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Phantasm II

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Years after surviving his encounter with the sinister Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), Mike Pearson (James LeGros), now a mental patient, still has nightmares about the evil gaunt mortician. Upon being released from the institution, Mike and his friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) set out to track down the Tall Man and end his murderous and macabre practices. Also involved is Liz Reynolds (Paula Irvine), a pretty young woman who has a psychic connection to both Mike and the Tall Man.
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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 10/31/2005
C
There's little to enjoy about this second outing save for Scrimm's deliciously menacing specter of death. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
1/4
The images are of corpses and graveyards, spurting blood and severed skulls.... Sitting through a film like this, which contains so little of genuine interest, I found myself meditating on such images, wondering who they would appeal to, and why. Go to Full Review Nathan Paige Call and Post (Cleveland) 01/25/2022
Who is the Tall Man? Why can't he die? Why does he do what he does? What goes on in the other dimension? Go to Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy 06/05/2011
7/10
The movie you get when you take Phantasm and throw money at it... the more grown-up film, in more ways than one, and it's not entirely to its credit. Go to Full Review Steve Dread Central 11/05/2009
4/5
Phantasm II has a nice sense of fun to it which makes it the perfect viewing material for this time of year. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 05/22/2008
2/5
Second in the horrorific series, not for everyone's cup of plasma. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Julian C. @juliancooper_12 Oct 20 I like how Don Coscarelli expands the lore in this action-packed sequel; more silver spheres and more hooded dwarfs. Also, Reggie is a beast in this movie with his quadruple sawed-off shotgun. However, The Tall Man doesn’t appear much in the movie and I prefer A. Michael Baldwin as Mike than James Le Gros. See more MaryAnn M. @MWAMD Sep 28 It’s not a masterpiece it’s fun take it for what it is See more Bill M May 24 I had to write this review after I saw this movie only had a 33% score . I honestly enjoy this more than the original . Is it better than 1 , probably not , but it's definitely more fun to watch . The special effects are really good and there's a good mix of horror and funny parts . If you're a fan of Evil Dead 2 or Return of the Living Dead 2 , definitely check this out . See more Justin T May 23 It is a shame that they recast Mike, not that James Le Gros didn’t play Mike well, it’s just a shame that they didn’t have the same actor in all the films. Anyway, this is a fun film with lots going on so it is very enjoyable. It follows on well from the first film and I really appreciate that it is a direct sequel. The gore and horror is improved. The story is expanded a little, maybe not enough. The romance wasn’t needed but I also didn’t hate it. The ending truly is really great. So much happens in this film, way more than the first one but it is more mainstream and I don’t mind that. See more Jonathan O May 3 Really impressive sequel to the original Phantasm and the make-up effects looks fantastic but the story makes somewhat makes sense of the original but not understanding. See more The M Apr 6 Phantasm 2 gives you everything phantasm number one didn’t give you. Bigger, badder, balls!!! . This the sequel is a genre fans dream to behold as the original characters go after the tall man for revenge and bite off more than they can chew. See more Read all reviews
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Don Coscarelli

Director

James Le Gros

Mike

Reggie Bannister

Reggie

Paula Irvine

Liz

Angus Scrimm

Jebediah Morningside

Kenneth Tigar

Father Meyers

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Synopsis Years after surviving his encounter with the sinister Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), Mike Pearson (James LeGros), now a mental patient, still has nightmares about the evil gaunt mortician. Upon being released from the institution, Mike and his friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) set out to track down the Tall Man and end his murderous and macabre practices. Also involved is Liz Reynolds (Paula Irvine), a pretty young woman who has a psychic connection to both Mike and the Tall Man.
Director
Don Coscarelli
Producer
Roberto Quezada
Screenwriter
Don Coscarelli
Distributor
Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 8, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.7M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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