Fright Night is an American vampire comedy horror film directed by Tom Holland and starring William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Stephen Geoffreys and Roddy McDowall that was released in 1985. It was followed by a 1988 sequel, Fright Night II along with numerous other merchandise including tapes, CDs, videos, DVDs, and comic books.
The visual effects are the work of Richard Edlund, who also provided the effects for Ghostbusters a year earlier.
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Fright Night is an American vampire comedy horror film directed by Tom Holland and starring William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Stephen Geoffreys and Roddy McDowall that was released in 1985. It was followed by a 1988 sequel, Fright Night II along with numerous other merchandise including tapes, CDs, videos, DVDs, and comic books.
The visual effects are the work of Richard Edlund, who also provided the effects for Ghostbusters a year earlier.
Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) is an aficionado of horror films. One night he sees new neighbors moving in the next door and they appear to be carrying what looks like a coffin. Later Charley sees his new neighbor Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon) biting the neck of a young teenage girl. He tells his mother (Dorothy Fielding) what he saw, but she passes it off as Charley's overactive imagination. He tries to tell his friend "Evil" Ed Thompson (Stephen Geoffreys) and girlfriend Amy Petersen (Amanda Bearse), but neither of them believe him, and...
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