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Phantasm

Movie
1979
1h 29m
R
English
Horror, Science Fiction
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6.7
Critic Score: 
73
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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.
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Phantasm

R
Movie
1979
1h 29m
English
Horror, Science Fiction
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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.
Rating
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6.7
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Phantasm (1979) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
73

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Cast

Full Cast & Crew
Angus Scrimm
The Tall Man
A Michael Baldwin
Michael 'Mike' Pearson
Bill Thornbury
Jody Pearson
Reggie Bannister
Kathy Lester
Lady in Lavender
Terrie Kalbus
Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Kenneth V Jones
Susan Harper
Girlfriend
Lynn EastmanRossi
David Arntzen
Ralph Richmond
Bill Cone
Laura Mann
Double Lavender
Mary Ellen Shaw
Fortuneteller
Myrtle Scotton
Kate Coscarelli
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Dac Coscarelli
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Directed By: Don Coscarelli
Written By: Don Coscarelli

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CatyAlexandre says...
11 years ago
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BOY! This was a little bit weird, but it was a great horror film! I had a lot of fun watching it! An alien that transforms into a woman to abduct people, then turn them into creepy dwarfs to be used as slaves in his home planet is weird but surely it is an original story. The acting, a little bit forced sometimes, and the special effects might not be the greatest things but the atmosphere is great and the plot make it be a fantastic classic horror! *spoiler ahead* We all have bizarre nightmares... The film looks a little messy sometimes but at the end everything makes sense. Sometimes things in our dreams are confused and don't make a lot of sense. All of our fears and frustations are always present in our mind when we dream about something bad and I think that's what this film is trying to pass through.
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Roth says...
9 years ago
This one has a sort of _slasher_ style to it, considering it's from the late 70s. It has some nice shots of the set and environments. Much of the film was shot at night. The boy character is one to follow, and does a swell job of keeping me interested. Some of the female characters are attractive but are dumbfounded. I really like the music though. It definitely has that typical creepy tone with the simple loop and deep synth bassline. For a horror, it's a pretty neat concept, original, and well put together. I'm getting to watch the Phantasm films from the beginning as I read that there's a new one on the way soon, which will be the final installment starring Angus Scrimm as the original Tall Man.
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jekyl6669 says...
8 years ago
Wow, this new transfer is gorgeous. The film itself feels disjointed, as does pretty much everything Coscarelli does. Either you like his style or you don't. The film boasts some great imagery and themes, but it's marred by a couple wonky performances. It's got enough originally though to give it a go if you haven't checked it out.
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Raikyuun says...
one year ago
the atmosphere and music are well done but the plot makes no sense, it's tense enough but the rhythm always feels strange. If you like Sci-fi then watch it, for horror fans i wouldn't say it's a good watch
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Featured User Reviews

pygospa
8/10  4 years ago
With now 40 years of age, Phantasm is a rather old movie, and given its $300k budget, it's a movie that is pretty low budget, leading to amateurs and aspiring actors, this movie was reviewed rather negatively during its time, which to me is rather incomprehensible. Not only did this movie inspir More
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Cat Ellington
6 years ago
There are tall men, and then there's the "Tall Man". I actually saw the trailer, or preview, if you like, for Phantasm while awaiting the start of Invasion of the Body Snatchers in December of 1978. And I remember the trailer quite well, considering that the upcoming film looked scary as the word it More
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simest
6 years ago
PHANTASM is an uneven work, too fantastic to be genuinely scary but ferociously unique and fascinating on numerous levels.

I think at the forefront there was a desire here to create a warped and entirely original Universe where nothing is as it seems and anything can - and probably will - happen. More
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