So... I just re-read my Fright Night review and I still feel that I hit the nail on the head. The reboot of Fright Night was atrocious. Still pisses me off what a terrible job everyone involved did (Except for Chris Sarandon. He was and always shall remain one kick ass cool dude impervious to rebuke.). It also got me to thinking that a few years ago when the first murmurs of a reboot were being bounced around the internet, I myself came up with an idea for the movie. I thought it was a stupid idea (even then) to try to redo the same movie. Instead I thought it would be a real hoot to instead make a third Fright Night and to follow the story's natural timeline of what may have happened after Fright Night II. I'd be much more interested in seeing a present day Charley Brewster dealing yet again with vampires. Especially since so many years have passed, he would have most likely become 'comfortable' with life. Probably would have stopped avoiding darkened alleys and looking over his shoulder. I still giggle at the idea of getting to see the same old gang of characters being pulled back into the eerie world of sultry / scary vampires and goofy / terrifying werewolves!! (That's right, youngsters, check out FN2 for one of the all time coolest werewolves around!)
So without further adieu or anymore nostalgic rhetoric, here's my stellar idea for ...
FRIGHT NIGHT III!!
Let's start out with a middle aged, divorced, 'working dad' Charlie Brewster with a couple kids. Say a teenage daughter and a pre-teen son who's inherited his dad's appetite for vampire literature.
Charlie has hidden what transpired with both Jerry and Regine Dandrige when he was a teenager to protect his family. His son stumbles onto some questionable characters, believing them to be a cool, fringe group: maybe goths or vampire 'role players'. Charley's son is enamored of the new clique and wants to be a part of that world, believing it's just some role playing game similar to Vampire: The Masquerade.
Father Charlie finds out too late that his son has gotten drawn into the world of real life vampires. He starts to investigate and realizes that the head vamp is his old HS girlfriend Amy who was turned vamp by, IDK, maybe Gerry's cousin (LOL). She's come back to exact revenge on Charlie (through his son) for killing her immortal love Gerry before she even knew he was her soul mate.
Unfortunately Roddy McDowell (RIP) can't reprise the role of Peter Vincent. Maybe earlier in the story Charlie learns of the passing of Peter and it gets him thinking of all their vampire killing days. He could find through the course of the story that Amy killed Peter Vincent as part of her master plan to make Charlie suffer.
Now, I'd WATCH THAT MOVIE! Not only does this sound like a logical progression in the story, it also has the potential to be scary and fun. AND, it has a hint of the nostalgia that we love about the original two movies. I say it's of the utmost importance to keep with the theme and atmosphere of what made the original movies SO damned good. Bring back Ragsdale, bring back Bearse. And by God, bring back Sarandon!
