Fright Night (1985)

Director:

Tom Holland

Writer:

Tom Holland (written by)

Release Date:

2 August 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

There are some very good reasons to be afraid...of the dark.

Plot:

When a teenager learns that his next door neighbour is a vampire, no one will believe him.

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Stake | Teen | Coffin | Small Town

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Chris Sarandon	...	Jerry Dandrige
William Ragsdale	...	Charley Brewster
Amanda Bearse	...	Amy Peterson
Roddy McDowall	...	Peter Vincent
Stephen Geoffreys	...	'Evil' Ed Thompson
Jonathan Stark	...	Billy Cole
Dorothy Fielding	...	Judy Brewster
Art Evans	...	Detective Lennox (as Art J. Evans)
Stewart Stern	...	Cook
Nick Savage	...	Bouncer #1
Ernie Holmes	...	Bouncer #2
Heidi Sorenson	...	Hooker
Irina Irvine	...	Teenage Girl
Bob Corff	...	Jonathan (as Robert Corff)
Pamela Brown	...	Miss Nina

Also Known As:

A Hora do Espanto (Brazil) [pt]
A Noite do Espanto (Portugal) [pt]
Ammazzavampiri (Italy) [it]
Fright Night - Die Rabenschwarze Nacht (West Germany) [de]
Kauhun yö (Finland) [fi]
Noche de miedo (Spain) [es]
Noche del espanto, La (Venezuela) [es]
Nyhta tromou (Greece) [el]
Rabenschwarze Nacht, Die (West Germany) [de]
Skräcknatten (Sweden) [sv]
Vampire, vous avez dit vampire? (France) [fr]

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:M | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Laid Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

William Ragsdale injured his foot running down a staircase during the last shot filmed on 24 December 1984, just three weeks into principal photography, which was stopped while his foot healed. Filming of Ragsdale's action scenes was postponed until he was healed sufficiently to perform them.

Goofs:

Continuity: In one scene Jerry Dandridge appears in the Brewster house. In the next shot it is revealed that he is standing in Mrs. Brewster's bedroom watching her sleep. However, in the first shot was actually filmed in Charlie's room. The Porsche poster on Charlie's wall can clearly be seen over Dandridge's shoulder.

Quotes:

Evil Ed: Charley, that wasn't the only murder. Second in two days. And get this...
[Smirking]
Evil Ed: Both of them had their heads chopped off.
[Chuckling]
Evil Ed: Could you believe it?
Charley Brewster: You're sick.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 976-EVIL (1989)

Soundtrack:

ARMIES OF THE NIGHT

Fun Night...

Fright Night

Enjoyable horror film about a young kid who thinks his next door neighbor (Chris Sarandon) is a blood-thirsty vampire, so he enlists the help of a TV vampire expert to help him exploit his neighbor's dirty little secret. Scary, fun, and surprisingly witty and self-referential in the vein of self-aware comedy-horrors such as "Scream," this nice piece of motion picture is bloody, sensual, and often times quite funny. Good special effects for the time.

*** 1/2 / *****