Fright Night (2011 film)
Fright Night | |
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Directed by | Craig Gillespie |
Screenplay by | Marti Noxon |
Story by | Tom Holland |
Based on | Fright Night by Tom Holland |
Produced by |
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Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
Edited by | Tatiana S. Riegel |
Music by | Ramin Djawadi |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[a] |
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Running time | 106 minutes[4] |
Country | United States[2] |
Language | English |
Budget | $30 million[5] |
Box office | $41 million[6] |
Fright Night is a 2011 American
Upon its release, Fright Night grossed $41 million against a production budget of $30 million. It received generally positive reviews, with many praising its humor and performances, notably Farrell.
Plot
Charley Brewster is a teenager living in a suburb of
On his way home, Ed is confronted by Jerry, who claims that he has been watching Ed and has been aware of Ed watching him. Jerry soon chases Ed into a nearby pool and convinces him into believing that his life would be much better if he were a vampire. Ed succumbs and willingly allows Jerry to bite him. The next day, Charley realizes that Ed is missing and decides to investigate, starting to believe Ed's claims when he discovers video recordings of objects moving on their own, with Ed's voiceover revealing that he is recording Jerry to prove that his reflection does not show up in recordings. 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, a supposed expert on vampires. Peter, however, does not take him seriously and kicks him out.
Jerry comes to Charley's house and sets fire to it. Charley, Jane, and his girlfriend, Amy Peterson, flee through the desert in their minivan. Jerry catches up with them but is wounded by Jane with a real estate sign stake. Jane is admitted to a hospital, where Charley is summoned by Peter who recognized the sigil from Jerry's house. Upon arriving at Peter's penthouse, they are informed that the species of vampire Jerry belongs to is cannibalistic when Ed turns up. By now, Ed has been fully transformed into a vampire and he aids Jerry in attacking Charley, Amy, and Peter. As they fight, Ed lets all of his anger out and Charley reluctantly kills Ed. Meanwhile, Amy shoots Jerry with silver bullets, which are rather ineffective, but then 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, who proceeds to abduct 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, including Amy. Charley confronts Amy and she explains how they can be with each other forever. Just as she is about to bite Charley, he stabs her, intentionally missing her heart, and then escaping. Meanwhile, Peter is ambushed by Jerry and many of his victims. Peter is able to kill a few before his weapon backfires. Charley returns to the basement, only to see Peter being fed on by the remaining vampires. He decides to shoot holes in the roof, from which sunlight shines in and kills them. The patch of sunlight guards both Charley and Peter from the vampires who had not been destroyed. Jerry appears, explaining that Charley's quest is, in fact, over. Charley, having outfitted himself in a flame-retardant suit, has Peter light him on fire and tackles Jerry just as Amy is feeding on him. A struggle between the two ensues while the other vampires watch. Peter assists him by shooting another hole in the floor above to allow more sunlight in. This burns Jerry, and Peter tosses Charley the stake he had dropped. Charley quickly stabs Jerry in his visible heart, killing him, and returning his victims to their human form. Afterwards, Jane recovers and goes to shop for a new house, as Charley and Amy have sex in Peter's penthouse.
Cast
- Anton Yelchin as Charley Brewster
- Colin Farrell as Jerry
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Edward “Evil Ed” Lee
- David Tennant as Peter Vincent
- Imogen Poots as Amy Peterson
- Toni Collette as Jane Brewster
- Dave Franco as Mark
- Emily Montague as Doris
- Will Denton as Adam Johnson
- Reid Ewing as Ben
- Sandra Vergara as Ginger
- Lisa Loeb as Victoria Lee
- Brian Huskey as Rick Lee
- Grace Phippsas Bee
- Dee Bradley Baker as Vampires (vocals)
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).
