FRIGHT NIGHT Reunion Panel - NJHC August 2023
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- Fright Night actors William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Amanda Bearse, Dorothy Fielding, Stephen Geoffreys, and Jonathan Stark gave a panel at New Jersey Horror Con August 2023 to talk about their experiences, careers, and answer fan questions. Please note that due to the SAG/AFTRA strike, these actors were unable to address specific characters, roles, or projects.
William Ragsdale played Charley Brewster in Fright Night and is also known for his roles in Herman’s Head, Justified, Search Party, Younger, Renfield, Mistresses, Necessary Roughness, Road House 2: Last Call, Brother’s Keeper, Grosse Point, Judging Amy, Ellen, and many more.
Chris Sarandon portrayed Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night but is also well known for his roles in The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Princess Bride, Child’s Play, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 series), Chicago Hope, Slaves of New York, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Terminal Justice, Felicity, and many more.
Amanda Bearse is well known for her role as Amy Peterson in the 1985 film Fright Night. She is also known for her roles in Married… with Children, All My Children, Nikki, Hotel, Fraternity Vacation, Likely Suspects, Here Comes the Munsters, Smothered, Anger Management, and Sky Sharks. She is also an accomplished director, having directed Skirtchasers, and episodes of Jessie, The Big Gay Sketch Show, MADtv, Dharma & Greg, Reba, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Jamie Foxx Show, and The Tom Show among others. She directed 31 episodes of Married… with Children as well.
Dorothy Fielding portrayed Judy Brewster in Fright Night and is also known for St. Elsewhere, Melrose Place, Generations, Remington Steele, The Doctors, One in a Million, and more.
Stephen Geoffreys was Evil Ed in Fright Night and is also known for roles in At Close Range, Moon 44, 976-EVIL, Check Point, The Day of the Living Dead, Mr. Hush, Heaven Help Us, and many more.
Jonathan Stark played Billy Cole in Fright Night and is also known for his roles in House II: The Second Story, Moonlighting, Cheers, and more. He was also a producer on According to Jim, Ellen, The Drew Carey Show, Hiller and Diller, and more.
This panel was recorded on August 19th, 2023, and moderated by Chris Stiles.
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Fright Night and The Lost Boys were such great movies.
You got that right! I own both of them and watch them on a regular basis! I even have a huge Lost Boys poster in my basement!
I love Fright Night.
...I love Fright Night 2 too.
Yes sir 🙏🏿👍🏿
Fright Night loves you too❤
Amazing Movie!!👍🏻👍👍🏽
Love fright night too…miss the 80’s😢
Chris Sarandon has aged pretty well for a guy who is 81.
Yep. He looks ten years younger.
Greek genes.
He’s in his Chris Kristopherson phase
Yes he has ❤❤❤❤❤
A little too good.....
Chris made vampires cool.
And how did no one ask Stephen to do the actual line “Oh Brewster, you’re so cool!”???
We used to always say that. In fact I still might
Mom left a note…..”Dinners in the oven”
I used to work with him at a law firm in San Francisco 😄
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Actually the line is the other way around but that's ok. Dam I miss 80's horror.
The Lost Boys and Fright Night. Best vampire movies ever.
I love Fright Night. Watch it every October. The remake has its own positives but nothing beats the original.
I LOVE the original. The remake was damn good. It took cues from the original but it was it's own thing. Great stuff.
I liked the remake, but it couldn't hold the originals jockstrap.
Roddys Peter Vincent was way better than the remakes. Easy
@@sleazyfellow Yes, but they are totally different. One is basically Vincent Price, the other is Criss Angel. I know I don't have to say which is the cool one.
👍👍
Rodey McDowell was a superb actor. Would have been great if he was there. Miss him too
I know. It's so sad passed away. Such an amazing actor. And by all accounts I have ever heard - a good, caring man.
@@01What10 my idol! I wish I could have met him!
Best line: "You have to have faith for that to work on me, Mr Vincent!"
Yes , that turned 13 yr old me on my head…
I think the best line was when Charley screamed in the distance when seeing Amy and Jerry says "I think she just woke up." But in truth, there were many great lines in that movie. Best vampire movie ever with the best vampire ever.
Back in the 1980s you could sit down in a theater and have the most completely unexpected experience of a life time. Fright Night was that...I went back again and again!
