This is an original movie script used during the making of the 1985 horror film titled, fright night. The original fright night, a moderate hit in 1985 and a horror movie classic, was a clever mashup of scares and laughslike alfred hitchcocks rear window with a vampire twist. Marti noxon is one of the most powerful women in hollywood. The remake was treated with a lot of trepidation, as a lot of fans of the first movie were worried this one would be a mockery. Aug 25, 2011 so, overall, four stakes up for fright night, the remake. The script creates intrigue and suspense as no one believes charley while he fights to protect himself from dandrige. This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. Now as another rule youre not allowed to like a remake better than the original, how dare they. A teenager suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire. Noxon also wrote the science fiction action film i am number four 2011, the horror thriller film fright night 2011, and the biographical drama film the glass castle 2017. Definitely one worth reading if youre a fan of the genre. Born and raised in sydney, gillespie moved to new york city at the age of nineteen to study illustration, graphic design and advertising at manhattans school of visual arts.
In 2011, the film endured the first remake of two in the usa. The original film was released in 1985 and was followed by a direct sequel in 1988. He then bluffs his way into a rehearsal of vincents fright night show, under the ruse that he has an interview scheduled with him that night. Lincoln 201112 final shooting script written by tony kushner. Fright night is a 1985 film about a teenager who learns that his next door neighbor is a vampire, but no one believes him. Abridged scripts are shortish screenplays for films that just cover the highlights think of them as cliffs notes for your favorite movies, except cliff is an asshole and thinks your favorite movie sucks. Sep 17, 2011 scene from fright night remake of the 1985 film. Sep 04, 2010 i remember watching repeats of the original fright night on the local tv station, which is probably the perfect way to watch a vampire movie that plays as a sort of paean to the genre with its horror movieobsessed protagonist and his horror tv host mentor. 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 with the same title. This book will be highly sought after once all the books are sold out bc it. I loathe gratuitous remakes and the 1985 original happens to be a personal favorite of mine. Oct 09, 2017 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 the boy who cried wolf. Alphabetical movie scripts l international movie script. These were followed by a spinoff comic book series, as well as an unofficial indian remake in 1989.
Michael forsyth ive never looked forward to hating a film more than i did the fright night remake. Fright night tom holland 1984 screenplay, chris sarandon horror film. The plot follows a teenaged boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle. This script has the original, columbia pictures, production cover.
Fright night teve recepcao geralmente favoravel por parte da critica especializada. 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. In 2011 fright night was ready for the remake treatment and its legion of fans were up in arms. Jonathan stark wasnt a fan of vampire films, but he also liked the script. Shes also the writer behind the recent flicks fright night and i am number four.
There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark. Get the best deals on movie scripts when you shop the largest online selection at. In preparation for the release of the film, authorpartners john skipp and craig spector had a one month deadline to compose a novel based on tom hollands screenplay. A remake of tom hollands fright night, the films screenplay was adapted by marti noxon. She wrote and directed the drama film to the bone 2017. Fright night on channel 9 by james arena overdrive. From 1973 to 1987, fright night was a fixture of the late saturday evening schedule on independent new york television station wortv. It is like the movie fright night but with deleted scenes in the book which if were added to the movie would make the film last longer. Fright night font and fright night poster font meme. She has written for such acclaimed television series as greys anatomy, mad men, glee, and buffy the vampire slayer. Imsdb opinion none available imsdb rating not available average user rating none available writers marti noxon genres comedy horror movie release date. Ill just say that fright night is not particularly scary.
The situations, characters, and plot may change significantly by the time the film is released. 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. He also steals the sport coat and event name badge of some conventioneer, and rips off the logo of the paper to slip inside the plastic badge, making him look like he has a press credential. It went nowhere at the box office, but did that mean it. The houses are like mexican food the basic elements are all the same, just mixed differently. Hey, maybe i should keep an open mind about farrells next visit to the recycling bin. Craig gillespie born 1 september 1967 is an australian film, television, and commercial director, best known for his films lars and the real girl, the fright night remake, and i, tonya early life.
When asked about the 2011 remake with colin farrell, sarandon commented on how much he. A quiet place undated draft written by bryan woods,scott beck,john krasinski. It drops the peter vincent becoming the mask story and turns charley into a buffytype character, with jerry resembling both spike suave and cool and angelus loves to kill and. I really tend to think, however, that technically any remake is unnecessary. 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 took holland just three weeks to write the fright night script. Requests for the latter script have been flooding my inbox for weeks. The editing room has been around since 1998 and features over 900 abridged scripts for movies. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. A washedup actor who has just been fired from his job as the host of a late night horror show, vincent is not about to believe in the rantings of an impressionable teen. Of course, roddy mcdowaiis original peter vincent was washed up and cowardly, but lovably so.
