February 7, 2025 7:18 am

Star of Classic '80s Vampire Movie Almost Turned Down His Role Due to the Film's Title: 'I'm a Serious Actor'
Star of Classic '80s Vampire Movie Almost Turned Down His Role Due to the Film's Title: 'I'm a Serious Actor'

Star of Classic ’80s Vampire Movie Almost Turned Down His Role Due to the Film’s Title: ‘I’m a Serious Actor’

Fright Night is a gloriously campy horror movie remembered for some impressive special effects, a gruesome villain, and some knowing nods to the genre it is almost a parody of. Manifest Medias Table Read podcast recently released a new episode centering on the horror movie, which saw the original cast, and director Tom Holland, joined by Mark Hamill and Rosario Dawson to do a live reading of the script. In a subsequent interview, star Chris Sarandon, who plays the villainous vampire Jerry Dandrige, revealed that he initially wanted to reject the script based purely on its title.

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​Chris Sarandon’s role as Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night was one he almost passed up on without even reading the script. Read More