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| 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 | |
| Brian Huskey | ... | Rick | |
| Mike Miller | ... | Store Guy (as Michael Miller) | |
| Marya Beauvais | ... | Mrs. Granada | |
| Kent Kirkpatrick | ... | Teacher | |
| Arron Shiver | ... | Cop #1 | |
| Rick A. Ortega Jr. | ... | Cop #2 (as Rick Ortega) | |
| Charlie B. Brown | ... | Doctor (as Charlie Brown) | |
| Rebekah Wiggins | ... | Passing Nurse | |
| Eb Lottimer | ... | Adam's Dad | |
| Liezl Carstens | ... | Show Nymph #1 | |
| Laura Aidan | ... | Show Nymph #2 | |
| Alma Sisneros | ... | Show Nymph #3 | |
| Bruce Holmes | ... | Pyro Guy | |
| Chris Ranney | ... | Guard (as Christopher Ranney) | |
| Lovie Johnson | ... | D.J. | |
| Jerry G. Angelo | ... | Guy on Dance Floor (as Jerry Angelo) | |
| Tait Fletcher | ... | Nightclub Security Guy | |
| Kevin Christopher Brown | ... | Jerry's House Cop #1 | |
| Jesse Pickett | ... | Jerry's House Cop #2 | |
| William H. Burton | ... | Hulking Man | |
| Bonnie Morgan | ... | Vamp #1 | |
| Michelle Waterson | ... | Vamp #2 | |
| Paula Francis | ... | Newscaster #1 | |
| Dave Courvoisier | ... | Newscaster #2 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Asim Ahmad | ... | Lennox (uncredited) | |
| Gilbert Almario | ... | Night Club Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Phil Arnold | ... | High School Teacher (uncredited) | |
| Fileena Bahris | ... | Club Girl (uncredited) | |
| Tina Borek | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Vernon Bradley | ... | Club Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Eriks Chase | ... | Party Goer (uncredited) | |
| Stephanie Marie Delgado | ... | Classroom Student (uncredited) | |
| Kevin Fowlkes | ... | Club Bouncer (uncredited) | |
| Amanda Fresquez | ... | Club Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Cliff Gravel | ... | Custodian (uncredited) | |
| Drew Hollowell | ... | Club Guy (uncredited) | |
| Will D. Barnes III | ... | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | |
| Bob Kaye | ... | Club Bouncer (uncredited) | |
| Mary Elizabeth Pohl | ... | Club Girl (uncredited) | |
| David T. Quan | ... | Club Dancer w / Hat (uncredited) | |
| Ashlee Renz-Hotz | ... | Club Dancer - Flirt (uncredited) | |
| Kelly Ruble | ... | Conventioneer (uncredited) | |
| Ryan Schaefer | ... | Frat Boy (uncredited) | |
| Sandi K Shelby | ... | Teacher (uncredited) | |
| Monika Spruch | ... | Club Model (uncredited) | |
| Michael R. Tafoya | ... | Nightclub Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Viola Valdez | ... | Librarian (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Craig Gillespie | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Marti Noxon | (screenplay) | |
| Tom Holland | (story) | |
| Tom Holland | (film "Fright Night") | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ramin Djawadi | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Javier Aguirresarobe | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Tatiana S. Riegel | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jo Edna Boldin | |||
| Allison Jones | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Richard Bridgland | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Randy Moore | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| K.C. Fox | |||
| Nancy Molleur | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Susan Matheson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Aurora Bergere | .... | prosthetic makeup artist: KNB FX group | |
| Laura Hill | .... | contact lens technician | |
| Grady Holder | .... | specialty fangs: KNB EFX Group, Inc | |
| Tami Lane | .... | key prosthetics makeup artist | |
| Liz Lash | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Jennifer McDaniel | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Douglas Noe | .... | makeup department head | |
| Cristina Patterson Ceret | .... | contact lens designer/painter | |
| Geordie Sheffer | .... | hair department head | |
Production Management | |||
| Ray Angelic | .... | unit production manager | |
| Darren M. Demetre | .... | production manager: second unit | |
| Mark Graziano | .... | post-production executive | |
| Robert Ortiz | .... | unit production manager | |
| Jake Rice | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kevin Black | .... | key second assistant director: second unit | |
| Steve Danton | .... | first assistant director | |
