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''Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred'' (stylized ''FЯED 2 NIGHT OF THE LIVING FRED'') is a 2011 American
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. The film is the sequel to the 2010 film '' Fred: The Movie'', based on the adventures of
Fred Figglehorn Frederick "Fred" Figglehorn is a fictional character who appears in the YouTube web series ''Fred'' (stylized as "FЯED") created by American Internet personality Lucas Cruikshank from 2006 to 2015 and revived from 2020 to 2021. The characters' ...
, a character created and played by
Lucas Cruikshank Lucas Alan Cruikshank (born August 29, 1993) is an American YouTuber and actor who created the character Fred Figglehorn and the associated ''Fred'' series for his channel on the video-hosting website YouTube in late 2006. These videos are cent ...
for Cruikshank's
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channel. It is a Halloween-themed sequel, and it is the second film in the ''Fred'' trilogy.
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, who played Bertha in the original ''Fred'', did not return and is replaced by
Daniella Monet Daniella Monet Gardner (née Zuvic; born March 1, 1989) is an American actress, entrepreneur, singer and television personality. Her early roles include Megan Kleinman on the CBS sitcom '' Listen Up'' (2004–2005), Rebecca Martin on Nickelodeo ...
.
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returns as Dad Figglehorn (Fred's imaginary father), and
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returns to play Kevin. ''
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'' star
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co-stars as Kevin's friend and partner.
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, who played Judy in the first film, also did not return and her character was written out; it is revealed by Fred that they broke up. The film received mixed to negative reviews; it was, however, considered an improvement over the original. The
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TV premiere drew 5.7 million viewers.


Plot

Fred Figglehorn goes into music class to find his favorite teacher, Mrs. Felson, has been replaced by a teacher named Mr. Devlin. Walking home from school, Fred notices a strange girl named Talia following him. Fred believes he is being stalked, but she just walks the same way to school as him. Spying on Devlin that night, Fred sees him burying something, which he suspects is the body of Mrs. Felson. Kevin's mother invites Fred and his mother to a party for Mr. Devlin. At the party, Fred's mother falls in love with Mr. Devlin, and Fred is horrified to learn that Talia is actually Kevin's sister. The next day, Fred becomes skeptical of Devlin and reaches the conclusion that he is a vampire. Mr. Devlin takes Fred's mother on a date, so Fred enlists his friend Bertha to spy on them. At a restaurant, Fred and Bertha learn that Mr. Devlin doesn't like garlic on his fries, making them all the more suspicious. Fred is horrified at school the following day to discover Mr. Devlin running a blood drive at school. He's even more worried to discover Bertha taking personal music lessons from Devlin. Fred gathers items to use as weapons against Devlin, planning to defeat him at the school piano recital. Fred arms himself with various tools and goes on a shooting spree of garlic sauce at the recital, soaking everyone except Devlin. Mr. Devlin invites him into his house for dinner after the fiasco, so that they can "Bury the hatchet". Fred sets up a live video stream from his cell phone so he can prove to his classmates that Devlin is a vampire. After showing off Devlin's living room and digging for "bodies", Fred discovers a secret butchers' room behind a wall filled with meat and bones. As Fred investigates, Devlin comes in with a long knife and a tall headdress. Fred then drops his phone into a pot of boiling liquid, freezing on Devlin, and the image of Devlin in his headdress causes everyone watching the video to think that he is a vampire. But after Devlin explains every hobby he has, Fred starts to relate to him, and he comes to realize Devlin is not a vampire, just an eccentric and cultural music teacher. Everyone at Fred's school has seen his video, which makes everyone believe that Devlin is a vampire. Fred runs to Devlin's house to apologize, but Devlin is too depressed to answer. When Fred learns Devlin has gotten fired and put his house up for sale, he feels guilty and decides to fix things by making everyone think he himself is the vampire. Bertha and Talia both help, as Talia reveals how much she dislikes her brother. Kevin and his friends go up to Devlin's house because they think he has kidnapped Talia. Fred walks out of the garage carrying her, threatening to turn her into a vampire. Bertha makes Kevin stab Fred, and he gets sprayed with fake blood, making everyone believe Fred really is a vampire. Devlin accepts Fred's apology, revealing that he quit his job and sold his house of his own choice, but still sees Fred as his one true friend. As Fred's mother and Devlin go out for a good-bye lunch, Fred looks at the mirror in his house and sees that Mr. Devlin has no reflection, revealing that he was a vampire after all.


