Fright Night
Fright Night is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland, in his directorial debut. The film follows teenager Charley Brewster (played by William Ragsdale), who discovers that his next-door neighbor Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon) is a vampire. When no one believes him, Charley decides to get Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), a TV show host who acted in films as a vampire hunter, to stop Jerry's killing spree.
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| Written by | Tom Holland
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| Production company | Vistar Films |
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| Running time | 106 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Budget | $7–$9.25 million
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| Box office | $24.9 million
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- The theme song of the film, "You Can't Hide From the Beast Inside" was written and performed by Autograph.
- Actor William Ragsdale accidentally broke his foot during a Christmas Eve shoot. Filming was halted until Ragsdale could make a recovery.
- The visual effects are the work of Richard Edlund, who also provided the effects for Ghostbusters a year earlier.
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