None of the actors from the previous film reprise their roles, and the plot is similar to both the original fright night and its remake. Regine dandrige julie carmen, sister to the first films vampire jerry dandridge, seeks revenge on charley william ragsdale and peter vincent roddy mcdowall while charleys new girlfriend alex traci lind becomes embroiled. Fright night part 2 trailerin original widescreen ratio. As you mentioned, the film tends to retread a lot of ground in the first film. Fright night 2 dvd is a terrific sequel to the best 80s vampire flick ever fright night 1985. Thomas lee wallace born october 8, 1949 is an american film producer, director, editor, and screenwriter. The worst fright night retread is the 1989 sequel, fright night ii, which pits original heroes charley william ragsdale and peter vincent roddy. The budget was also shaved about a million and a half from the original and when everything was finished, fright night part 2 was rumored to be released internationally in 1988. William ragsdale, roddy mcdowall, traci lind, julie carmen, charley brewster and peter. This is also the only time the movie has been seen in widescreen on any home video format. The best way to describe fright night part 2 is as a cheesy, mindless good time. Fright night part 2 191 1h 43min 1989 r peter vincent roddy mcdowall, the great vampire killer, and charlie brewster william ragsdale are back in the longawaited sequel to the box office smash hit fright night.
The true enemy of fright night is the weirdly sincere fright. It deserved a much better marketing campaign than it got when released back in 1989. Yes, i believe the original house was on a studio lot probably the same lot of the 1989 tom hanks movie the burbs the houses in fright night look very much like those in the burbs, and the burbs was shot at a studio lot. Oct 07, 2012 fright night, part ii 1989 sequels are a tricky business. Though it originally had a troubled release slated to come out in 1988, tristar finally dumped the movie in a small handful of theaters in 1989 to weak.
It is the sequel to the 1985 film fright night, with ragsdale and mcdowall reprising their roles. Find out when and where you can watch fright night part 2 on tv with the full listings schedule at. More than 25 years after its release, fright night part 2 remains a fun little horror film but suffers from the same problems as so many sequels like it it fails to really justify its existence beyond the usual crass commercial reasons. Aug 30, 2017 fright night part 2 1988 104 min comedy, horror, thriller 19 may 1989.
Julie studied extensively with sanford meisner at the neighborhood playhouse, with uta. William ragsdale, roddy mcdowall, traci lind, julie carmen, charley brewster and peter vincent must face more vampires, out for revenge. Jerry dandriges house very well could be the same creepy house of the klopecks of the burbs. As evidence, look no further than fright night part 2, the sequel to writerdirector tom hollands surprise success from 1985.
The sequel saw the return of stars ragsdale and mcdowall to their roles, and cast julie carmen as another vampire, the sister of jerry dandridge. With chris sarandon, william ragsdale, amanda bearse, roddy mcdowall. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, directing films such as halloween iii. Furthermore, richies death is also shortened to exclude a sequence of him being burned by holy water. Remember the when this style of poster was popular. Three years after the first film, 20yearold charley brewster, as a result of psychiatric therapy. A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead. New blood is a 20 american comedy horror film directed by eduardo rodriguez. Fright night part ii is an american horror film and the 1988 sequel to fright night. Starring roddy mcdowall,william ragsdale,julie carmen,jon gries. I suppose the most accurate description would be to call it a reimagining.
However, theres a big difference between a formulaic slasher film that follows a loose stalk and slash concept, and a sequel that just carbon copies every plot point and story turn from the first film. Born and trained in new york city, julie carmen began her acting career offoffbroadway, danced on broadway in zoot suit and won the best supporting actress award at the venice film festival for her role in john cassavetes gloria opposite gena rowlands. The true enemy of fright night is the weirdly sincere. William ragsdale and roddy mcdowell return as their wonderful characters from the first film as well as the great composer brad fiedel giving us another fantastic score.
Fright night part ii dvd remains a great 80s horror film and well done sequel that does the original justice. I was a huge fan of the original and due to the limited release of the sequel i never saw fright night 2 in the theater. Fright night part 2 is the 1988 sequel to 1985s fright night. Staring traci lin, julie carmen, roddy mcdowall and william ragsdale.
