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Fright Night
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Fright Night

1985

There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.

Directed by Tom Holland

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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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Director
Tom Holland
Written by
Tom Holland
Produced by
Herb Jaffe
Composer
Brad Fiedel
Cinematographer
Jan Kiesser
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Language
en
Rating
R
TMDB
7.0/10 (1,529 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
83% Fresh
Metacritic
62/100
IMDb
7.1/10 (87,138 votes)
Released August 2, 1985·$9,000,000 budget·$24,922,237 revenue

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