

Jerry hunts down Ed and turns him into a vampire, then Ed proceeds to visit Peter and tries to attack him, only to be warded off when burned by a crucifix to the forehead. Peter discovers Charley is right about Jerry's true nature after glancing at his pocket mirror and noticing Jerry's lack of a reflection, causing him to accidentally drop the mirror Peter then flees, but Jerry learns of his discovery after finding a shard of mirrored glass on the floor. Amy, fearing for Charley's sanity and safety, hires the destitute Peter to "prove" that Jerry is not a vampire by having him drink what they claim is " holy water", but it is only tap water Jerry has claimed to Peter that drinking actual holy water would be against his religious convictions. Jerry destroys Charley's car in retaliation and threatens Charley over the telephone.Ĭharley turns to Peter Vincent for help, but Peter dismisses Charley as an obsessed fan. When Jerry tries to push him out the window to his death, Charley stabs Jerry's hand with a pencil. Charley refuses, brandishing a crucifix at Jerry. Later, Jerry visits Charley and offers him a choice: ignore his vampiric activities, or else. That night, Charley is shocked to see Jerry inside his house, having been invited in by Charley's mother. Charley reveals his suspicions about Jerry's vampirism, and Lennox leaves, furious. Detective Lennox goes with Charley to Jerry's house to question him, but his "roommate" Billy Cole tells them that Jerry is "away on business". After telling his mother, Charley asks his girlfriend, Amy Peterson, and his friend, "Evil Ed" Thompson, for help before contacting the authorities. One evening, Charley discovers that his new next-door neighbor Jerry Dandrige is a vampire responsible for the disappearances of several victims.
#THE J. GEILS BAND FRIGHT NIGHT MOVIE#
Seventeen-year-old Charley Brewster is a fan of a horror television program called Fright Night, hosted by former movie vampire hunter Peter Vincent. In October 2020, Tom Holland confirmed that he was writing a direct sequel to the original film titled Fright Night: Resurrection that would bring back characters from the original film and would ignore the 1988 sequel.

Fright Night was followed by a sequel, Fright Night Part 2, in 1988, and a remake in 2011, which was in turn followed by Fright Night 2: New Blood in 2013. Since its release, it has received positive reviews from critics and has become a cult classic. The film was released on August 2, 1985, and grossed $24.9 million at the box office.
#THE J. GEILS BAND FRIGHT NIGHT TV#
When no one believes him, Charley decides to get Peter Vincent, a TV show host who acted in films as a vampire hunter, to stop Jerry's killing spree. The film follows young Charley Brewster, who discovers that his next-door neighbor Jerry Dandrige is a vampire. It stars Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Stephen Geoffreys, and Art Evans. Fright Night is a 1985 American horror film written and directed by Tom Holland (in his directorial debut) and produced by Herb Jaffe.
