Fright Night

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Fright Night

R

1985

1h 46m

Horror

Comedy

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Teenage Charley Brewster is a horror-film junkie, so it's no surprise that when a reclusive new neighbor moves next-door, Brewster becomes convinced he's a vampire. It's also no surprise when nobody believes him. After strange events begin to occur, Charlie has no choice but to turn to the only person who could possibly help: washed-up television vampire killer Peter Vincent.

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Fright Night deftly combines thrills and humor in this ghostly tale about a man living next to a vampire.

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Budd Wilkins

Slant Magazine

Tom Holland’s Fright Night uses the trappings of old-fashioned monster movies to explore sexual terrain that’s decidedly from the 1980s.

Oct 7, 2022

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Susie Eisenhuth

Sydney Morning Herald

As silly as it may be, it is never silly enough to expect you to take it seriously.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 14, 2022

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

It's fun, mainly because it doesn't take itself too seriously.

Sep 14, 2022

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The delight of the concept stands the test of time, even if the production's limitations are a bit more evident all these years later.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

I wholeheartedly believe “Fright Night” to be an underrated classic...It’s driven by a fabulous collection of characters, an unabashedly fun story, some deliciously gory effects, and a steady seasoning of good humor.

Rated: 4.5/5

Feb 27, 2025

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

The movie does well in its mix of near-humor and genuine threat.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 20, 2024

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Dulaja

80’s classic, I first seen this movie as a vhs rental back in 1985, it still holds up

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/25

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Seth L.

The effects are great and you have to like a classic vampire story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Brandi W

This was one of my favorite vampire movies. I would love to see a reprised of this film with Jock O'Connell as the Vampire!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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ChrisCSH H

Fright night is a campy and sometimes a little silly horror film from the mid 80s and while it doesn’t take itself seriously it also at times gives little glimpses of frightening horror and by the third act, the brilliant horror effects are in full effect and overall the film is a fun watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/25

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Stan

A very good vampire movie. Not a huge fan of vampire movies but I do enjoy the good ones and fully endorse this as one. What would you do if a vampire moved next door to you? Hmm? 🤔

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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Critical C

This was terrific. Great cast, really felt like you were in the 1980s again. Theres a nostalgic, kiddish feel for the story, which was in alot of the 1980s production. Creative and original. Timeless..you know...like a vampire!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/03/25

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Synopsis

Teenage Charley Brewster is a horror-film junkie, so it's no surprise that when a reclusive new neighbor moves next-door, Brewster becomes convinced he's a vampire. It's also no surprise when nobody believes him. After strange events begin to occur, Charlie has no choice but to turn to the only person who could possibly help: washed-up television vampire killer Peter Vincent.

Director: Tom Holland
Producer: Herb Jaffe
Screenwriter: Tom Holland
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround

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