Fright Night
Film poster of Fright Night
Directed by	Tom Holland
Produced by	Herb Jaffe
Written by	Tom Holland
Starring	Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse
Music by	Brad Fiedel
Cinematography	Jan Kiesser
Editing by	Kent Beyda
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	1985
Running time	106 min
Country	USA
Language	English
Followed by	Fright Night II
IMDb profile

Fright Night is a 1985 film starring Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, and Stephen Geoffreys. It was followed by a 1988 sequel, Fright Night II, and was adapted into a comic-book series by Now Comics. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tom Holland was born on July 11th, 1943 in Phoughkeepsie, New York, USA. He has directed five movies including: Childs Play Fright Night External Links Tom Holland at the Internet Movie Database Categories: Movie stubs ... Tom Holland was born on July 11th, 1943 in Phoughkeepsie, New York, USA. He has directed five movies including: Childs Play Fright Night External Links Tom Holland at the Internet Movie Database Categories: Movie stubs ... Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride Chris Sarandon (born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. ... William Ragsdale is an American actor born January 16, 1961 in El Dorado, Arkansas, though he has completely lost the accent. ... McDowall as a child actor Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was a British actor. ... Amanda Bearse (born on August 9, 1958 in Winter Park, Florida) is an American actress, director and comedian best known for her role as wacky neighbor Marcy DArcy (formerly Marcy Rhoades) on Married. ... Brad Fiedel (born March 10, 1951 in New York, New York) is an American film composer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Fright Night II is the 1988 film the sequel to Fright Night. ... // Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and... McDowall as a child actor Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was a British actor. ... William Ragsdale is an American actor born January 16, 1961 in El Dorado, Arkansas, though he has completely lost the accent. ... Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride Chris Sarandon (born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. ... Stephen Geoffreys (born November 22, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fright Night II is the 1988 film the sequel to Fright Night. ... NOW Comics was founded by Tony C. Caputo in 1985 as a sole-proprietorship before becoming part of Caputo Publishing, Inc. ...

Plot synopsis

Charley Brewster (Ragsdale) is a teenage fan of horror movies. He discovers that his next-door neighbor, Jerry Dandridge (Sarandon), is a vampire, but nobody will believe him. He turns to his hero, Peter Vincent (McDowall), the host of a late-night horror show on TV. Vincent pretends to go along with Charley's scheme, confident that the boy is delusional, and gets the shock of his life when he inadvertently realizes that Charley is telling the truth. When Charley's girlfriend, Amy Peterson (Bearse), and friend, "Evil Ed" (Geoffreys), become involved, the situation turns critical. Vampires (sometimes vampyres) are not mythological or folkloric creatures are the re-animated corpses of human beings who subsist on human or animal blood. ...

Trivia

• The visual effects are the work of Richard Edlund, who also provided the effects for Ghostbusters a year earlier. The film contains a puppet that was cut from Ghostbusters. The puppet is the rejected "Ghost Librarian" character.

• The novelization, Fright Night by Craig Spector and John Skipp, was published in 1985 by TOR Books.

• The musical score is by Brad Fiedel, who also scored The Terminator series.

• The name of Roddy McDowall's character, Peter Vincent, is loosely based on veteran horror film figures English actor Peter Cushing, who was a frequent co-star with actor Christopher Lee, and American actor Vincent Price.

• Director Tom Holland accidently broke the bat puppet duing filming. The puppet was later fixed and reused.

• William Ragsdale accidently broke his foot during a Christmas Eve shoot. Filming was halted until Ragsdale could make a recovery so filming could continue.

• "Evil Ed" player Stephen Geoffreys later become an underground cult figure in part because of his appearance in pornographic movies.

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Cast

Charley Brewster 

William Ragsdale

Jerry Dandridge 

Chris Sarandon

Peter Vincent 

Roddy McDowall

Amy Peterson 

Amanda Bearse

"Evil Ed" Thompson 

Stephen Geoffreys

Billy Cole 

Jonathan Stark

William Ragsdale is an American actor born January 16, 1961 in El Dorado, Arkansas, though he has completely lost the accent. ... Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride Chris Sarandon (born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. ... McDowall as a child actor Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was a British actor. ... Amanda Bearse (born on August 9, 1958 in Winter Park, Florida) is an American actress, director and comedian best known for her role as wacky neighbor Marcy DArcy (formerly Marcy Rhoades) on Married. ... Stephen Geoffreys (born November 22, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor. ...

Awards

The film was well-received, winning several Saturn Awards; it also won an award and a nomination at Fantasporto. It spawned a 1988 sequel which also gained a Fantasporto nomination. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ... Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized in Porto, Portugal. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized in Porto, Portugal. ...

Saturn Award

• Best Writing (Tom Holland) in 1985
• Best Supporting Actor (Roddy McDowall) in 1985
• Best Horror Film in 1986

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Fantasporto

• Critics' Award - Special Mention
• International Fantasy Film Award (both films nominated)

Remake

As of the end of 2006, a remake of Fright Night is in the works. Shia LaBeouf is in talks to star as Charlie Brewster, and several actors, including Matthew McConaughey and George Clooney, have been rumoured for the part of Jerry Dandridge. Little else is known as of yet.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Fright Night at All Movie Guide