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Here’s Chris Sarandon from the original 1985 film of Fright Night, at the zenith of his hotness. Colin Farrell with his unibrow can’t compare with the first (and best) Jerry Dandridge and his horrifying suavity.  If I thought finding a pic of an older pic of Peter Davison not in costume was hard— that was nothing compared to finding a high-res photo of Chris Sarandon that wasn’t a headshot. Here you can see the texture of his coat, and the interesting rosette pattern on his blue-gray shirt. The colors, with the scarf, ties together surprisingly well, though that pattern is much bolder (or louder) than something you’d see nowadays. Compare to the plain dark gray Henley shirt that Farrell wore in the 2011 Fright Night— I think the costuming in the 1985 movie is more interesting, as the layers and contrast of patterns, colors and textures says a lot more about Jerry’s urbane character. 

Here’s Chris Sarandon from the original 1985 film of Fright Night, at the zenith of his hotness. Colin Farrell with his unibrow can’t compare with the first (and best) Jerry Dandridge and his horrifying suavity. 

If I thought finding a pic of an older pic of Peter Davison not in costume was hard— that was nothing compared to finding a high-res photo of Chris Sarandon that wasn’t a headshot. Here you can see the texture of his coat, and the interesting rosette pattern on his blue-gray shirt. The colors, with the scarf, ties together surprisingly well, though that pattern is much bolder (or louder) than something you’d see nowadays. Compare to the plain dark gray Henley shirt that Farrell wore in the 2011 Fright Night— I think the costuming in the 1985 movie is more interesting, as the layers and contrast of patterns, colors and textures says a lot more about Jerry’s urbane character. 

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