Born as an 18th-century lord, Louis (Brad Pitt) is now a
bicentennial vampire, telling his story to an eager biographer
(Christian Slater). Suicidal after the death of his family, he meets
Lestat (Tom Cruise), a vampire who persuades him to choose immortality
over death and become his companion. Eventually,
gentle Louis resolves to leave his violent maker, but Lestat guilts him
into staying by turning a young girl (Kirsten Dunst) -- whose addition
to the "family" breeds even more conflict.
