Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)

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

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writers:

Don Coscarelli (characters), Don Coscarelli

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 / Dr. Jebediah Morningside
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:

From the Creators of the Original Phantasm comes the sequel "Phans" Have Been Screaming for!

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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

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Almost all of the silver sphere effects were done in camera.

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Goofs

(at around 41 mins) When Michael meets Morningside, as he backs away, he backs into an old lady sitting in a chair. Morningside touches her hand, then walks behind the chair and gestures with his right hand towards Michael, yet when the camera goes back to the old lady, she's still holding his right hand.

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Quotes

Reggie: We better move away from the car before the gasoline blows.
Jennifer: Wait! I thought cars only blew up like that in the movies!
[Car explodes in a huge fireball]
Reggie: Yeah, me too.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits say 'PHANTASM', then the roman numerals 'IV' (for four) come cascading down from above onto the screen right below the word 'PHANTASM', then the subtitle 'OBLIVION' appears, with the roman numeral IV forming the 'i' and the 'v' in the word OblIVion

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Connections

Referenced in Scarewaves (2014)

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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

The second-best of the series.

This video-only release is for true fans of the series. This gem includes close to 20 minutes of footage that was cut from the final release of the original Phantasm. This movie continues the thread and story of The Tall Man and his duties. I feel the ending left a lot to be desired as it left it open for yet another sequel. If you saw the original, check this one out.