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The Frighteners (1996)

R07/18/1996Horror, Comedy1h 50m
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No rest for the wicked.

Overview

Once an architect, Frank Bannister 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 of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

Top Billed Cast

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    Michael J. Fox

    Frank Bannister

  2. Cast 1

    Trini Alvarado

    Lucy Lynskey

  3. Cast 1

    Peter Dobson

    Ray Lynskey

  4. Cast 1

    John Astin

    The Judge

  5. Cast 1

    Jeffrey Combs

    Milton Dammers

  6. Cast 1

    Dee Wallace

    Patricia Bradley

  7. Cast 1

    Jake Busey

    Johnny Bartlett

  8. Cast 1

    Chi McBride

    Cyrus

  9. Cast 1

    Jim Fyfe

    Stuart

When a man's jawbone drops off it's time to reassess the situation. Peter Jackson's The Frighteners is an odd blend of outright comedy and supernatural thriller, if able to get onside with that then there's a whole lot to enjoy. Plot essential has Michael J. Fox as a psychic who really can see dead people, so much so in fact that he has befriended three ghosts and makes a living out of setting up hauntings and charging people to exorcise the spirits. However, things turn decidedly deadly when he encounters a grim reaper like spirit that is killing people and putting a number on their forehe...