Fright Night
There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.
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.
- Director
- Tom Holland
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $25M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Fright Night returned 2.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $9M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $25M
- Release date
- Aug 2, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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