Fright Night
2008 werewolf repugnance filmNever Cry Werewolfspent much of its running time ripping off 1985 lamia classicFright Night , and here ’s the evidence . While vampires andwerewolvesare arguably the two most famous monsters in the account of fable , and have even battled each other onscreen multiple times , vampire have always had the percipient border when it come to quality of motion-picture show on pass . There are way more iconic lamia movies than werewolf flick , and vampires never really seem to go out of dash on either the big or humble screen .
When it come to beloved film , vampires have classic likeDracula , From Dusk Till Dawn , The Lost Boys , Salem ’s Lot , Interview with the Vampire , Fright Night , Let the Right One In , and innumerable more . As far as classic werewolf films go , there ’s fundamentally three that just about everyone mentions , The Wolf Man , An American Werewolf in London , andThe Howling . There are cult hit likeGinger SnapsandDog Soldiers , but they sport a much lower profile than something likeAn American Werewolf in London .
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With that disparity in mind , it arrive at perfect sense that a werewolf moving-picture show would come along and ripoff a lamia classic . That ’s exactly what bechance withNever Cry Werewolf , a Canadian yield that originally aired on Syfy .
Never Cry Werewolf Ripped Off Fright Night
While it ’s quite common for film to pass inspiration from what ’s run in the past , as there are really only so many storey variations loosely found in fiction , most do n’t take it to the stratum ofNever Cry Werewolf . The film is basically a beat - for - beat ripoff ofFright Night . InFright Night , a teenage boy diagnose Charley Brewster ( William Ragsdale ) comes to trust that his new neighbor , a bighearted , charming man named Jerry Dandridge , is a vampire . InNever Cry Werewolf , a teenage girl named Loren ( futureVampire DiariesstarNina Dobrev ) comes to believe that her new neighbour , a handsome , witching world named Jared Martin , is a loup-garou .
In both films , bodies begin drop around townspeople as the monsters claim victims , with the protagonist struggling to convince anyone of their true natures . InFright Night , Jerry quarry and effort to score Charley ’s girlfriend , while inNever Cry Werewolf , Jared target and attempts to score Loren herself . In both films , the giant kills the supporter ’s best friend .
Most notably , both films feature the grinder baffle unconvincing assistant from a television host , as Charley teams up with horror moving-picture show innkeeper Peter Vincent , and Loren coordinate with track down show host Redd Tucker ( bet byKevin " Hercules " Sorbo ) . Most striking of all , the film actually outright copies several scenes and shot , to the point whereFright Nightfans can almost hear that movie ’s grade in the background when watchingNever weep Werewolf . Amusingly , Never Cry Werewolfis generally not considered that great , except to Nina Dobrev fans , as multiple television tribute featuring her work in the derivative film can be found on YouTube .
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