Fright Night 1985
- Director: Tom Holland
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowell, Stephen Geoffreys, Dorothy Fielding
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Chris Sarandon – Edie & Pen
- Roddy McDowell – Overboard, Planet of the Apes etc, Inside Daisy Clover, Cleopatra, many TV series
- Why? The re-make
- Seen: 22 March 2024
Can Roddy McDowell and Chris Sarandon
really be better that David Tennant and Colin Farrell? I very much doubt it but
this is the original so it’s probably worth seeing.
One thing is immediately obvious: Anton
Yeltsin is much better as Charley than Ragsdale, Toni Collette is much better
as his mother and Imogen Poots is much better as his girlfriend.
The story: Charley believes that his new
neighbour (Sarandon) is a vampire. Nobody believes him. Until they do.
It’s all in the actors. In this version they’re flat or hammy. In the re-make they’re convincing. The remake is better and I gave it 3 ½*. I will probably give it 4* when I see it again. Which may be soon.
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½ * of 5
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