Fright Night

1985 107 min ★ 7.0 Comedy, Horror

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.

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Cast

Chris Sarandon

Jerry Dandrige

William Ragsdale

Charley Brewster

Amanda Bearse

Amy Peterson

Roddy McDowall

Peter Vincent

Stephen Geoffreys

Evil Ed

Jonathan Stark

Billy Cole

Dorothy Fielding

Judy Brewster

Art Evans

Detective Lennox

Stewart Stern

Cook

Nick Savage

Bouncer #1

Details

Director

Tom Holland

Screenplay

Tom Holland

Tagline

"There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$24,922,237

Production

Columbia Pictures, Delphi IV Productions, Vistar Films

Reviews

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John Chard

December 9, 2018

★ 8/10

Feeling like a time warp now, but oh so much fun and frights. Viewing this for the first time in 20 years really put a smile on my face, now I know that for after having just watched a horror film that may not be the best guideline you will ever read, but the film has it's tongue firmly in cheek and it doesn't come up short on the thrill factor. You will read other reviews stating that the f...

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John Critic

March 25, 2022

★ 10/10

5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My personal favorite horror film of all time that has a favorite death scene of mine that compares to the one and only Wizard of Oz!!!