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Phantasm (1979)
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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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Mike
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Bill Thornbury | ... | |
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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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| Angus Scrimm | ... | ||
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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>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Beware the ball, beware the tall man, beware the never dead. See more »Parents Guide:
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Don Coscarelli's Phantasm See more »Box Office
Budget:
$300,000 (estimated)Gross:
$11,988,469 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Bill Thornbury
Courtesy of Thornbury Music
Published by Ashram Music (BMI) / Seatone Music (ASCAP) See more »
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Trivia
The genesis of the story came to Don Coscarelli in a dream. One night, being in his late teens, he dreamed of fleeing down endlessly long marble corridors, pursued by a chrome sphere intent on penetrating his skull with a wicked needle. There was also a quite futuristic "sphere dispenser" out of which the orbs would emerge and begin chase. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When the door slams on The Tall Man's fingers, you can clearly tell that no fingers are really sticking out of the door. See more »Quotes
Reggie: Hi guys. Heh heh, just thought I'd come over and see what was going on before the kids got out of summer school. Hey Mike, you want to ride along with me today? It's pretty warm outside and the ice cream's going to be flying fast and furious. Remember how good you were at crowd control last time? Hey, what's going on here?See more »
Crazy Credits
With the exception of the title Phantasm appearing on-screen, there are no opening credits. See more »Connections
Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009) See more »Soundtracks
"Sittin' Here At Midnight"Written by Bill Thornbury
Courtesy of Thornbury Music
Published by Ashram Music (BMI) / Seatone Music (ASCAP) See more »
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