| Mark Anthony Little | .... | first assistant director: second unit | |
| Janell M. Sammelman | .... | second assistant director | |
| Chad Saxton | .... | second second assistant director | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Larz Anderson | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Chad Baalbergen | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Joe Giles | .... | special makeup effects technician: mold department K.N.B. EFX Group | |
| Joel Hobbie | .... | special effects technician | |
| Michael O'Brien | .... | sculptor: KNB EFX Group Inc. | |
| Dirk Rogers | .... | special effects technician | |
| Michael Ross | .... | mold maker | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| David Alexander | .... | 3d supervisor: Entity FX | |
| John Allardice | .... | visual effects supervisor: second unit | |
| Jordan Alphonso | .... | digital compositor | |
| Ryan Andersen | .... | visual effects production assistant: Shade VFX | |
| Rodrigo Armendariz | .... | digital compositor (undredited) | |
| Michael Armstrong | .... | data i/o: Entity FX | |
| Joe Bauer | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Mat Beck | .... | senior visual effects supervisor: Entity FX | |
| Andres Berkstein | .... | fx artist: Shade VFX | |
| Rob Blue | .... | visual effects artist: Hammerhead | |
| Michael Boden | .... | compositor | |
| Stefan Bredereck | .... | visual effects artist: Eden FX | |
| Daniel Briney | .... | rotoscope artist | |
| Zach Brinkerhoff | .... | matchmove artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Shawn Broes | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Andy Burmeister | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Alexandre Cancado | .... | lead digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Tasha Carey | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Eric Carney | .... | previsualization supervisor | |
| Joe Censoplano | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Elohim Cervantes Tampus | .... | paint lead | |
| Suzanne Cipolletti | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Michael Colburn | .... | stereo compositor | |
| Chad E. Collier | .... | digital intermediate data technician: Company 3 | |
| Dustin Colson | .... | lighting td: Shade VFX | |
| Craig Crawford | .... | in-house compositor | |
| Anthony D'Agostino | .... | matchmover: Pixel Magic | |
| Andrea D'Amico | .... | visual effects producer: Eden FX | |
| Rif Dagher | .... | vfx/cg supervisor | |
| Nick Damico | .... | visual effects | |
| Ruy Delgado | .... | matchmove artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Tyler DeLisle | .... | lighting td: Luma Pictures | |
| Ivy Depies | .... | compositor: Method Studios | |
| Victor DiMichina | .... | stereo production manager: Pixel Magic | |
| Patrick Esposito | .... | visual effects executive: Prologue | |
| Frank Fieser | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jason Fittipaldi | .... | animator: Luma Pictures | |
| Adam Folse | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Brian Fortune | .... | digital effects: Luma Pictures | |
| Evan Fulton | .... | vfx coordinator: method studios | |
| Denise Gayle | .... | digital coordinator | |
| Brian Gazdik | .... | visual effects: Digital Domain | |
| Joel Gerlach | .... | roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures | |
| McKenzy Germain | .... | visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures | |
| Bryan Godwin | .... | visual effects supervisor: Shade VFX | |
| David Godwin | .... | visual effects artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Katie Godwin | .... | visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures | |
| Anthony Grant | .... | texture artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Kat Greene | .... | data i/o: Entity FX | |
| Steve Griffith | .... | visual effects producer: Luma Pictures | |
| Lindsay Hallett | .... | director: business development: Luma Pictures | |
| H Haden Hammond | .... | sequence supervisor: Luma Pictures | |
| Jacob Harris | .... | compositor: Method Studios | |
| Jason Heinze | .... | compositor | |
| Brent Hensarling | .... | senior systems administrator: Luma Pictures | |
| Sean Castle Hitchcock | .... | roto/paint artist | |
| Catherine Hughes | .... | visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures | |
| Les Hunter | .... | visual effects producer: Hammerhead Productions | |
