The Frighteners( 1996)

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No rest for the wicked.

Overview

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

Top Billed Cast

Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Bartlett
Chi McBride
Cyrus
Jim Fyfe
Stuart
Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
Julianna McCarthy
Old Lady Bradley
R. Lee Ermey
Hiles
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Magda Rees-Jones
Angela Bloomfield
Debra Bannister
Desmond Kelly
Harry Sinclair
Jonathan Blick
Steve Bayliss
Todd Rippon
Deputy
John Sumner
Deputy
Michael Robinson
Deputy
Jim McLarty
Deputy
Anthony Ray Parker
Deputy
Paul Yates
Deputy
Melanie Lynskey
Deputy
John Leigh
Bryce Campbell
Nicola Cliff
Young Patricia
Ken Blackburn
Dr. Kamins
Stuart Devenie
Museum Curator
Genevieve Westcott
TV Presenter
K.C. Kelly
Doctor
Leslie Wing
Mrs. Waterhouse
Leslie Klein
Maid
Frank Edwards
Resuscitating Man
Alan O'Leary
The Waiter
Danny Lineham
Barry
Charlie McClellan
Reporter
William Pomeroy
Jacob Platz
George Port
Orderly
Billy Jackson
Baby in Bouncer
Sophie Watkins
Nursery Baby
Taea Hartwell
Nursery Baby
Max Grover
Nursery Baby
George Grover
Nursery Baby
Tony Hopkins
Hospital Patient
Lewis Martin
Hospital Patient
Clay Nelson
Passerby
Matthew Chamberlain
Passerby
Vivienne Kaplan
Nun
Liz Mullane
Nun
Matt Aitken
Cowboy Ghost (uncredited)
Grae Burton
Guest (uncredited)
Michael Elsworth
Undertaker (uncredited)
Nic Farra
Ray's Friend (uncredited)
Peter Jackson
Man with Piercings (uncredited)
Fran Walsh
Passerby (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Tue Dec 25 2018

When a man's jawbone drops off it's time to reassess the situation. Peter Jackson's The Frighteners is an odd blend of outright comedy and supernatural thriller, if able to get onside with that then there's a whole lot to enjoy. Plot essential has Michael J. Fox as a psychic who really can see dead people, so much so in fact that he has befriended three ghosts and makes a living out of setting up hauntings and charging people to exorcise the spirits. However, things turn decidedly deadly when he encounters a grim reaper like spirit that is killing people and putting a number on their forehea...