The Frighteners (1996)

07/18/1996 (NZ) • 1h 50m

Horror, Comedy

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

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

Jim Fyfe

Stuart


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Revenue

$29,359,216.00

Keywords

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