Jack Vaughan

Stupidity: After Caleb escapes the vampire "family" with his father and sister, he undergoes a blood transfusion which cures his vampirism. As soon as this was done Caleb, his father and sister should have fled somewhere else immediately. The vampire "family" knew where he lived as they kidnapped him in front of his home. Instead, they stick around the home, with no obvious intention of leaving. Of course, the vampires track them down and kidnap Sarah.

Jack Vaughan

Revealing mistake: When Caleb is running for the van (during the motel shootout) there is a dramatic moment when he is shot in the back and is in pain. As he goes to wrap the blanket around himself you can see an orange tube leading underneath his clothing above his pants. Presumably this tube is pumping the smoke to simulate burning. (00:59:44)

Jack Vaughan

Continuity mistake: After Mae scares off the horse it runs to the background of the shot. Caleb then playfully throws a rope around Mae and between shots the horse vanishes. (00:08:35)

Jack Vaughan

Trivia: When Caleb attempts to leave the gang for the first time, just as he gets to the bus station you can see a cinema behind him that is playing Aliens (1986). Near Dark was released a year after Aliens and it shares most of the same cast. The director of Near Dark, Kathryn Bigelow, was also married to Aliens director James Cameron at the time. (00:22:28)

Jack Vaughan

Continuity mistake: During Homer's death scene, just as he explodes from sunlight exposure, you can see Jesse's car parked down the road (behind Homer) but a moment before Jesse was shown driving towards Homer. (01:28:27)

Jack Vaughan

Continuity mistake: When Caleb goes to ram the motel bungalow with the van, there is a close-up shot of a cop starting to move out of the way, then cut to a shot from inside the van and the cop has suddenly vanished. (01:00:31)

Jack Vaughan

Continuity mistake: When Caleb runs for the van you can see bullet injuries on his pants leg before he gets shot. (00:59:29)

Jack Vaughan

Continuity mistake: At the motel, when Jesse rents the bungalow, there is a rubber mat in front of the service bell that moves around between shots. (00:55:28)

Jack Vaughan

Continuity mistake: When Severen kills the biker against the jukebox, the wall behind is clear of blood. A minute or so later, as Severen goes to kill the bartender, you can see the biker lying dead against the jukebox but now there is a large amount of blood sprayed on the wall. (00:47:21 - 00:48:45)

Jack Vaughan

Continuity mistake: After feeding on Mae for the first time Caleb kisses her and the blood smears on his face move around between shots. (00:28:41)

Jack Vaughan

Revealing mistake: When Caleb shows Mae his horse and it rears you can see the man holding the horse's rope is not Caleb. The man has an older, redder face and greyed sideburns. (00:08:21)

Jack Vaughan