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Written by James M. Tate / 10/31/2017 / No comments / amanda bearse , eighties , horror , roddy mcdowall

THE ORIGINAL 'FRIGHT NIGHT' FOR HALLOWEEN

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Year of Release: 1985</u></td></tr>
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Horror flicks haven't always balanced comedy and thrills, although since this particular combination goes with the territory, vehicles like the original FRIGHT NIGHT are considered classic now and were genuinely unique then: making this a genuinely unique classic.<br>
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William Ragsdale has an every-kid charm as a teenager named Charley, who worships a TV show centering on a fictional vampire slayer. And his dreams and/or nightmares are about to come true. For he new next door neighbor is a vampire, and the movie doesn't prolong suspense before our frenzied antagonist quickly discovers the truth through an open window.<br>
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From here on it's Charley trying to convince the local cop, his spunky girl and his best friend... scene-stealing, hyper-active "Evil Ed" hammed-up wonderfully by Stephen Geoffreys... that the handsome, womanizing, hypnotizing neighbor Jerry, played by Chris Sarandon, truly and literally... sucks.<br>
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The teen trio are great but without Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent, the TV vamp slayer who's really a timid, washed-up actor, there wouldn't be the essential push needed to make things really work. A terrific transformation of Ed morphing from a bitten teen to a psychotic wolf is a highlight of this intentionally campy feast with a surprise around every corner. And not to forget Amanda Beasley (the neighbor from MARRIED WITH CHILDREN) as Charley's pretty ingenue; her scenes under Sarandon's swarthy spell adds a sensual creepiness to make it all even more worthy and complete.
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amanda bearse, eighties, horror, roddy mcdowall

THE ORIGINAL 'FRIGHT NIGHT' FOR HALLOWEEN

Year of Release: 1985 Horror flicks haven't always balanced comedy and thrills, although since this particular combination goes with...

VANNA WHITE IS THE GODDESS OF LOVE

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>1988 rating: ***</b></span></span></td></tr>
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Well you can't get any worse than this. Then again, you can't get any better than this any worse. Make sense?<br />
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Oh well, either does a TV movie centering on Venus, the goddess of Love, banished from the clouds and sent to Earth and, after a Venus statue's been stolen by two goofy thieves, it comes to life after hairdresser David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Naughton</span> unwittingly puts his wedding ring on the stone finger.<br />
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The impending ceremony to Amanda Beasley might provide difficult... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Naughton's</span> got Venus for eternity, and she won't let him go.<br />
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Vanna White, the WHEEL OF FORTUNE <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">blonde</span> playing the title role, can't act very well; but perhaps she speaks in a deliberate monotone because she's not of this world (obviously intended as a handicap). Bad movie fans might want to see this just for the banal attempt to make White a movie star. Although halfway through, her performance actually starts improving – perhaps <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Naughton</span>, who was brilliant in AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, rubbed off on her a bit.<br />
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The best scenes involve the main characters at odds with each other and/or Venus adapting to civilization. But things gets clumsy when the thieves, and the local police, move in: making an actual plot (or resolution thereof) seem completely unnecessary.

amanda bearse, comedy, david naughton, eighties, tv movie

VANNA WHITE IS THE GODDESS OF LOVE

1988 rating: *** Well you can't get any worse than this. Then again, you can't get any better than this any worse. Make sense? ...

Written by James M. Tate / 11/17/2011 / No comments / amanda bearse , eighties , horror , roddy mcdowall

WE RELOCATED THE ORIGINAL FRIGHT NIGHT

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WE RELOCATED THE ORIGINAL FRIGHT NIGHT

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