Fright Night Part 2

For the 2013 film, see Fright Night 2: New Blood.

Fright Night Part 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTommy Lee Wallace
Written byTommy Lee Wallace
Tim Metcalfe
Miguel Tejada-Flores
Based onCharacters
by Tom Holland
Produced byHerb Jaffe
Mort Engelberg
Miguel Tejada-Flores
Starring
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited byJay Lash Cassidy
Music byBrad Fiedel
Distributed byNew Century/Vista (North America)
Tri-Star Pictures (International)[1]
Release dates
  • December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08) (Australia)
  • May 19, 1989 (1989-05-19) (U.S.)
Running time
103 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million[3]
Box office$2.9 million[4]

Fright Night Part 2 is a 1988 American supernatural horror film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, the sequel to the 1985 film Fright Night. Roddy McDowall and William Ragsdale reprise their roles as Charley Brewster and Peter Vincent, alongside new cast members Traci Lind, Julie Carmen and Jon Gries. Composer Brad Fiedel also returned with another distinct synthesizer score.

Following the plot of the first film, it focuses on Charley who, now a college student, encounters a group of vampires led by a beautiful woman who is seeking him out. Released by New Century/Vista in North America and TriStar Pictures elsewhere in 1989, the film grossed almost $3 million domestically, and has since become a cult film like its predecessor.[5]

In 2003, it received a brief issuing on DVD by Artisan Entertainment in a full frame presentation, but the release quickly went out of print and has since become a rare collector's item.[6] Due to rights issues, the film has not had a domestic home video release since, but has become a common bootleg.

  1. ^ Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service "Horror Films Just Keep on Coming The Victoria Advocate (June 9, 1989)
  2. ^ "FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2 (18)". British Board of Film Classification. September 19, 1988. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "AFI|Catalog".
  4. ^ "Fright Night 2 (1989) - Box Office Mojo". IMDB.
  5. ^ "[Review] Fright Night Part 2 (1988)". Daily Grindhouse. September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  6. ^ Profancik, Eric (October 30, 2003). "DVD Verdict Review - Fright Night Part II". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.