Story Line
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
“There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.”
Top Cast
Chris Sarandon
Jerry Dandrige
William Ragsdale
Charley Brewster
Amanda Bearse
Amy Peterson
Roddy McDowall
Peter Vincent
Stephen Geoffreys
Evil Ed
Jonathan Stark
Billy Cole
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Rating
7.0/ 10
Release Date
1985-08-02
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
ComedyHorror
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Fright Night Collection
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
8/10
•12/9/2018Feeling like a time warp now, but oh so much fun and frights.
Viewing this for the first time in 20 years really put a smile on my face, now I know that for after having just watched a horror film that may not be the best guideline you will ever r...
John Critic
10/10
•3/25/20225 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My personal favorite horror film of all time that has a favorite death scene of mine that compares to the one and only Wizard of Oz!!!