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Fright Night
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
1985 · Directed by Tom Holland · 107 min · Comedy · Horror · 16 frames
Tagline
There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.
Crew
- Screenplay: Tom Holland
- Cinematography: Jan Kiesser
- Edited by: Kent Beyda
- Music: Brad Fiedel
- Production design: John DeCuir Jr.
- Produced by: Herb Jaffe
Cast
- Chris Sarandon as Jerry Dandrige
- William Ragsdale as Charley Brewster
- Amanda Bearse as Amy Peterson
- Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent
- Stephen Geoffreys as Evil Ed
- Jonathan Stark as Billy Cole
- Dorothy Fielding as Judy Brewster
- Art Evans as Detective Lennox
- Stewart Stern as Cook
- Nick Savage as Bouncer #1
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, Delphi IV Productions, Vistar Films
- Budget: $9,000,000
- Box office: $24,922,237
- Themes: vampire, halloween, black humor, vampire hunter (slayer), old house, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mother son relationship
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