Agreed. I miss 80s films so much. They were all so creative. Their was a freedom there that I feel we don't have anymore in a way. It's very hard to put into words, there just seems like s stunted creativity today. The 80s were a creative golden era.
This movie is amazing to this day.🔝💯👍😄
Amen 🙏🏿 my all time favorite vampire movie
They have Fright Night 2 free, on youtube.
YES!!!!!
Still one of the best - I tell ya, it's hard to beat some of the stuff from the 80's.
@@bigkeith41 mine too haha👍
Almost forty years later and this movie is still brilliant. Watched it a year ago again and still scared the crap out of me at the right moments.
the night club scene is the best
I loved the house where Dandridge lived
"Ohhh your so cool Brewster"
I love Fright Night nothing but memories
So happy they tracked down Mrs. Brewster!!!!!!!
She was a kind of Proto-MILF in the 80ies
A horror classic...nice to see all of them again. Man, has it been this long...phew!!!!
I KNOW, but I HAS been this long lol.
38 years.
Wow, amazing to see them now. RIP Roddy McDowall one of my favorites.
Loved the reunion with the cast. Loved hearing the behind the scenes stories with the late Roddy McDowell. I've been a fan of McDowell's since his Planet of the Apes movies.
A true gentle man.
I would love to see a prequel of fright night so that we can find out about Jerry's human life before he became a vampire. How he became a vampire and how he met Billy Cole. It would also be great to find out about his sister who is in the sequel to fright night too😊
Was and still is a classic Fright Night. So good to see the cast here doing well; blessings to them and all here. 😊
Chris Sarandon is a master actor. Love him in this movie. Great, great cast.
Yes I love Chris (he's so charming) and the rest of the cast got to meet them all at Texas Frightmare a few years ago it was amazing truly dream come true❤
Dorothy Fielding is amazing. My favorite horror movie mom ever! One of my favorite movie moms of all time!
They all look great!! Thank you for your on-screen chemistry; really bringing your character's to life!! RIP Mr. McDowall.
HBO in the 80s!
Fright Night.
Vamp.
An American Werewolf in London.
The Lost Boys.
Once Bitten.
Excellent!
Near dark😊
Best vamp movies in the 80s.
Vamp was also a good movie
One of the best vampire movies ever made. Never took itself too seriously and had enough of a comedy element which is why it is so good.
I love FRIGHT NIGHT. When the movie came out, I was on a small GREEK island on a tour of Europe. On this tiny island, there was a small movie theater and it was playing FRIGHT NIGHT. It wasn't really a theater, it was an old building with a large screen set up on the roof top. So, I got to see this great movie in Greece, on a warm summer night under the stars. The movie was in English with Greek subtitles. It was a blast. I felt very proud of my fellow Americans in the movie because the Greek audience loved it. I was a bit homesick and this movie transported me back home to California. I've always been a fan of horror movies, but FRIGHT NIGHT holds a special place in my heart. A wonderful memory of being young in Greece watching the sexiest vampire to ever grace the big screen. The directing by Tom Holland, the music by Brad Fiedel, and the amazing cast ... Thank you all for the beautiful memory.
I’ve met Stephen, Amanda and William. They were all so amazing. Would love to meet Chris and Jonathan. Fright Night is the best
Fright Night is a top 5 vampire film all time imo
You have GOT to be kidding me! I just randomly search the sound track and started reminiscing on scenes and this popped up. I can't believe this was a thing...and so recently 🙏🏿💯🔥
I hope to God they have another because i WILL be there
This was a real treat! Love that movie, so enjoyable. I adored the whole cast!
Jerry Dandrige is the coolest vampire ever.
Omg!!! I have watched this movie at least 40 times since I was 16. Chris Sarandon is so handsome and this is the best vampire movie ever!!! I had the soundtrack too!! I just watched it again Saturday!! October 2023
As a horror fan, I love this movie and the characters so much!! Such a great panel. To this day Fright Night is one of the top 10 Horror of all time, thank you all so much.
It's also my favorite. I can't tell you how many times I have watched this over the years. Probably like yourself I know it word to word.
@@singin8324 yes! At least once a year if not twice. Word for word and it never gets old. Thank you for your comment.
Welcome to Fright Night…for real 😁
great movie......had the pleasure of meeting Chris Sarandon a few years back at a Comic-Con in New Jersey. Super nice guy, very humble and kind.
