Fright Night
Appearance
Fright Night | |
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Directed by | Tom Holland |
Written by | Tom Holland |
Produced by | Herb Jaffe |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Jan Kiesser |
Edited by | Kent Beyda |
Music by | Brad Fiedel |
Production company | Vistar Films |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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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 Horror movie. It was written and directed by Tom Holland. The film follows teenager Charlie Brewster, who discovers that his next-door neighbour Jerry Dandrige is a Vampire. When no one believes him, Charley decides to get Peter Vincent, 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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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 (Aug 30, 1985). "'Fright Night': A vampire film minus gore: 'Fright Night' stars vampire". Chicago Tribune. p. nM.