| Jan Huybrechs | .... | 3D Scanning | |
| Michael G. Jackson | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Qi Steven Jin | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Steven Qi Jin | .... | previz artist | |
| Leopoldo Juarez | .... | cg artist | |
| Chelsea Kammeyer | .... | visual effects coordinator: Method Studios | |
| Jacob Kebodeaux | .... | rotoscope artist | |
| Christopher Keith | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Harimander Singh Khalsa | .... | compositing supervisor: Shade VFX | |
| Amber Kirsch | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Richard Kratt | .... | stereo compositor | |
| Mark Thomas Kronstein | .... | editorial: Sassoon Film Design | |
| Kurt Lawson | .... | digital compositor: Shade VFX | |
| Mike Leben | .... | motion control operator | |
| James Ledwell | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Marvin Lee | .... | digital compositor | |
| Maxx Lee | .... | systems engineer: Entity FX | |
| Dan Levitan | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Didier Levy | .... | senior lighting/compositing | |
| Dean Lewandowski | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Ellyn Lewis | .... | visual effects general manager: Entity FX | |
| Steven Lloyd | .... | visual effects | |
| Tony Lyons | .... | roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Jessica Madsen | .... | visual effects artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Eric Mancha | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Christopher Marino | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Peter Marszalek | .... | CGI artist | |
| Marcel Martins | .... | rotoscope artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Krista Maryanski | .... | visual effects producer: Entity FX | |
| Trevin Matcek | .... | previsualization editor | |
| Mark Matta | .... | cg artist | |
| Roger Matthews | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Paul Mcgrade | .... | animator: Luma Pictures | |
| Ray McIntyre Jr. | .... | stereo visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic | |
| Taryn McLaughlin | .... | animator: Luma Pictures | |
| Daniel Mellitz | .... | compositor | |
| Paul Molodowitch | .... | pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures | |
| Brad Moylan | .... | compositing supervisor: Pixel Magic | |
| Patrick Paul Mullane | .... | matte painter: Pixel Magic | |
| Gautama Murcho | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Emmi Nakagawa | .... | texture artist | |
| Mark Nelson | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Marla Neto | .... | digital coordinator: Luma Pictures | |
| James P. Noon | .... | tracking | |
| Eddie Offermann | .... | software | |
| Carolyn Oros | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Tyler Ott | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Rik Panero | .... | 3d artist: Entity FX | |
| Dan Patterson | .... | character animator: Digital Domain | |
| Michael Perdew | .... | visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures | |
| Hieu Phan | .... | roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Tom Piedmont | .... | roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Fred Pienkos | .... | visual effects artist: Eden FX | |
| Michael Plaengsken | .... | CGI artist | |
| Dan Platt | .... | modeling artist | |
| Justin Porter | .... | technical coordinator: Luma Pictures | |
| Shaun Anthony Portillo | .... | paint artist | |
| Pavel Pranevsky | .... | CG supervisor: Luma Pictures | |
| Shannon Pytlak | .... | previs artist | |
| Ryan J. Quinlan | .... | stereoscopic compositor | |
| Jabbar Raisani | .... | visual effects consultant | |
| Nathan Rich | .... | network administrator: Luma Pictures | |
| John Riddle | .... | technical director: Shade VFX | |
| Drew Rosen | .... | system administrator: Luma Pictures | |
| Dan Rucinski | .... | visual effects executive producer: Entity FX | |
| Nathan Rusch | .... | junior pipeline td: Luma Pictures | |
| Paul Santagada | .... | compositor: Entity FX | |
| Nathan Santell | .... | previsualization production manager | |
| Ray Scalice | .... | executive producer: Pixel Magic | |
| Maria Serrano | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Steven S. Shapiro | .... | stereographer | |
| Joey Sila | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Jared Simeth | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Thanapoom Siripopungul | .... | lead character technical director: Luma Pictures | |
