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Phantasm
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Phantasm is a 1979 American horror, science fiction, and fantasy film written, directed, produced, edited, and photographed by Don Coscarelli. The movie features cast members A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm, and Coscarelli himself. It was distributed by Embassy Pictures and New Breed Productions. The narrative is set in Oregon and was filmed in black-and-white. The production had a budget of $300,000.
The film has a runtime of 89 minutes and carries an R rating. It received various review scores, including 74%, 6.6/10, and 72/100. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.6 based on 44,602 votes. The movie was followed by Phantasm II and is part of the Phantasm Collection. It was released on video on demand. The film won two awards and received two nominations.
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6.5A 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
- A. Michael Baldwin as Mike
- Bill Thornbury as Jody
- Reggie Bannister as Reggie
- Kathy Lester as Lady in Lavender
- Angus Scrimm as The Tall Man
- Terrie Kalbus as Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Themes
- funeral
- coffin
- undertaker
- evil
- hearse
- ice cream man
- mausoleum
- tall man
- sentinals
- sphere
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
44,602 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Metacritic
72/100
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Phantasm II
- Director
- Don Coscarelli
- Screenwriter
- Don Coscarelli
- Cast member
- Don Coscarelli
- Producer
- Don Coscarelli
- Cinematographer
- Don Coscarelli
- Narrative location
- Oregon
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 111692
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.phantasm.com
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- publication date
- 1982-10-04
- film editor
- Don Coscarelli
- title
- Phantasm
- distributed by
- Embassy Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 72/100
- capital cost
- 300000
- box office
- 20000000
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