The Frighteners

1996, Comedy/Fantasy, 1h 49m

41 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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Boasting top-notch special effects and exuberant direction from Peter Jackson, The Frighteners is visually striking but tonally uneven. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Once an architect, Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife (Trini Alvarado) of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent (Jeffrey Combs).

Cast & Crew

Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Dr. Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Ann Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Charles Bartlett
Chi McBride
Cyrus
Jim Fyfe
Stuart, Bannister's Ghostly Assistant
Troy Evans
Sheriff Walt Perry
Julianna McCarthy
Old Lady Bradley
R. Lee Ermey
Sgt. Hiles
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Magda Rhys-Jones
Angela Bloomfield
Debra Bannister
Peter Jackson
Director
Fran Walsh
Writer
Peter Jackson
Writer
Robert Zemeckis
Executive Producer
Jamie Selkirk
Producer
Peter Jackson
Producer
Danny Elfman
Original Music
Alun Bollinger
Cinematographer
Jamie Selkirk
Film Editor
Victoria Burrows
Casting
Vivienne Kaplan
Casting
Grant Major
Production Design
Dan Hennah
Art Direction
Barbara Darragh
Costume Designer
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