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The Frighteners
No rest for the wicked.
( Comedy / Horror )

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MPAA Rating:
R
[terror/violence]

US Runtime: 110 min

Country of Origin: New Zealand / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jul 18, 1996   [USA]		  
Director: Peter Jackson   [Director]
 
Writers: Peter Jackson   [Screenplay]
Fran Walsh   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Peter Jackson   [Producer]
Jamie Selkirk   [Producer]
Fran Walsh   [Associate Producer]
Robert Zemeckis   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: John Blick   [Director of Photography]
Alun Bollinger   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Jamie Selkirk   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Danny Elfman   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Grant Major   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Barbara Darragh   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Victoria Burrows   [Casting]
Vivienne Kaplan   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Universal Pictures   (US)
WingNut Films   (NZ)
 

Plot Summary:

    After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and he uses that gift to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Bartlett
Chi McBride
Cyrus
Jim Fyfe
Stuart
Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
 
Julianna McCarthy
Old Lady Bradley
R. Lee Ermey
Hiles
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Magda Rees-Jones
Angela Bloomfield
Debra Bannister
Desmond Kelly
Harry Sinclair
Jonathan Blick
Steve Bayliss
Todd Rippon
Deputy
John Sumner
Deputy
Michael Robinson
Deputy
Jim McLarty
Deputy
 
 
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Special Effects Department:
Weta Digital Ltd.
creature and digital effects
  
 
Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$30,000,000
Revenue:
$29,359,216
Color Info:
Color

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