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The Frighteners |
Starring:
Michael
J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson,
John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee
Wallace-Stone, Jake Busey, Chi
McBride, Jim Fyfe, Troy Evans, |
Offbeat
horror director Peter Jackson
goes Hollywood with this
follow-up to his acclaimed 1994
feature, HEAVENLY CREATURES. THE
FRIGHTENERS,
horror-comedy, part supernatural
thriller, stars Michael J. Fox
as psychic investigator Frank
Bannister. Bannister is able to
see and communicate with spirits
as a result of the trauma of
witnessing his wife die in a car
accident. Now a series of
mysterious deaths in Frank's
hometown has left authorities at
wit's end. The deaths appear to
be caused by heart attacks, but
eventually it is revealed that
they are actually the work of a
menacing, Grim Reaper-like
phantom. Bannister becomes a
suspect after several deaths
occur in his presence, and in
order to prove his innocence, he
and a team of three friendly
ghosts attempt to unravel the
mystery surrounding the
murderous specter. But what
emerges is far more than they
bargained for, and soon a
psychotic killer's lust for
revenge from beyond the grave
threatens the lives of both
Bannister and his new love
interest (Trini Alvarado). THE
FRIGHTENERS is a fun and
fast-paced cinematic romp with
plenty of stunning
computer-generated special
effects. |
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