The Frighteners
“No rest for the wicked.”
1996•R•1h 50m•7.0•Released
HorrorComedy
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.
Director
Peter Jackson
Writer
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
Budget
$30M
Revenue
$29M
Languages
English
Studio
WingNut Films
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
Production
Company
WingNut Films
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Jamie Selkirk
Producer
Peter Jackson
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