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Phantasm ()

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Newly orphaned teenager Mike Pearson, his older brother Jody, and their friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons in their southern California town.
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Mike (as Michael Baldwin)
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Jody
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Reggie
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Lady in Lavender
Terrie Kalbus ...
Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
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Caretaker (as Ken Jones)
Susan Harper ...
Girlfriend
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Sally (as Lynn Eastman)
David Arntzen ...
Toby
Ralph Richmond ...
Bartender
Bill Cone ...
Tommy
Laura Mann ...
Double Lavender
Mary Ellen Shaw ...
Fortuneteller
Myrtle Scotton ...
Maid
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The Tall Man
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Dac Coscarelli ...
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Kate Coscarelli ...
Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Don Coscarelli

Written by

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Don Coscarelli ... (written by)

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Dac Coscarelli ... producer (produced by) (as D.A. Coscarelli)
Paul Pepperman ... co-producer

Music by

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Fred Myrow
Malcolm Seagrave

Cinematography by

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Don Coscarelli

Editing by

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Don Coscarelli

Editorial Department

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James Becker ... editorial assistant
Bruce G. Chudacoff ... editorial assistant
Roberto A. Quezada ... assistant editor (as Roberto Quezada)
Dena Roth ... assistant editor

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Kate Coscarelli ... (as S. Tyer)

Art Direction by

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David Gavin Brown

Makeup Department

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Kate Coscarelli ... makeup artist (as Shirley Mae)

Production Management

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Robert Del Valle ... unit manager

Art Department

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Mark Annerl ... architecture
Doug Cragoe ... set construction
Willard Green ... constructor: Silver Sphere
Stephen A. Miller ... set construction
Marc Schwartz ... set construction supervisor
Kurt Tiegs ... set construction

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Gene Corso ... sound effects created by
Michael Gross ... sound recordist
Robert J. Litt ... re-recording mixer (as Bob Litt)
Lorane Mitchell ... sound effects created by
Colin Spencer ... boom operator
Ryan Faye ... commentary mixer (uncredited)
Robert Stambler ... supervising sound editor: restored version (uncredited)

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Paul Pepperman ... special effects creator

Stunts

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George W. Singer Jr. ... stunts

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Mori Biener ... grip
Steve Chandler ... best boy (as Steven Chandler)
Daryn Okada ... grip
Roberto A. Quezada ... gaffer (as Roberto Quezada) / visual consultant (as Roberto Quezada)
Marc Schwartz ... first assistant camera
George W. Singer Jr. ... key grip
Jacalyn Welan ... second assistant camera
John Zumpano ... grip
Robert K. Feldmann ... grip (uncredited)

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Kate Coscarelli ... wardrobe (as Shirl Quinlan)

Music Department

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Paul Ratajczak ... music recording

Script and Continuity Department

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Wendy Kaplan ... script supervisor
Dena Roth ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Adele Lustig ... production coordinator
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Mike, a young teenage boy who has just lost his parents, afraid to lose his brother follow him to a funeral, where Mike witnesses the Tall Man lifting a coffin on his own. Mike decides to investigate, and discovers that the Tall Man, protected by his flying spheres, is shrinking dead bodies down to half their normal size and reanimating them as slaves. It is then up to Mike, his brother, and Reggie the ice cream man to stop the Tall man.

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Taglines If you're looking for horror that's got balls...IT'S FOUND YOU. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Morningside (United States)
  • Zombies (Pakistan, English title)
  • The Never Dead (New Zealand, English title)
  • The Never Dead (India, English title)
  • Das Böse (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 89 min
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Budget $300,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Don Coscarelli rented all of the filming equipment used to make this movie, always on Fridays so he could use it all weekend and return it on Mondays, all the while only actually having to pay one day's rental on the equipment. See more »
Goofs When The Tall Man breaks down the door of Mike's house, at the bottom of the door, a crew person's feet are visible running and pushing the door. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Phantasm: Behind the Scenes 1995 Featurette (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Sittin' Here At Midnight See more »
Crazy Credits The cable TV version has extra text in the credits that reads, "Enter the Tall Man's Mausoleum, if you dare, at www.phantasm.com" See more »
Quotes The Tall Man: Boooy!
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