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Fright Night

  • 1985
  • NC-16
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
82K
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POPULARITY
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Fright Night (1985)
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Supernatural HorrorTeen HorrorVampire HorrorHorror

"Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead."Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead."Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead.

  • Director
    • Tom Holland
  • Writer
    • Tom Holland
  • Stars
    • Chris Sarandon
    • William Ragsdale
    • Amanda Bearse
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    82K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    209
    150
    • Director
      • Tom Holland
    • Writer
      • Tom Holland
    • Stars
      • Chris Sarandon
      • William Ragsdale
      • Amanda Bearse
    • 397User reviews
    • 166Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations

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    Top cast27

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    Chris Sarandon
    Chris Sarandon
    • Jerry Dandrige
    William Ragsdale
    William Ragsdale
    • Charley Brewster
    Amanda Bearse
    Amanda Bearse
    • Amy Peterson
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Peter Vincent
    Stephen Geoffreys
    Stephen Geoffreys
    • Evil Ed
    Jonathan Stark
    • Billy Cole
    Dorothy Fielding
    Dorothy Fielding
    • Judy Brewster
    Art Evans
    Art Evans
    • Detective Lennox
    • (as Art J. Evans)
    Stewart Stern
    Stewart Stern
    • Cook
    Nick Savage
    • Bouncer #1
    Ernie Holmes
    • Bouncer #2
    Heidi Sorenson
    Heidi Sorenson
    • Hooker
    Irina Irvine
    • Teenage Girl
    Bob Corff
    Bob Corff
    • Jonathan
    • (as Robert Corff)
    Pamela Brown
    Pamela Brown
    • Miss Nina
    Chris Hendrie
    Chris Hendrie
    • Newscaster
    Prince Hughes
    • Bouncer #3
    • (as Prince A. Hughes)
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Dracula
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Tom Holland
    • Writer
      • Tom Holland
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Because of his theatrical roots and the long hours spent in the makeup chair, Chris Sarandon helped apply his own vampire makeup and often worked on the finger extensions while the makeup artists were putting appliances on his face.
    • 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
      Just as the screen cuts to black at the end, Evil Ed can be heard saying, "You're so cool, Brewster!"
    • 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
      Courtesy of EMI America Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.

    User reviews397

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    Featured review
    7/10

    The first horror movie i've ever seen

    Classic, good vampire movie. Maybe not a great one, but still one of my favourites.
    • mmalsamie
    • Dec 23, 2019
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    FAQ6

    • How did Jerry get into Charley's house if he wasn't invited inside?
    • What is 'Fright Night' about?
    • Is 'Fright Night' based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La hora del espanto
    • Filming locations
      • Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Vistar Films
      • Columbia Pictures Industries
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    Box office

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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
      • $24,923,585
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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