Phantasm IV: Oblivion

R

1998

1h 30m

Horror

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29%

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7 Reviews

42%

Audience Score

5,000+ Ratings

With a hearse as his escape vehicle, Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) flees from the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), who wants to enslave him as an undead servant. Along the way, he investigates the origins of his enemy. Elsewhere, Mike's friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) searches for him in a variety of dimensions, all the while battling mysterious spheres, including the ones he's discovered in the breasts of his beautiful undead companion. The friends must stop the Tall Man before he destroys them all.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

A stinker of the first order.

Rated: D

Oct 31, 2005

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

[Brings] back the surrealistic creepiness of the original film, and then some.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 21, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 27, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

As a big Coscarelli fan, I still have to ask .. "What the hell's goin' ON here?"

Rated: 2/5

Apr 3, 2005

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Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Another great entry into the series.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 9, 2004

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Jeremiah Kipp

ToxicUniverse.com

Rated: 1/5

Jan 27, 2002

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Jason S

I like this one better than the third one because it had better acting we see more of mike and the tall man and more better scenes but this one did not a lot of sets it is just a hotel roads and deserts and a pretty low budget which is 650,000 dollars but not dumb like the third one not bad acting and not the same ending like the first three films did.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/07/23

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robert p

Another fantastic movie that the series is still using the same characters from previous films makes this a very good cult classic on DVD, thus my *3 and 1/2* star review!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

While I can appreciate this film for its direction and attempt to add lore to The Tall Man and its attempt to restore the feel of the original movie, this film isn't without flaws. This film is one of the films with a lower budget in the series, and you feel it at times, and this film's first half is horrendous in its slow pacing. However, the atmosphere and tone of this film are what stick out and keep it from being a bad entry in my eyes. While this film is not my personal cup of tea, I can see why some may like it more than me, and why others may dislike it more than me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Still a good series, has a few likeable characters and answers a few questions that were set up in past movies. Good questions are raised and the mystery surrounding everything were awesome.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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tom k

It doesn't have to make sense if you forget all you know about what a movie should be!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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andrew k

Entertaining, but a little all over the place like the first one was. Story and dialogue are pretty sloppy. Some interesting backstory about the Tall Man though. Worth it for fans of the series.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Don Coscarelli

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A. Michael Baldwin

Mike

Reggie Bannister

Reggie

Bill Thornbury

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Synopsis

With a hearse as his escape vehicle, Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) flees from the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), who wants to enslave him as an undead servant. Along the way, he investigates the origins of his enemy. Elsewhere, Mike's friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) searches for him in a variety of dimensions, all the while battling mysterious spheres, including the ones he's discovered in the breasts of his beautiful undead companion. The friends must stop the Tall Man before he destroys them all.

Director: Don Coscarelli
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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