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Fright Night (1985) | null | 4/4 | 1positive
| 1,126,310,400 | One of My Favorite Vampire Movies | Chris Sarandon makes an excellent vampire. As a matter of fact, the whole cast works out great and brings life to the storyline -- that of a high school student, Charlie Brewster, that is convinced that a vampire has moved into the house next-door. A series of screams coming from the house over the next few days, and odd comings and goings fuel his suspicions. These are confirmed while spying on Jerry Dandridge's house with a pair of binoculars. Through Dandridge's bedroom window, he spies his neighbor attempting to bite the neck of a woman -- fangs and claws bared. As Dandridge leans in for the kill, he happens to glance up and notice Charlie watching. From that point on, Charlie's a marked man.Charlie's friends, "Evil" Ed and girlfriend Amy (Amanda Bierce), attempt to convince him that he's just imagining things by paying a visit to Dandridge's house with the horror show host Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowell). Peter Vincent thinks he's going through the motions to dispel Charlie's overactive imagination until, on the way out, he notices Dandridge doesn't cast a reflection.From there it's a game of cat and mouse that makes for an enjoyable horror movie -- one of my favorites.It may seem a little dated, being made in 1984, but the special effects still hold up pretty well. The acting's good, the storyline's good, and there are some good scares to be had. What more could you want from a horror movie? | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 4 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 4/4 | 1positive
| 1,124,409,600 | 20 YEARS LATER AND STILL A GREAT FILM | After twenty years Fright Night remains one of the best Vampire films of the last couple of decades and still scary. A perfect film to watch on dark nights. What makes the movie go is the very believable characters. Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) is a typical teenager. He's a horror movie fan and maybe a bit of a nerd. When a new neighbor moves in next door Charley becomes convinced he is a vampire. He tells his friends Amy (Amanda Bearse) and Ed (Stephen Geoffreys) but they think he's nuts.Peter tries to enlist the aid of an old horror movie host Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowell), the vampire killer, but he thinks Charley is crazy too. Eventually they all try to humor him by going to the house to meet the new resident Jerry Dandridge played by chris Sarandon. It's all kind of a joke to everyone until Vincent looks in his little mirror and sees that Dandridge does not cast a shadow. With the realization that Dandridge really is a vampire Vincent wants to flee the town. Meanwhile the vampire now comes after Charlie and his friends, kidnapping Amy and taking her to his old, gothic looking Victorian. Charley now has to rescue Amy and figure out a way to stop the Vampire and his servant Billy Cole.Fright Night has a great atmosphere and is really a throwback to old classic Universal and hammer films which relied on great suspense and atmosphere over blood and gore. The scenes as Charley and Vincent stalk the vampire in the house are truly scary as is Charley's final battle with Dandridge. William Ragsdale and Chris Sarandon are fantastic in their roles. While Ragsdale was actually in his early 20's at the time, his young appearance made him believable as a teen. Bearse was even older at 26, but still pulled off her teen character. Chris Sarandon exuded sexuality as the vampire Gary Dandrige but was equally menacing as well.A great film! | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 4 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 4/4 | 1positive
| 1,121,040,000 | Best vampire movie of the '80's | I agree with other people when they say "The best vampire movie." It was well done, even though it's just a movie it seems so convincing. I liked all the actors in Fright Night, I think all of them played there parts really good. I recommend this movie to anyone who's into scary, but not gorry movies. It would be a perfect movie to watch around Halloween with some friends. | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 4 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 4/4 | 1positive
| 1,117,411,200 | This Is A Good Reason To Watch Out For Your New Neighbours!! | In this movie we see Charlie, a High School student played by William Ragsdale. Charlie's main ambition in life is to get his girlfriend to "go all the way" which doesn't happen. Poor guy. Sadly I can relate to his predicament back in my lost days of my youth. Anyway Charlie becomes very suspicious of his new neighbours and discovers that one of them is a Vampire!!!This movie is a Drive In "Must See" and is enhanced by the presence of the late Roddy Mc Dowell who gives a knockout performance as Peter Vincent "Fearless Vampire Killer". One thing about this movie which I really liked is it's claustrophic atmosphere as Charlie lives very close to his new neigbours and Mortal Danger is never too far away!!!! | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 4 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 4/4 | 1positive
| 1,113,091,200 | First Christopher Lee, then Chris Sarandon | I'll make this really short. I was 14 years old when I saw this film. It scared the living hell out of me. It also thrilled me to undeath. The first DVD I bought when I bought a DVD Player in the Spring of 2000 was this one. It is my favorite vampire film of all time. Christopher Lee opened my eyes to the fun of vampirism with "Horror of Dracula" and "Dracula Has Risen From the Grave". Public television used to run these films on Friday nights when I was a teenager. So I say, thanks, Uncle Ted. He was the host of the monster movie show which brought you older movies.Fast Forward to the eighties horror where sometimes vampires aren't seen or they're laughed at. Don't do that to Mr. Holland. His direction is extraordinary. Twenty years have passed and this classic deserves a special packaging from Paramount Pictures with some bonus stuff if any exist. All the traditional things you know about vampires are in this film. Mr. Holland doesn't fool around and try to put a tolerance level of sunlight on vampires. The crucifix is definitely painful, as is being staked. Bram Stoker doesn't have to haunt the screenplay writer. This is a wonderful horror film. Treat it with respect. It's even human enough that it pays tribute to Peter Cushing and Vincent Price. Applause from me. These guys made it possible for a film like this to be made. Some humor is thrown into the film, since there is humor in life. Real emotions. Real actors. 20th Anniversary ought to be in session. Mr. Sarandon, if I could, I'd hand you some kind of "Christopher Lee Award" for vampire portrayal excellence.Buy this DVD. | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 4 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 4/4 | 1positive
| 1,113,091,200 | A love letter to fans of horror cinema | Although "Fright Night" is considered to be an 80's classic, it is actually more than that. The film is an endearing and energetic homage to horror cinema especially the Hammer productions and the Universal horror cycle. Yes, the film has a humorous tone, but it is not campy nor is it trashy. It is a competently written, stylishly directed and wonderfully performed horror film which features amazing special effects by Richard Edlund (back when effects depended on imagination, not processor speed) and a truly original and haunting score by Brad Fiedel. But the highlight of this movie has to be Roddy McDowall's performance as Peter Vincent (which is Tom Holland's tribute to actors PETER Cushing and VINCENT Price) as his portrayal of the fading horror star who hosts a second rate late night horror show who reluctantly becomes a real life vampire killer, is both terrific and arguably his career best. With an atmosphere that is nothing short of a horror buff's dream, good performances and a terrific, special-effects laden climax, this is a horror classic that is unmissable for fans of horror and especially vampire films. *The Region 1 dvd features a gorgeous anamorphic transfer, but is sadly missing the 5.1 sound remix that is featured on the region 2 edition, however both features the excellent trailer, which is also restored*. | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 4 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,001,376,000 | Marshalltown, Iowa | This movie is destined to become an all time classic. The soundtrack is also worth listening to with its rock/disco sound. To Three Rivers, Michigan: The songs you asked about are: "Good Man in a Bad Time" by Ian Hunter; "Give It Up" by Evelyn "Champagne" King; and "You Can't Hide From the Beast Inside" by Autograph. When will the soundtrack come out in a CD version? (It originally was issued as a record and cassette tape.) | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 994,982,400 | A modern-day vampire classic! Not to be missed! | "Fright Night" is exactly that--a night full of the very best frights! Directed and written by horrormeister Tom Holland, "Fright Night" tells the very stylish tale of Charlie Brewster and his next-door neighbor. What's the significance of that coffin in the basement? Why are there gorgeous females entering the house and then exiting...in a body bag? Charlie wants to find out! So, he solicits the help of "vampire hunter," Peter Vincent, played to the hilt by the late/great Roddy McDowall. Holland keeps the action moving at a frantic, fun pace--and this is easily the best mix of laughs and horror ever put on celluloid. Forget "Scary Movie" and "Scary Movie II," ad nauseum. This is the real deal! And the DVD is flawless, a beautiful print! Ya know? I think I want to watch it, again! | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 970,012,800 | You have to have FAITH for that to work on ME !!! | AWESOME 80's Vampire Flick. Without going into detail about the storyline (because all of the other reviews reveal all you need to know), the cast was superb. Peter Sarandon was simply the coolest customer as a vampire. He and Roddy McDowell in the scene where Roddy discovers FAITH in the Cross was great. It gives you that GOOD defeats EVIL feeling. This movie has it all, from horror to humor with a little romance on the side. I highly recommend this movie. | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 959,731,200 | A Movie You Can Really Sink Your Teeth Into! | This movie is about a youth who becomes suspicious about his neighbor's activities when screams are heard late into the night next door. I highly recommend this movie to people who love suspense and horror films! I think there should be a Fright Night official webpage with all sorts of stuff containing pictures, scenes of the movie, and everything about the movie, with sound effects and even movie clips. That would be something! (Also, Character profiles-creative ones, for that matter) | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 957,139,200 | absolutly superb. | I first saw this when i was 15 but couldnt really remember much about ituntil i picked it up on video and wonderd how i lived without it.It is my greatest film of all time.My favourite character is evil ed with Chris Sarandon a close second.My favourite scene has to be the famous nightclub scene in particular the bit where Charlie tries to hit Jerry who catches his fist.But the magic is in the soundtrack where once again Brad Fiedel proves how good he really is,the songs by