Blade (1998) - 3 questions

Directed by Stephen Norrington, starring Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Dorff, Wesley Snipes (add more)

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Entry Whistler introduces himself as 'Abraham Whistler'. Could there possibly be a connection to Abraham Van Helsing in the original Bran Stoker writings, who also fought vampires? [There could be but there doesn’t really seem to be any information about where the name came from. The Whistler character was invented by Marvel for Blade's appearance in the Spider-Man cartoon show in 1996, but there he was simply called Whistler, the first name – Abraham - came with the Blade movie. Now there has been more than one character with the last name Van Helsing in the comic books and Abigail in Blade: Trinity was originally also a Van Helsing (until the producers found out about the Van Helsing movie). So yes they might have chosen Abraham as a subtle reference to Van Helsing.]
Entry How old was Blade's mother when she gave birth to him back in 1967? [Blade's mother was 23. Its hard to see but if you pause the DVD at the beginning where the wallet drops, zoom in and the date of birth says 2/16/44.]
Entry What type of car does Blade drive ? The black challenger-like coupe standing in his retreat is in one of the first shots there. [It is a 1968 Dodge Charger with modifications.]

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