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Phantasm (1979) 6.7
A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious arsenal of terrible weapons with him. Director:Don CoscarelliWriter:Don Coscarelli |
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Cast
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Mike
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Kathy Lester | ... |
Lady in Lavender
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Terrie Kalbus | ... |
Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
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Kenneth V. Jones | ... |
Caretaker
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Susan Harper | ... |
Girlfriend
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Lynn Eastman-Rossi | ... |
Sally
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David Arntzen | ... |
Toby
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Ralph Richmond | ... |
Bartender
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Bill Cone | ... |
Tommy
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Laura Mann | ... |
Double Lavender
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Mary Ellen Shaw | ... |
Fortuneteller
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Myrtle Scotton | ... |
Maid
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Mike, a young teenage boy who has just lost his parents, is afraid to lose his brother. This fear causes him to follow his brother to a funeral, where Mike witnesses the Tall Man lift a coffin on his own. Mike decides to investigate and discovers a horrible world where the Tall Man, along with his flying spheres, shrink the to half their normal size and reanimate them as slaves. It is then up to Mike, his brother, and Reggie the ice cream man to stop the Tall man. Written by Chris Nickerson <cnicker@bgnet.bgsu.edu>
Taglines:
Beware the ball, beware the tall man, beware the never dead. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 March 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fantasma See more »Box Office
Budget:
$300,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Mike: You gotta be shittin' me, man! That mother's STRONG!
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Did You Know?
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Sequels to the Phantasm films are made in comic book form. See more »Goofs
You can see the stick making the finger move when its in the box. See more »Quotes
Reggie: Okay. I see it, I see it all now. What we gotta do is we gotta snag that tall dude and stomp the shit out of him, and we'll find out what the hell is going on up there. Yeah! We lay that sucker out flat and drive a stake right through his Goddamn heart!Mike: You gotta be shittin' me, man! That mother's STRONG!
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After the death of Tommy (Bill Cone), who was stabbed by a woman at the cemetery, Jody (Bill Thornbury) and his friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) attend the funeral at the Morningside funeral home. Jody is followed by his teenage brother Mike (Michael Baldwin), who has just lost his parents and is afraid of losing his big brother that intends to travel.
Mike snoops around the cemetery and sees the mortician known as The Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) carrying Tommy's coffin alone without any help. Mike breaks in the mortuary to investigate the mystery and discovers weird dwarf creatures with yellow blood and dangerous flying spheres that protect the location. When he is chased by The Tall Man, he cuts his finger and brings it home to show Jody to convince his big brother that there is a dark secret in the mortuary. Jody, Reggie and Mike discover that The Tall Man is from outer space and is transforming dead bodies in dwarfs to work as slave in his world. Now they decide that The Tall Man must be destroyed. Will they succeed in their intent?
"Phantasm" is one of the most weird and original cult movies that I have ever seen. The surrealistic and dreamlike story entwines horror with sci-fi with many twists and bizarre characters and situations.
I saw "Phantasm" for the first time on VHS in the early 80's and I have just seen it again on DVD and surprisingly the film has not aged, only the clothing, the hair style and the special effects. But for fans like me, it is still attractive and entertaining. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Fantasma" ("Phantasm")