The spirits look very much like the evil spirit used on the original poster for the first fright night, so it could be a little easter egghomage to the first film. New blood is a 20 american comedy horror film directed by eduardo rodriguez. 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. For young charley brewster, nothing could be better than an old horror movie late at night. Fright night is a novelization of the movie of the same name. The front production cover has autographs from a few of the main cast members personalized to someone named giovanni. This thorough if affectionate tribute to fright night s glory days includes a complete listing of all films shown on the series, as well as discussion of wortvs other horror movie programs from the 1970s and 1980s.
Lion king, the 199308 draft written by irene mecchi,jonathan roberts. Also featured are interviews with the major surviving players, including fright night creator lawrence p. It has occurred to me that when people refer to a new reimagining of a beloved film, they use the term unnecessary remake. Fright night is a novelization of the movie of the same name in preparation for the release of the film, authorpartners john skipp and craig spector had a one month deadline to compose a novel based on tom hollands screenplay. Fright night on channel 9 by james arena overdrive rakuten. The plot follows a teenaged boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle between the two.
Can he save his neighborhood from the creature with the help of the famous vampire killer, peter vincent. Charley is obsessed with vampires and loves nothing more than watching fright night, where former horror film star turned host peter vincent presents his own films. This book will be highly sought after once all the books are sold out bc it has been outofprint and very hard to find. Fright night is a 1985 american horror film written and directed by tom holland in his. When the evil is out of all the vamps, they turn back into people with absolutely no memory of how they got in the basement. Read the screenplay to the dark shadows pilot collinsport. Fright night 2011 is a remake of the cult 1985 horrorcomedy hit, directed by craig gillespie and starring colin farrell, anton yelchin, david tennant, toni collette, imogen poots, and christopher mintz plasse. Exacerbating the time crunch, skipp later revealed that spector. Well, even if you dont, the script is going to stop dead in its tracks to. Featuring a starstudded cast and crawling with bonus, fright night will captivate you from the very. She was an executive producer of the cbs medical drama series code black 201517. Soon enough, though, the director and the vampire slayer scribe filled in that basic outline with all of the necessary 2011 aspects, and transformed the horror hostrather ingeniouslyinto a vegas illusionist.
Fright night novelization fright night wiki fandom. A genre fans nightmare come true, the modestly produced showcase featured horror films both classic and obscure, from universals frankenstein series to such lesserknown delights as beast of blood and the living coffin. Aug 19, 2011 the original fright night, a moderate hit in 1985 and a horror movie classic, was a clever mashup of scares and laughslike alfred hitchcocks rear window with a vampire twist. This script for fright night was written by marti noxon, based on the 1985 film by tom holland. Check the titles you want and click the add items to cart button below. The fright night franchise has endured in a variety of incarnations. Addams family, the 199104 shooting script written by charles addams,caroline thompson. The title page inside is also signed by tom holland. Two men move in next door, and for charley with his horror. When a nice new neighbor moves in next door, charley discovers that he is an ancient vampire who preys on the community. Bad enough that hollywood vultures have to recycle blockbusters like planet of the apes.
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. Fright night is what good horror fiction is all about, the chilling suspense, the insidious dread, the creepy characters and the twisted scenery, all of it and more covers these pages. On the hour of the beast front my werewolf novel is selling like gangbusters. 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. I rewatch it every october, as its perfect for halloween not just because its a scary.
Fright night tom holland 1984 screenplay, chris sarandon. Little athens 200403 draft written by jeff zuber,tom zuber. Spin off comic based on the two 1980s fright night vampire movies, following the adventures of the movies vampire slayers, charlie brewster and peter vincent, as they take on other denizens of. This is not a definitive statement about the project, but rather an analysis of this unique draft as it pertains to the craft of screenwriting. Twas the fright before christmas a blackly funny play script and poem. It is a directtovideo homage sequel to the 2011 remake of fright night. Twas the fright before christmas a blackly funny play. Read the screenplay to the dark shadows pilot dark shadows just cant catch a break. Imdb has listed her among the top 20 writers of the past 20 years one of only four women on the list. On this night, charley is distracted to see a coffin being taken into the basement of the house next door and he is curious enough to do a bit of spying. Part 3 friday the th part 6 friday the th part viii jason takes manhattan fried green tomatoes friends with benefits fright night 2011. 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 the boy who cried wolf. Ahead of seeing the fright night remake, which opened this weekend, i gave the 1985 film another look and came to this conclusion.
If youre interested in watching the series, its streaming on hulu. Lincoln lawyer, the 200607 draft written by john romano,michael connelly. With anton yelchin, colin farrell, david tennant, toni collette. Do not read this book alone at night bc it is very scary.
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