Cast

*
Lucas Cruikshank Lucas Alan Cruikshank (born August 29, 1993) is an American YouTuber and actor who created the character Fred Figglehorn and the associated ''Fred'' series for his channel on the video-hosting website YouTube in late 2006. These videos are cent ...
as
Fred Figglehorn Frederick "Fred" Figglehorn is a fictional character who appears in the YouTube web series ''Fred'' (stylized as "FЯED") created by American Internet personality Lucas Cruikshank from 2006 to 2015 and revived from 2020 to 2021. The characters' ...
/ Derf: Fred is a socially awkward and extremely
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sixteen-year-old. Derf is a mysterious stranger who resembles the opposite of Fred. ** Cruikshank also briefly plays Judy in drag, in a flashback scene parodying ''
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'' showing her breaking up with Fred. *
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as Kevin Lebow; a bully who lives across the street from Fred. ** Jay Jay Warren as Young Kevin *
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as Hilda Figglehorn, Fred's exhausted mother. *
Stephanie Courtney Stephanie Courtney (born February 8, 1970) is an American actress and comedian, best known for playing the advertising character Flo (Progressive Insurance), Flo in television and radio commercials for Progressive Corporation beginning in 2008. ...
as Janet Lebow, Kevin and Talia's mother. *
Carlos Knight Carlos Kennedy Knight (born September 2, 1993) is an American actor and comedian. He co-starred as Owen Reynolds in ''Supah Ninjas'' and as Diesel (his character from '' Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred and also Fred 3: Camp Fred'') in '' Fred: ...
as Diesel, Kevin's best friend. *
Seth Morris Seth Morris (born May 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his recurring roles on programs such as '' Go On'', ''Happy Endings'', '' The Hotwives of Orlando'', ''The League'', '' Kroll Show'', and ''Childrens Hospital' ...
as Mr. Jake Devlin, the new music teacher and Fred's new neighbor. *
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as Bertha, Fred's best friend who wears bizarre clothing, but cares little for what others think. Monet replaces
Jennette McCurdy Jennette McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American writer, filmmaker, former actress, and singer. Her breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'' (2007–2012) won her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She repri ...
, who portrayed the character in the first film. *
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as Dad Figglehorn, Fred's imaginary dad who appears almost out of nowhere to offer Fred advice and support throughout the film. He lives in the family's
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. *
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as Talia Lebow, the new girl in school and Kevin's sister, who wants Kevin to be nice to Fred. She has an obvious secret crush on Fred. She serves as Fred's love interest. * Matthew Scott Montgomery as Teen Manager. * Talon Reid as Kevin's Friend Additionally,
Pixie Lott Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott (born 12 January 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her debut studio album, ''Turn It Up (Pixie Lott album), Turn It Up'' (2009), reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1.5 millio ...
appears via archive footage as Judy, the pretty girl next door who was Freds crush and eventual girlfriend. Cruikshank stated that Lott did not return because her management didn't allow her to appear in any further films.


Production

Production had taken place throughout the same location of where the previous film had been shot, with most of production conducting over the basis of January–February 2011, with the
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scene being filmed at a SmackDown taping on April 26, 2011, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Cruikshank had revealed that during production that some cast members of the film had theorized that the movie would be released in
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format; however, the movie in the end was released as a television film. On April 10, 2011; 3 months after filming had started, a sequel had been announced to be underway and to be released in late 2011.


Music

The film's score was composed by
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, who previously scored the first film. The music played during the scene when Mr. Devlin and Kevin go in the ring when Fred is dreaming is "
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", used by the former professional wrestling stable
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.


Reception

The film received average to negative reviews. However, they were not as negative as for the previous Fred film. As of October 13, 2015, the film has a score of 2.4 based on 2,185 votes on
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gave the film 2 out of 5 stars based on 23 reviews. Review aggregator
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gave the film a rating of 37% based on 453 audience votes.


Ratings

The initial American television premiere on the channel
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drew 5.7 million viewers, down from the previous film's premiere of 7.6 million. However it ranked sixth in the most watched for overall weekly cable programming. The second showing, the following Sunday at 11:00 AM, drew 3.7 million viewers, enough to rank it as the fourteenth most watched weekly cable programming. The final primetime broadcasting on October 30 drew in 3.2 million views, which ranked the program within the top 20 of cable programming for the night.


Sequel

A third film called '' Fred 3: Camp Fred'' was released on July 28, 2012. This was the last installment in the ''Fred'' film series to be released.


Home media

''Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred'' was released on
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on February 6, 2012. It was also released in a triple pack box set along with ''Fred: The Movie'' and ''Fred 3: Camp Fred'' on December 4, 2012.


References


External links

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