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Overview

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6.7/10   9,844 votes
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Director:
Tom Holland
Writer:
Tom Holland (written by)
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Release Date:
2 August 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
There are some very good reasons to be afraid...of the dark. more
Plot:
When a teenager learns that his next door neighbour is a vampire, no one will believe him. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(63 articles)
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User Comments:
One of My Favorites Vampire Movies Ever more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chris Sarandon ... Jerry Dandrige

William Ragsdale ... Charley Brewster
Amanda Bearse ... Amy Peterson

Roddy McDowall ... Peter Vincent
Stephen Geoffreys ... 'Evil' Ed Thompson
Jonathan Stark ... Billy Cole
Dorothy Fielding ... Judy Brewster
Art Evans ... Detective Lennox (as Art J. Evans)
Stewart Stern ... Cook
Nick Savage ... Bouncer #1
Ernie Holmes ... Bouncer #2
Heidi Sorenson ... Hooker
Irina Irvine ... Teenage Girl
Bob Corff ... Jonathan (as Robert Corff)
Pamela Brown ... Miss Nina
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The character Peter Vincent is named for two actors well-known for their appearances in horror movies: Peter Cushing and Vincent Price. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the Jerry Dandridge bat-creature is attacking Peter Vincent it scratches the left side of his face. When Charlie Brewster pulls the bat off him, the scratches are gone. more
Quotes:
Jerry Dandrige: You shouldn't lose your temper, Charley. It isn't polite. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) more
Soundtrack:
SAVE ME TONIGHT more

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19 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
One of My Favorites Vampire Movies Ever, 6 December 2004
9/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

While with his girlfriend Amy Peterson (Amanda Bearse) in his bedroom, the teenager Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) sees a coffin being transported to the house on the next door. A couple of days later, he concludes that his neighbor Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon) is a vampire, who is committing some recent unsolved murders. Charley decides to look for help first his friend Evil Ed Thompson (Stephen Geoffreys), since the policemen do not believe on his accusation. Later, he meets Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), a middle aged man, who is a vampire killer in a television show but does not believe on vampires in the real life, and the group tries to prove whether Jerry is a vampire or not. 'Fright Night' is one of my favorites vampire movies, indeed a cult-movie in Brazil. I do not know how many time I have seen this film in my life, but yesterday I saw it on DVD for the first time and I was not disappointed, since the Brazilian DVD offers two choices (widescreen and fullscreen). There is just a trailer in the extras, but it suffices. Chris Sarandon is incredibly funny and sexy in this role; the movie has a perfect combination and timing of the genres of horror and comedy; the 'Van Helsing' of the story, Peter Vincent, is a fantastic joke with the names of the great Peter Cushing and Vincent Price; the special effects were state of art in 1985. My vote is nine.

Title ('Brazil'): ' A Hora do Espanto' ('The Fright Hour')

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