Fright Night (2011 film)

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Fright Night
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International poster
Directed by Craig Gillespie
Produced by Michael De Luca
Alison R. Rosenzweig
Screenplay by Marti Noxon
Story by Tom Holland
Based on Original Screenplay 
by Tom Holland
Starring Anton Yelchin
Colin Farrell
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
David Tennant
Imogen Poots
Toni Collette
Music by Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography Javier Aguirresarobe
Editing by Tatiana S. Riegel
Studio DreamWorks
Reliance Entertainment
Michael De Luca Productions
Distributed by Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)
  • August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14) (The O2 premiere)
  • August 19, 2011 (2011-08-19) (United States)
Running time 106 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $30 million[2]
Box office $41,002,607 (worldwide)[3]

Fright Night is a 2011 3D comedy horror film directed by Craig Gillespie. It is a remake of Tom Holland's 1985 film of the same name. The film had its premiere at The O2 in London on August 14, 2011, and was widely released on August 19 in Real D 3D.[4]

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Plot [edit]

Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) is a teenager living in a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada, who discovers that a new neighbor has moved in next door to him. Charley's former best friend, "Evil" Ed Lee (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), informs him that many fellow students have gone missing. When Charley goes home after school, his mother (Toni Collette) introduces him to Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell), their new neighbor. Charley becomes fed up with Ed after he claims that Jerry is a vampire. On his way home, Ed is confronted by Jerry, who bites him. The next day, Charley realizes that Ed is missing and decides to investigate.

As Jerry begins to attack more people throughout the neighborhood, Charley sneaks into Jerry's house and finds out that he keeps his victims in secret rooms. Charley goes to Las Vegas magician Peter Vincent (David Tennant), a supposed expert on vampires. Peter doesn't take him seriously, and kicks him out.

Jerry comes to Charley's house and sets fire to it. Charley, his mother, and his girlfriend, Amy Peterson (Imogen Poots), barely escape with their lives, fleeing through the desert in their minivan. Jerry catches up with them, but is wounded by Charley's mother (with a real estate sign stake).

Charley's mother is admitted to a hospital, where Charley is summoned by Peter. Upon arriving at Peter's penthouse, Jerry and Ed, now a vampire, attack Charley, Amy, and Peter. Charley reluctantly kills Ed, while Amy injures Jerry with holy water. They then run into a club, where they get separated in the crowd. Amy is kissed and bitten by Jerry. Jerry then takes her.

Peter refuses to help Charley and reveals that both of his parents were killed by a vampire (later revealed to be Jerry himself). He does, however, give Charley a stake blessed by Saint Michael that will kill Jerry and turn all of his victims back into humans. Charley goes to Jerry's house where Peter decides to join him after all.

They are led into Jerry's basement, where they are attacked by many of Jerry's victims, now vampires, including Amy. Charley, having outfitted himself in a flame-retardant suit, lights himself on fire in order to burn and disorient Jerry while he tries to stake him. Peter assists him by shooting a hole in the floor above to allow sunlight in which burns Jerry, then tossing Charley the stake which Charley dropped. Charley quickly stabs Jerry in the heart, killing him and returning his victims to their human form. Afterwards, Charley's mother recovers from the hospital and goes to shop for a new house as Charley and Amy make love in Peter's penthouse.

Cast [edit]

Chris Sarandon, who portrayed Jerry Dandrige in the original film, makes a cameo appearance as a motorist killed by the vampire (his character in the remake is credited as "Jay Dee", after the initials of his original character).

Production [edit]

Principal photography with 3D cameras began in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, with Las Vegas set as the backdrop on July 26, 2010, and wrapped on October 1, 2010.[9] Fright Night was distributed by DreamWorks through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the Touchstone Pictures label.