This movie will always stand the test of time ❤ After watching Fright Night countless times on VHS and DVD I saw it for the first time on the big screen a few years ago at classic movie night at our AMC theater and it was great watching it with a crowd of fans. I still have the music from this movie on my road trip playlist.
Yeah...if one can afford to be a PROJECTOR...even a cheap one...it makes a hell of difference & would recommend it, with a group of fans of the film it must have been a cool experience!
@@paulconway9745 I upped my home theater game during Covid with a Epson 4010 projector and 120" screen and made my attic a theater. I haven't been back to the theater since.
It's so good to see you all together again... R.I.P. Mr. McDowall, Loved all you guy's performances in Fright Night, and your other projects as well !!!! Best Wishes -Gernard Howell
The actress who plays Judy Brewster looks great.
Woow! Where did the time go! I still remember sneaking trying to rent this VHS!!
Imagine how I feel? Saw it in the theater with my brother & his girlfriend at the time. We’re both in our 60’s now! 😂
I was 16 me n my cousin got loaded and watched it
Was worth the wait till Stephen finally spoke! ❤
He,s not said nothing what’s wrong with Mr.queer porn king lol😂
Fright Night still holds up today. One of the best
I met Amanda Bearse at the Film and Comic Expo here in New Mexico she was very nice
This was a really great little film. Chris Sarandon was fabulous. It really has become a little classic.
I haven't even watched this new panel discussion yet....too busy reading ALL THE LOVE here for it from it's fans :)
I've seen other older panel get togethers from these wonderful folks & Chris (Sarandon) is a HOOT, I loved how he got the part, thinking this was surely beneath him as he was AN ACTOR but fell in love with it as he read the script & had the meeting with Tom Holland who told him it would be filmed as is & was in the script (and it was, save for a few additions) it was the one of the wisest choices ever!!!
Forgot that Chris is in Dog Day Afternoon. @@paulconway9745
I've got 5 vampire 🧛♂️ movies and Fright Night is by far my favorite and the one scene I absolutely loved is the night club dance between Jerry and Amy. He can spin me around the dance floor anytime 😊 lol
Yeah dance scene my favorite too coolest vampire of all time
I love how Amy's hair gets all poofy too when she starts to fall under Jerry's influence. You can have perfect 80's hair if you become evil too.
One of my favorite horror movie of all time. Watched it at least 50 times and it still stands today. And the music...wow! Those killer guitar playing riffs. Very sensual. I was actually in love with Amanda Bearse. Great to see you guys together! 🥳🥳🥳
Same. We played it out on VCR tape.
Spot on...the film jumps an extra notch with the soundtrack 👍
Dude, exactly. Those piano/synthe sensual songs are still stuck in my head after all these years. So much conveyed by Chris and Amanda just with eye contact.
Its always been a dream of mine for a Fright Night Part 3 with Charlie taking over for Peter as the vampire killer.
That would be good
Brilliant.
Oh, interesting, why didn't I think of this...NICE ONE. Unlikely to happen & could they possibly ever bottle this MAGIC once again? it's unlikely but I DO LIKE the idea 👍
ONE OF THE BEST HORROR MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN, CLASSIC.
Chris Sarandon is blessed to be in two classics. Both in this and Princess Bride.
And Childs play.
Chris Sarandon, Legend.
My favorite vampire film and favorite Brad Fiedel film score.
Just a wonderfully entertaining film. The whole cast were great! Thanks guys.
That's great they all made it, looks friendly too :) thanks for this guys, us 80s fans love it
This was so awesome to watch and was entertaining…I was 15 years old when fright night came out..where has the time gone!! Thank you for uploading this and sharing with us👍🏻
It's so cool to see my favorite actors from my childhood and hear them talk about making and the experiences while making this movie. Thoughts and prayers for the Late Great Roddy McDowall, Love forever.
This is the best panel presentation I’ve ever seen. The split screen, putting all the actors on at once was a great decision.
I was at this convention.. great time
YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH!!!!!
Classic film
One of the classics! Chris Sarandon will always be one of the best bad guys of the 80s!!
Some movies have a line that becomes an instant classic and is one that you never forget and even repeat decades later. Jaws had 'You're going to need a bigger boat'. Fright Night's, for me, was "You're So Cool Brewster!" A guy blew a red light with his window down recently and I yelled that out my window at him. It's my go to insult.
