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Fright Night 2: New Blood
Credits
Title: Fright Night 2: New Blood
Directed by: Eduardo Rodriguez
Written by: Matt Venne
Produced by: Michael J. Gaeta; Alison R. Rosenzweig
Music by: Luis Ascanio
Cinematography: Yaron Levy
Edited by: Don Adams
Production
Distributed by: Gaeta/Rosenzweig Films
Released: October 1st, 2013
Rating: R
Running time: 100 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
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Fright Night 2: New Blood may sound like a sequel to the 2011 remake of Fright Night, but don't be fooled. It is actually a remake of the original 1985 horror-comedy Fright Night. The movie was directed by Eduardo Rodriguez with a script written by Matt Venne. It was produced by Gaeta/Rosenzweig Films and released direct-to-video on October 1st, 2013. Although this film adheres to many of the tropes of the original movie, there are also noticeable changes, not the least of which includes gender-flipping the central antagonist from the previously male Jerry Dandridge, once played by Chris Sarandon, to the now female Gerri Dandridge, played by actress Jaime Murray. The role of the film's protagonist, Charley Brewster is played by Will Payne, with Sacha Parkinson taking on the female leading role of Amy Peterson, Chris Waller as the goofy "Evil" Ed, and Sean Power as Peter Vincent.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Will Payne Charley Brewster
Jaime Murray Gerri Dandridge
Sean Power Peter Vincent
Sacha Parkinson Amy Peterson
Chris Waller "Evil" Ed Bates
John-Christian Bateman Chaperone
Liana Margineanu Old lady
Aaliyah Shayla Sunshine
Adi Hostiuc Dragomir
Joelle Coutinho French girl
Ada Gales Hostel clerk
Constantin Barbulescu Inspector Constantin
Catalin Banghea Tagger
Calin Andrei Razvan Huffer
Marius Chivu Fright Night grip
Roxana Girleanu Peter's assistant
Nicolae Lupu Tour guide
Deliu Ionut Tourist
Andreea Mihalascu Female victim #1
Ana Maria Saragia Female victim #2
Costinel Lenghel Male victim
Gheorghe Banica Taxi driver
Mihai Verbitchi Homeless man
Carmen Popa Pamplhet girl
Anastasia Pirogova Russian waitress
Dalila Poch Romanian waitress
Oana Stamate Dancer

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Despite being released direct-to-video, Fright Night 2: New Blood was released in both rated and unrated editions.
  • This movie is rated-R. It contains excessive profanity, female nudity (topless and full-frontal), and copious amounts of blood and some explicit gore.
  • There are a total of twenty-seven credited cast members in this film.
  • The title of the film is a bit misleading. It is implied that this is a sequel either to the original Fright Night from 1985, or the remake of Fright Night from 2011. In fact, it is a remake of the original story rather than a continuation of any previous work, and it re-imagines all of the core characters.
  • No previous members of the original film cast or the 2011 remake cast appear in this film.
  • The principal setting of this movie is Bucharest, Romania. The film was shot on-location in Bucharest and Hunedoara. Scenes of Gerri Dandridge's castle were filmed at Corvin Castle in Hunedoara. [1]
  • This is Eduardo Rodriguez' third film as a director. He is also known for directing "The Circle" episode of the anthology TV series Fear Itself.
  • This is Chris Waller's second film role and his second horror movie. He also played a character named Dwight in the 2011 horror-comedy Inbred.
  • In the original Fright Night Evil Ed's full name was Ed Thompson. Here it is Ed Bates.
  • This film establishes that not only is Gerri Dandrige actually Countess Elizabeth Bathory, she is also Countess Dracula, implying that the historical Dracula was actually a woman, and not Vlad the Impaler as popular tradition would have it.

Recommendations[]

Vampire films

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