Autograph,Sparks, Ian Hunter and White Sister all being rip roaring slabs of classic 80s rock,and as i did a couple of days back i urge anyone who remotly liked the soundtrack or 80s music to grab a copy of the score as it is an absolute master peice. | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 936,835,200 | Most Authentic Vampire Movie Around | I usually laugh at vampire movies that try to scare you and are ridiculous (Lost Boys, etc) This movie is SOOOO realistic & entertaining. I've seen it now a hundred times, and still love it. Chris Sarandon is the BEST vampire I've ever seen (you almost wanna be one because of him) Cool, good looking, yet scary !! I had the soundtrack on cassette but lost it. I REALLY want the CD (if anyone has it) but it's out of print. A must-see for horror fans. And a great date flick. Terrible sequel, though. | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 934,329,600 | My favorite vampire movie. | I enjoyed the mixture of comedy and horror mix. It's doesn't get gross like a lot of horror movies feel they have to. Good group of actors, especially Roddy McDowall as Peter Vicent the Fearless Vampire Killer. Plus good lines like "Welcome to Fright Night, for real!". Plus there is a nicely done seductive dance sence, and good music throughout the movie. A definite must see of older horror movie fans, and vampire fans a like. | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 933,465,600 | Back!! | I rate this movie as one of my all time horror favorites!!! Sarandon makes you WANT to submit to those fangs! I get this film out of my collection every Halloween and still jump! It is a classic! | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 930,873,600 | One word: Hot! | Well,, the first time i saw this movie was when i was 11. Since then, I have rented this movie every weekend for the past 5 years. I love it! Chris Sarandon plays the most attractive, cunning, and sexy vampire in the world. I know that I'd want him living next door to me. He could bite me anytime. I give this movie 5 stars. Bearse and Sarandon light up the screen in all the right moves. "You're so cool Brewster!" | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 3 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 5/6 | 1positive
| 1,090,195,200 | the best horror movie | this is no doubt the best horror during the eighties. i watch quite a lot of horror movies due to the fact that they are my favourite kind of movie. Although i watch horror movies they never seem to scare me but "fright night" has been the 1 and onli that has scared me. It is a brilliant film to watch. Hope u have the same pleasure as i did | 15Movie & TV
| 0.833333 | 6 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/7 | 1positive
| 1,149,552,000 | its got Sam Ritter who is a um... | ...gay porn star. That's right, the actor who played evil ed, steve geoffreys has this pseudoynm Sam Ritter who did gay porn througout the 90's. In fact, this movie also contains lesbian Amanda Bearse and Roddy McDowall who, I guess is also gay. This movie even contains a homosexual or at the very least bisexual reference to the vampire and his assistant. But to me, thats what makes this movie so notable. A lot of speculation exist that makes a pretty reasonable connection between the considerable flamboyance of horror and homosexuality. This movie is cool because instead of denying that, it embraces it and actually creates a pretty cool atmosphere from it. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.285714 | 7 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/6 | 1positive
| 1,287,619,200 | GOOD MOVIE BUT SELLER NOT TRUTHFUL | THE PICTURE AND SOUND QUALITY IS GOOD. THE MOVIE ITSELF IS PRETTY GOOD CONSIDERING, THOUGH IT'S NO EXORCIST. I AM UPSET ABOUT THE FORMAT. THE ONLY REASON I GOT THIS IS BECAUSE IT STATED IT WAS IN FULL SCREEN AND WIDE SCREEN FORMAT. IT ENDED UP BEING ONLY WIDE SCREEN FORMAT. I WANTED A FULL SCREEN FORMAT. I DON'T LIKE WIDE SCREEN FORMAT. OTHER THAN THE QUALITY OF THE MOVIE AND THE MOVIE ITSELF, I'M UNHAPPY WITH THE TRANSACTION. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.166667 | 6 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/5 | 1positive
| 1,344,211,200 | ANTON YELTSIN IS A STAR! | Anton gets STAR BILLING and over Toni Collette etc...but I am not into this genre of movies but I'll look at anything with Anton and Toni Collette, they are the best, been following their careers for so many years.."Muriel's Wedding" for Toni.I looked up on IMDB why Toni would do this movie & the answer is ,the director/producer? of her Showtime series did this movie..so maybe as a favor because it's not a huge part that Toni has...Anton Yelchin is the star along with Anton & Colin Farrell, who play the next door neighbor/vampire...really liked it..Cheers..TC(NYC) | 15Movie & TV
| 0 | 5 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/7 | 1positive
| 1,017,964,800 | Spooky, Very Spooky | Pretty gross movie, when a pencil stabbed through each vampire who we figured out that was really a werewolf. Jerry Damage bit Evil, then fooled Peter Benson, the vampire killer, that there was a vampire out of Mr. Benson's room, but HE was the vampire, and what the great-vampire killer did was, he burned a cross on Evil's fourhead, then an X appeared. But when Evil turned into a werewolf, he didn't get killed with a silver bullet like most werewolves, but fell down the stairs with a pencil in the middel of him, then Charlie's girlfriend, Amy, turns into a vampire and falls in love with Damage!Watch when Benson and Charlie break the curse of Fright Night! | 15Movie & TV
| 0.142857 | 7 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/5 | 1positive
| 1,221,004,800 | It is a gross oversight if this movie is not in your collection. | Cinematic beauty? Ground breaking special effects? Acting tour de force? You will get all that and more in this epic tale of vampirism, debauchery, and haute couture. Allow yourself to sit back and be taken away on a journey of excitement and fright as you prepare to sleep with the lights on for weeks to come!Maybe it has been some time since you have seen a truly great motion picture and you have given up on the art form. Maybe you thought of watching Fright Night but decided to do something else. Well let me tell you, nothing, NOTHING, should keep you away from this absolute masterpiece. Buy a copy for every day of the week! | 15Movie & TV
| 0.6 | 5 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/5 | 1positive
| 1,031,788,800 | Fright Night DVD Mistake | Just thought I would let those of you who are interested in buying this DVD know that it states that this DVD has both Widescreen 2.35:1 and Full Screen Presentations...NOT! Even though the discs say Widescreen on Side A and Fullscreen on Side B, BOTH sides are WIDESCREEN 2.35:1! The cover is also a lot darker than the one pictured. DVD has NO special features, and NO bonus material, other than the trailer of the movie. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.6 | 5 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 1,359,072,000 | nice | nice item. price is good. couldnt have asked for anything more. i was pleased with the overall purchase and everything. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 1,358,553,600 | good movie... | saw the newest fright night...love the old one much better. first run movies to me are always the better movies | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 1,357,948,800 | Very Entertaining | I saw this movie years ago and Chirs Sarandon made a delicious vampire. Although it wasn't as scary as I would have liked, it was a fun movie. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 1,345,507,200 | Fright Night (1985)....outrageous price | I know that many have mentioned that the price is absolutely crazy. I have been chewing at the bit wondering at what point I would be out of luck getting a copy of it. What if it were to never come back out on blu-ray? I would be kicking myself for it. I finally broke down, closed my eyes, gritted my teeth and clicked purchase....one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I was lucky in that I was able to secure Mysterious Island and Journey to the Center of the Earth at the 29.99 price, however, had missed Fright Night because I didn't know about it until after it had sold out within a month (November 2011). Now third party vendors currently have Mysterious Island (9 copies) between 84.00-85.00 and Journey to the Center of the Earth (10 copies) between 68.00-69.00. Do I think its price gouging?...yes...but in the end am I glad I was able to get a copy...it's the law of supply & demand...I will review the technical aspects once I watch it.... | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 1,335,916,800 | Buy it on iTunes | The High Definition version is available in iTunes for $17.99. I'm sure it will be available in blu-ray at a reasonable price...and since the iTunes version is in full 1080 there is no reason to buy it at this price. Excellent flick by the way. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 1,322,784,000 | A good 80s movie to see when you have nothing to do | This movie is a typical 80s teenger movie. Kids having sex. Bad things go wrong. Mom and dad are either clueless or out of sight. Anyway, it shows some 80s design if you want to talk that walk back. But the plot is pretty solid. And the one little guy who turns into a vampire . . . is the best!! | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 1,320,105,600 | COOL MOVIE. | THIS WAS A NEAT MOVIE. I LIKED IT VERY MUCH. GOOD ACTING, AND AMAZING EFFECTS.NOW FOR THE DVD. THE TRAILER IS A NICE ADDITION. ALTHOUGH I WISH THERE WERE MORE SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THIS GEM.BUT I DO HAVE ONE NEGATIVE CRITISISM. BEING A CHRISTIAN, THE NUDITY SCENE WAS NOT TO MY LIKING, BUT IT WAS AN ALL-AROUND GOOD MOVIE. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,347,321,600 | GREAT MOVIE! 1980's SCARY! Product in great condition | Bought a used DVD. Product came in great condition. Worked like new! A little scartches was on the DVD. But nothing that you could not just clean. The movie didnt mess up anytime during the movie. Overall 4/5 for the condition not perfect but worth the price set! | 15Movie & TV
| 0 | 0 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,342,915,200 | fright night | its one of the. Best sci-fi movie that makes see it more than letting sit on your shelf.I here people tell me yes i remeber that movie but they got reed of it because of dvd i dont understandpeople why do you buy something like a VHS AND WHEN SOMETHING NEW COMES AROUND YOU GET REED OF IT same as the dvd when they brought out blue ray people got reed of thier regalur dvd andsome of these fine movies arent even on it fright night is just one of the great sci-fi movies that moviecollecters gotta have! | 15Movie & TV
| 0 | 0 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,317,945,600 | fright night | i remember watching this on vhs when my aunt had it. loved it! Chris Sarandon was so sexy playing the vampire. i never knew there was a part 2 to this movie but why is the dvd sixty dollars. guess i have to buy the vhs since its alot cheaper. | 15Movie & TV
| 0 | 0 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,271,462,400 | "80's Horror Classic!" | Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale and Roddy McDowallstar in this 1985 horror film. A teen discovers that hisnew neighbor is a vampire. This is one of my favoritehorror films and Chris is terrific as Jerry Dandridge.This dvd has decent picture and sound, but onlythe trailer. I recommend this 80's classic. | 15Movie & TV
