The Cast of Fright Night Reunited for the Table Read Podcast By A special episode in the second season of the Table Read podcast saw a reunion of the Fright Night cast for a live reading of the script. Manifest Media’s , an award-winning podcast, debuted its special episode featuring the 1985 horror classic Fright Night cast. It also featured special guests Mark Hamill and Rosario Dawson.
This marks the first time the original cast has been reunited. Fright Night, written and directed by Tom Holland, was released in 1985. It follows the story of teenager Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale), who discovers his neighbor Jerry Dandrige is a .
He seeks assistance from a TV show host turned vampire hunter to stop Jerry’s reign of terror. Who was in the Fright Night Reunion? Here’s who read for what role on the episode. Mark Hamill assumed the role of vampire hunter Peter Vincent in place of the late Roddy McDowell.
“I’m really looking forward to the episode release, not only because of my love of Fright Night, but for the chance to play Peter Vincent & honor the legacy of the great Roddy MacDowall,” said Hamill of the experience. ”I shared a dressing room with Roddy while doing a TV movie called Earth Angel & I’ll never forget his wit, charm & kindness, not to mention his memories of the Golden Age of Hollywood. I will treasure my experience with him forever & am humbled to join the wonderful original cast for this unique event.
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