Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)

Mike travels through time and dimensions to find the Tall Man's origins.

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writers:

Don Coscarelli, Don Coscarelli (based on character created by)

Stars:

A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
A. Michael Baldwin	...	Mike
Reggie Bannister	...	Reggie
Bill Thornbury	...	Jody
Heidi Marnhout	...	Jennifer
Bob Ivy	...	Demon Trooper
Angus Scrimm	...	The Tall Man
Christopher L. Stone	...	Music & Dwarf Creatures (voice) (as Christopher Stone)
Chloe Kay	...	Background Player
Sylvia Flammer	...	Background Player
David Gasster	...	Background Player
Sasha Kassel	...	Background Player
Aidan Kassel	...	Background Player
Eric Avary	...	13th Morningside Volunteer Infantryman
Andy John	...	13th Morningside Volunteer Infantryman
George A. Craig	...	13th Morningside Volunteer Infantryman

Storyline

Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time he tries to find the origins of his enemy, and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie (accompanied by a beauty he picked up on the road) battles the spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation.

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Plot Keywords:

ice cream truck | alien invasion | interdimensional being | supernatural being | zombie cop | 

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Taglines:

The Nightmare Lives On...But Humanity May Not!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence/gore and some strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 41 mins) The old lady sitting in the rocking chair outside Jebediah Morningside's house, who also appears next to Mike while driving the hearse, is supposed to be the fortune teller from Phantasm (1979), originally played by Mary Ellen Shaw. In this movie, the character is played by an uncredited, unknown actress.

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Goofs

(at around 22 mins) After Reggie blows up the police car with the demon inside, the car door opens twice to show the demon escaping.

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Quotes

The Tall Man: Small Man, your end approaches but it is not yet. Take great care how you play.

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Crazy Credits

THIS MOTION PICTURE IS PROTECTED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES. UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR EXHIBITION MAY RESULT IN CIVIL LIABILITY, CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, AND THE WRATH OF THE TALL MAN.

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Connections

Features Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)

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Soundtracks

Have You Seen It?
Lyrics by Reggie Bannister
Performed by Reggie Bannister (as Reggie B) & the Jizz Wailin' Ya' Doggies
From the CD album "Fools Paradise"
Courtesy of Plan 10 Recordings
Executive Producer Terry J. Svejda
Produced by Doug Agee
Alpha Sound Services Geneva, Il.

User Reviews

All good things...

Just watched this series of movies for the first time, and was very disappointed at the ending of Oblivion, there was so much promise in the story and characters, even tho it was getting pretty silly. In the end they just "dropped the ball" on everything, so to speak..

I strongly recommend these movies to any horror/action movie fan, but its a huge shame the last movie was so.. just overall crappy. In lack of a better way of describing it. All the suspense and mystery was totally gone towards the end, and replaced with confusion and despair, as the movie suffered towards its inevitable credits text, leaving the viewer feeling sad and empty, almost betrayed.

I struggled to give this movie a 4 rating.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Phantasm: Phorever

Filming Locations:

Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$650,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starway International Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1