Production
Steven Spielberg provided a great deal of input in the making of the film, such as storyboarding scenes and assistance with editing.[9]
Soundtrack
Fright Night: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | August 30, 2011 | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 50:40 | |||
Label | Varèse Sarabande | |||
Producer | Ramin Djawadi | |||
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Ramin Djawadi composed the score to the film.[10]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Welcome to Fright Night" | 1:13 |
2. | "There's a Lot of Bad People Out There" | 1:03 |
3. | "Jerry's Date" | 5:12 |
4. | "A Terrible Vampire Name" | 2:46 |
5. | "We Could Rock This Evil Thing Together" | 3:44 |
6. | "Is That a Stake?" | 1:21 |
7. | "400 Years of Survival" | 3:10 |
8. | "How to Kill a Vampire" | 1:42 |
9. | "Just Hit Me" | 1:27 |
10. | "No House, No Invitation" | 3:44 |
11. | "That's a Mighty Big Cross" | 2:49 |
12. | "Let's Kill Something" | 1:00 |
13. | "Go Get the Authorities" | 1:59 |
14. | "I Can Hear You Breathe" | 2:56 |
15. | "I'm All Out of Beer" | 3:50 |
16. | "A Garlicky Omelet" | 1:21 |
17. | "Enough With the Vampires" | 3:09 |
18. | "Gotta Light" | 2:49 |
19. | "Don't Do Anything I Wouldn't Do" | 1:13 |
20. | "Fright Night" | 4:12 |
Total length: | 50:40 |
Release
Although the film received a
Home media
The film was released by
Reception
Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 72% based on 178 reviews, and an average rating of 6.28/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It may not have been necessary to remake the 1985 cult classic, but the new Fright Night benefits from terrific performances by Colin Farrell and David Tennant – and it's smart, funny, and stylishly gory to boot."[14] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a "B−" on an A+ to F scale.[16]
Robert Koehler of Variety writes, Fright Night has "a cleverly balanced mix of scares and laughs".[17]
Box office
Fright Night opened in number six 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 million budget.[6]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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2011 | Fright Meter Award | Best Supporting Actor | David Tennant | Nominated |
Best Makeup | Fright Night | Nominated | ||
Golden Schmoes Award | Best Horror Movie of the Year | Fright Night | Nominated | |
IGN Summer Movie Award | Best Horror Movie | Fright Night | Nominated | |
2012 | Fangoria Chainsaw Award | Best Wide-Release Film | Fright Night (Tied for runner-up with Shark Night) | Runner-up |
Worst Film | Fright Night (Tied for runner-up with Shark Night) | Runner-up | ||
Golden Trailer Award | Best Horror TV Spot | DreamWorks Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures The AV Squad for "Fear the Night Awards" |
Nominated | |
Taurus World Stunt Award
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Best Fire Work | Mark Aaron Wagner Chris Brewster |
Won | |
Best Fire Stunt | Chris Brewster Mark Aaron Wagner |
Won |
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See also
Notes
- ^ Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Touchstone Pictures banner.[2][3]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Fright Night (2011)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Eller, Claudia (February 10, 2009). "DreamWorks gets Disney cash in distribution deal". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "FRIGHT NIGHT (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (August 18, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Conan' may not conquer 'The Help'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Fright Night (2011)". Box Office Mojo. February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ "Make a Date With Fright Night 3D". DreadCentral.com. June 22, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ "Fright Night location information, casting calls and release date". OnLocationVacations.com. June 22, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fright Night by Ramin Djawadi". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Billington, Alex (June 24, 2011). "DreamWorks Announces 'Fright Night' Comic-Con Event + Screening". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ Grabert, Jessica (October 14, 2011). "Fright Night Gets A December Blu-Ray Release". Cinema Blend. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Fright Night Scared Up on BD, DVD". IGN. October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Fright Night (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (August 17, 2011). "Variety Reviews Fright Night". Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ Miska, Brad (August 17, 2013). "Fresh 'Fright Night 2' Images To Chew On; Final Cover Art Revealed!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
External links
- Fright Night at IMDb
- Fright Night at Box Office Mojo
- Fright Night at Rotten Tomatoes
- Fright Night at Metacritic