Fright Night Part 2 (1988)

Director:

Tommy Lee Wallace

Writers (WGA):

Tom Holland (characters)
Tim Metcalfe (written by) ...
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Release Date:

19 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Tagline:

Welcome back...

Plot:

Charlie Brewster and Peter Vincent from the original Fright Night must face more vampires out for revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Revenge | Impalement | Bitten In The Throat | TV Host

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Roddy McDowall	...	Peter Vincent
William Ragsdale	...	Charley Brewster
Traci Lind	...	Alex (as Traci Lin)
Julie Carmen	...	Regine Dandridge
Jon Gries	...	Louie (as Jonathan Gries)
Russell Clark	...	Belle
Brian Thompson	...	Bozworth
Merritt Butrick	...	Richie
Ernie Sabella	...	Dr. Harrison
Matt Landers	...	Mel
Josh Richman	...	Fritzy
Karen Anders	...	Mrs. Stern
Rochelle Ashana	...	Art Major
Blair Tefkin	...	Bernice
Alexander Folk	...	Sergeant
Scanlon Gail	...	Watch Captain
Grant Owens	...	Jailor
John Lafayette	...	Bartender
Gary Allen	...	Mr. Newberry
Brad Koepenick	...	Hip Young Guy (as Brad Kepnick)
Neith Hunter	...	Young Admirer
Ed Quinlan	...	Newscaster
Jennifer Joan Taylor	...	Secretary / Receptionist
Jill Augustine	...	Coed
Gar Campbell	...	Director
Ed Corbett	...	Stagehand
Robert Jenkins	...	2nd Stagehand
David Efron	...	Orderly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Bergen	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Dinah Cancer	...	Exploding Vampire (uncredited)
Michael Joiner	...	Party Goer (uncredited)

Directed by
Tommy Lee Wallace

Writing credits (WGA)
Tom Holland		(characters)
Tim Metcalfe		(written by) and
Miguel Tejada-Flores		(written by) and
Tommy Lee Wallace		(written by)

Produced by
Mort Engelberg	....	producer
Herb Jaffe	....	producer
Jeffrey Sudzin	....	line producer
Miguel Tejada-Flores	....	producer

Original Music by
Brad Fiedel

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jay Cassidy		(as Jay Lash Cassidy)

Casting by
Nina Axelrod

Production Design by
Dean Tschetter

Art Direction by
Randy Moore

Set Decoration by
Michele Starbuck

Costume Design by
Joseph A. Porro

Makeup Department
Teresa M. Austin	....	key hair stylist
Brent Baker	....	mold crew
Janice Barnes	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Gabriel Bartalos	....	additional sculptor (as Gabe Bartalos)
Jennifer Bell	....	assistant hair stylist
Linda Benavente-Notaro	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations (as Linda Benevente-Notaro)
Lilly Benyair-Gart	....	key makeup artist
Barney Burman	....	effects assistant
Norman Cabrera	....	special makeup effects artist
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup creator: "Louie" and "Bocworth"
Zepure Chelebian	....	assistant makeup artist
Mitch Devane	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Keith Edmier	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Earl Ellis	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Matt Falls	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Loren Gitthens	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Tina Kline	....	contact lens technician (as Tina Klein)
Klexius Kolby	....	makeup artist
Bryn E. Leetch	....	key hair stylist
James McLoughlin	....	special technician (as Jim McLoughlin)
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects creator
Larry Odien	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Joey Orosco	....	mold crew
Gregor Punchatz	....	foam latex technician
Matt Rose	....	additional sculptor
Aaron Sims	....	special technician
Richard Snell	....	fangs
Bill Sturgeon	....	additional sculptor
John Vulich	....	special makeup crew: Cannom Creations
Brian Wade	....	special makeup effects artist
Michael Burnett	....	special makeup effects artist: lifecasting (uncredited)

