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Fright Night
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6.2A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician.
Cast
- Anton Yelchin as Charley Brewster
- Colin Farrell as Jerry Dandrige
- Toni Collette as Jane Brewster
- David Tennant as Peter Vincent
- Imogen Poots as Amy Petersen
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Ed Thompson
Themes
- sunrise
- vampire
- suspicion
- suburbia
- remake
- joyous
- amused
- cheerful
- frightened
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
117,301 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Metacritic
64/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Craig Gillespie
- Screenplay by
- Marti Noxon
- Story by
- Tom Holland
- Based on
- Fright Night , by Tom Holland
- Produced by
- Michael De Luca Alison Rosenzweig
- Starring
- Anton Yelchin Colin Farrell Christopher Mintz-Plasse David Tennant Toni Collette
- Cinematography
- Javier Aguirresarobe
- Edited by
- Tatiana S. Riegel
- Music by
- Ramin Djawadi
- Production companies
- DreamWorks Pictures Michael De Luca Productions Gaeta/Rosenzweig Films
- Distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Release dates
- August 14, 2011 ( 2011-08-14 ) (The O2 premiere) August 19, 2011 ( 2011-08-19 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 106 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $41 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 564755
- Official website
- www.frightnight.it
Show 3 more facts
- title
- Fright Night
- review score
- 64/100
- publication date
- 2011-10-06
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Fright Night is a 2011 American supernatural horror 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 features 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.