Overview:
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.| Status: | Released (1996-07-18) |
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| Awards: | 3 wins & 17 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $16,759,216 |
| Screen: | Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson |
| Productions: | WingNut Films, Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | New Zealand, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 521: Michael J. Fox - Frank Bannister
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- 37822: Peter Dobson - Ray Lynskey
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- 27993: Jeffrey Combs - Milton Dammers
- 62001: Dee Wallace - Patricia Bradley
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Crews
- 108: Peter Jackson - Director - Directing
- 1390: Jamie Selkirk - Editor - Editing
- 108: Peter Jackson - Screenplay - Writing
- 66734: John Blick - Director of Photography - Camera
- 531: Danny Elfman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 15090: Alun Bollinger - Director of Photography - Camera
- 126: Fran Walsh - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
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When a man's jawbone drops off it's time to reassess the situation. Peter Jackson's The Frighteners is an odd blend of outright comedy and supernatural thriller, if able to get onside with that then there's a whole lot to enjoy. Plot essential has Michael J. Fox as a psychic who r ....
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Has maybe not aged flawlessly, but it's very silly and very involved in a good kind of way. Kind of feels like a spoof but I'm honestly not sure what of, so I think that it's maybe just a light toned take on some pretty dark subject matter. It's been about 20 years since I last watch ....
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