Champlin, Charles (March 16, 1985). "Critic At Large: Fangs For Those Memories". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 23, 2016. In 2016, the album was re-released on vinyl in a variety of limited editions by Night Fever Records. This version includes a different mix of " Armies of the Night."

An officially pressed U.S. CD is alleged to exist (which would have been produced during the era of CD longboxes ), but if it does, copies are extremely scarce and it's difficult to discern from the countless bootlegs. The legitimate unavailability and overwhelming fan demand has resulted in a myriad of bootlegs, including both burned CD-Rs and seemingly-professionally-pressed compact discs. During a reunion panel discussion at Monsterpalooza in 2012, the cast of the original film discussed the remake at length. Bearse commented "as a stand-alone horror movie, it was very well done. It didn't lessen the appeal of the original. It was just more of a one-note film." [16] Geoffreys only watched the first 20 minutes and then turned it off. Stark and Ragsdale went to a screening and discovered they "were the only two people" in attendance. [16] Ragsdale liked an early draft of the screenplay, but he was not particularly enamored with the final result and was perplexed that "there was kind of a nastiness to" the Evil Ed character. [16] The discussion dragged on for so long that the audience roared with laughter when Sarandon sarcastically interrupted Ragsdale to declare "I'm sure there are some other questions about the original Fright Night." [16] Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Marti Noxon gives us a tutorial on how to do horror-comedy right". August 18, 2011 . Retrieved May 23, 2012. a b c Paul Davids (October 1985). "There Are Vampires Lurking in the Shadows Waiting for Roddy McDowall in Fright Night". Monster Land. New Media Publishing, Inc. (5): 31–35, 39–42. The official stage adaptation of Fright Night celebrated its world premiere at Carnegie Stage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2018. It was written and directed by James Michael Shoberg and produced by the Rage of the Stage Players. The original cast included Dan Finkel as Charley Brewster, Elena Cristina Lázaro as Amy Petersen, Greg Crawford as Peter Vincent, Ryan Ott as Billy Cole, Brian Ceponis as Jerry Dandrige, Amanda Anne Leight as Judy Brewster, Corey Shaffer as "Evil" Ed Thompson, Dave Joseph as Lieutenant Detective Lennox, Ryan Frank as Donny, and Edward Bates as Leon. [59] Foreign market [ edit ]Miska, Brad (August 17, 2013). "Fresh 'Fright Night 2' Images To Chew On; Final Cover Art Revealed!". Bloody Disgusting! . Retrieved June 6, 2017. Grabert, Jessica (October 14, 2011). "Fright Night Gets A December Blu-Ray Release". Cinema Blend . Retrieved October 17, 2011. a b c d e f g h i j k l "Fright Night – Panel Discussion With Actors And Crew Members At Monsterpalooza 2012!". youtube.com. May 20, 2012 . Retrieved September 13, 2014. a b c " 'Fright Night' Actors and Director Discuss Making The Film". youtube.com. September 22, 2008 . Retrieved September 13, 2014. Eller, Claudia (February 10, 2009). "DreamWorks gets Disney cash in distribution deal". Los Angeles Times.

a b c d e f g h i j k "Fright Night Exclusive Interview". iconsoffright.com. March 8, 2008 . Retrieved September 13, 2014.Finke, Nikki (August 21, 2011). " 'Conan', 'Fright Night', 'Spy Kids 4D' Flatline; 'The Help' Needs No Help At No. 1, 'Apes' #2". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 31, 2011. You're So Cool Brewster – Director Gary Smart Talks Fright Night Documentary". Dread Central. July 1, 2015 . Retrieved July 1, 2015. Chris Sarandon, who portrayed Jerry in the original film, makes a cameo appearance as a motorist killed by the vampire (his character is credited as "Jay Dee", after the initials of his original character). In January 2017, Tom Holland announced that he was writing a Fright Night 3 novel, noting that by 2019 he would obtain the rights to the franchise; after which he plans to develop a third movie. [47] Although the film received a wide release in the United States on August 19, 2011, an advance screening took place at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 22, 2011. [11] Home media [ edit ]

The crew attempted to achieve the illusion of the cross-scar vanishing from Evil Ed's forehead live on-set, but the effect was a resounding failure. In that predigital age, Edlund's crew was able to alter the film using optical photography to achieve the effect. [21] Fright Night Blu-ray – Screen Archives Entertainment Exclusive". Bluray . Retrieved September 15, 2014.

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Charley Brewster is a teenager living in a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada, who discovers that a new neighbor has moved in next door. Charley's old best friend, Edward "Evil Ed" Lee, informs him that many students have gone missing, including their other childhood friend, Adam Johnson. When Charley goes home after school, his mother, Jane, introduces him to Jerry Dandrige, their new neighbor. Fed-up and angry with Ed after he claims that Jerry is a vampire, Charley tells him that he is crazy and that he does not want to be friends anymore. Colin Farrell accidentally disses his 'Fright Night' remake". ew.com . Retrieved September 13, 2014. On January 20, 2015, Twilight Time re-released the film on Blu-ray as a 30th-Anniversary Edition, limited to 5,000 copies. The Blu-ray has gone out of print and has been a sought-after collector's item. [39] Burlingame, Russ (October 28, 2020). "Fright Night Director Offers Update on Sequel He's Writing". Comicbook.com. Sarandon was offered a role in the 2011 remake and chose to pass on the torch by doing a cameo as a man who is eaten by Jerry Dandrige. Sarandon pointed out "It's not the original and they didn't set out to make the original", but the cast and crew of the remake "were all huge fans." [16] Farrell had watched the film countless times during his youth, and publicly stated "I heard they were remaking Fright Night and went 'Ah, god, remake! Hollywood, so dull!' And I read the script and really hoped I didn't like it, and I did." [50] Recalled Sarandon of his first encounter with Farrell: "He walked in and he literally was almost shaking, he was so excited at the prospect of meeting his childhood idol. He gave me a beautiful bottle of wine and a DVD set of the Carl Dreyer Vampyr. It was a really graceful and wonderful introduction." [51]