Movie
The Frighteners
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-07-19
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Horror, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- WingNut Films, Universal Pictures
- Country
- New Zealand, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister
- Trini Alvarado as Lucy Lynskey
- Peter Dobson as Ray Lynskey
- John Astin as The Judge
- Jeffrey Combs as Milton Dammers
- Dee Wallace as Patricia Bradley
- Jake Busey as Johnny Bartlett
- Chi McBride as Cyrus
- Jim Fyfe as Stuart
- Troy Evans as Sheriff Perry
- Julianna McCarthy as Old Lady Bradley
- R. Lee Ermey as Hiles
Crew
- Peter Jackson - Director
- Peter Jackson - Screenplay
- Fran Walsh - Screenplay
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