| 0 | 0 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,243,468,800 | Great movie! | For an older movie, it's still a good one and Chris Sarandon is the sexiest vampire EVER! | 15Movie & TV
| 0 | 0 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,243,123,200 | Fright Done Right | An 80's "classic," FRIGHT NIGHT is a straightforward (and yet tongue-in-cheek) vampire film that doesn't have any real surprises, but which never fails to entertain. Chris Sarandon mugs it up as the bloodsucker who moves next door, and our teen leads are suitably cute and pathetic as they run around trying to enlist the aid of skeptical cops and the narrator of a nightly horror show called, of course, FRIGHT NIGHT.There are a few things you might cringe at. I found the spikey-haired friend (Ebo? Is that what they kept calling him?) to be shrill and annoying. And the cheesy 80's dance scene went on two verses too long, but overall I was impressed by the special effects, the dedication to detail, and the fact that the movie never tried to be anything other than a good, old fashioned, fang-flick. | 15Movie & TV
| 0 | 0 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,235,692,800 | High Time Favorite! | I am very satisfied with the DVD. This movie has always been one of my favorites. | 15Movie & TV
| 0 | 0 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,226,534,400 | ok for it's time | Have seen this movie before purchasing and always enjoyed it.The make-up and special effects were good for it's time. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/0 | 1positive
| 1,204,848,000 | Spending The Night with This Vamp Would Hardly Be A Fright . . . | First things first: as a (then) teenage girl with new hormones as well as blood pulsing through my veins, I did not stand a chance against Chris Sarandon's positively sinful Jerry Dandridge. I became hooked on him (and on vamps in general from then on).Now, then, on to this fine slice of eighties' horror.Charlie Brewster (William Ragsdale) is a typical teenager living in suburbia with his single mom, going to high school, and trying to get beyond pg-rated makeout sessions with his sweet girlfriend, Amy (Amanda Bearse). He has a freaky best bud nicknamed "Evil" (Stephen Geoffreys) and is a fan of the late-night horror movie showcase hosted by Peter Vincent, Great Vampire Killer (Ladies and Gentlemen, Roddy McDowall), which often features his (Vincent's) very own films.Then, a new guy moves in next door ("probably gay", his mother speculates when sharing the news that the new neighbor has a "live-in carpenter"), and not long after that, a sexy blonde dish happens to walk by as Charlie arrives home from school and asks for directions to that very house.The next day, back at school, Charlie notices a news report playing on the TV in the cafeteria: a young woman, apparently a "working girl", has been found dead. Her photograph is shown . . . it's the same woman who asked Charlie for directions to his new neighbor's house.As if all this wasn't sufficient to freak our man Charlie out, he sees his new neighbor and a beautiful young woman in the neighbor's window one night, decides to spy on them with binoculars . . . and sees New Neighbor's head lean back, his mouth open, exposing FANGS . . . and, just as he is apparently about to bite, he looks up and realizes he is being watched. He stops, steps away from his soon-to-be next victim, and pulls down his window shade - with a hand that seems to have abnormally long fingernails . . .Charlie immediately tries to sound the alarm, waking his mother who mumbles something about having to be at work and goes back to sleep. His girlfriend accuses him of concocting an outrageous story to try to get her back (they have had a tiff over her refusal to "give it up" to him); his bud Evil humors him in exchange for a little cash, reciting the rules about dealing with a vampire (crosses, garlic, Holy Water, cannot enter a home unless invited by the owner, etc.) that people familiar with the mythology already know.He is not believed by the police (the officer, in fact, threatens to arrest him if he comes to that station again).Charlie goes home to find that his new neighbor has already been invited into the house by his clearly smitten mother. Jerry Dandrige (so sexy it should be outlawed Chris Sarandon) is genial and cordial on the surface, drinking a Bloody Mary (hardy har) and reaching out a hand (with normal fingernails now) to shake with Charlie. Only poor Charlie can hear the threat in Dandridge's promise that, now that he is welcome in their home, he will be coming over "any time he feels like it".Sure enough, after Charlie's mom has turned in and he has fallen asleep in his chair, Dandridge comes back, this time to warn Charlie to stay away from him and out of his business. Charlie does not give up that easily, though, managing to fight off the vampire with a pencil through the hand (gnarly)! Dandrige retreats . . . for the time being. However, he quickly follows up with a threatening phone call, promising to finish what he had started the following night.But charlie happens to glance at his TV, where a Peter Vincent, Vampire Killer movie is playing. There is the Fearless Mr. Vincent himself, staking a vampire, his face resolute, paying no attention to the blood spurting onto his own face. Eureka! Charlie knows who can really help him now!Except that Peter Vincent is not a Vampire Killer, Great or otherwise, he is an actor who is known for playing a particular character. Upon meeting him, Charlie discovers that not only does Mr. Vincent think he (Charlie) is 'round the bend to believe in vampires, he has lost his job hosting his late-night show due to the fact that the new generation of movie-watchers seems to have lost interest in vampires ("Apparently all they want," Vincent disgruntedly observes, "are demented madmen running around in ski masks hacking up young virgins").All righty then . . . no help there.Evil and Amy, concerned about Charlie, show up at his house and go up to his bedroom . . . to find that he has practically turned it into a church, surrounding himself with candles, sacred statues, crosses . . . and he is in the process of carving a wooden stake. He is bound and determined to dispatch the vampire next door himself, whether anyone else will believe or help him or not. Alarmed at his intent to commit murder (from their point of view) and convinced that he is, at best, imagining things, and, at worst, having a full-on psychotic episode, they persuade him to let them try again to convince Peter Vincent to help him.The two do as they have promised, going to see our Mr. Vincent in person and telling them just how convinced Charlie is about his neighbor. Badly in need of some quick money himself (he has just received an eviction notice from his landlord), Vincent agrees to go Dandridge's home with the three of them - but not to "kill and vampire"; rather to cure Charlie of his delusion by "proving" to him that Dandridge is human by having Dandridge drink "Holy Water" in front of them (although he has no intention of using water that has really been blessed).They go, Dandridge dinks the water (which, being ordinary water, has no effect on him at all), and all seems well to everyone except Charlie . . . but then Mr. Vincent glances into his pocket mirror and sees that Dandridge does not reflect in it . . .He is so startled he drops his mirror, but he tries to get them all out of there and away from Dandridge and his minion quickly while appearing as normal and polite as possible. After they are gone, however, Dandridge steps on the mirror, sees the broken pieces on his floor, and knows exactly what happened - they all know, which means they all have to either be killed or changed into vampires themselves (he has taken a particular fancy to Amy, intending to do the "eternal mate" thing with her).The first to be turned, however, is Evil, who goes to confront Peter Vincent in one of the most creepy scenes of the film. Well, Poor Peter was freaked out enough to realize that Dandridge didn't reflect in his little mirror; being attacked by Evil as a vampire is more than he can take. He decides to GTHOOD (Get The He@@ Out Of Dodge), and fast.Meanwhile, Charlie and Amy have been chased into a nightclub by Dandridge. While Charlie is on the phone with Peter in a last-ditch effort to get him to help, Amy is drawn in by Dandridge, dancing with him and having his spell cast over her. Charlie tries to stop them from leaving together, but Dandridge, of course, makes toast of Charlie and anyone else who tries to get in his way.Charlie goes to Peter's place to tell him what has happened, but Peter still refuses to do anything more, insisting that Peter Vincent, Vampire Killer, is only "a character in a movie" and that the REAL Peter Vincent is scared s*&^less.Charlie decides to go to Dandridge's house himself; Peter goes to Charlie's to check on his mother (and call the police from their phone). The lines have been cut, however, and when he goes upstairs into Mrs. Brewster's room, he instead finds Evil Ed, back for another round. Terrified as he is, Peter manages to stake Evil (in the form of a wolf) . . . and find some real courage within himself.He goes to Dandridge's house ready to kick some more vamp butt; but it ain't that easy. For one thing, there is Dandridge's "live-in carpenter", actually a not-human-but-not-vampire-minion who is nonetheless dispatched with a stake through the heart.Then, there is Dandridge himself, who manages to drive Peter off and throws Charlie into the room where is is keeping Amy - who has been bitten and is in the process of transforming (presumably, Charlie is to be her first meal upon fully awakening).Peter comes back, however, and manages to get into the room where Charlie is being held with Amy. However, seeing that Amy has been bitten, he realizes that the only way to save her from vampirism is to kill Dandridge (at least, that's the way it works in movies).Peter and Charlie go downstairs to where Dandridge's coffin is, but are distracted by a noise, which Charlie goes to investigate.The noise is the newly-vamped amy coming downstairs, wearing a filmy, long white dress (that Dandridge dressed her in before putting the love-bite on her), red eyes, fangs, and a head of long, red hair to replace her short, brown curly 'do. She manages to win him over for a moment, crying, "you promised you wouldn't let him get me!" before turning on him and trying to bite him, but he still manages to fight her off long enough for Peter to open Dandridge's coffin and stake him.The stake doesn't work however (Dandridge pulls it out). There follows more struggle, followed by death-by-sunlight for Dandridge and the return of Amy's humanity.This, Lost Boys, and Near Dark are three of the best films of the genre, not just for the eighties, but always. Good acting, a drop-dead (you should pardon the pun) vampire, old-school effects and makeup, Roddy McDowall. You owe this one to yourself if you are a genre fan.Cheers. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,275,350,400 | Must See | This is a great movie that is fast paced and with great lovable characters. The movie is fun to watch and the story does have some depth to it. You will cheer loudly when the loser finally becomes the hero. I love the scene where Dracula laughs at the vampire killer who is holding the cross with his shaky hand. That scene is so much fun to watch.5 stars! Must see! