The Wraith (1987)
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27% of critics liked it
(11 reviews) -
60% of users liked it
(8,741 ratings)
After a boy is killed at the hands of the drag-racing gang led by Packard Walsh (Nick Cassavetes), the mysterious Jake Kesey (Charlie Sheen) shows up in town. When a strange black car makes an appearance around the same time, the members of Packard's gang begin to suffer from a number of… More After a boy is killed at the hands of the drag-racing gang led by Packard Walsh (Nick Cassavetes), the mysterious Jake Kesey (Charlie Sheen) shows up in town. When a strange black car makes an appearance around the same time, the members of Packard's gang begin to suffer from a number of unfortunate "accidents." ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mike Marvin
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Nov 21, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Lionsgate
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
The town (comprising one house, a burger joint and no citizen who isn't a teenager or a cop) is overseen by Sheriff Randy Quaid, who displays all the reverence the script deserves.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
Mr. Cassavetes is effectively black-hearted, and makes a striking figure, and Randy Quaid does a lot with the underdeveloped role of a local sheriff.
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Paul Attanasio, Washington Post
There is all too little of the quietly charismatic Sheen and all too much of Cassavetes, who is a dead ringer for the young Hugh Hefner.
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Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A big glop of low-budget Hollywood cheese, sliced from half a dozen other movies. Still, as a piece of '80s zeitgeist, it offers something of a glimpse into the national psyche of the time - not to mention the feather hairdos and jean jackets.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A ridiculous mishmash of drag racing, ghosts, and science fiction.
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Cast
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Charlie Sheen
as The Wraith/Jake Kesey
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Nick Cassavetes
as Packard Walsh
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Randy Quaid
as Sheriff Loomis
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Sherilyn Fenn
as Keri Johnson
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Griffin O'Neal
as Oggie Fisher
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Clint Howard
as Rughead
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David Sherrill
as Skank
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Jamie Bozian
as Gutterboy
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Matthew Barry
as Billy Hankins
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Chris Nash
as Minty
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Vickie Benson
as Waitress
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Elizabeth Cox
as Girl in Daytona
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Peder Melhuse
as Murphy
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Christopher Bradley
as Jamie
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Steven Eckholdt
as Boy in Daytona
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Michael Hungerford
as Stokes
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H. Joan Reynolds
as Policewoman
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Jeffrey Sudzin
as Redd
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Richard Alexander
as Sandeval