| Nate Smalley | .... | visual effects coordinator: Entity FX | |
| Dan Smiczek | .... | CG supervisor: Hammerhead | |
| Eva Snyder | .... | compositor: Method Studios | |
| Michael Stewart | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Shane Strickman | .... | visual effects coordinator: Shade VFX | |
| Donald Strubler Jr. | .... | digital compositor | |
| Richard Sutherland | .... | CG supervisor: Luma Pictures | |
| Steven Swanson | .... | visual effects supervising producer: Luma Pictures | |
| Makana Sylva | .... | compositor: Pixel Magic | |
| Greg Teegarden | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Alex Thiesen | .... | visual effects producer: Digital Domain | |
| Anthony Tso | .... | previsualization artist | |
| David Van Dyke | .... | visual effects executive producer: Shade VFX | |
| Patrick Vidal | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Mike Wallner | .... | visual effects artist: Fusion CI Studios | |
| James Waterson | .... | digital compositor: Luma Pictures | |
| Jeremy West | .... | effects artist: Luma Pictures | |
| Charlie Winter | .... | CG lead: Shade VFX | |
| Andrew Winters | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Elaine Wu | .... | animator: Luma Pictures | |
| Sonia Yu | .... | lighter: Luma Pictures | |
| Andrew Zink | .... | lighter: Luma Pictures | |
| Adam Swaab | .... | visual effects artist: Prologue (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Asim Ahmad | .... | stunt performer | |
| Matt Berberi | .... | stunt double: Christopher Mintz-Plasse | |
| Chris Brewster | .... | stunt double | |
| Bob Brown | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Dan Brown | .... | stunt double: David Tennant | |
| Laurence Chavez | .... | utility stunts | |
| Al Goto | .... | stunts | |
| Riley Harper | .... | stunt double | |
| Cassandra McCormick | .... | stunt double: Imogen Poots | |
| T. Ryan Mooney | .... | stunt double: Dave Franco | |
| Mark Steger | .... | stunt performer | |
| Mark Aaron Wagner | .... | stunt double: Colin Farrell | |
| Todd Warren | .... | stunts | |
| Michael Weis | .... | utility stunts | |
| Scott Workman | .... | stunt rigger | |
Animation Department | |||
| J.D. Burditt | .... | animator: prologue | |
| Evan Clover | .... | animator | |
| Gary Mau | .... | animator: main title animation | |
Casting Department | |||
| Karin Aragon | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Scott Blasko | .... | extras casting coordinator | |
| Joe Cappelletti | .... | voice casting | |
| Ben Harris | .... | casting associate | |
| Tina Kerr | .... | extras casting director | |
| Marie A. Kohl | .... | casting associate | |
| Peter Kousakis | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Charlene Amateau | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Deborah Andrews | .... | stitcher | |
| Bradford Booth | .... | costumer | |
| Wynema Chavez | .... | costume ager/dyer | |
| Robyn Gebhart | .... | cutter/fitter | |
| Jennifer Gingery | .... | key costumer | |
| Sahar Halabi | .... | additional costumer | |
| Kate Koeninger | .... | tailor | |
| Elizabeth Lancaster | .... | set costumer | |
| Elaine Perlmann | .... | assistant costume designer (as Elaine Davis) | |
| Cherlyn Schaefer | .... | set costumer | |
| Lane Stewart | .... | costume staff assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Angel Askins | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Blake Babson | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Alex Bickel | .... | digital dailies colorist | |
| Steve Bobertz | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Daniel Boccoli | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Paul Carlin | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Travis Flynn | .... | 3D digital intermediate colorist assist | |
| Jordan Fox | .... | 3D digital intermediate colorist assist | |
| Joe Ken | .... | digital intermediate editor: Company 3 | |
| Harry Muller | .... | color timer | |
| Christian Prejza | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Stephen Regnier | .... | render technician: Company 3 | |
| Stanley Shunkamolah | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
Music Department | |||
| Tony Blondal | .... | orchestrator | |
| Brandon Campbell | .... | technical score advisor | |
| Celeste Chada | .... | music licensing | |
