Fright Night
Fright Night is a 1985 American supernatural horror comedy 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.
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| Directed by | Tom Holland |
| Written by | Tom Holland |
| Produced by | Herb Jaffe |
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| Cinematography | Jan Kiesser |
| Edited by | Kent Beyda |
| Music by | Brad Fiedel |
Production company | Vistar Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7–$9.25 million |
| Box office | $24.9 million |
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.