Fright Night
- Release Date
- August 2, 1985
- Director
- Tom Holland
- Cast
- Chris Sarandon , William Ragsdale , Amanda Bearse , Roddy McDowall , Stephen Geoffreys , Jonathan Stark
- Runtime
- 102
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Writers
- Tom Holland
- Tagline
- There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.
Summary
For young Charlie Brewster, nothing could be better than an old horror movie late at night. Two men move in next door, and for Charlie with his horror movie experience, there can be no doubt that their strange behavior is explained by the fact that they are a vampire and his undead day guardian. The only one who can help him hunt them down is a washed-up actor, Peter Vincent, who hosts Charlie's favorite TV show, Fright Night. Vincent doesn't really believe that vampires exist, but does it for the money.
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