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Phantasm
If this one doesn't scare you...you're already dead!
( Horror / Sci-Fi )


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US Runtime: 89 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Mar 28, 1979   [USA]
 
Director: Don Coscarelli   [Director]
 
Writer: Don Coscarelli   [Writer]
 
Producers: Dac Coscarelli   [Producer]
Paul Pepperman   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Don Coscarelli   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Don Coscarelli   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Fred Myrow   [Original Music Composer]
Malcolm Seagrave   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Kate Coscarelli   [Production Design]
 
Production Companys: New Breed Productions
New Breed Productions Inc.
 


Plot Summary:

    A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

Cast:

Angus Scrimm
The Tall Man
A Michael Baldwin
Michael 'Mike' Pearson
Bill Thornbury
Jody Pearson
Reggie Bannister
Reggie
Kathy Lester
Lady in Lavender
Terrie Kalbus
Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Kenneth V Jones
Caretaker
Susan Harper
Girlfriend
 
Lynn Eastman-Rossi
Sally
David Arntzen
Toby
Ralph Richmond
Bartender
Bill Cone
Tommy
Laura Mann
Double Lavender
Mary Ellen Shaw
Fortuneteller
Myrtle Scotton
Maid
 

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$300,000
Revenue:
$11,988,469
Camera:
Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

Quotes:

  • Reggie: OK, I see it all now. We gotta stomp the shit outta that tall dude!
     

Trivia:

  • The mansion used for the exterior shots of the mausoleum was also seen in the James Bond Film A View to a Kill."
     
  • Several references to Frank Herbert's Dune, including a bar named "Dune" and a scene where Mike is forced to insert his hand into a black box that inflicts pain as part of a test.
     

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