Fright Night (1985 film)

Fright Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tom Holland
Produced by	Herb Jaffe
Written by	Tom Holland
Starring	Chris Sarandon William Ragsdale Amanda Bearse Stephen Geoffreys Roddy McDowall
Music by	Brad Fiedel
Cinematography	Jan Kiesser
Edited by	Kent Beyda
Production company	Vistar Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 2, 1985 (1985-08-02)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7–$9.25 million
Box office	$24.9 million

Fright Night
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	1985
Genre	Rock, new wave
Length	37:12
Label	Private I

Fright Night is a 1985 American horror film written and directed by Tom Holland in his directorial debut, and produced by Herb Jaffe. It stars William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, 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.

The film was released on August 2, 1985 and grossed $24.9 million at the box office. Since its release, it has received a positive reception from critics and has become a cult classic. The film was followed by a sequel, Fright Night Part 2, in 1988, and a remake in 2011, which was in turn followed by Fright Night 2: New Blood in 2013. A Bollywood remake was produced in Hindi entitled Wohi Bhayakar Raat (वही भंयकर रात), starring Kiran Kumar as the vampire.

Seventeen-year-old Charley Brewster is a fan of both traditional horror films and a horror TV series entitled Fright Night, hosted by former movie vampire hunter Peter Vincent. One evening, Charley discovers that his new next door neighbour Jerry Dandrige, is a vampire responsible for the disappearances of several victims. Charley tries to tell his mother and asks his friends for help. In desperation, he contacts the cops, Detective Lennox goes with Charley to Jerry's house to question him but his roommate Billy Cole tells them that Jerry is "away on business". Charley reveals his suspicions and the detective furiously leaves. That night, Charley is surprised to see Jerry in his house after his mother invites him in (after Charley's friend "Evil Ed" Thompson tells him a vampire can't enter someone's home without an invitation). Later on, Charley gets a visit from Jerry, who offers Charley a choice: forget about his vampire identity - or else. Charlie refuses, brandishing his crucifix at Jerry. When Jerry stops Charley and slowly tries to push him out the window to his death, Charlie stabs Jerry's hand with a pencil. Enraged, Jerry destroys Charley's car in retaliation and informs Charley that he will do much worse to him tomorrow night.