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Phantasm

If this one doesn't scare you...you're already dead!

19796.51h 29m

Overview

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

Directed by Don Coscarelli
Written by Don Coscarelli
Produced by Paul Pepperman, Dac Coscarelli
Box OfficeBudget: $300KRevenue: $12.0M

Top Cast

A. Michael Baldwin

A. Michael Baldwin

Mike

Bill Thornbury

Bill Thornbury

Jody

Reggie Bannister

Reggie Bannister

Reggie

Kathy Lester

Kathy Lester

Lady in Lavender

Angus Scrimm

Angus Scrimm

The Tall Man

T

Terrie Kalbus

Fortuneteller's Granddaughter

Kenneth V. Jones

Kenneth V. Jones

Caretaker

S

Susan Harper

Girlfriend

Lynn Eastman-Rossi

Lynn Eastman-Rossi

Sally

D

David Arntzen

Toby

Themes & Keywords

funeralcoffinundertakerevilhearseice cream man  mausoleumtall mansentinalssphere

About Phantasm

Phantasm is a horror, science fiction film released in 1979 exploring themes of funeral, coffin, undertaker, evil, hearse, ice cream man  . Directed by Don Coscarelli, it stars A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister. A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

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Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time he tries to find the origins of his enemy, and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie battles the spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation.

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