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,271,116,800 | "You Have To Have Faith In Order For This To Work!" | Chris Sarandon (CHILD'S PLAY), Roddy McDowall (PLANET OF THE APES), William Ragsdale (WALLY AND THE VALENTINES), Amanda Bearse (MARRIED WITH CHILDREN), Stephen Geoffreys (976-EVIL), Art J. Evans (I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS), Jonathan Stark (HOUSE 2: THE SECOND STORY) and Dorothy Fielding (GOLDIE AND THE BEARS) star in the Tom Holland classic; FRIGHT NIGHT. The main story line is remiscent of DISTURBIA except it is a vampire instead of a human that is the killer. A high school student named Charley Brewster claims that his new neighbor Jerry Dandridge is a vampire because of the blood shed and screaming happening every night. He does everything until he meets up with the great vampire killer himself; Peter Vincet. Their adventures together are funny and very brave. The movie has average special effects for the 1980s. A lot better of effects than any FRIDAY THE 13TH movie of the early '80s that is for sure. The movie is pretty graphic in some parts of the finale but it is so much fun at the end. That is all I will give you. I know I give short reviews but I only want to say the things I like about a movie or product and some favorite scenes, no major spoilers. See you later. Infinity out of 5 star rating! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,256,428,800 | It Still Wears Well, and I Miss Roddy McDowell | I decided to write up this review since this is the "scary season." "Fright Night" is one of those great chillers that takes every cliche about vampires and somehow makes it all work well. Chris Sarandon, a very underappreciated actor (Prince Humperdink from "The Pricess Bride" and the voice of Jack Skellington), plays vampire Gerry Dandrige to a charmingly oily, serpentine perfection without being remotely campy. Stephen Geoffreys, who plays uber-geek best friend "Evil Ed," lightens the mood of the film with sometimes horrific comedy, and Amanda Bearse ("Marcy D'Arcy" from "Married With Children) and William Ragsdale are perfectly cast as teenagers caught up in a battle of wits and wills with Dandridge. But, the icing on this cake is Roddy McDowell's homage to Peter Cushing as the embittered, washed-up B movie vampire movie star who manages to find both his dignity and his faith as he comes to the ultimate realization that vampires DO exist and he is the unlikely choice to do battle against them. McDowell's performance was so fine - alternatively funny and prosaic - it is worth watching this film to see how an older actor can still turn in stellar performances, who uses the script and props without letting them overpower his range. It is such a pity this wonderful actor has since passed on since "Peter Vincent, Vampire Killer" is arguably one of his best roles.The movie does have scary parts, so I would be leery of showing it to kids under thirteen.Just a really, really fantastic vampire movie and well worth watching.RECOMMENDED. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,251,158,400 | Loved this movie.. loved, loved, loved it!!! | How great is it to be scared one minute, and laughing the next? So it goes with Fright Night. Campy, yes, but this movie has everything going for it. Chris Sarandon is perfectly cast as the sexy vampire. I'd prey to get bitten by him. Buy it, or rent it for that matter, and you won't be disappointed. Classic horror movie.. they just don't make them like this anymore! Go get em' Peter Vincent!! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,249,689,600 | His dinner is in the oven! | This is a classic 80's vampire movie. In this some times comical movie, we follow Charlie Brewster, a typical horror movie loving teen, and his friends with their normal teen lives. Normal, that is, until some one moves into the old house next door and decides to "fix the place up." Charlie notices some strange goings on next door, and poor Charlie, no one believes him. Not his Mom, his girlfriend Amy, or best friend, "Evil" Ed. And good luck trying to explain to the police what he sees them carrying into the cellar. And the whole time, the vampire is on his trail. This is my fav horror movie, and probably one of my favs period. I love Chris Sarandons role in this movie, he is like the ultimate vampire. He is sultry, and sensual. Every one in this movie did such a great job, I totally love this movie. I know just about every line, and never tire of it. Scary, and might have you waking from a nightmare needing some hot cocoa! But watch out, the microwave never melts the marshmallows right! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,234,483,200 | 'Campy' Fright Night Fun To Watch | This is simply a very entertaining horror flick with a good mixture of suspense, comedy and good special- effects. The kids - William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse and Stephen Geoffreys - are all excellent but the two adults - Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowell - steal the show.Sarandon is very cool as the vampire; cocky, arrogant and smooth. He is easily the best character in the movie. McDowell does a nice job as the reluctant vampire slayer.The special-effects are good and the film is played strictly for fun, even with the suspenseful scenes. In fact, it reminds me of the word "camp" because it's so hokey in spots. Yet the film definitely has its scary moments.Note: I watched this 3-4 times on the tape so I am familiar with most of the film and after seeing the DVD, I swear several short scenes are missing (such as Bearse's quick shower scene). | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,061,251,200 | Fun all around | The effects may be a bit off by the standards of the 21st century but when this movie came out there were good, not great, but good. Chris Sarandon is an excellent vampire and Roddy MacDowell is good in almost anything. Interesting twists on some vampire legends. I think it has few plot holes and I was never bored with it. Can't say the same for it poor sequel. My favorite line from the movie is: "you have to have faith; it doesn't work if you don't have faith" because I think that gets to a core truth of the legends and of religion. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,049,932,800 | All-Time Thriller. Vampire movie in comic vein. A classic. | All-time entertainment thriller. Now a classic. A vampire movie in the comic vein. Wonderfully written story and screenplay. Great cinematography in great detail. A lot of work went into making this film. Perfectly cast. William Ragsdale is perfect in the lead. William Ragsdale has been married since 1999 and still has an active career.Amanda Bearse plays "Amy" who is also the perfect female lead. As you know Miss Bearse went on to co-star in the Fox tv series "Married With Children" (1986-1997). Bearse announced in 1993 on a "Comedy Central" special that she was lesbian. She currently has an daughter.Stephen Geoffreys adds his own style to this film and plays an important part as well. He plays "Evil". Incidentally, Mr. Geoffreys did another horror film,976-Evil(1989) and had the lead role. Stephen Geoffreys tried to get mainstream roles in Hollywood, but went on to do non-hardcore films with male nudity in play and then adult gay porn under a different name. He is now trying to get back into mainstream films again and appeared inSick Girl (Special Edition DVD)(2007), New Terminal Hotel (2009), Emerging Past (2010), The Diary of Randy Rose (2010).Stephen Geoffreys and Amanda Bearse also appeared inFraternity Vacation(1985).Chris Sarandon is so evil in this film as "Jerry Dandrige"-- The Vampire that I could not watch him in another film. I still can't. Good acting.Last but not least is Roddy McDowall, as brilliant an actor as he was, he played "Peter Vincinct", a man who is a tv host for broadcast horror movies and "Charlie" (William Ragsdale) hires him to rid of the vampire living next door to him.Roddy McDowall was a well-liked professional actor who began his acting as a child. You may have seen him inHow Green Was My Valley(1941). He had many female and had male friends, however he never officially came out as being "gay". It was hinted a little bit in Mae West (1982-TVM). He died October 3, 1998 of lung cancer.I'm glad Roddy McDowall agreed to do this film and the sequel. This film is made with class, style and great well-made special effects. Great soundtrack too. On the DVD, I am sorry to say there is no audio commentary, no special features or bonuses, no cast reunion. You do get the choice of Widescreen or Full Screen on either side of the disc. I recommend Full-Screen. The beginning of the film will be in Widescreen because of the titles and credits but will become Full-Screen, if you chose the Full-Screen side.Stephen Geoffreys delivers the catchy phrase: "You are so cool, Brewster".I have read somewhere that their were alternative endings of this film. If so, this DVD does not show them here.Followed byFright Night Part II(1989), with William Ragsdale and Roddy McDowall.Remake:Fright Night(2011). | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,013,212,800 | FRIGHT NIGHT | FRIGHT NIGHT is a halarious horror movie about a teenager named Charlie Brewster, who discovers that his new next-door neighbor is a bloodsucking vampire. In order to stop the vampire from drinking the blood of everyone in town, Charlie enlists the help of Peter Vincent, an actor who has played a vampire killer in many horror films. This is, without a doubt, one of the best horror movies out there! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/1 | 1positive
| 1,004,486,400 | Welcome to Fright Night! | Among the most impressive vampre films to be made and considered somewhat of a cult classic, Fright Night offers horror and humor. The music and clothing are dated, and the teenagers offer the weakest performances. It IS a teenage horror flick, I was 15 when this movie came out...but I love it now as I did then and there are so many strong points. The script: excellent. The performances: McDowell and Sarandon...wonderful. The direction: again very good. The music: dated but good. Action: very good, especially the end. Loopholes? Yes, I can think of one but I'll leave the viewers to check it out...this movie is worth seeing! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 1,000,512,000 | Guilty Pleasure | This little flick has been one of my guilty pleasures ever since childhood. It is not the greatest movie ever made, but it does deliver on its promise to scare, titillate, and tickle. Add this 80's classic to the list of really fun B-movies: Flash Gordon, Lost Boys, Buckaroo Bonzai, Vamp, Easy Money, American Werewolf in London, Motel Hell . . . ah, those were the days. Rather than repeat what many viewers have already said, I'll just give you my favorite scene: Evil Ed, Pencil in the Head. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 998,265,600 | Frightenly Fun | I actually have never seen Fright Night until recently on American Movie Classics and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Although Roddy McDowell looks pretty silly with his hair and eyebrews being covered in white powder he still brings a lot of charm and humor to the film. He has a lot of fun scenes as a Horror film star/vampire slayer. Chris Sarandon (Child's Play) is very good as well as the head vampire. If you liked other modern vampire flicks like The Lost Boys and From Dusk Till Dawn check out Fright Night. It is funny, sexxy and even sometimes pretty damn scary. