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Phantasm (1979)

Directed by Don Coscarelli

Horror

Most recently watched by sleestakk, AllAboutSteve, philipjablon, schofizzy, noahphex, eduardovictory, pknail, krazykat

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 89 minutes

Actors

Angus Scrimm | A. Michael Baldwin | Bill Thornbury | Reggie Bannister | Kathy Lester | Terrie Kalbus | Kenneth V. Jones | Susan Harper | Lynn Eastman-Rossi | David Arntzen | Ralph Richmond | Bill Cone | Laura Mann | Mary Ellen Shaw | Myrtle Scotton | Kate Coscarelli | Dac Coscarelli

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/29/2023Home TheaterBlu-rayOwned8 stars
10/20/2018Home TheaterBlu-rayOwned8 stars
06/30/2010TVStreamingVideo on Demand10 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Finally cracked open the remastered Blu-ray and it looked great! I sometimes forget just how strange and unlike any other movie at the time this thing is. Coscarelli made this when he was 22 so that probably has something to do with the, at times, disjointed, auteur feel of the film. But I think it’s great because of its idiosyncracies, not in spite of them.

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