Fright Night (1985) 7.1
When a teenager learns that his next door neighbour is a vampire, no one will believe him. Director:Tom HollandWriter:Tom Holland |
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Fright Night (1985) 7.1
When a teenager learns that his next door neighbour is a vampire, no one will believe him. Director:Tom HollandWriter:Tom Holland |
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Chris Sarandon | ... | ||
William Ragsdale | ... | ||
Amanda Bearse | ... | ||
Roddy McDowall | ... | ||
Stephen Geoffreys | ... | ||
Jonathan Stark | ... | ||
Dorothy Fielding | ... | ||
Art Evans | ... |
Detective Lennox
(as Art J. Evans)
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Stewart Stern | ... |
Cook
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Nick Savage | ... |
Bouncer #1
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Ernie Holmes | ... |
Bouncer #2
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Heidi Sorenson | ... |
Hooker
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Irina Irvine | ... |
Teenage Girl
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Bob Corff | ... |
Jonathan
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Pamela Brown | ... |
Miss Nina
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For young Charlie Brewster, nothing could be better than an old horror movie late at night. Two men move in next door, and for Charlie 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 Charlie's favorite TV show, Fright Night. Vincent doesn't really believe that vampires exist, but does it for the money... Written by Anonymous
I would consider myself a film fan with somewhat intellectual preferences and I have a passion for European art house pretentious stuff, so when Fright Night was recommended to me I dismissed it in a snobby "80s special effects vampire horror movie? A title that rhymes? No, thank you!" kind of way.
HOWEVER, I have a feeling it may be the single best film I have ever seen, of any genre or time period. It has a witty script, fabulous special effects and some of the best acting I have seen, particularly Evil Ed later on in the film. There are moments of suspense, hilarity, tenderness (for example with Peter Vincent and the dying wolf) and believable every day life. This film didn't actually scare me but it did make me laugh very very hard.
A special mention must be made of Chris Sarandon as I think his performance really stood out. Evil is not as easy to portray in stories as people think, but Sarandon does the most believable evilness I think I have ever seen, coupled irresistibly with the sexiest seduction scene ever (is it wrong that I wanted him to win in the end because he was so gorgeous?). If vampires really did exist, I think they would be exactly like Jerry Dandridge, except maybe without the same scary 80s vampire mask and claws.
My advice is SEE THIS FILM, and don't have any preconceptions about it.