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Phantasm
If this one doesn't scare you...you're already dead!
( Horror / Sci-Fi )


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US Runtime: 89 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Mar 28, 1979   [USA]
 
Director: Don Coscarelli   [Director]
 
Writer: Don Coscarelli   [Writer]
 
Producers: Dac Coscarelli   [Producer]
Paul Pepperman   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Don Coscarelli   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Don Coscarelli   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Fred Myrow   [Original Music Composer]
Malcolm Seagrave   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Kate Coscarelli   [Production Design]
 
Production Companys: New Breed Productions
New Breed Productions Inc.
 


Plot Summary:

    Newly orphaned teenager Mike Pearson, his older brother Jody, and their friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons in their southern California town.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Angus Scrimm
The Tall Man
A. Michael Baldwin
Michael 'Mike' Pearson
Bill Thornbury
Jody Pearson
Reggie Bannister
Reggie
Kathy Lester
Lady in Lavender
Terrie Kalbus
Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Kenneth V. Jones
Caretaker
Susan Harper
Girlfriend
 
Lynn Eastman-Rossi
Sally
David Arntzen
Toby
Ralph Richmond
Bartender
Bill Cone
Tommy
Laura Mann
Double Lavender
Mary Ellen Shaw
Fortuneteller
Myrtle Scotton
Maid
 

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$300,000
Revenue:
$11,988,469
Camera:
Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

Quotes:

  • Reggie: OK, I see it all now. We gotta stomp the shit outta that tall dude!
     

Trivia:

  • The mansion used for the exterior shots of the mausoleum was also seen in the James Bond Film A View to a Kill."
     
  • Several references to Frank Herbert's Dune, including a bar named "Dune" and a scene where Mike is forced to insert his hand into a black box that inflicts pain as part of a test.
     

DVD Easter Eggs: (Hidden So You Don't See Anything You Don't Want To See)


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