Movie·1996·1h 50m
The Frighteners
No rest for the wicked.
Country
New Zealand
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Fran Walsh
Producer
Peter Jackson, Jamie Selkirk
Cinematography
John Blick
Music
Danny Elfman
Editor
Jamie Selkirk
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
1,754 votes
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// cast
Cast
Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Bartlett
Chi McBride
Cyrus
Jim Fyfe
Stuart
Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
Julianna McCarthy
Old Lady Bradley
R. Lee Ermey
Hiles
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Magda Rees-Jones
Angela Bloomfield
Debra Bannister
Desmond Kelly
Harry Sinclair
Jonathan Blick
Steve Bayliss
Todd Rippon
Deputy
John Sumner
Deputy
// crew
Crew
Peter Jackson
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Jamie Selkirk
Editor, Producer
John Blick
Director of Photography
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Alun Bollinger
Director of Photography
Fran Walsh
Screenplay
Robert Zemeckis
Executive Producer
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