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Phantasm

Play trailer 1:52 Poster for Phantasm R Released Mar 28, 1979 1h 27m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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The residents of a small town have begun dying under strange circumstances, leading young Mike (Michael Baldwin) to investigate. After discovering that the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), the town's mortician, is killing and reanimating the dead as misshapen zombies, Mike seeks help from his older brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury), and local ice cream man Reggie (Reggie Bannister). Working together, they try to lure out and kill the Tall Man, all the while avoiding his minions and a deadly silver sphere.
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Phantasm: Remastered adds visual clarity to the first installment in one of horror's most enduring -- and endearingly idiosyncratic -- franchises.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times It's put together rather curiously out of disjointed scenes, snatches of dialog, and brief strokes of characterization. Rated: 1.5/4 Nov 28, 2023 Full Review Perry Stewart Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com A fairly artful blending of traditional horror stuff and science-fiction. Sep 27, 2022 Full Review Gary Arnold Washington Post "Phantasm" will not be remembered as a masterpiece of the horror genre, but it sustains a gauche, hokey, desperately improvisational charm. Oct 20, 2017 Full Review Jared Mobarak Jaredmobarak.com Despite any production failings... one cannot deny the effective special effects and formal structure. Rated: 7/10 Nov 28, 2023 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a relatively promising set-up that's employed to persistently (and increasingly) underwhelming and uninvolving effect by Coscarelli... Rated: 1/4 Jan 22, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Coscarelli utilizes a disturbingly unstable reality that borders on a world of nightmares - the perfect setting for pondering life, death, and reincarnation. Rated: 6/10 Aug 30, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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CodyZamboni Z Dreamlike thriller, cheap looking, But has some effective atmospheric images, But campiness and silliness prevail, especially the scenes of dwarves who look like Jawas, Movie needed more intense scenes of the flying silver orb Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/19/24 Full Review Robson C Mike e seu irmão Jody estão sozinhos agora, depois que os seus pais morreram em um acidente. Mike passa a ter medo de ficar sozinho, achando que o irmão pode deixá-lo e passa a segui-lo. Assim, ele acba descobrindo coisas estranhas sobre o agente funerário da cidade, conhecido apenas como Homem Alto. Don Coscarelli escreveu, dirigiu, editou e fez a fotografia do filme. Colocou vários parentes em outras funções, como, por exemplo, sua mãe no design de produção. Amigos trabalham como atores na base da amizade. E assim nasce Fantasma, uma pequena pérola que mistura terror, ficção científica, humor e drama. Mesmo com o pouco orçamento, nós temos um bom design de produção, principalmente no mausoléu, que apesar de pequeno, ele foi filmado de forma que parecesse bem maior, além de ter uma estética bem bonita. Outro ponto positivo é a trilha sonora, a la Halloween e Sexta-Feira 13, usando de elementos eletrônicos e soando bem macabros. Além de acertar na direção, Coscarelli também mandou bem no roteiro. Os seus personagens são bem construídos e o Homem Alto não se tornou uma figura mais importante no terror, pois tem tudo, como uma figura que impressiona e a maneira que o ator Angus Scrimm diz os seus diálogos é bem marcante. Apesar de não ter sido bem distribuído, lucrou bastante e tem os seus fãs, como o diretor J. J. Abrahams. Talvez o filme perca público, com a sua edição, que mostra cenas sem explicação, como uma cena de um duo entre os personagens Jody e o seu amigo Reggie. Mike já é um protótipo do personagem adolescente dos anos 80. Outra marca registrada do filme é a famosa bola prateada voadora, cheia dos utensílios para matar os seus alvos. Possui bons efeitos especiais práticos, trucagens com a câmera. Fantasma é uma pérola a ser descoberta pelo público em geral. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Audience Member Loved this as a teen. Thought is was spooky and had a lot of jump scares. This would be fun to see again in theater with a full house crowd. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review Megan D Dumbest movie I ever saw. If I could I would give it no stars. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Liam D There are no other movie like this and it deserves its place in cult classic cinema for a reason Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Jared E God I f'ing love this movie. The feel, the setting😅✨, the characters. It's a movie that truly sets a tone and vibe a la David Lynch's Twin Peaks. Dark and bleak but full of character. Made in an America long gone. 👋🤘 It does kind of get goofier and cornier as you go along but still real fun overall. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The residents of a small town have begun dying under strange circumstances, leading young Mike (Michael Baldwin) to investigate. After discovering that the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), the town's mortician, is killing and reanimating the dead as misshapen zombies, Mike seeks help from his older brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury), and local ice cream man Reggie (Reggie Bannister). Working together, they try to lure out and kill the Tall Man, all the while avoiding his minions and a deadly silver sphere.
Director
Don Coscarelli
Producer
Dac Coscarelli
Screenwriter
Don Coscarelli
Distributor
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production Co
New Breed Productions Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 1979, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 2016
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2016
Runtime
1h 27m
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