1985 American horror film written and directed by Tom Holland
For the 2011 remake, see Fright Night (2011 film).
For other uses, see Fright Night (disambiguation).
Fright Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Tom Holland
Written by
Tom Holland
Produced by
Herb Jaffe
Starring
Chris Sarandon
William Ragsdale
Amanda Bearse
Stephen Geoffreys
Roddy McDowall
Cinematography
Jan Kiesser
Edited by
Kent Beyda
Music by
Brad Fiedel
Production company
Vistar Films
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
August 2, 1985 (1985-08-02)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$7[2]–$9.25 million[3]
Box office
$24.9 million
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 (Roddy McDowall), a TV show host who acted in films as a vampire hunter, to stop Jerry's killing spree.
The film was released on August 2, 1985, and grossed $24.9 million at the box office. Since its release, it has received positive reviews from critics and become a cult classic, and spawned the media franchise of the same name. Fright Night was followed by a sequel, Fright Night Part 2, in 1988, and a remake of the same name in 2011.
^"FRIGHT NIGHT (18)". British Board of Film Classification. September 10, 1985. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^Champlin, Charles (March 16, 1985). "Critic At Large : Fangs For Those Memories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
^Thomas, Bob (August 30, 1985). "'Fright Night': A vampire film minus gore: 'Fright Night' stars vampire". Chicago Tribune. p. nM.
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