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 991,267,200 | Fright Night | The best vampire movie. William Ragsdale plays the teenager who sees strange things go on at his newly arrived neighbor's house. He eventually enlists the help of Roddy McDowall who plays the fearless vampire killer. A memorable performance by Stephen Geofreys as William Ragsdale's strange friend. Also Amanda Bearse plays Willaim Ragsdale's love interest, Chris Sarandon plays the newly arrived neighbor/vampire, and Jonathan Stark as Chris Sarandon's watcher/aide. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 976,233,600 | Outstanding horror that shaken me then and ever now! | Ever wonder who's living next door to you? Ever wonder who's eyes are glowing in the dark outside your bedroom's windows at night? Ever seen an evil transform in the very front of you? Then Fright Night's the one for you.The effects are decent even though it was a 1985 production. The sound effects had been remastered to show off your Dolby Surround system. If you're dying for a thriller, this is a must for you!15 years ago, when I watched this horror screened in the cinema, I ended squating on the cinema chair.15 years later, I still ended squating on my sofa while watching the DVD version...I guess old habbits dies hard! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 956,707,200 | GREAT MOVIE ! | I have this DVD (a regional coded 3 disc), the story is good but sadly the transfer of this film on DVD, some interruption on the picture quality especially when watching in WIDESCREEN format! You could notice some disturbance (just a second) occured on and off at the bottom of the screen and the sound on this DVD is not so satisfying too. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 954,720,000 | A Fun, Frightening Flick | A hugely entertaining teen horror with some added comedy courtesy of the late Roddy McDowall, who gives one of the campiest performances since Vincent Price, as an aging horror actor (the "heroic PETER VINCENT: "Vampire Killer"!) who's suddenly faced with REAL LIFE terror--needless to say, he's actually a quivering mass of jelly (much like TV's "Dr. Smith"). Another great aspect NOT to be missed, is the WIDESCREEN version!--You get to see some truly hair-raising thrills that are NOW VISIBLE and made even more frightening by seeing what's going on in the background...which is otherwise pan-and-scanned away from. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 946,598,400 | A classic vampire movie! | I rented this movie by mistake. I was so impressed with it that I went out and bought it! It has everything, humour, sadness, horror... The special effects are pretty good, and the characters are well built. This and Interview with a vampire and probably the two best vampire movies in recent memory. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 940,377,600 | great movie!!!! | I loved this movie so much that i had to see it 10 times or more | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/2 | 1positive
| 936,489,600 | Watch this movie in the dark! | I first saw this movie at the tender age of five(!) and this has been one of my all time favorite vampire movies of all time. The recently deceased Roddy Mcdowall and the greatly underrated Chris Sarandon are excellent in their roles. They should have won an oscar! The story is simple: Young teenage boy thinks next door neighbor is a vampire. Then the boy enlists the help of a local T.V. and all hell breaks loose. This is a roller coaster ride from start to finish, so hold on and enjoy the ride! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 10/11 | 1positive
| 1,324,857,600 | Fright Night (1985) | Fright Night is an awesome movie,but it's at a ridiculous price here on amazon.....$$$149.00!!!! on blu-ray...i'll never pay that much for any movie!! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 7/7 | 1positive
| 1,174,262,400 | SURPRISINGLY GOOD VAMPIRE FILM FROM THE 80'S! | The 80's will not be remembered for giving us the best of anything,but this little known movie is really a very good entry into the vampire genre. Roddy McDowall,Sarandon and Ragsdale turn in excellent performances and the FX are real good too(esecially for the time). I would like to have seen a better DVD treatment for this forgotten little gem! A great movie to watch on Halloween! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 7/7 | 1positive
| 1,169,596,800 | A Hidden Gem | This movie is one of the great forgotten movies of the 1980s. It is a perfect mix of horror and comedy. Perfect for those who want to watch a fun horror movie such as the Lost Boys. | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 7 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 12/14 | 1positive
| 1,156,291,200 | all you gotta do is take my hand | fright night another collection to add to your dvds i fell in love with this film when i was little,a must see not to be missed film,3 friends 1 vampire and one unhuman vampire qaurd how far are you willing to annoy a vampire b4 it turns on ur friends | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 6/6 | 1positive
| 1,280,620,800 | Makes fun of old vampire movies, until... | Saw it when it came out (feels like 1955 now) at the movie theater, and it was a riot. I don't know how it plays on DVD at home, but I have so many fun memories. You probably already know the premise of the boy who has trouble convincing his friends and everyone else that the guy who just moved in next door is a vampire on a killing rampage. The boy is a fan of a late night tv show, Fright Night, whose host is played my McDowall. The casting of McDowall is one of those things that could have exploded in the face of the producers, but as it turns out it worked brilliantly. McDowall made a career camping it up in B-grade horror movies, and here he plays someone who made a career camping it up in D-grade (pun intended) movies. This type of self-parody is carried to an extreme, because the movie spends most of its first half making fun of the established cliches of the genre, only to use them all, ALL, in the second half, with a straight face, and to great effect. It is not nearly as gory as the reality-horror we see these days, and I know that to some this will detract from the film, but not for me. Also, this may have been the first movie where the vampire transformation changed the whole facial demeanor of the monster, at least to my knowledge, so there's a little innovation in the genre's rules right there. And then there's Geoffreys' performance (the scene with the mop on his head, then reading the note, is the type of disturbing scary that stays with you, rather than boo-hoo scary), and Sarandon's, suave and threatening, Bearse's seduced virgin, and Ragsdale's earnest geek. Zap the popcorn, unplug the telephone, turn off the light, and enjoy! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 6/6 | 1positive
| 1,007,424,000 | Excellent movie and, oh yeah...vampires! | What would you do if a vampire moved in next door? That's the question this movies asks as young Charlie Brewster gains a most unwelcome neighbor at the beginning of the movie. Charlie isn't the smartest guy in the world but he does figure out that a vampire has moved next door and immediately tries his best to tell others about him... a strategy that is obviously doomed to failure since no one will believe a hysterical teen yelling that a vampire next door is killing people. Without giving away any more of the plot, most of the rest of the movie involves Charlie and his friends trying to survive long enough to kill their new nemesis.One of the great things about this movie is that it isn't trying to add some weird twist to the idea of vampire movies. It isn't a comedy (Love at First Bite), a grand drama (Interview with the Vampire), an action movie (Vampires), etc. It's a suspenseful vampire movie. Period. That sounds like such a simple idea, yet I've rarely seen any other vampire film actually pull it off like this one. We meet a small group of fairly interesting people, they're put in danger, and we spend the rest of the film on the edge of our seats hoping they get out alive.Finally, this movie is worth watching just to see Roddy McDowall's performance. The entire cast does a great job, but McDowall really stands out as he plays a washed up actor. A small and frightened man, he is forced to confront extreme terrors or die. McDowall is so expressive and believable that the movie gains a depth that another actor might well have failed to deliver.If you're a vampire fan tired of seeing bad film after bad film then cheer up, this one will make your day for sure! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 8/9 | 1positive
| 1,324,598,400 | blu ray looks awesome but the price on here is terrible | This is a limited edition blu ray which I bought a copy this week of 12/20/11. I got mine thankfully because the sellers on here are charging alot more than I paid for it. 35.00 is what they paid for it , as did I. , and they are jacking up the price on you. sadly this only had 3,000 copies made for some dumb reason. I think that eventually this will come out in a regular edition and I will see it five years from now for ten dollars. But maybe not. SO I had no choice; as I loved this version of the movie ever since I saw it at the theater in 1985. the picture looks alot better on this blu ray for sure. go online to search for a copy if you want one , maybe there is a copy left at 34.00 including shipping. That's what I paid. And perhaps if you wait ,years from now or sooner this will be released again. maybe. it's a bad idea to do limited edition things in my opinion. when I ordered this there was less than five hundred left. so maybe by the time anyone reads this , the only hope you will have of owning this edition is buying a one of this gouging sellers blu rays. Anyways, this is a classic movie of a nerd who wins the girl by fighting the vampire and his kin. It's alot better than the new version and it has the late great roddy mcdowell in it as the vampire hunter. It's a salute to hammer horror films and more in this modern horror classic. The picture quality is outstanding. afte buying many blu rays with faded pictures or worse this one was completely RESTORED. Unlike lets say 'clash of the titans' from the same decade, this is just a sweet job of blu ray work. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.888889 | 9 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 8/9 | 1positive
| 1,149,120,000 | McDowell Steals The Coffin | I wasn't in the right mood when I saw this, so it took a long time for me to think 'urbane parody' instead of 'why is Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) such a screw-up.' Most of this was due to a start that got most of its laughs from scenes of Charley ignoring his girlfriend Amy (Amanda Bearse) to spy on Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon), the vampire who has moved in next door. The sight gags simply don't work very well and until the film actually develops some dialog it doesn't really shift from 'yet another clich' ridden horror film with a big cast' to 'Hey! That was cool.'So Charley discovers that Dandridge is lunching on the local joy girls while Billy Cole (Jonathan Stark) the ghoul redecorates the nest by painting the windows black. Charley attempts to raise the alarm, but only manages to convince everyone that he is having a lot of 'teenage' moments. In desperation, he turns to the local horror show host Roger Vincent (Roddy McDowell) and suddenly the film shifts into high gear. He gives a one-man demonstration of the acting abilities that have put him in some 250 films, playing a crotchety ex-actor whose nickname was 'The Vampire Slayer,' now reduced to a late nite host with slipping ratings.McDowell plays the part as frightened man who knows that vampires really don't exist and then discovers that they do. He squeezes every bit of humor there is to be had out of the part and somehow gets everyone else up to his level. Just when you think the film is in danger of failing in spite of Sarandon's coolness, McDowell demonstrates that there is still a lot of life in those old clich's. Fright Night can't help being light weight, but it does manage to be successfully entertaining. And you get some interesting special effects when people go vampy face or dissolve upon staking. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.888889 | 9 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 5/5 | 1positive
