A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Kathy Lester
Mike cannot decide what is real and what isn't, and is plagued by vivid nightmares. He gets the shock of his life when he watches, with binoculars, the conclusion of the funeral of his older brother's...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001
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September 29, 2009Not quite sci/fi & not quite horror. It?s an odd film that makes very little sense, has very bad acting and isn?t scary! Not sure why it?s a classic really!?
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August 2, 2009Two brothers investigate seriously strange happenings at a nearby funeral home run by the mysterious Tall Man, who also appears in the younger brother's nightmares. Highly atmospheric, with ahead of its time effects and terrific atmosphere; unfortunately, poor characterization a...( read more)
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December 3, 2008Very nightmarish. Effectively pulls off what few outside of Wes Craven are capable of.
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October 30, 2008Phantasm is Don Coscarelli's acid trip on the dark side. His low-budget film is just a bit dated in the special effects department, but remains a scary, bizarre trip centering around Morningside Mortuary.
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August 29, 2007Two orphaned boys, Mike (Michael Baldwin) and Jody (Bill Thornbury) notice some strange things happening at Morningside Mortuary. Bodies are disappearing from coffins; a lady in lavender has sex with men in the graveyard and then stabs them to death; little midgets in brown cloak...( read more)
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October 24, 2009What is The Tall Man? He?s no mere serial killer, he?s not a vampire, he doesn?t really appear to be an alien, and he?s not any kind of ghost I can readily identify. I can?t really put a label on what The Tall Man is, he doesn?t fall into any existing horror movie trope, and th...( read more)
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October 19, 2009scary music and scary things in 3 o 4 scenes but the movie is a weird and slow, i like to know if the other parts are better because i like Don Cascorely films.
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October 11, 2009I love the Phantasm films....tho the acting is wooden,the films are cheap,but i say give them all a watch....
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October 9, 2009It was kind of a weird film. I liked it but I would'nt watch it again.
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October 31, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
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