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Aug 2, 1985 · Fright Night: Directed by Tom Holland. With Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall. "Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire.
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- Horror
- Tom Holland
- 1985-08-02
Fright Night is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland, in his directorial debut. The film follows teenager Charley Brewster (played by William Ragsdale ), who discovers that his next-door neighbor Jerry Dandrige ( Chris Sarandon) is a vampire. When no one believes him, Charley decides to get Peter Vincent ...
- $7–$9.25 million
- Brad Fiedel
- August 2, 1985
- Herb Jaffe
Fright Night stands the test of time with an original story, amazing practical effects, and charismatic villain. Chris Sarandon's Jerry Dandridge is one of the best antagonists ever.
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- Tom Holland
- R
- Chris Sarandon
- Fright Night was based on "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Or, in this case, "The Boy Who Cried Vampire." “I started to kick around the idea about how hilarious it would be if a horror movie fan thought that a vampire was living next door to him,” Holland told TVStoreOnline of the film’s genesis.
- Peter Vincent made Fright Night click. It wasn’t until Holland conceived of the character of Peter Vincent, the late-night horror movie host played by Roddy McDowall, that he really found the story.
- Peter Vincent is named after two horror icons. Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.
- The Peter Vincent role was intended for Vincent Price. “Now the truth is that when I first went out with it, I was thinking of Vincent Price, but Vincent Price was not physically well at the time,” Holland said.
Fright Night (1985) A teenager enlists the help of a TV horror movie host to subdue a suave vampire. 8,851 IMDb 7.1 1 h 46 min 1985. ... Chris Sarandon.
- 106 min
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Aug 25, 2011 · by Mitchell Wells Aug 25, 2011, 1:42 pm 2. Chris Sarandon (in a cameo) is a renowned stage and film actor best known for playing Prince Humperdinck in the film “The Princess Bride,” the vampire Jerry Dandridge in “Fright Night” and Detective Mike Norris in the first entry of the “Child’s Play” series. He also provided the speaking ...
Fright Night is a 2011 American supernatural horror comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Michael De Luca and Alison Rosenzweig. A remake of Tom Holland 's 1985 film, the film's screenplay was adapted by Marti Noxon. It stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and David Tennant.