"You have to have FAITH...for that to work on me, MR VINCENT" (god I hope I've got that right?) 🙄
I saw it when it first came out and it's still one of my favourite movies, man i feel old.......Sigh
Great panel. Great fun to see this cast reunited.
Best vampire movie ever!!
I rewatch this movie a few times each sp00ky season. One of my absolute favorites. The original reigns supreme over that Colin Farrell hot mess. This cast is the best, thank you guys for many years of fun, fright and laughs!!!
Maybe (and I know it goes by the name of 'FRIGHT NIGHT') but just maybe if you were to go back & give the Tennant / Farrell version another chance you might just (maybe?) not be so critical of the re-imagining of this?
They should have lost the title from it (but I guess they knew it had a following with us) but actually it's better than a good many more recent horror pictures...is it anywhere near as good as our original? :) hell no! but I think it's better than alright but it has none of the plentiful scenes we enjoy with this original I'll give you but for me it's not as bad as many remember with the years having passed (like you I was disappointed by it upon seeing it for the first time...but like I say...lose the name...and forget it's competing with our beloved original & it's actually not too bad at all) that said with Sarandon & Farrell there's only ONE WINNER & the same goes for McDowell & Tennant.
@@paulconway9745..The remake was too violent, dark and two-dimensional. Jerry Dandridge was, basically, a serial killer. The Horror movie Remakers.. almost always want to make more graphically violent, "realistic" versions----and lose the Magic of the original. Then, too much CGI....in my opinion.
Your not wrong, it was more violent for sure & dark & yes the characters were not filled out like in our superb original, also, agree with the comment made by you in that when the film companies make these horror remakes or re-imaging's they go for MORE GORE as in the Fright Night re-imagining, the CGI is almost a given sadly now, these days (although every now & again you'll get the odd one trying to use the old fashioned way of sfx rather than computers) so in short, I kinda agree with you, except that I liked it somewhat, not as bad as a good many remakes, it's a 6 out of 10 compared to our original FRIGHT NIGHT, which of it's type is damn near perfect (and for me scores a 10) I appreciate your thoughts on it though.@@user-kf8wb2cq4f
The remake is from Tom Holland also..😂 just a more modern take.
Collin Farrel strikes me as a narcissistic douche canoe. The character and the actual man.
Love Fright night! A classic!
It’s a classic because it stands the test of time, I always watch it when it’s on!
It was a fantastic movie . I watch it every time its on .
Perfection .
Fright Night (1985) is a true classic. In tears watching this...
Fright Night is easily in every greatest movies list.
I concur whole-heartedly
Makes me feel old 😢life really is short but I love Fright Night 😂
Yes and I was 12 when I went to the theater with my mom to see fright night.
This was a brilliant reunion, I loved every minute and some great stories. Is Tom Holland going to write another sequel with the original cast.
Hard to bring back a have the cast that was killed in the movie.
Where there's a will there's a way, it's Hollywood don't forget. About a year ago Tom Holland was writing a script to bring back the original cast but now it's all gone quiet. @@davidmerlin3344
I think he wrote a prequel. It's a novel
@@davidmerlin3344 Other than Jerry and Billy, the main cast mostly lived.
Evil is also suggested to be alive at the end.
It's really just a matter of reviving Jerry.
Hammer Studios killed then revived Dracula for nearly every movie, so it's just a matter of working out a resurrection scenario for Jerry
I'd love a sequel done in CGI like how the new Indiana Jones handled showing Indiana Jones in his youth. Then u have the OG cast doing voice work. Probably not feasible for budget reasons, but a guy can dream. I'm generally not a fan of CG over practical effects, but it has it's place and for things like that would b alright imo. Really wish we could've got a part 3 or a TV series bitd. Love all the characters and actors so much!
And shoutout to Billy Ragsdale in Herman's Head! I bought a custom made DVD of the entire series, was great to experience it again. Very nostalgic for those days, and fun carefree TV shows we had bitd.
WOW GREAT INTERVIEW LOVE FRIGHTNIGHT IT WAS A LEGEND OF A FILM THANKYOU ALL FOR MAKING AN UNBELIABLE FILM
I saw a reanactment of this flick at a local theater before even seeing the film. Enjoyed it so much i immediately saw the film and now its one of my favorites. Ive seen so many of these cast reunions that i know most of these stories by now lol. For anyone that wants some more Rappaport with the cast, look up the episodes of Chris Serandon's podcast where he had some of his coworkers (both from Fright Night and his other films) as guests. He recently interviewed Susan Serandon and that was a great interview.
