Fright Night (1985)
William Ragsdale plays Charley Brewster. Fright Night operates as one of the most successful horror-comedy productions of the mid-1980s and a foundational text for the teen-protagonist-with-aging-mentor horror tradition.
Actor: Chris Sarandon
Chris Sarandon was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his first film, Dog Day Afternoon, playing Leon, whose telephone scene with Al Pacino is the emotional centre of the film.
Fright Night gives him a vampire played as a seducer, and The Princess Bride gives him Prince Humperdinck.
He voices Jack Skellington’s speaking parts in The Nightmare Before Christmas, with Danny Elfman singing, and was married to Susan Sarandon early in both their careers.