| Celeste Chada | .... | score coordinator | |
| Stephen Coleman | .... | orchestrator | |
| Matthew de Luca | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Neil de Luca | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Tori Fillat | .... | music coordinator | |
| Jennifer Hawks | .... | executive in charge of music | |
| Lili Haydn | .... | violinist | |
| Daniel Kresco | .... | score engineer & mixer | |
| Frank Macchia | .... | percussion orchestration | |
| Aaron Meyer | .... | music preparation | |
| Drea Pressley | .... | score vocalist | |
| Jasper Randall | .... | choir conductor | |
| Jasper Randall | .... | choir contractor | |
| Brian Richards | .... | music editor | |
| Peter Rotter | .... | music contractor | |
| Dana Sano | .... | music supervisor | |
| Julie Sessing | .... | music clearance | |
| Del Spiva | .... | temp music editor | |
| Libby Umstead | .... | music coordinator | |
| Christian Wenger | .... | assistant engineer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Catherine Adrian | .... | transportation office dispatcher | |
| Scott Clark | .... | driver | |
| Roy A. Grace | .... | driver | |
| Brian Kay | .... | transportation captain | |
| Mitchell J. Neri | .... | driver | |
| C.D. Corky Newberry | .... | driver | |
| Lucas Stein | .... | driver | |
| Jay E. Vigil | .... | driver | |
| Harold L. Woods | .... | generator operator/driver | |
| William Wray | .... | water truck | |
Other crew | |||
| Steve Aguino | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Jon Baran | .... | production assistant | |
| Christine Bonnem | .... | location manager | |
| Adam Bradley | .... | assistant: Steve Molen | |
| Rachel Bris | .... | craft service assistant | |
| Mark Brown | .... | production assistant | |
| Jordan Burbank | .... | production assistant (Sassoon Film Design ) | |
| Jenny Lynn Burnett | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Alison Cannon | .... | production accountant | |
| Alyssa Cashman | .... | assistant to Mr. de Luca | |
| Amanda Cordova | .... | production assistant | |
| John Criswell | .... | animatronic effects | |
| Nathan E. Davis | .... | set production assistant | |
| Hayley Derryberry | .... | stand-in: Imogen Poots | |
| Kristen Detwiler | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Nicholas R. Doyle | .... | key office production assistant | |
| Joy Ellison | .... | dialect coach | |
| Manija Emran | .... | end titles designer & typographer | |
| Blake Farmer | .... | location assistant: aerial unit | |
| Michael Feldman | .... | set production assistant: second unit | |
| Joe Freeman | .... | gunsmith | |
| Alex Gianopoulos | .... | location assistant | |
| Deborah Harpur | .... | production resources | |
| Karen A. Harris | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Kelly Helstrom | .... | film production consultant | |
| Rebecca Hilliard | .... | production coordinator | |
| Henry Hobson | .... | end titles creative director | |
| Koichiro Iwagami | .... | production assistant | |
| Daniel James | .... | stand-in: Anton Yelchin | |
| Allison Jandreau-Heil | .... | key craft service | |
| Elissa Kannon | .... | additional assistant production coordinator | |
| Ernst W. Laurel | .... | second assistant production accountant | |
| Miles Lauridsen | .... | main and end titles vfx supervisor and stereographer | |
| Brian G. Lax | .... | key medic | |
| Maggie Martin | .... | lead payroll accountant | |
| Maggie Martin | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Peter McKernan | .... | aerial coordinator/pilot | |
| Carla Meyer | .... | dialect coach | |
| Troy James Miller | .... | main title producer | |
| Steven R. Molen | .... | head of production | |
| Marcus Montano | .... | key assistant location manager | |
| Shanna Morrow | .... | production secretary | |
| Ante Novakovic | .... | executive assistant: Colin Farrell | |
| John 'JOC' O'Connell | .... | assistant to Max Penner: L.A. | |
| Anthony Pelot | .... | set production | |
| Luke V. Randall | .... | production assistant | |
| Andrea Redder | .... | set production assistant | |
| Rufus Rosendo | .... | payroll/accounting clerk | |
| Sam Rypinski | .... | assistant to the director | |
| Amelia Salas | .... | craft service | |
| G.Q. Sanchez | .... | safety advisor | |
| Ryan Schaefer | .... | voice effects | |
| Daniela Soare | .... | extras coordinator | |
| Louise Spencer | .... | unit publicist | |
