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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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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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Country:
USALanguage:
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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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Jody: Aww, give me a break, would you?
Mike: They were jumping on the car and making these weird sounds!
Jody: You're sure it wasn't that retarded kid, Timmy, up the street?
Mike: No, it was the same thing that chased me last night!
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Trivia
Co-Producer Paul Pepperman approached Angus Scrimm at a sneak preview of Kenny & Company and told him that Don Coscarelli had written a role for him in his next production. When informed that he would be playing an alien, Scrimm became very excited and immediately asked to know what country his character would hail from. Pepperman said: "He's not from another country, he's from another world." See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: You can see the stick making the finger move when its in the box. See more »Quotes
Mike: I know you're not going to believe this, but these things were here, right in the garage, and they were going to get me!Jody: Aww, give me a break, would you?
Mike: They were jumping on the car and making these weird sounds!
Jody: You're sure it wasn't that retarded kid, Timmy, up the street?
Mike: No, it was the same thing that chased me last night!
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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 »
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