If only we had received fright night part 3, which no doubt would have given us all of the charleypeter scenes that part 2 is sorely lacking. The original fright night is my all time favorite vampire film. Fright night part 2 is an excellent sequel that is pretty much just as great as the first. Shop fright night part ii 1989 poster print overstock. Scenes excluded are the maggots coming out of one of the vampires stomach, the death of the black vampire is shortened and regines death is also cut in some places. Fright night part 2 is a 1988 american horror film directed by tommy lee wallace and starring william ragsdale, roddy mcdowall, traci lind, and julie carmen. Charley brewster and peter vincent must face more vampires, out for revenge. Young charley william ragsdale once again fights vampires with his tv horrorshow host friend roddy mcdowall. I have owned the sequel on vhs but that and the 2003 dvd are both in1. Looks great in dorm rooms, kid rooms, offices, and more. Dec 23, 2017 yes, i believe the original house was on a studio lot probably the same lot of the 1989 tom hanks movie the burbs the houses in fright night look very much like those in the burbs, and the burbs was shot at a studio lot. Starring roddy mcdowall, william ragsdale, traci lind, julie carmen. Following the plot of the first film, it focuses on charley. Fright night, part ii 1989 sequels are a tricky business.
One of the things i like about the fright night movies is such subtext, bereft from a lot of genre works. Three years after killing the vampire in the original, charlie has started to believe it was all his imagination and st. A sequel seemed to be a logical move to make, and sure enough, 1989 saw the release of fright night part 2. Watching fright night and part 2 backtoback is always a good time.
It is a directtovideo homage sequel to the 2011 remake of fright night. The image measures 1962 2971 pixels and is 2964 kilobytes large. With william ragsdale, roddy mcdowall, traci lind, julie carmen. Feb 16, 2017 the film was shot in hollywood in 1988, starring william ragsdale, roddy mcdowall, julie carmen, traci lind, russell clark, jon gries and brian thompson.
The fearless vampire killers are back in this entertaining and faithful sequel to the beloved 1985 vampire classic. Fright night part 2 movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The worst fright night retread is the 1989 sequel, fright night ii, which pits original heroes charley william ragsdale and peter vincent roddy mcdowall against vampire jerrys sexy sister. Season of the witch, fright night part 2 and the 1990 miniseries, it. Roddy mcdowall, william ragsdale, traci lind, julie carmen, jon gries. Fright night part 2 1988 fright night part 2 1988 comedy horror thriller. Horror queers the delicious camp of fright night part 2. Fright night part 2 1989 rhorror official discussion. Feel the night, conceal your fright it came from your right look what you found lying on the ground.
Fright night part 2 1988 movie poster cinematerial. I think it did very well maintaining the tone of the first fright night, and its always nice seeing sequels with the same actors, and theme music. Fright night part 2 really like it, but cant find the dvd. Born and trained in new york city, julie carmen began her acting career offoffbroadway, danced on broadway in. Yify movies the only official yify site at and fright night part 2 1988 bluray 720p yts yify charley brewster, the impressionable teenager, reluctantly comes to terms with the freakishly improbable events that scarred his adolescence, convincing himself that the undead creatures of the night were only figments of his imagination. Fright night 2 dvd is a great way to enjoy this classic 80s vampire sequel. Fright night part ii 1988 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Fright night part 2 really like it, but cant find the. Just dont go expecting something memorable like the 1985 classic, youll be disappointed.
Composer brad fiedel also returned with another distinct synthesizer score. High resolution movie poster image for fright night part 2 1988. William ragsdale and roddy mcdowall both reprised their roles from the first movie. Three years after killing the vampire in the original, charlie has started to believe it was all his imagination and starts to forget that vampires truly exist until four strangers lead by. Fright night part 2 wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Overview of fright night part 2, 1989, directed by tommy lee wallace, with roddy mcdowall, william ragsdale, julie carmen, at turner classic movies. He is a longtime friend and collaborator of director john carpenter, receiving his first credit as art director on carpenters.
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