If this one doesn't scare you...you're already dead!
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.
Phantasm (1979) is a horror and science fiction film directed by Don Coscarelli, released on March 28, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 29m. It stars A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister and Kathy Lester. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 809 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Phantasm.
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Featurette
A. Michael Baldwin
as Mike
Bill Thornbury
as Jody
Reggie Bannister
as Reggie
Kathy Lester
as Lady in Lavender
Angus Scrimm
as The Tall Man
Terrie Kalbus
as Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Kenneth V. Jones
as Caretaker
Susan Harper
as Girlfriend
Lynn Eastman-Rossi
as Sally
David Arntzen
as Toby
Ralph Richmond
as Bartender
Bill Cone
as Tommy
Directed by Don Coscarelli, written by Don Coscarelli, produced by Paul Pepperman and Dac Coscarelli.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 809 ratings.
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 itself. The part in the trailer that really got to me was the scene in which the main antagonist, the Tall Man, played…
Reviewed on February 15, 2017
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. Logic is quickly cast aside and indeed has no place in the crooked landscape that PHANTASM paints. Into this bizarre,…
Reviewed on February 17, 2017
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Phantasm (1979) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus and Bloodstream, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Phantasm (1979) includes A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester and Angus Scrimm. The film was directed by Don Coscarelli. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Phantasm was released on March 28, 1979 and runs for 1h 29m.
Phantasm (1979) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 809 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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