Fright Night

Tongue-in-cheek horror tale in which a teenager discovers he is living next door to a vampire and, finding that nobody will believe him, turns to a clapped-out horror-film actor for help in vanquishing the fiend. But the late-night TV star turns out to be a far cry from his fearless celluloid characters, and only agrees to get involved when the boy’s girlfriend pays him., A teenage horror film addict is shocked to discover that his new next-door neighbor is a vampire in this delightful mix of horror and comedy. The problems only grow for young Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) when he expresses his thoughts about fanged new neighbor Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon). His girlfriend, Amy (Amanda Bearse), thinks Charley is avoiding their relationship issues, his single mom thinks Dandridge (Chris Sarandon) could be a potential boyfriend, and his buddy “Evil” (Stephen Geoffreys) just thinks Charley’s losing it. Worst of all, Dandridge and his nasty assistant, Billy Cole (Jonathan Stark), are on to Charley’s wild notions — and have plans to pay him a late-night visit to silence him. With no one to help him, Charley turns to the one man he knows has faced the wrath of the undead and lived, the fearless vampire killer Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall). A washed-up actor who has just been fired from his job as the host of a late-night horror show, Vincent is not about to believe in the rantings of an impressionable teen. However, lured by Amy’s cash offer, he agrees to help her convince Charley that Dandridge isn’t a vampire. There is just one problem: Dandridge is a vampire and when Amy falls under his evil spell, its up Charley and Peter to drive a stake through their potential romance., Slick horror chiller: convinced that his suave new neighbour is really a vampire, a teenage boy enlists the aid of a late-night TV horror host to prove what he knows to be true and vanquish the creature of the night., Old-fashioned horror in which a teenager discovers he is living next door to a vampire and, finding nobody will believe him, turns to a clapped-out horror film actor for help in vanquishing the fiend. But the late-night TV star turns out to be a far cry from his fearless film role characters, and only agrees to get involved when the boy’s girlfriend pays him to dispel his fears., No one believes a teenager who tells everyone that his next door neighbour is a vampire. Roddy McDowall stars in this horror., Slick horror chiller: convinced that his suave new neighbour is really a vampire, a teenage boy enlists the aid of a late- night TV horror host to prove what he knows to be true and vanquish the creature of the night., A teen discovers his neighbor is a vampire, and when all of his friends and family disregard his claims out of hand, he’s forced to hire an actor who appeared in numerous horror films to help him protect himself and his loved ones., Jerry Dandridge is sweet, sexy and likes to sleep in late. He may seem like the perfect neighbour, but before inviting Jerry in, there’s just one thing you should know; Jerry prefers his drinks warm, red and straight from the jugular., A teen discovers his neighbour is a vampire, and when all of his friends and family disregard his claims out of hand, he’s forced to hire an actor who appeared in numerous horror films to help him protect himself and his loved ones., Suspecting his neighbour is a vampire, a teen enlists an aging horror-film actor to learn the truth., Tongue-in-cheek, old-fashioned horror in which a teenager discovers he is living next door to a vampire. Finding nobody who will believe him, he turns to a clapped-out horror star to help him vanquish the fiend, but the star turns out to be a far cry from his fearless characters, and only agrees to get involved when money becomes an issue.