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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Mike Marvin (written by)
Release Date:
21 November 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's not from around here. more
Plot:
Jake is killed by neighbourhood thugs, and returns as a mystical figure (The Wraith) to gain revenge. full summary | add synopsis
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Good, cheesy fun
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Charlie Sheen | ... | Jake Kesey / The Wraith |
 | Nick Cassavetes | ... | Packard Walsh |
 | Sherilyn Fenn | ... | Keri Johnson |
 | Randy Quaid | ... | Sheriff Loomis |
 | Matthew Barry | ... | Billy Hankins |
 | David Sherrill | ... | Skank |
 | Jamie Bozian | ... | Gutterboy |
 | Clint Howard | ... | Rughead |
 | Griffin O'Neal | ... | Oggie |
| Chris Nash | ... | Minty |
| Vickie Benson | ... | Waitress |
| Peder Melhuse | ... | Murphy |
| Jeffrey Sudzin | ... | Redd |
| Michael Hungerford | ... | Stokes |
| Steven Eckholdt | ... | George in Daytona |
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Runtime:
93 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:PG-13 (re-rating) |
USA:R (original rating) |
Australia:M |
UK:15 (2008 TV Rating) |
Canada:14A |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
West Germany:16
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The Song "Never Surrender" by Lion, was used in a race sequence where one of the cars goes over the edge of a cliff thus killing the driver. The drummer of the band died in the same way when he accidentally went over the edge of a cliff racing his motorcycle.
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Goofs:
Continuity: After the first crash, the metal brace on the Wraith's arm disappears. However, this returns in the next scene when the Wraith shoots up the bad guys' chop shop.
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Quotes:
Keri Johnson:
Who are you?
Jake: Why don't you ask Packard?
Keri Johnson: Packard?
Jake: He knows why I'm here.
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Jake: Why don't you ask Packard?
Keri Johnson: Packard?
Jake: He knows why I'm here.
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Soundtrack:
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
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This movie survives only because the plot idea is kinda' cool. The rest of it is tremendously cheesy, but the excellent car and a compulsive 80's sound track make this a movie worthy of a night in and a bucket of popcorn. Put up your feet, put your brain to bed, sit back and enjoy.