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The Frighteners
The Frighteners

The Frighteners

No rest for the wicked.

Genres

HorrorComedy

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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.

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Budget

$30000000

Revenue

$29359216

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.885/10

Release Date

18 July 1996

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Frank Bannister

Trini Alvarado

Trini Alvarado

Lucy Lynskey

Peter Dobson

Peter Dobson

Ray Lynskey

John Astin

John Astin

The Judge

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Milton Dammers

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Patricia Bradley

Jake Busey

Jake Busey

Johnny Bartlett

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Cyrus

Jim Fyfe

Jim Fyfe

Stuart

Troy Evans

Troy Evans

Sheriff Perry

Julianna McCarthy

Julianna McCarthy

Old Lady Bradley

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Hiles

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Magda Rees-Jones

Angela Bloomfield

Angela Bloomfield

Debra Bannister

Desmond Kelly

Desmond Kelly

Harry Sinclair

Jonathan Blick

Jonathan Blick

Steve Bayliss

Todd Rippon

Todd Rippon

Deputy

John Sumner

John Sumner

Deputy

Michael Robinson

Michael Robinson

Deputy

Jim McLarty

Jim McLarty

Deputy

Anthony Ray Parker

Anthony Ray Parker

Deputy

Paul Yates

Paul Yates

Deputy

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Deputy

John Leigh

John Leigh

Bryce Campbell

Nicola Cliff

Nicola Cliff

Young Patricia

Ken Blackburn

Ken Blackburn

Dr. Kamins

Stuart Devenie

Stuart Devenie

Museum Curator

Genevieve Westcott

Genevieve Westcott

TV Presenter

K.C. Kelly

K.C. Kelly

Doctor

Leslie Wing

Leslie Wing

Mrs. Waterhouse

Leslie Klein

Leslie Klein

Maid

Frank Edwards

Frank Edwards

Resuscitating Man

Alan O'Leary

Alan O'Leary

The Waiter

Danny Lineham

Danny Lineham

Barry

Charlie McClellan

Charlie McClellan

Reporter

William Pomeroy

William Pomeroy

Jacob Platz

George Port

George Port

Orderly

Billy Jackson

Billy Jackson

Baby in Bouncer

Sophie Watkins

Sophie Watkins

Nursery Baby

Taea Hartwell

Taea Hartwell

Nursery Baby

Max Grover

Max Grover

Nursery Baby

George Grover

George Grover

Nursery Baby

Tony Hopkins

Tony Hopkins

Hospital Patient

Lewis Martin

Lewis Martin

Hospital Patient

Clay Nelson

Clay Nelson

Passerby

Matthew Chamberlain

Matthew Chamberlain

Passerby

Vivienne Kaplan

Vivienne Kaplan

Nun

Liz Mullane

Liz Mullane

Nun

Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

Cowboy Ghost (uncredited)

Grae Burton

Grae Burton

Guest (uncredited)

Michael Elsworth

Michael Elsworth

Undertaker (uncredited)

Nic Farra

Nic Farra

Ray's Friend (uncredited)

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Man with Piercings (uncredited)

Fran Walsh

Fran Walsh

Passerby (uncredited)

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