Comments on: Fright Night (1985) http://www.retroist.com/2007/10/09/fright-night-1985/ Retro Blog and Podcast Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: couchcutter http://www.retroist.com/2007/10/09/fright-night-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-33294 couchcutter Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:24:28 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/2007/10/09/fright-night-1985/#comment-33294 I love this movie! And Roddy McDowall is the man. I was actually super-stoked that they were going to have David Tennant play his role... Until I saw what the new "Peter Vincent" was to look like. I still think the horror host / retired Hammer films actor works much better than a magician, but whatever. Anyway, this post is four years old, but I believe Billy was simply a slave. In that, he had been given eternal life from a bite, but hadn't been allowed to drink the vampire's blood. He probably turned to sand because he was a few centuries old. "Bordello of Blood" also had a character like this (though he didn't turn into sand when he died). These types of characters were loosely based on Reinfeld from the original "Dracula". It's a handy plot device for a vampire to have a slave protect him during the daylight hours. Additionally, I really REALLY like that the filmmakers weren't compelled to explain what Billy was, exactly. I love this movie! And Roddy McDowall is the man. I was actually super-stoked that they were going to have David Tennant play his role… Until I saw what the new “Peter Vincent” was to look like. I still think the horror host / retired Hammer films actor works much better than a magician, but whatever.

Anyway, this post is four years old, but I believe Billy was simply a slave. In that, he had been given eternal life from a bite, but hadn’t been allowed to drink the vampire’s blood. He probably turned to sand because he was a few centuries old.

“Bordello of Blood” also had a character like this (though he didn’t turn into sand when he died).

These types of characters were loosely based on Reinfeld from the original “Dracula”. It’s a handy plot device for a vampire to have a slave protect him during the daylight hours.

Additionally, I really REALLY like that the filmmakers weren’t compelled to explain what Billy was, exactly.

]]> By: The Retroist http://www.retroist.com/2007/10/09/fright-night-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 The Retroist Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:19:52 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/2007/10/09/fright-night-1985/#comment-1149 Yeah, it still kind of freaks me out and the image of here stuck with me even when she was on Married with Children... Yeah, it still kind of freaks me out and the image of here stuck with me even when she was on Married with Children…

]]> By: Metal Misfit http://www.retroist.com/2007/10/09/fright-night-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Metal Misfit Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:16:28 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/2007/10/09/fright-night-1985/#comment-1145 Fright Night was my very first DVD. In truth, I only bought it because it was priced cheap (hey I had just blown all my money on the darn DVD player!). Awesome movie. That vampire shot above still gives me the creeps though! A truly ugly vampire if I've ever seen one. Fright Night was my very first DVD. In truth, I only bought it because it was priced cheap (hey I had just blown all my money on the darn DVD player!). Awesome movie.

That vampire shot above still gives me the creeps though! A truly ugly vampire if I’ve ever seen one.

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