The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998) (V)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writer:

Peter Jackson (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 2005 (Finland)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Making Of

Cast

Robert Zemeckis	...	Himself
Jim Fyfe	...	Himself
Trini Alvarado	...	Herself
Peter Jackson	...	Himself
Michael J. Fox	...	Himself
Chi McBride	...	Himself
John Astin	...	Himself
Richard Taylor	...	Himself
Jon Labrie	...	Himself
Matt Aitken	...	Himself
John Sheils	...	Himself
Wes Takahashi	...	Himself
Wayne Stables	...	Himself
Gray Horsfield	...	Himself
Jake Busey	...	Himself

Runtime:

269 min | 271 min (DVD)

Country:

New Zealand | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-15

Company:

Universal Studios Home Video

Trivia:

One of the few "making-of" documentaries made for video that was actually produced by the filmmakers and not the studio. It also stands as one of the longest, running just under 224 minutes.

Movie Connections:

References The Exorcist (1973)

Long, but worth it

I recently purchased the Directors Cut of this film and it was a well spent $20. The film is great, but this documentary, which is on side B of the disc, really adds that extra something to the viewing of it. Peter Jackosn created this for the Laserdisk version of the film and since he had a lot of time between this movie and the LOTR, he turned what was supposed to be a 1 hour documentary into one that almost lasts 4 hours. But this time does not go wasted. Practically everything anyone would want to know about the movie is in this. From bloopers, deleted scenes, special effects, miniatures, on the set, and really, everything else that made the movie what it was. There's also a great number of interviews with many of the stars of the film as well as Danny Elfman and a whole lot of Peter Jackoson. He actually tells a story in which he saw a ghost and it really seemed freaky and had me sleeping with the TV on that night. Overall, this really was something amazing to watch and complemented the film in a way few documentaries do. If you have the time, and love the movie, watch it. You'll be glad you did.