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Fright Night
Why this pick
Pairs suburban neighbor paranoia with playful horror-comedy and a protagonist whose alarming suspicions make him look ridiculous—until the menace feels increasingly real.
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MOVIE1989 1h 41m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
On Mayfield Place, a cul-de-sac in the southern section of the fictional suburban town of Hinkley Hills, Ray Peterson is on vacation from work for a week and is trying to learn more about his mysterious, new next-door neighbors, the Klopeks, after hearing strange noises emanating from their basement late one night. Art Weingartner, the Petersons' other next-door neighbor, believes the Klopeks are murderers.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Bruce Dern
Lt. Mark Rumsfield
Rick Ducommun
Art Weingartner
Wendy Schaal
Bonnie Rumsfield
Henry Gibson
Dr. Werner Klopek
Gale Gordon
Walter Seznick
Cory Danziger
Dave Peterson
Heather Haase
Ricky's Girlfriend
Nicky Katt
Steve Kuntz