Fright Night Part 2 | |
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Directed by | Tommy Lee Wallace |
Written by | Tommy Lee Wallace Tim Metcalfe Miguel Tejada-Flores |
Based on | Characters by Tom Holland |
Produced by | Herb Jaffe Mort Engelberg Miguel Tejada-Flores |
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Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
Edited by | Jay Lash Cassidy |
Music by | Brad Fiedel |
Distributed by | New Century/Vista (North America) Tri-Star Pictures (International)[1] |
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Running time | 103 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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 home video release since, but has become a common bootleg.