One of my all time favorite movies
I love this…
Fright Night … Chris Sarandon legend.
One of the most powerful moments in any horror movie is the death of Evil Ed by Stephen Geoffreys. The desperation, betrayal, and loss conveyed by that performance is amazing.
Also, my wife had never seen the film. When I showed it to her, her favorite line was, "Brewster, you're so cool!" Classic
He was great! He played kind of a continuation of Evil Ed in the gay horror movie he did.
He did porn also.
@@christopherramon-reid2000yer queer stuff
Chris Sarandon STILL one of the sexiest men alive!
Joyful tears right now watching this. Fright Night is one of my all time favorite movies. Thank you for this!
Fun fact: Dorothy Fielding was also in Jaws.
Apart from Dracula 1931...Fright Night is my all time favorite Vampire movie along side of Blade.
Watch Stephen King's "The Night Flyer" with a scary as heck vampire. Definitely NO sparkly stuff with this one.
@@diannelavoie5385Salem Lot
1972 night stalker too!!
@@JoeCannon1 Exactly!
Watch a movie called 'Let the Right One In"
OMG I can't believe I ran across this !! Thank you so much for posting ❤ I loved Fright Night , fell in love with Chris Sarandon lol Absolutley loved Roddy McDowell anyway . I am so happy to see them doing these panels , great to know everyone is doing so good still !! Much love from Tennessee ❤
Wonderful. Just wonderful.
Still love this movie and saw it over 50 times! Nice to see Dorothy!
I love these movies. I owned Fright Night & Fright Night 2. I didn't understand why these ones weren't on TV much in the 90s & into the millennium. Good thing I had them.
It's so crazy to see these people looking like Senior citizens(except Charlie, lol). Just doesn't compute that the movie was really so long ago.
I just have to say that Dorothy Fielding is the image of a lovely, beautiful, elegant older woman. So refreshing!
WTF!?!? I just watched this movie! Then it pops up on my feed. I swear, the Internet is listening... GREAT MOVIE, BTW!
Thanks for splitting the screen... it works
Thanks
My favorite movie!!! I know every word!!!!
Fright Night - one of my all time favs !
One of my absolute favorite horror movies. A must watch every year. I even have the movie poster in my basement. So glad I found this..man I miss the 80's
I watch this one every year this season! A favorite of mine!
It's cool to see Jonathan Stark after all these years. He was great in this and House 2 and then he disappeared. And Dorothy Fielding looks very healthy now too.
They all looks great I love this movie and the second part was amazing too.
Thank you all
I just finished watching it. CLASSIC!!! ❤
🍎🧛🏻♂️🦇
Chris Sarandon Such a guy!! great actor.İ just watched his all movies including musicvideo of morisette girl just remembered i bought myself a long coat and red shawl i wanted to be like his character in the movie good old days thank you for this awesome video❤
Love this film and love seeing all these folks back together.
I was a very young teenager when this was released, I still pop it on every now and then, great 80s flick, warms the heart to see this reunion, I'm so grateful to have lived through such a golden time, if you're an 80s kid like me you remember how special that era was, I'm a hard rock/heavy metal fan too, I have so many great memories of all the music and movies back then, I'm truly privileged, this generation doesn't know what it missed!!! Fantastic movie, if you've not seen it, give it a go, remember it's age and don't judge it by today's expensive CGI standards, it's a great watch. Cheers everyone!!!
Dorothy Fielding. I remember watching a Fright Night documentary and they said she disappeared.
I watch this every October! Thank you for doing posting this!
Chris Sarandon is so gorgeous❤
Wow Charlie is only one that still looks the same.
Yeah it's hard to believe he's 62, but when you figure the movie was made almost 40 years ago there's no way to cheat age......Sigh
@@Mulder-Scully he did gay porn too. Not Charlie, but his best friend did.
Remember l when he popped up on Justified!
Absolutely one of the best panels I've ever seen - their closeness makes it sooooooo much better and the fluidity makes such an impact 🎯 🎯 🎯
When Amanda’s character was all vamped out in this movie she was the sexiest looking vampire I had ever seen in a movie. Still is.