Production Management
Jeffrey Sudzin	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Adamson	....	second second assistant director
Raymond Becket	....	second second assistant director
Matt Earl Beesley	....	first assistant director
Scott Printz	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ray Adamski	....	art swing gang
Mark Anderson	....	set dresser
Paul Boykin	....	art swing gang
Larry S. Carr	....	sculptor
Brian Cole	....	sculptor
Eric Compton	....	set designer
Al DaRodda	....	art department assistant
Helen Dersjant	....	set dresser
Marc S. Gannes	....	set dresser
Giacomo G. Ghiazza	....	storyboard artist
Scott Herbertson	....	assistant art director
Steak House	....	painter (as Stacy Rallison)
Russell Jones	....	art swing gang
Edward A. Mabe	....	scenic artist
Scott MacCaughern	....	assistant property master
Kenny Montante	....	assistant set decorator
Roy 'Bucky' Moore	....	property master
Len Morganti	....	storyboard artist
Michael Perry	....	scenic artist
Gary Shartsis	....	lead man
Bill Sturgeon	....	sculptor
Scott Tomlinson	....	art swing gang
Kathleen Walker	....	art department coordinator
Rick Welden	....	construction foreman
Thomas P. Wilkins	....	set designer
Dan Wiseman	....	construction coordinator
Dan O. Wiseman	....	construction chief
Curtis Yomtob	....	construction foreman
Greg Aronowitz	....	patent illustrator (uncredited)
Michael Yeaman	....	art swing gang (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	sound mixer
G.W. Brown	....	adr editor
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Tom Hammond	....	foley editor
John Hays	....	boom operator
Greg Jacobs	....	dialogue editor
David Koehler	....	sound recordist
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound effects editor
Mark Larry	....	assistant sound editor
John Lawson	....	stereo sound consultant
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe	....	foley walker
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Edward F. Suski	....	sound re-recording mixer
Todd Toon	....	apprentice sound editor
Tracy Toon	....	assistant sound editor
Jerry Trent	....	foley walker
Randy Vandegrift	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Rick Josephsen	....	special effects
Ken Nosack	....	assistant special effects
Scot Silver	....	assistant special effects

Visual Effects by
David Emerson	....	optical camera
Leslie Huntley	....	visual effects production supervisor
Evan Jacobs	....	visual effects production assistant
Mark Joyce	....	visual effects model maker
Michael Joyce	....	visual effects model shop supervisor
Anastas N. Michos	....	cablecam operator
Bret Mixon	....	roto supervisor
Gary Rhodaback	....	visual effects model maker
Dennis Schultz	....	visual effects model maker
Gene Warren Jr.	....	special visual effects supervisor
Jon Warren	....	production assistant
Mike Warren	....	special effects technician: Fantasy II
Dave Chamberlain	....	visual effects model maker: Fantasy II (uncredited)

Stunts
Clay Boss	....	stunts
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Joe Gilbride	....	stunts
David M. Graves	....	stunts (as David Michael Graves)
Al Jones	....	stunts
Sheryl Sue Jones	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts
Wayne Montanio	....	stunts
Carol Rees	....	stunts
Edward J. Ulrich	....	stunt coordinator (as Edward James Ulrich)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jock Brandis	....	gaffer
Findlay Bunting	....	second assistant camera
Mark Combs	....	best boy grip
Loren Corl	....	dolly grip
George D. Dodge	....	cameraman
Caleb Edwards	....	key grip
Pascal Franchot	....	grip
Tony Friedkin	....	still photographer
Steven Frohardt	....	grip
Robert Gantz	....	additional first assistant camera
Eric J. Goldstein	....	first assistant camera
Austin Goss	....	best boy electric
Karen Grossman	....	additional photographer
Tom Harjo	....	grip (as Thomas R. Harjo)
Neil Holcomb	....	electrician
Brian Q. Kelley	....	additional cinematographer: second unit
Shane D. Kelly	....	gaffer: second unit
Dwight Lock	....	grip
Anastas N. Michos	....	panaglide operator
László Regos	....	panaglide operator
Roger Spurgeon	....	musco light operator
Elan Yaari	....	electrician
Jay W. Yowler	....	electrician
Jay W. Yowler	....	lighting technician
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	panaglide operator