| 1,025,913,600 | Welcome to Fright Night...for real! | It staggers me now that when I first saw this movie in the cinema upon initial release back in 1985 I was actually disappointed! I was 15 then and guess I expected gore and deaths every 5 minutes in place of say a plot, acting, character development, etc... Since then I have seen the film over 20 times, purchased the poster, soundtrack and the film both on VHS and DVD (not many extras on the DVD version, unfortunately) This film has great acting by all leads, but Stephen Geoffreys as "Evil Ed" steals the show - my favourite quote is when William Ragsdale and Amanda Bearse are resigned to defeat by vampires and "Evil Ed" remarks "Then we'd have vampires taking over the whole town (looks out window) - not that it'd be much of a loss..." Great score by Brad Fiedel ("The Terminator") and attention to detail - smash cut camerawork and great flying effects. This is an ideal horror movie to show anyone uninitiated in the genre - couple it with "The Lost Boys". The sequel is also worth watching (once). | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 5/5 | 1positive
| 1,287,446,400 | Timeless!!!!!! | I was born in 1980, and this movie made up a large part of my childhood. My mother recorded it when it was released on HBO and I wore the tape out. Now I have the DVD and the nostalgia just keeps coming. It is still as good as it was 23 years ago. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,340,150,400 | The Best Modern Day Vampire Movie Ever... | I realize this movie is going on 30 years old. It might seem "old" to many viewers. But the fact that it is colorfully set in suburban America of the mid-80's, and not in some B&W; Hollywood version of Transylvania, (complete with creepy castles and torch bearing villagers) - make it, to me at least, a more or less modern day setting. Certainly contemporary for its time, and with very few exceptions, it has maintained a fresh and modern look about it.Charlie Brewster, a typically under-achieving teen, seems to have but two passions in his life: His love of horror movies, locally presented on late night TV by faded B-movie actor Peter Vincent. And his girlfriend Amy, whose pants Charlie is desperately trying to get into. When he spots his new next door neighbor carrying what looks like a coffin into his house late one night, the stage is set for one of the funniest, scariest, and most entertaining vampire films ever made. All of the aforementioned events take place during the first five minutes. After that, it's just full-on frightening fun. Charlie soon begins spying on his neighbor from his bedroom window, and quickly learns just what the purpose of that sinister looking coffin is!Beautifully crafted, well-written, and expertly acted, Fright Night delivers the goods on so many levels. The scares work, the humor works, and the expertly done special effects hold their own against any other film of the period. Chris Sarandon is perfect as vampire Jerry Dandridge. His outward demeanor exudes a cool, sexy charm, while beneath burns the vicious, tortured monster who will stop at nothing to get what he wants (in this case, Charlie's girlfriend Amy), and ensure his own survival. Roddy McDowall gives a brilliantly hammy performance as Peter Vincent, the "great vampire killer" from his long-since passed days in low budget horror movies. I simply cannot imagine any other two actors playing those roles (I have yet to see the 2011 remake). I suppose any two good young actors of the day could have played Charlie and Amy, but William Ragsdale and Amanda Bearse made those roles their own. And Stephen Geoffreys delivers a wonderfully likable comic portrayal of Charlie's friend, "Evil" Ed.The film takes a very deliberate timeline, deftly maintaining a perfect balance between the humor and the horror. In many ways, it goes one better in that department than my other favorite horror/comedy from the 80's, An American Werewold In London. As much as I love AAWIL, the humor in it can occasionally seem a bit forced or out of place. Not so in Fright Night. It hits all the marks in perfect sequence, and results in a delightfully scary roller coaster ride of a movie.As I mentioned, I have not seen last year's remake with Colin Farrell and David Tennant, so I cannot compare the two. I will have to make it a point to watch it someday. But I have seen the direct sequel to 1985's Fright Night, and while entertaining in its own way, it simply cannot hold a stake to the original. To me, the original Fright Night became an instant classic immediately upon its release, with its perfect blend of acting, story, and direction, the latter two both courtesy of Tom Holland (Child's Play, also with Chris Sarandon). A perfect example of fun film making from the 80's that has scarcely aged at all, and today is as fresh, frightening, and funny as it was almost three decades ago. Fright Night is... for REAL...! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,326,758,400 | Awesome Movie! | Fright Night is one of the best vampire flicks of all time - great cast and crew, good soundtrack and one memorable performance from the late, great Roddy McDowall! Chris Sarandon's portrayal of a vampire that enjoys himself (and munching on some great looking women) is not to be missed. The only thing that makes this great movie even better is the fact that it has been released on blu-ray! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,320,105,600 | Landmark Vampire Film! | My second favorite Vampire film of all time! "Fright Night" (the original) is the perfect blend of scares & laughs, as Charlie (William Ragsdale) believes his new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon) is a Vampire, after seeing Jerry & his roommate, Billy, carrying a coffin in to the cellar, through an outside cellar door. Murders have been happing around town with the victims head cut off, & Charlie is determined to prove he knows who the killer is, his neighbor.Chris Sarandon puts on a marvelous performance as the Vampire, Jerry Dandrige. He is smooth, intelligent, aristocratic, has a sense of humor, & exudes loads of sexuality, like most great Vampires, male or female. There is an underlying aura of menace, to his demeanor, very subtle, but all the more powerful for it . He is a cat silently stalking it's prey, sleek, graceful, & lethal.Charley is perfect for his role, as the prying, upstanding, though slightly inept high school boy, trying to convince everyone that Jerry is a Vampire. His friend, the scene stealing, Evil Ed, (Stephen Geoffreys, who pursued a porno star career afterwards) tells Charley all he needs to know about Vampires, for $8.00, LOL. He tells Charley his best protection right now is not to invite a Vampire in to his house, as a Vampire can not enter another's home, unless invited, so Charley feels relatively safe until his mothers calls him downstairs to meet his new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige, to Charley's horror! The tension of this scene is so real it's almost physical.Charley finally goes to horror movie host/actor Peter Vincent, "Vampire Killer," in desperation of someone to believe him, & is met with the same skepticism as all the others. Peter Vincent, played by Roddy McDowall, is the complete opposite of Chris Sarandon's, Jerry Dandrige. Bumbling, inept, cowardice, played with all the conviction of non-conviction this fine actor can muster! Peter Vincent is a major ingredient to why this film works so well, as he is finally bribed by Charley's girlfriend to help prove that Charley is wrong about Jerry Dandrige being a Vampire, in another tense scene.Peter Vincent adds the comedic element to this film, along with Evil Ed, & it is quite the performance, as Peter Vincent finds out Jerry is a Vampire, turns tail & runs, then later finds the courage within himself to help Charley in trying to destroy Jerry Dandrige."Fright Night," easily has some of the best make up & special effects for any horror film of the 80's, especially a female Vampire with a gaping maw, filled with razor sharp teeth. It helped set a standard for Vampire's appearances to this day. Not just blood shot eyes & fangs, but a metamorphosis, not unlike land mark Werewolf film's, "An American Werewolf in London" & "the Howling. "Fright Night" can make a pretty air tight claim to the Vampire sub-genre, that those films did for the Werewolf sub-genre. It can also stand along with those films as one of the best examples of it's ilk, a modern updating of the Vampire film legacy, even though we have "the Boy Who Cried Wolf" plot, seldom has it been done so convincingly well! Scary, & funny, all at once!For Vampire lovers with a sense of humor, you can't go wrong with "Fright Night," it's laughs & scares are one seamless perfection! Truly, a landmark film for the horror genre!5 Star = Masterpiece | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,312,416,000 | THE ORIGINAL IS BEST !!! | I love this movie !!! The don't make movies like this anymore. I strongly recomend this movie to anyone who likes to be scared. And Chris Sarandon as Jerry Dandridge isn't bad to look at either. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,309,824,000 | Great movie | In my opinion, Fright Night is one of the best vampire movies out there. Chris Sarandan makes one heck of a sexy vampire. He can bite my neck anytime.The movie is exciting, funny, and yes, cheesy. But very entertaining. I recommend it. