Fright night 2011 script

The fright night franchise has endured in a variety of incarnations. Fright night a cleverly balanced mix of scares and laughs that is funnier and more terrifying than the 1985 original on which its based. In 2011 fright night was ready for the remake treatment and its legion of fans were up in arms. Fright night 2011 often gets a bad rap and thats not without reason. Coincidentally, it was also chris sarandons birthday, who was in the original movie, made in 1985. Fright night 1985 in many ways, fright night is a film ahead of its time. Marti noxon will work on the script for hasbro and platinum dunes. Fright night, directed by craig gillespie and a remake of the 1985 vampire film with the same name, takes its time getting to its fiery finish. Shouldnt you be more concerned with the original fright night movie. To promote the fright night remake, on august 12, 2011 colin farrell, anton yelchin and christopher mintzplasse talked about the movie on mtvs fright night friday during an airing of rob. The film premiered at the o2 in london on august 14, 2011, was produced by dreamworks pictures. 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 its smart, funny, and. Ill just say that fright night is not particularly scary. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.

The script, penned by buffy the vampire slayer alum marti noxon, loosely followed the plot of the original film. Fright night this package contains three films, one a bona fide classic, one an interesting first film by someone who would go on to greatness, and, um, one other one. Charley brewster main character 17 years old former best friend of ed learns how to hunt vampires jerry dandrige evil ed lee 400 year old vampire appears to be evil however, he says to charley. How fright night and its remake take on vampiric seduction. Im tempted to tell you how it went right now but what fun would that be. In 2011, the film endured the first remake of two in the usa. The plot follows a teenaged boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle. In may 2009, dreamworks first announced that it would be overseeing a remake of fright night, which came to fruition and was released in 2011. Waggoner tags childs play script, class of 1984 script, fright night, fright night 2011, fright night script, psycho 2 script, thinner script, tom holland scripts. Posted on september 5, 2011 september 14, 20 author margaret c.

The original ending in tom hollands fright night script largely plays out the same until the films final scene when charley and amy are watching peter vincents fright night together. Fright night is a 2011 3d american comedy horror film. Now as another rule youre not allowed to like a remake better than the original, how dare they. Fright night is a film with a cult following and it doesnt automatically lend itself to a remake. Imsdb opinion none available imsdb rating not available average user rating none available writers marti noxon genres comedy horror movie release date. These were followed by a spinoff comic book series, as well as an unofficial indian remake in 1989. It was metafictional at least a decade before that became popular. Who, many people are dusting off their old vhs copies of the original film that was made in 1985. The driver that jerry kills after the mans car hits charleys car is portrayed by original fright night actor chris sarandon.

Fright night writer to pen ouija screenplay exclusive. Im going to give you something that i dont have, a choice which could imply that. Scream and the movies that followed it owe everything to fright night. Unlike a lot of horror films from that time period, the screenplay for fright night is smart and, within the first ten pages, evokes aesops fable of. Two men move in next door, and for charley with his horror. Requests for the latter script have been flooding my inbox for weeks. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 68 produced by 6 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1.

I was very much prepared to dislike the 2011 version of fright night for a number of reasons. Fright night screenwriter marti noxon describes anton. It was followed by a 1988 sequel, fright night part 2, an unofficial indian remake in 1989 and official remakes in. Script analysis of fright night 2011 click on a plot. The script, penned by buffy the vampire slayer alum marti noxon. Found an earlier draft of the 2011 films script online, and at one point jerry tells charley that amy sucked me dry. Fright night is an american gothic horror comedy film starring william ragsdale, chris sarandon, stephen geoffreys and roddy mcdowall that was released in 1985. Counting flashback footage, chris sarandon is the only actor to appear in all three fright night films. Fright night 2011, directed by craig gillepsie lars and the real girl begins with a nighttime murder of an unknown teenage boy and his family in.

Fright night is a 2011 american neonoir comedy horror film directed by craig gillespie. In the 2011 remake, he has a cameo as the man who hits the brewsters car and is subsequently bitten by jerry. With a script by marti noxon of buffy fame, this fright night makes some key changes. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Tom holland scripts with the release of the new fright night 2011 film starring collin farrell and david tennant dr. In this case i found the remake to be a lot better than the 85 original and thats coming from someone who dearly loves 80s horror movies.

It was about fans of vampire films and it broke down the conventions of vampire films. At the fright night reunion, chris sarandon recalled his initial reaction to being approached about playing vampire jerry dandrige. The houses are like mexican food the basic elements are all the same, just mixed differently. Fright night font here refers to the font used in the poster title of fright night, which is a 3d comedy horror film released in 2011. The original 1985 comedyhorror film gets an update with anton yelchin playing a high.

Fright night font and fright night poster font meme. Fright night 1985 vs fright night 2011 wicked horror. The first and primary reason is that its a rare movie where im happy to see colin farrell in the cast list. Charley used to be a dork who is now hanging out with the cool kids and has a popular girlfriend. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Marti noxons script is clever, funny, and smart, and by the looks of other recent horror outings, its a script thats better than it should be. This set would be quite a bargain if the transfer to dvd werent so crappy. A remake of tom hollands fright night, the films screenplay was adapted by marti noxon. The film is a remake of the 1985 film of the same name and revolves around a teenager called charley brewster, who suspects his new neighbor is a vampire responsible for a series of recent deaths. During vincents broadcast, he turns into a vampire as he taunts the audience over knowing what a vampire looks like. The problem with fright night 2011 is that it doesnt do it better than the original and while it takes some creative liberties, none of them improve upon the way the original played out. Mtvs fright night friday 2011 colin farrell, anton. The webs largest and most comprehensive scripts resource.

Collider sees fright night 2011 in 3d at the alamo drafthouse with stars anton yelchin and christopher mintzplasse. Fright night 2011 is a below average redux retrospective. Youre in a tricky place where the original probably. In the original fright night 1985, he plays the role of jerry. Colin farrell fright night interview colin farrell shows his fangs in the new horror film fright night. The original film was released in 1985 and was followed by a direct sequel in 1988. Collider sees fright night 2011 in 3d at the alamo. Fright nights original ending was much different screen.

I attended the press junket for the remake of the classic horror movie fright night on july 24 th. And i read the script and really hoped i didnt like it, and i did. Sorry colin, but youre not going to kill me before i realize my lifelong dream, of someday portraying the original version of a famous character. Ive been creating an army of vampires, and you two are next.

For young charley brewster, nothing could be better than an old horror movie late at night. A remake of tom hollands 1985 film of the same name, the film was adapted by marti noxon. The plot follows a teenaged boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle between the two. A film is typically remade to improve upon the original or to showcase a different perspective. Fright night screenwriter marti noxon describes anton yelchin as the perfect spielbergian hero. Charley and his mother now live in the suburbs of las vegas, a city where its not uncommon for people who work night shifts on the strip to completely block up their windows from the harsh gaze of sunlight.