Casting Department
Joel A. Blumenau	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Ottobre	....	assistant costume designer
Garet Reilly	....	costumer
Karen Rivera	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Dennis Brookins	....	negative cutter
Reid Burns	....	color timer
Joe Charlap-Hyman	....	assistant film editor
Duwayne Dunham	....	additional film editor
Kathleen J. Hopp	....	post-production coordinator
Jonathan P. Shaw	....	additional film editor
James Stellar Jr.	....	assistant film editor (as Jim Stellar)

Music Department
Stuart Boros	....	music supervisor
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
G. Cooper Henson	....	music supervisor
Ross Levinson	....	assistant to composer
Steve Mccroskey	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Sheridan Ross Batson	....	driver
Salvotore Carruba	....	driver
Ron Hardman	....	driver
Gary Hellerstein	....	transportation coordinator
Steve Hunter	....	driver
Gary Kincaid	....	driver
Gregory A. Landes	....	driver
Joe Lanzl	....	driver
H. Lee Noblitt	....	driver
Dusty Saunders	....	transportation captain

Other crew
David L. Aaron	....	title designer
Bob Bergen	....	voice: special vocal effects
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Russell Clark	....	choreographer
Damian Ganczewski	....	assistant production coordinator
Matt Gatson	....	post-production auditor
Tim Goldberg	....	location manager
Morton Greenspoon	....	contact lens consultant (as Dr. Morton Greenspoon)
Suzanne Gundlach	....	script supervisor
Jonneine Hellerstein	....	production assistant
Blaine G. Houserman	....	production accountant
Steve Keutcher	....	bug wrangler
Frank Kostenko Jr.	....	production assistant
Kelley E. Krone	....	stand-in
Eric Loy	....	assistant: Mr. Wallace
Melinda Mullen	....	publicist
Tom Ruddy	....	assistant location manager
Richard W. Scarpone	....	craft service
Ari Shamaris	....	production assistant
Nicholas Toth	....	head animal trainer
Brenda K. Wachel	....	script supervisor
John Wildermuth	....	production intern (as John Wildermuth Jr.)
Anna Zappia	....	production coordinator
Steve Clayton	....	security officer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Vista Organization

Distributors

• Cineplex-Odeon Films (1989) (Canada) (theatrical)
• New Century Vista Film Company (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• TriStar Pictures (1989) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Video (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
• Artisan Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Artisan Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS / Fox Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox Video (1989) (UK) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox Video (1989) (Japan) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Live Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Cannom Creations (additional special makeup)
• Fantasy II Film Effects (special visual effects)
• Make-up Effects Unlimited (special makeup effects)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Chile:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Vista Organization

Trivia:

The books Alex looks at on the shelf in the library include the following: "The Castle of Otranto," an early Gothic novel, by Horace Walpole; "The Book of Vampires" by Dudley Wright (originally published in 1914 under the title "Vampires and Vampirism"); "The Transitive Vampire," by Karen Gordon (not a vampire book at all, but a humorous book about grammar); "Vampires," an anthology of vampire stories, edited by Alan Ryan; "The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories," edited by Leslie Shepard; and several editions of "Dracula," by Bram Stoker.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the film when Charley is running he jumps over a couple making and suddenly jumps over the bushes as well.

Quotes:

Peter Vincent:First we need some holy water, and some communion wafers.
Alex:Communion wafers? The stuff you get from the church? Am I going to hell for this?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Obscurus Lupa Presents: Fright Night: Part 2 (#2.33)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Dressed In Red

A Sequel That Works

There are so few sequels that do work, and have something a bit more to say from the original. Fright Night 2 is one of those. It has more to say on the idea of the supernatural in real-life (Charlie's inability to deal with the events of the original movie, Vincent's trying to avoid the whole thing), and gives us a decent follow-up to the original with Dandridge's sister on a revenge kick. There are more nods to Stoker and the original vampire mythology (the reference to wild roses, for instance), and the new vampire's sidekickers are equally as weird as Jonathan Stark's Billy Cole in the original. See it if you can: it doesn't seem to be a movie that shows up very often.