Steven Spielberg provided a great deal of input in the making of the film, such as storyboarding scenes and assistance with editing.[10]

Release [edit]

Although the film received a wide release in the United States on August 19, 2011, an advance screening of the movie took place at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 22, 2011.[11]

Home media [edit]

The film was released by Touchstone Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD, and digital download on December 13, 2011. The release was produced in three different physical packages: a 3-disc combo pack (Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and DVD with Digital Copy); a 2-disc combo pack (Blu-ray and DVD); and a one-disc DVD. The film was also released digitally in 3D, high definition, and standard definition. The DVD version will include the "Gag Reel" and "Squid Man – Extended and Uncut" bonus features, as well as an uncensored music video for Kid Cudi's song "No One Believes Me". The digital download version will include the same features as the DVD version, plus "Live in Las Vegas: An Interview with Peter Vincent" and "The Official 'How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie' Guide" bonus features. Both the 2-disc and 3-disc combo packs will include five deleted scenes with introductions by Director Craig Gillespie, a gag reel, an uncensored music video for Kid Cudi's "No One Believes Me", "Squid Man – Extended & Uncut", "Peter Vincent: Swim Inside My Mind", "The Official 'How to Make a Funny Vampire Movie' Guide" and "Frightful Facts & Terrifying Trivia" bonus features.[12][13]

Sequel [edit]

A sequel, titled Fright Night 2, has begun shooting in Romania, featuring Will Payne, Chris Waller, Sean Power and Jaime Murray.[14]

Reaction [edit]

Critical response [edit]

Fright Night received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 73% of 147 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.4 out of 10.[15] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 64 based on 30 reviews.[16] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a "B-minus" on an A+ to F scale.[17]

Robert Koehler of Variety, writes Fright Night has "a cleverly balanced mix of scares and laughs".[18]

Box office [edit]

Fright Night opened in No. 6 in the box office. The film grossed $7,714,388 in its opening weekend and finished with a domestic grossing of $18,302,607 and $22,700,000 in other countries, giving a worldwide total of $41,002,607 against its $30,000,000 budget.

Accolades [edit]

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

  • Best Wide-Release Film: 2012[19]

IGN Best of 2011

  • Best Horror Movie: 2011[20]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "British Board of Film Classification". British Board of Film Classification. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
  2. ^ Kaufman, Amy (August 18, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Conan' may not conquer 'The Help'". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). Retrieved August 19, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Fright Night (2011)". Box Office Mojo. February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Make a Date With Fright Night 3D". DreadCentral.com. June 22, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "Sandra Vergara Turns Tricks in Fright Night Remake". DreadCentral.com. July 15, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b Weinberg, Scott (May 11, 2010). "Colin Farrell & Toni Collette Join Fright Night Remake". Moviefone.com. Retrieved May 22, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b Doyno, Stefan (June 1, 2011). "Fright Night: Lisa Loeb Is Christopher Mintz-Plasse's On-Screen Mom". MTV. Retrieved June 5, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Paradigm Signs James Franco's Brother Dave Franco from WME (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 11, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Fright Night location information, casting calls and release date". OnLocationVacations.com. June 22, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Marti Noxon gives us a tutorial on how to do horror-comedy right". Retrieved May 23, 2012. 
  11. ^ Billington, Alex (June 24, 2011). "DreamWorks Announces 'Fright Night' Comic-Con Event + Screening". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved December 2, 2011. 
  12. ^ Grabert, Jessica (October 14, 2011). "Fright Night Gets A December Blu-Ray Release". Cinema Blend. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Fright Night Scared Up on BD, DVD". IGN. October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
  14. ^ Bloody Disgusting (January 09, 2013) ‘Fright Night 2′ Has Founds Its New Charlie and “Evil” Ed!, accessed May 17, 2013
  15. ^ "Fright Night (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 31, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Fright Night Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 31, 2011. 
  17. ^ Finke, Nikki (August 21, 2011). "‘Conan’, ‘Fright Night’, ‘Spy Kids 4D’ Flatline; ‘The Help’ Needs No Help At No. 1, ‘Apes’ #2". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 31, 2011. 
  18. ^ Koehler, Robert (August 17, 2011). "Variety Reviews Fright Night". Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2011. 
  19. ^ 2012 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
  20. ^ IGN Best of 2011 – Horror Movie

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