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Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four and wrote, " Fright Night is not a distinguished movie, but it has a lot of fun being undistinguished". [33] Variety praised Sarandon's performance, writing that he "is terrific as the vampire, quite affable and debonair until his fingernails start to grow and his eyes get that glow". [34] Colin Greenland gave a negative review for White Dwarf #75, stating "We may be justified in suspecting that a film which has such contempt for its characters has contempt for its audience, too." [35] Accolades [ edit ] AwardMiska, Brad (August 17, 2013). "Fresh 'Fright Night 2' Images To Chew On; Final Cover Art Revealed!". Bloody Disgusting! . Retrieved June 6, 2017. Stephen Geoffreys Talks Fright Night – INTERVIEW 10/15/12". encyclopediapsychotika.com. October 15, 2012 . Retrieved September 13, 2014.

Fright Night is a 2011 American supernatural horror comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Michael De Luca and Alison Rosenzweig. A remake of Tom Holland's 1985 film, the film's screenplay was adapted by Marti Noxon. It stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and David Tennant. The plot follows a teenaged boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle between the two. The film held its world premiere at The O2 in London on August 14, 2011. It was released in the United States by Touchstone Pictures on August 19, 2011. [7] Although an instrumental version of Brad Fiedel's " Come to Me" was prominently featured throughout the movie, the version on the album includes words sung by Fiedel. Instrumental versions were later issued on the CD with Fiedel's score (see below) and an alternate version by Deborah Holland, which includes an additional verse, is featured during the end credits of Fright Night Part 2. Sarandon recalled that Holland collaborated with choreographer Dorain Grusman in shooting a disco dance scene to have Bearse's character physically changing so that "she goes from this rather dewey, innocent-looking girl to this femme fatale; she kind of grows up right before your eyes." [23] The scene also established Amy discovering Jerry actually was a vampire.When asked his thoughts in 2015, creator Tom Holland replied "Kudos to them on every level for their professionalism, but they forgot the humor and the heart. They should have called it something other than Fright Night, because it had no more than a passing resemblance to the original. What they did to Jerry Dandrige and Peter Vincent was criminal." Smiling, he added "Outside of that, it was wonderful." [52] In other media [ edit ] Comic books [ edit ] a b c " 'Fright Night' Actors and Director Discuss Making The Film". youtube.com. September 22, 2008 . Retrieved September 13, 2014. Fright Night is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland (in his directorial debut) and produced by Herb Jaffe. It stars Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Stephen Geoffreys, and Art Evans. The film follows young Charley Brewster, who discovers that his next-door neighbor Jerry Dandrige is a vampire. When no one believes him, Charley decides to get Peter Vincent, a TV show host who acted in films as a vampire hunter, to stop Jerry's killing spree.

a b c d e Abbie Bernstein (August 1985). "On the Set: Fright Night". Fangoria. O'Quinn Studios, Inc. (47): 32–35.Richard Edlund was the head of visual effects, and his team had just completed work on Ghostbusters, which worked to the advantage of Fright Night. "They had made all of their mistakes with how to do the matte shots and everything on Ghostbusters, with their huge budget", Holland commented, "so they really knew how to do [the special effects] as inexpensively and efficiently as it could be done at the time." [10] It's So Long For Now: Caputo Files for Bankruptcy Liquidation", The Comics Journal #140 (February 1991), pp. 11-12. Jonathan Stark was not a fan of vampire films, but he also liked the script. The Billy Cole character was written as a hulking giant, so Stark padded himself with extra clothing when he went in to audition. [8] At auditions, he read the scene in which he is being questioned by the detective, which was written to be played straight. "I'm thinking if I'm sitting there being evil", Stark commented, "the lieutenant's gonna get suspicious. Why not throw him off the trail by being funny?" [8] Holland liked his take on the character, and Stark was told that he had the part – but because he came in to read at the start of the audition process, months passed before filming commenced and Stark worried that he had lost the role. [15] The gap worked to his advantage, however, because it gave him time to hit the gym and bulk up so he would not have to wear padding in the film. [8] Ian Hunter's Good Man in a Bad Time was included on his 2-disc 1996 anthology Once Bitten Twice Shy. Released on CD and mp3. Fright Night Blu-ray – Screen Archives Entertainment Exclusive". Bluray . Retrieved September 15, 2014.