Film • Mar 28, 1979
A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious arsenal of terrible weapons with him.
Phantasm
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- Status
- Released
- Release
- March 28, 1979 (46 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Themes
- B-Horror, Supernatural Horror
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- New Breed Productions
Cast
Angus ScrimmThe Tall Man
A. Michael BaldwinMichael 'Mike' Pearson
Bill ThornburyJody Pearson
Reggie BannisterReggie
Kathy LesterLady in Lavender
Terrie KalbusFortuneteller's Granddaughter
Kenneth V. JonesCaretaker
Susan HarperGirlfriend
Lynn Eastman-RossiSally
David ArntzenToby
Ralph RichmondBartender
Bill ConeTommy
Laura MannDouble Lavender
Mary Ellen ShawFortuneteller
Myrtle ScottonMaid
Kate CoscarelliFuneral Guest
Dac CoscarelliFuneral Guest
Scores
- Average Score
- 65.2%
FilmAffinity
- 56%
IMDb
- 66%
Letterboxd
- 67%
Metacritic
- 70%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 67%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Moderate
- Violence
- Moderate
- Profanity
- Low
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
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