for occasional storms, but it never shuts down for 30 days. Alaska Airlines flies to Barrow at least once a day all year.

In the film, Barrow is bright and sunny one day, then completely dark for the next 30 days. In reality, the days get shorter and shorter until the sun no longer appears over the horizon. Twilight appears every day, between noon and 4:00 pm, until the sun once again peeks over the horizon.

UV rays are harmful to plants, so grow lamps don’t emit any more UV light than regular fluorescent lights. Either the light should’ve killed the plants, or the vampires should’ve suffered burns from normal lighting.

The sign for Barrow lists a population of 563. The town actually has more than 4,000 people.

Alaska has no sheriffs; all law enforcement is handled by municipal police, borough police, and the Alaska State Police. The North Slope Borough Police Department handles law enforcement in Barrow.

It’s winter in Alaska, but the actors’ breath is not visible in most scenes.

Box Office Info In USA

Budget: $30,000,000

Gross: $39,569,000

Filming Locations

Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, Waitakere, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Hobsonville Aerodrome, Hobsonville, Auckland, New Zealand
Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
Waiorau Snow Farm, Cadrona Valley, Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand
Henderson Valley Studios, Hickory Avenue, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand (studio)