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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Don Coscarelli (written by)
Release Date:
8 July 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
Now, the horrifying truth is about to be revealed...and all it took was a little digging. more
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Mike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, continues his journey to stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work. full summary | add synopsis
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2 nominations more
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(14 articles)
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Reggie Rules, and LeGros is an Improvement more (83 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James LeGros | ... | Mike | |
| Reggie Bannister | ... | Reggie | |
| Angus Scrimm | ... | The Tall Man | |
| Paula Irvine | ... | Liz | |
| Samantha Phillips | ... | Alchemy | |
| Kenneth Tigar | ... | Father Meyers | |
| Ruth C. Engel | ... | Grandma | |
| Mark Anthony Major | ... | Mortician | |
| Rubin Kushner | ... | Grandpa | |
| Stacey Travis | ... | Jeri | |
| J. Patrick McNamara | ... | Psychologist | |
| A. Michael Baldwin | ... | Young Mike | |
| Amanda Gray | ... | Background Player | |
| Elizabeth Quezada | ... | Background Player | |
| Lauren Gray | ... | Background Player |
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Phantasm II: The Never Dead Part Two (Australia) (video box title)
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97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG (heavily cut) | Italy:VM14 | Australia:R | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Iceland:(Banned)
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One of the undertakers can be seen filling a plastic bag labeled "Mr. Sam Raimi" with ashes. "Ash" is the name of the character played by Bruce Campbell in the The Evil Dead (1981) series, directed by Sam Raimi. more
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Continuity: At the beginning, Reggie goes to get his shotgun but it has disappeared. However, when he is surrounded by the large army of Dwarves and he looks at the fireplace, the shotgun is there. more
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While it isn't the iconic horror film it's predecessor was, Phantasm II is backed by better production values, a cool apocalyptic premise and a stand-out improvement in James LeGros replacing Baldwin. There is a reason why LeGros has appeared in a great deal more than Baldwin (including a hilarious parody of Brad Pitt in Living in Oblivion) and shows it here in spades. Frankly I feel this was as good or better than the first but the required shock ending that punctuates each of the films in this series has grown tiresome and makes each feel like they do not truly stand on their own as their own experience. Nevertheless, the entire series is original, imaginative and involving. Phantasm II really should have capped off the series with it's big budget backing, as the very next film in the series felt a lot like Alien 3 where the film picks up characters from the second film discarded in a very unfortunate and disappointing manner...but I digress. Phantasm II is solid, quad barrel shotgun monster blasting fun and a must see for monster movie fans everywhere!