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,307,404,800 | it's already been done, but: it's 'Fright Night'. . .for REAL | I saw the trailer for the unnecessary remake of the classic mid-1980's flick and I am not impressed. I'm not putting it down just because it's a remake; a remake could be good, though I cannot really name one off the top of my head. The trailer just looked boring and Colin Farrell as Jerry Dandridge, the head-vampire, doesn't look the part. I'll give it a rental, but have no interest in seeing it in the theatre.I saw this original there and got it on DVD for just $2 at a yard sale recently. The DVD's best 'special feature' is simply the movie, as there is nothing else. It has widescreen on one side and full-screen on the other, so that's good for those who have a preference. As well, this has subtitles in the most languages that I have on any DVD on I own. However, watching it with the English subtitles, it seemed that there were many points were there were no words for quite a while.When Dandridge became the bat, I liked that a lot and, especially when he was destroyed, I thought it was awesome. It had a lot of old, practical effects and makeup that were really good for the time. I'll pick puppetry and classic effects over computerized, fake stuff any day. The remake will most-surely be filled with expensive CGI and that will make it lose appeal for me. However, I love magic and to have the Peter Vincent character be a stage magician instead of a horror-movie host is an interesting idea. Will Mr. Vincent use illusion to trick the vampire into his demise? I think that idea could be used well.However, Mr. Vincent will not be played by and elderly man, so I think that won't be as interesting. Also, this will be in an over-populated place (Los Angeles, I believe) and that is not preferred. In the original, it took place in 'Anytown, USA'. That gave it a better atmosphere, thinking that it could happen in any common neighbourhood much like the one you're probably in. I hear that Chris Sarandon, who played Dandridge in the original, is supposed to have a cameo in the new flick and that would be cool (yet, most assuredly, it will be too small a part). I hope that the FRIGHT NIGHT theme from J. Geils Band plays a lil' bit somewhere, too...perhaps on a radio station in someone's car? Lastly, concerning the remake, I'm hoping that they re-release the original and the sequel with more features. Specifically FN2 as its cost is ridiculous.Okay, so back to this flick: it's great.I don't fully understand the dude who lived with Dandridge. He walked around in the daylight, obviously wasn't human because he was eventually shot multiple times and lived, but a wooden stake through his heart did kill him. His demise was more like a zombie's -- but dont they usually expire when they are shot in the head? When you saw Dandridge's coffin being discovered in the basement, I just noticed that there were two coffin's there. One contained Jerry and the other was open and, I assume, was for the roommate. So...what was that guy? A werewolf in human form? I imagine...and the bullets that Peter Vincent fired weren't silver bullets? Yet can a werewolf be killed with a stake? Whatever...it was still a cool death when he melted into goo and sand.I was probably more scared as a kid when I watched this; now, it still has some spooky moments but I had 'fun' with it. There's a fair amount of blood, but it's the teeth of the ghouls...noises and sound effects...and eerie locations that add the most to it. It was a bit emotional, too, especially when 'Evil' is dying from being impaled in wolf-form by Peter Vincent and is in the process of converting back to a human. The half wolf/half human and then fully human 'Evil' reaching out to Vincent was something. Roddy McDowall appears honestly affected by this and must feel sad as well as simultaneously relieved that the monster didn't get him. Remember that everything he's seeing was for real and vampire movies were coming to life before his very eyes. He was a fine actor and will always be the genuine vampire killer. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,299,283,200 | Fright Night | The absolute best 80's vampire movie.One of the late Roddy McDowall's finest pictures.A must have for anyone who misses the 80's classic horrors. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,275,696,000 | I Was a Teenage Vampire Hunter ! | Charlie is just your average teenager, clueless about girls, a protective mom, and a horror fan. He spots a coffin being moved around by the next door neighbor. Later, Charlie sees a nude woman getting chomped on the neck from his vampire neighbor. Vampire?Yes, the hip and handsome Jerry Dandridge and his zombie boy-toy are bringing women up to the newly renovated (in early Addams Family) house, draining them, then dumping their bodies.Charlie sees all this and no one believes him. Unfortunately for him, Jerry does and begins stalking him and lusting after his girl Amy (who looks just like a girl in an old portrait Jerry has) -- holy bats!Charlie gets a has-been horror host, played well by veteran actor Roddy McDowall.Great special effects, when Charlie's best friend Evil Ernie gets bit and becomes a vampire, complete with teeth and blood. And his girl Amy, what a grin on that ghoulish face!This is the first I've seen this film and sorry I didn't see it back in the 80s. Hilarious!And no, the vamps don't sparkle!Some nudity and violence makes this an R-rated film. Recommended. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,261,872,000 | Effective Shocker Delivers in Being Witty, Imaginative and Downright Hilarious. | Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) finds out his charming next door neighbor, Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon) is a bloodthirsty vampire who is feasting off the women of his neighborhood. In desperate need of help, he enlists the aids of his nerdy friend, Evil Ed (Stephen Geoffreys), his whiny girlfriend Amy (Amanda Bearse) and an out of work actor, Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowell) who plays "The Great Vampire Killer" on Primetime. Charley's problem is that no one believes him and his time is running out since Jerry is looking for his first opportunity to silence the snooping teenager for good.Directed by Tom Holland, "Fright Night" offers loads of humor, horror and suspense yet many of todays younger audience will probably find this movie dated. After all, it has none of todays technical wizardry that is CGI. It appears every Fantasy, Science-Fiction and Horror film of today is saturated with it. I personally do not mind CGI if it is well done and in a fantasy element but so far, every attempt to create decent fright effects in horror films have failed miserably and I strongly feel that CGI is aiding in the death of the horror genre. I cannot tell you how refreshing it is to revisit these films. The special effects are brilliant and there is nothing more effective than seeing 3 dimensional beings in terrific vampire make-up. Apparently Chris Sarandon spent several hours in the make-up chair (gotta love those elongated fingers) and I am sure Amanda Bearse and Stephen Geoffreys, the other 2 vampires, did too but the end result was probably worth it as "Fright Night" is one of the greatest vampire films Hollywood has given us in the last 25 years. Just like Joe Dante's classic "The Howling" and John Landis' epic "An American Werewolf in London" which still reign supreme as far as werewolf movies are concerned. The same can be said for this gem.The pacing in this film is virtually flawless as the action, horror and comedy are shifted around from one scene to the other and boredom is not an option given to the viewer. The performances are also worth mentioning because the entire cast delivers in spades. They must have really enjoyed making this film and it showed. Roddy McDowell is his usual brilliant self, from his quirky mannerisms to his facial expressions. The man utilized his talents yet managed to give his co-stars their time to shine. Chris Sarandon is effectively charming. You can clearly see how women would be attracted to his looks and cool demeanor. He is after all portraying a modern day Dracula who seduces and kills with ease. Amanda Bearse was also a revelation. She is pretty enough as Charley's girlfriend possessing all the qualities of the girl next door and all the charateristics of a jealous girlfriend. Once infected however, her metamorphoses is stunning and she is almost unrecognizable as a sultry vamp. That is of course before her final transformation and once the fangs come into play, she resembles a Carly Simon-esque freakshow in need of serious dental work. The young lead, William Ragsdale, also turns in a good performance but his foolish character may have some viewers rooting for Mr Vampire. But where will the horror genre be without these nonsensical teenagers?Those who never lived the 80's will probably be shocked at the amount of cheesy fashion sense draping our actors. The younger generation must remember this movie was made before their time and should forgive the 80's tackiness. It is unfortunate that many great films were made during this fashion disaster decade and sometimes the actors wardrobes provide unintentional laughs. The film also starts off almost resembling a B grade, low budget horror schlock fest but thankfully within the first quarter we are reassured of it's high quality.Those who haven't seen "Fright Night" and are serious horror buffs need to check it out. The cast, direction, special effects and make-up effects are all top notch and this movie was cool way before "Buffy", "Angel", "True Blood" or the "Twilight" saga ever came into the picture. Highly Recommended. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 3/3 | 1positive
| 1,255,046,400 | Yamahama, It's Fright Night | When it comes to horror of any genre, Vampires don't typically sit too high on Sid's priority list. It's not that the thought of a blood craving creature isn't scary but for some reason most of these film portray vampires as being a bit fruity. However there are some exceptions to our opinion with one being the 1985 classic Fright Night. A perfect blend a scares with laughs makes this one perfect for Sid's horror Octoberfest, and even gets the vampires into the mix. This one brings back memories of being very young which always adds a lot in the way of sentimental value.Fright Night is centered around young Charlie Brewster, his old lady, and annoying half pint buddy Evil Ed Thompson. Charlie is a horror movie junkie who spends most late nights watching some fine b(sounds a lot like someone we know). One night while watching a vampire flick he notices his new next door neighbors and they seem to be getting rid of a body and becomes very unnerved. The more he watches the neighbors the more he starts to think they're actually vampires. After telling his friends, who think he's nuts, he decides to enlist the help of his favorite washed up actor who plays a vampire killer in b movies. Seems logical. Now that he's assembled his crew of a couple high school kids and a old man it's time to take down the vampire neighbors which doesn't go so down too easy.Fright Night turned out to be just as good as it was nearly 24 years ago, just naturally a little less scary. It's a classic for a reason. It's even one of those feel good older horror films that could become an annual watch around the Halloween season simply for the memories it brings back. We even may hand out an woody award to the squeaky voiced Evil Ed for Hey Baby of the year. All around it was just right for what we'd hoped for in the vampire department. It certainly was enjoyed now as it was many years ago and comes with strong recommendation from the old boy Sid. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 961,113,600 | ONE OF THE BEST VAMPIRE MOVIES OF THE 80's | One of the best vampire movies I have ever seen with LOST BOYS being number 2. Next to RADU( SUBSPECIES) Vampire Jerry Dandrige(Chris Sarandon) is one very bad Vamprie,Roddy McDowell is perfect as PETER VINCENT:FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLER, and William Ragsdale as Charlie Brewster (the stubborn teenager who tries to tell everyone about the Vampire who lives next-door and no one believes), and Stephen Geoffreys as Evil Ed, plus Amanda BEARSE( T.V's Married with Children) as Charlie Brewster's girlfriend.(can you believe it I forgot her character's name, and I just watched this movie again about 2 days ago). This movie has it all good acting great effects, directing was great and it was scary. I highly recommened this movie. | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 1/2 | 1positive
| 940,464,000 | Best Vampire Movie Ever! | I remember seeing this when it premeried on cable. This movie scared me. Especially when Charlie's girfriend turned into a vampire. Awesome makeupfx here still a classic. Still Scary AS HELL!!!! | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 2 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 2/4 | 1positive
