Fright Night (2011)

A teenager suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire.

Director:

Craig Gillespie

Writers:

Marti Noxon (screenplay), Tom Holland (story)

Stars:

Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anton Yelchin	...	Charley Brewster
Colin Farrell	...	Jerry
Toni Collette	...	Jane Brewster
David Tennant	...	Peter Vincent
Imogen Poots	...	Amy
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Ed
Dave Franco	...	Mark
Reid Ewing	...	Ben
Will Denton	...	Adam
Sandra Vergara	...	Ginger
Emily Montague	...	Doris
Chris Sarandon	...	Jay Dee
Grace Phipps	...	Bee
Chelsea Tavares	...	Cara
Lisa Loeb	...	Victoria

Storyline

A remake of the 1985 original, teenager Charley Brewster (Yelchin) guesses that his new neighbor Jerry Dandrige (Farrell) is a vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths. When no one he knows believes him, he enlists Peter Vincent (Tennant), a self proclaimed vampire killer and Las Vegas magician, to help him take down Jerry.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | neighbor | teenager | remake | suburb | 

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Taglines:

You can't run from evil when it lives next door.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence, and language including some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [France] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

19 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Noche de miedo

Filming Locations:

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,114,388 (USA) (19 August 2011)

Gross:

$18,298,649 (USA) (4 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, Reliance Entertainment, Michael De Luca Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (as Datasat Digital Sound) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steven Spielberg made two major contributions to the film. The first one was an insert shot of the crucifix falling in the pool directly in front of the camera (after Jerry attacks Ed Lee). The other one was Jerry's fourth stage makeup - when previewed, he said that it was not scary enough and insisted that the original concept of a shark-like jaw be put back.

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Goofs

In the finale, Jerry steps past several beams of light so as not to burn to death, but as he passes the last one to confront Charlie his right arms passes through the light with no apparent effect.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Announcer: Defy reason. Defy everything you know. A mind blowing experience of the occult and supernatural. Peter Vincent. A magical tour de force. Peter Vincent. Welcome to Fright Night. Onstage at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: The Decline of Dee Klein (2011)

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Soundtracks

Bring Up the Bass
Written by Tom Torhan
Performed by Tom Torhan

User Reviews

Damn good vampire fun.....

Can a horror remake actually be a good for a change? I mean, how many classic horror flicks does Hollywood have to crap on until they finally give up? "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Amityville Horror", "Nightmare on Elm St.", "Friday the 13th", "House of Wax".......all of these films are examples of why i sometimes HATE Hollywood.

Finally......a horror remake that's WORTH seeing. I must admit, i had some pretty low expectations walking into this, and it did way more than prove me wrong. Initially i thought they were going to make this a straight 'B' movie by incorporating tons of humor with their gore, which would have been fine with me, seeing that i love the genre'. But this movie was more fun than funny. Don't get me wrong, there are some sequences that are funny, but it had more of that 'drive-in' appeal to it's horror. And i loved every bit of it.

It's story is pretty basic, and somewhat cliché'. I mean come on, a vampire living next door. But the weird thing is, it didn't come off as cliché'. And i think the biggest contribution to that was the pace of the film. Once you get past the first 10 to 15 minutes of the film, which are kind of dull, the movie quickly begins to morph into a fast paced gore fest. And now looking back on it......if it were not rated R, then this movie would have been stupid, and it would've fit in with every other crummy horror remake.

But the aspect that i appreciated the most was the writing. For once, they didn't alter any rules to make their film different. They stuck with what already works, and left it up to the actors to make these vampire rules entertaining. And Collin Farrell did just that.

Bottom Line.....Of all the horror movies that come out this year, this will probably be the one you will have the most fun at. It's funny, it's somewhat scary, but most of all, it's pretty damn entertaining. It's one of those movies i would've loved to of seen at the drive-in. If your tired of all this 'Twilight' crap, which they happen to mention in the movie itself, then this is really a breathe of fresh air to all the TRUE vampire fans.