After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandridge was a serial killer posing as a vampire. But when Regine, a mysterious actress and her entourage move into Peter Vincent's apartment block, the nightmare starts again - and this time it's personal!
Acting
Roddy McDowall's cowardly charisma carrying every scene he's in
Practical Effects
Gloriously goopy vampire transformations worth the rental alone
Costume
Regine's entire wardrobe serving undead diva supremacy
Director
Tommy Lee Wallace
Roddy McDowall
Peter Vincent
William Ragsdale
Charley Brewster
Traci Lind
Alex
Julie Carmen
Regine Dandrige
Jon Gries
Louie
Russell Clark
Belle
Brian Thompson
Bozworth
Merritt Butrick
Richard "Richie" Green
Ernie Sabella
Dr. Scott Harrison
Alexander Folk
Sergeant
Matt Landers
Mel
Rochelle Ashana
Art Major
Josh Richman
Fritzy
John Lafayette
Bartender
Neith Hunter
Young Admirer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This bombed so hard it killed the franchise for 24 years until the 2011 remake. 80s audiences truly did not deserve her.
Regine as Jerry's sister reframes the first film's predator-prey dynamic into something more personal—and accidentally queerer than intended.
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