| Shelly Strong | .... | production executive | |
| T. Zach Taylor | .... | assistant to Ray Angelic | |
| Judi Townsend | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jan S. Utstein | .... | second assistant accountant: post-production | |
| Melissa Voyagis | .... | epk field producer | |
| Déborah Wakshull | .... | location scout | |
| Richard W. Welch | .... | set production assistant | |
| Sarah J. Williams | .... | travel coordinator | |
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Twenty-six years ago, "Fright Night" premiered in theaters and went on to become a fondly remembered title amongst horror fans. The movie cleverly combined horror and humor to create a fresh take on the vampire and teen horror genres which had started to grow stale. While the movie spawned a largely forgettable direct to video sequel, the original film has remained popular over the years. So, when I first heard that they were planning on remaking the film I was skeptical as I felt it would be very difficult to match the original film.
Boasting an impressive cast which includes Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Toni Collette, the remake does not try to reinvent the wheel, but instead takes the formula of the original and creates an entirely new entry into the saga.
For those unfamiliar with the series, Yelchin stars as Charlie Brewster, a young man who is trying to balance watching over his single mother, and his growing relationship with a girl way out of his league named Amy (Imogen Poots). He is also wrestling with becoming part of a cooler crowd at the cost of alienating his geeky former best friend, Ed, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
Colin Farrell plays the handsome and suave new next door neighbor who easily charms Charlie's mom, played by Toni Colette. Unbeknownst to his neighbors, the charming and charismatic Jerry, played by Colin Ferrell, is actually a vampire who's come to their Las Vegas suburb to continue his nighttime hunts. Ed has become suspicious of the recent disappearances in their community and confides to Charlie that he's had Jerry under surveillance and knows that he is a vampire.
Needless to say this does not sit well with Charlie, who distances himself further from Ed. But when Ed goes missing, Charlie decides to do some investigating of his own. Charlie turns to a local Vegas performance artist named Peter Vincent (David Tennant), whose vampire-themed show portrays him as an expert in fighting the undead. While at first skeptical over Charlie's claims, a few devastating confrontations with Jerry and his minions forces Vincent to rethink his role. The two unlikely allies soon find themselves in a deadly race against time to defeat Jerry and save their loved ones before it's too late.
The film cleverly combines horror and comedy and does a good job of providing some suspenseful moments in between the blood and gore, managing to squeeze in more than a few laughs along the way. While not overly scary, the visual effects work is solid and aside from the converted 3-D is a really enjoyable to watch. The film would've been much better had it been shot in 3-D or simply left as a 2-D film as the conversion really didn't offer anything of value as is often the case in these lab converted efforts.
The cast works very well with one another and Farrell cheekily introduces a few new wrinkles to the vampire lore. I really enjoyed David Tennant's performance and should they do a sequel I certainly hope that they bring him back. Anton Yelchin gives a reliable performance but I was surprised that Christopher Mintz-Plasse did not have a bigger role but he does have some memorable moments in the film. What really impressed me was that the film did not attempt to do a shot-by-shot remake of the original but instead took the premise of the original and offered a fresh take that easily could have been issued as the third chapter in the series rather than a reboot. While there were nods to the original, outside of the premise it was very much its own film.
The film is not going to set any high marks for new standards in horror nor is the plot fresh and original. It simply knows what its target audience and source material are and sets a course right down the middle without attempting to deviate too much one way or another. "Fright Night" just might be perfect for those looking for a dose of nostalgia and some highly suspenseful, fun entertainment.
Three stars out of five