Phantasm

– A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, w..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
Phantasm (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.

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Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
USA
Genre:
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Phantasm (1979) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Mar 1979

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writer:

Don Coscarelli

Main Actors:

A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester

Plot:

Mike, a young teenage boy who has just lost his parents, afraid to lose his brother follow him to a funeral, where Mike witnesses the Tall Man lifting a coffin on his own. Mike decides to investigate, and discovers that the Tall Man, protected by his flying spheres, is shrinking dead bodies down to half their normal size and reanimating them as slaves. It is then up to Mike, his brother, and Reggie the ice cream man to stop the Tall man.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

Well Go USA Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
Metacritic:
72%