Fright Night

19851985
RR
1h 46min

Fright Night (1985)

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Fantasy Horror Thriller

A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead.A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead.A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead.

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Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations

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Chris Sarandon in Fright Night (1985)

Roddy McDowall and Stephen Geoffreys in Fright Night (1985)

Roddy McDowall in Fright Night (1985)

Amanda Bearse and Chris Sarandon in Fright Night (1985)

William Ragsdale in Fright Night (1985)

William Ragsdale in Fright Night (1985)

Roddy McDowall and Chris Sarandon in Fright Night (1985)

Stephen Geoffreys in Fright Night (1985)

Roddy McDowall in Fright Night (1985)

William Ragsdale in Fright Night (1985)

Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, and William Ragsdale in Fright Night (1985)

Chris Sarandon and Ernie Holmes in Fright Night (1985)

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For young Charley Brewster, nothing could be better than an old horror movie late at night. Two men move in next door, and for Charley with his horror movie experience, there can be no doubt that their strange behavior is explained by the fact that they are a vampire and his undead day guardian. The only one who can help him hunt them down is a washed-up actor, Peter Vincent, who hosts Charley's favorite TV show, Fright Night. Vincent doesn't really believe that vampires exist, but does it for the money... —Anonymous

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Taglines
- There are some very good reasons to be afraid...of the dark.
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
At the time this was being filmed, the studio was sinking all its efforts into making a hit out of Perfect (1985), and they also gave high priority to The Slugger's Wife (1985). "Nobody paid any attention to Fright Night," commented writer/director Tom Holland. "It was wonderful!"

Goofs
In the attack scene in Charley's bedroom, Jerry Dandrige has his hand around Charley's neck and Charley drives a pencil into the top of his hand. In the next scene, Jerry pulls his hand away and looks at the pencil, and it is sticking more than halfway through his hand. If the pencil has been shoved that far down, it would have pierced Charley halfway through his neck.

Quotes
[Jerry welcomes Charley and Peter Vincent to his home]
Jerry Dandrige: Welcome to... Fright... Night! For real.

Crazy credits
During the opening credits, the F and T in Fright Night (1985) elongate into a pair of fangs.

Alternate versions
The Swedish version (cinema and video) misses the following: The transformation scene with Ed was removed (1m 50sec), and the scene where Dandrige's assistant melts was shortened by 16 sec.

Connections
Edited into Fright Night Part 2 (1988)

Soundtracks
FRIGHT NIGHT
Written by Joe Lamont
Produced by Seth Justman
Performed by The J. Geils Band
c/o EMI America Records. A division of Capitol Records, Inc.

Top review

9/10

One Great one

After all this years (20) of vampire slaughtering, Blade's karate Vs vampire flicks, or even Carpenter's Rambo characters, Fright Night still offers the scent of a classic. Tom Holland's masterpiece holds by itself because of a great cast and a plot that gathers every single cliché of the genre and plays a bit with humor and a lot of effective spooks. Roddy Mc Dowall steals the movie with his over the hill terrified looser character. Even special effects are bizarre today as they're a craftsmanship result giving some scenes a bizarre concept that takes you directly into Roger Corman's "B" world. A true pleasure to watch from time to time. Happy 20 years

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10

elinspectordetimpanos
Apr 12, 2005

Release date
- August 2, 1985 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Die rabenschwarze Nacht
Filming locations
- Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $24,922,237
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,118,543
- Aug 4, 1985
Gross worldwide
- $24,922,237

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Runtime
- 1h 46min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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