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The Frighteners( 1996)

TV-MAHorrorComedy
69%
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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

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      Michael J. Fox

      Frank Bannister

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      Trini Alvarado

      Lucy Lynskey

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      Peter Dobson

      Ray Lynskey

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      John Astin

      The Judge

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      Jeffrey Combs

      Milton Dammers

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      Dee Wallace

      Patricia Bradley

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      Jake Busey

      Johnny Bartlett

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      Chi McBride

      Cyrus

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      Jim Fyfe

      Stuart

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      Troy Evans

      Sheriff Perry

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      Julianna McCarthy

      Old Lady Bradley

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      R. Lee Ermey

      Hiles

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      Elizabeth Hawthorne

      Magda Rees-Jones

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      Angela Bloomfield

      Debra Bannister

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      Desmond Kelly

      Harry Sinclair

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      Jonathan Blick

      Steve Bayliss

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      Todd Rippon

      Deputy

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      John Sumner

      Deputy

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      Michael Robinson

      Deputy

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      Jim McLarty

      Deputy

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      Anthony Ray Parker

      Deputy

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      Paul Yates

      Deputy

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      Melanie Lynskey

      Deputy

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      John Leigh

      Bryce Campbell

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      Nicola Cliff

      Young Patricia

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      Ken Blackburn

      Dr. Kamins

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      Stuart Devenie

      Museum Curator

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      Genevieve Westcott

      TV Presenter

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      K.C. Kelly

      Doctor

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      Leslie Wing

      Mrs. Waterhouse

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      Leslie Klein

      Maid

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      Frank Edwards

      Resuscitating Man

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      Alan O'Leary

      The Waiter

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      Danny Lineham

      Barry

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      Charlie McClellan

      Reporter

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      William Pomeroy

      Jacob Platz

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      George Port

      Orderly

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      Billy Jackson

      Baby in Bouncer

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      Sophie Watkins

      Nursery Baby

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      Taea Hartwell

      Nursery Baby

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      Max Grover

      Nursery Baby

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      George Grover

      Nursery Baby

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      Tony Hopkins

      Hospital Patient

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      Lewis Martin

      Hospital Patient

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      Clay Nelson

      Passerby

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      Matthew Chamberlain

      Passerby

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      Vivienne Kaplan

      Nun

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      Liz Mullane

      Nun

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      Matt Aitken

      Cowboy Ghost (uncredited)

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      Grae Burton

      Guest (uncredited)

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      Michael Elsworth

      Undertaker (uncredited)

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      Nic Farra

      Ray's Friend (uncredited)

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      Peter Jackson

      Man with Piercings (uncredited)

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      Fran Walsh

      Passerby (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    30000000.00

    Revenue

    29359216.00

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