Fright Night
| Fright Night | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 |
|
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7–$9.25 million |
| Box office | $24.9 million |
Fright Night is a 1985 American supernatural horror 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.
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.