| 1,199,404,800 | Young Love, Teen Angst and a New Vampire on the Block | Released in '85 `Fright Night' is a wonderfully campy, contemporary vampire tale that was one of the first films to bring the vampire mythos into contemporary times, preceding the classic `The Lost Boys' by two years. `Fright Night' is a bit uneven in the beginning but during the last thirty minutes or so the storyline really comes together and make it all worthwhile. Chris Sarandon makes a great vampire as is Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent, late night host of Fright Night, a weekly television show where he masquerades as a fearless vampire hunter.This one is lots of fun and stands up well to repeat viewings! | 15Movie & TV
| 0.5 | 4 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/1 | 1positive
| 1,338,076,800 | fright night (1985)- twilight time | twilight time presents for the first time ever on blu raythe original classic 1985 version of fright night in it'srare digital print with an sleek booklet on about the moviesstory from script to worldwide distribution success thatsecured the vhs laserdisc and dvd plus tv and now blu ray rightsand theres a current lobby petition on getting a special edition blu ray printof fright night but the film focuses on an horror obsessed fan who thinks thatlegions of the undead are living in the house next to his and his mother thesynic cop plus his lover thinks he's crazy and even acussing the houses occupantsof being vampires and must prove everyone and have upto dawn to unmask themwith a help of an veteran horror actor turned horror showcase tv host to stophis neigbours from turning it's victims into vampires including saving his loverfrom the perverted seductions of vampirism fright night excells in groundbreaking effectsfrom the award winning efects team from star wars and ghostbusters and actor chris sarandon'sperformance as the lead vampire was phenomenon and the heroic performances of william ragsdale and roddymcdowall was brilliant also from the supporting cast amanda bearse stephen geoffreys jonathon starke withart evens and dorothy fielding was phenomenon and the direction from tom holland who later reunited with sarandonfor childs play(1987) and brad fidels haunting score was chillingly great and the mtv style soundtrack thatthe movie garnerd awards including an best actor nomination for sarandon and the film is the most repeated moviehere in england on sattelite tv and continues its growing fanbase of legions of fans the world over.poster tagline: IF YOU LOVE BEING SCARED IT'LL BE THE NIGHT OF YOUR LIFEfrankie (cool rider)smalesfrankie smales tv and movie review uk | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/1 | 1positive
| 1,329,696,000 | great | This DVD arrived fast and worked well. I was looking for the original Fright Night movie and found it from the picture and description. Thank you. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/1 | 1positive
| 1,055,462,400 | "Make sure it stays that way, Kid!" | I have three favorite movies of all time.Vamp,976-Evil,and of course Fright Night.My wife thinks I'm an idiot.But she likes Legally Blonde.Who's the idiot?Anyway,the acting is perfect,the setting is better than perfect.These three movies were flawless.I first saw these movies in the late 80,s.I was around 13.I've always wondered what happened to Ed and Charlie?If any one knows let me know.If you liked Fright Night and haven't seen Vamp or 976-Evil you really need to.You won't be disappointed.I think I'll watch one tonight.That should upset my wife. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/1 | 1positive
| 1,036,886,400 | this is so much fun! | i can even forgive the (nearly unforgivable) cheesy dance club seduction scene (bad!) Roddy Mcdowell is reason enough to see the film...his Peter Vincent, Fearless Vampire Killer is a wonderful character (not to mention a good name!) and you can really see McDowell revelling in the campy over-the-top antics and nature of his character. there are some good laughs, chills and a lot of action in the film.....good stuff! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 0/1 | 1positive
| 1,031,788,800 | Fright Night DVD Mistake | Just thought I would let those of you who are interested in buying this DVD know that it states that this DVD has both Widescreen 2.35:1 and Full Screen Presentations...NOT! Even though the discs say Widescreen on Side A and Fullscreen on Side B, BOTH sides are WIDESCREEN 2.35:1! The cover is also a lot darker than the one pictured. DVD has NO special features, and NO bonus material, other than the trailer of the movie. | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 5/5 | 1positive
| 1,137,801,600 | an outstanding horror film... '' | Meet jerry dandridge he's sweet, sexy,and like to sleep in late. you might thing he's the perfect neighbor. but befor inviting jerry in for a nightcap, there's just one thing you should know. jerry prefers his drinks warm, red- and straight from the jugular! it's FRIGHT NIGHT, a horrifc howl starring {chris sarandon} as the seductive vampire and {william ragsdale} as the frantic teenager struggling to keep jerry's deadly fangs out of his neck. only 17-year-old charley brewster {Ragsdale} know jerry's bloodcurdling secret. when charley can't get anybody to believe him, he turns to tv horror host peter vincent {Roddy Mcdowall}, who used to be the ''Gret vampire killer'' of the movies. can these mortals save charley and his sweetheart amy {Amanda Bearse} from the wrathful bloodsucker's toothy embrace? if you love being scared, FRIGHT NIGHT will give you the nightmare of your life! | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 5 |
Fright Night (1985) | null | 5/5 | 1positive
| 1,137,369,600 | Terrifically funny, yet genuinely frightening! | This is one of my favorite horror movies of the 1980s. It's an updated version on an old theme: Save the young heroine from the evil, blood-sucking vampire.Chris Sarandon (Lifetime Movie Channel staple) has an absolute field day playing the villainous Jerry Dandridge. Amanda Bearse ("Married with Children") plays Amy, the young high school target of Dandridge's desires. And William Ragsdale (a Hollywood newcomer at the time) plays Charley, the young hero who does his best to convince others to help him save Amy.No one really believes Charley's rantings that his new neighbor next door is a vampire. Charley's geeky best friend (played devilishly well by Stephen Geoffreys) doesn't believe him; nor does Amy.Desperate, Charley enlists the help of has-been horror actor and TV host "Peter Vincent, Vampire Killer." Equally desperate, Vincent takes the job as Charley's "savior" because he was fired as TV host and needs the money.Roddy McDowall plays Peter Vincent extraordinarily well - first as an actor out to (wink-wink) "convince" Charley that Jerry Dandridge is NOT a vampire, and then genuinely terrified when he discovers evidence that Charley's suspicions are true.Dandridge, upon meeting Amy, sees her unearthly resemblance to a woman he once loved. He is immediately infatuated with the young girl.But first, realizing his secret is out, Dandridge acts quickly to rid himself of the problem of Charley and his pesky friends.The special makeup effects in this film are terrific and imaginative. The script is tightly written and well acted and Tom Holland's direction makes it work. (Holland's other works include "Child's Play," "The Temp," and "Thinner").The DVD transfer is sharp and clean. The disc features both a standard full screen version (4:3) and a widescreen version (2.35:1). Sound is presented as 2-channel, Dolby Surround.The only DVD extra is the theatrical trailer. Sub-titles are available in several languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. The disc is also close-captioned for the hearing impaired.Specs: Running time: 116 mins.Copyright 1985 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.Copyright 1998 Layout and Design Columbia TriStar Home Video | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 5/5 | 1positive
| 1,088,380,800 | Sleeper cult classic | As of this writing, there are over 105 reviews, and easily more than half of them have given this film five stars. That says a lot about this completely enjoyable, suspenseful nugget of mind candy. Roddy McDowell turns a splendid tongue-in-cheek performance as a horror movie t.v. emcee who is way beyond his prime, and is now enlisted by a couple of teens to fight real a vampire. Chris Sarandon as the vampire, Jerry, does a terrific job as a super-smug bloodsucker.Much of the plot is nothing new: teens discover mayhem; adults don't believe teens; teens begin to endure in-fighting; the mayhem grows more menacing; teenage girl falls victim to mayhem; unlikely courage and heroes emerge to save the girl and the town. But that doesn't matter. The true strength of this film is its ability to draw from these conventions and make it turn and twist on themselves. And the humor that's drawn out keeps the pace lively while setting you up for more horror. This same formula worked for another relatively unknown film, "Return of the Living Dead."FRIGHT NIGHT will guarantee you a fun night! Give it a view! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 5/5 | 1positive
| 1,031,356,800 | FRIGHT NIGHT IS A NIGHT OF DELIGHT! | I have been watching this movie for years, and every time I see it, the movie gets better and better each time. The story plot revolves around a teen boy who is just a normal teenage boy, and one of his main interests is in horror movies, invoving one of his favorite movie characters. The boy, named Charlie, has a girlfriend, named Amy, and a good friend named Ed, or "Evil". Charlie lives with his mother in a typical suburban neighborhood, and starts to notice something strange about his new next door neighbor, Jerry, who is very attractive, in a dark and mysterious way. Charlie begins to realize that suspicions he had about his new neighbor, and his live in carpenter, who is equally attractive as Jerry, are now becoming a reality, and that his new neighbor, is a vampire. The movie gives you quite a scare, and yet, is also comical at times. This movie is one of my all time favorite movies, and is a great movie if you are ready to go on a fantasy journey. The movie really has something for everyone, and I will always love this movie. The all star cast is fabulous, and very entertainging. If there was a rating of 10 million stars times a zillion, this movie would get it! I know that sounds corny, however, thats how much I recommend this! | 15Movie & TV
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Fright Night (1985) | null | 5/5 | 1positive
| 1,025,913,600 | Welcome to Fright Night...for real! | It staggers me now that when I first saw this movie in the cinema upon initial release back in 1985 I was actually disappointed! I was 15 then and guess I expected gore and deaths every 5 minutes in place of say a plot, acting, character development, etc... Since then I have seen the film over 20 times, purchased the poster, soundtrack and the film both on VHS and DVD (not many extras on the DVD version, unfortunately) This film has great acting by all leads, but Stephen Geoffreys as "Evil Ed" steals the show - my favourite quote is when William Ragsdale and Amanda Bearse are resigned to defeat by vampires and "Evil Ed" remarks "Then we'd have vampires taking over the whole town (looks out window) - not that it'd be much of a loss..." Great score by Brad Fiedel ("The Terminator") and attention to detail - smash cut camerawork and great flying effects. This is an ideal horror movie to show anyone uninitiated in the genre - couple it with "The Lost Boys". The sequel is also worth watching (once). | 15Movie & TV
| 1 | 5 |