Fright Night Part 2 (1988)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Tommy Lee Wallace

Writers (WGA):

Tom Holland (characters)
Tim Metcalfe (written by) ...

Release Date:

19 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Comedy

Tagline:

Welcome back...

Plot:

Charlie Brewster and Peter Vincent from the original Fright Night must face more vampires out for revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Skull | Elevator Shaft | Cult Favorite | Bitten In The Throat

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Roddy McDowall	...	Peter Vincent
William Ragsdale	...	Charley Brewster
Traci Lind	...	Alex (as Traci Lin)
Julie Carmen	...	Regine Dandridge
Jon Gries	...	Louie (as Jonathan Gries)
Russell Clark	...	Belle
Brian Thompson	...	Bozworth
Merritt Butrick	...	Richie
Ernie Sabella	...	Dr. Harrison
Matt Landers	...	Mel
Josh Richman	...	Fritzy
Karen Anders	...	Mrs. Stern
Rochelle Ashana	...	Art Major
Blair Tefkin	...	Bernice
Alexander Folk	...	Sergeant

Also Known As:

Fright Night Part II (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

In one scene, bite marks appear on Regine's neck, this clip was added in at the last second, as a reference to a deleted scene of a flashback in which the roller skating vampire drinks her blood and makes her a vampire

Quotes:

Charley Brewster: It was a performance.
Peter Vincent: She cast no reflection!

Movie Connections:

References Women's Prison (1955)

Soundtrack:

Louie, Louie

A sequel that matches it's original.

Fright Night Part II is one sequel that bites back and equals it's original in popularity. The plot is once again centered on vampires with key characters back only this time you have a new crew of vampires starting off with Regine Dandridge. Regine Dandridge (Julie Carmen) is back for revenge after learning that Peter Vincent and Charlie Brewster claimed responsible for the death of her brother Jerry. For a female that Regine has a great and sexy bite! This time Charlie Brewster (William Ragsdale) finds himself away at college with his new girlfriend played by Traci Lind only to have the vampire problems return, never fear enter the fearless vampire killer Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) and the fun begins again. This sequel has all the fun and suspense moments filled with drama and humor just like the original Fright Night only this sequel just has a better look to it. Fright Night II is a film not to be missed by any horror buff.