Fright Night is a 1985 American horror film written and directed by Tom Holland and produced by Herb Jaffe. It stars William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall and Amanda Bearse. The film was released on August 2, 1985 and was followed by a sequel, Fright Night Part II , and a 3D remake in 2011. Charley Brewster is a huge fan of traditional Gothic horror films. He stays up late at night to watch the horror movie TV series "Fright Night" hosted by Hammer Horror style actor, Peter Vincent, who played a vampire killer for many years in horror movies. Charley discovers that his new next... door neighbor, Jerry Dandridge is a vampire. Upon coming to this terrible realization, Charley tries to tell his naturally skeptical yet loving mother, and asks his friends for their help. In desperation he calls the police but when he reveals his suspicions to them they believe he has a wild imagination and ignore his claims. That night Charley gets a visit from Jerry himself who offers Charley a "choice" to look the other way about him.
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| Release date: | August 2, 1985 |
| Directed by: | Tom Holland |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 106 Minutes |
| Producer: | Herb Jaffe |
| Editor: | Kent Beyda |
| Music by: | Brad Fiedel |
| Cinematography: | Jan Kiesser |
| Screenplay by: | Tom Holland |
| Estimated budget: | $9,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Thriller |