FRIGHT NIGHT: teenage sexual awakening with a vampire twist

Tom Holland's Fright Night (1985) serves as the second 1980s vampire film explored on Four Play as our hosts dive into this teenage comedy/horror. The movie is simultaneously a love letter to classic horror b movies, an exploration of teenage sexual awakening, and a spectacular display of action and practical effects. While the actors portraying the teenagers might not be the strongest in comparison to other films of the era, Roddy McDowall and Chris Sarandon provide excellent performances that propel a cleverly written, entertaining film. Fright Night also features some surprising homoerotic and homosexual themes that, although less explicit than other ideas explored in the film, reveal aspects of the 1980s American zeitgeist.

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