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The Frighteners

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The Frighteners
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R,1hr 49min
Genres:
Comedy,Horror
Release:
1996
Director:
Peter Jackson
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson  ...more
Synopsis: Charlatan Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) has genuine psychic powers, but he doesn't use them to help people. Rather, he generates cases for his supernatural private-eye firm by harassing a group of hapless ghosts (including a dearly departed Wild West outlaw and an undead judge played by John Astin) into staging hauntings and poltergeists in the homes of likely marks. Bannister's world turns on its head when he starts noticing real hauntings around town -- ghostly assassinations that seem to be ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Director Peter Jackson's Hollywood follow-up to acclaimed indie Heavenly Creatures mixes ace digital effects with a flawed humor/horror premise, resulting in an uneasy mishmash that rarely fires on all cylinders. Jackson has a great time poking fun at Ghost (and at star Michael J. Fox's typical onscreen persona), but his homage to '50s horror extravaganzas comes off too slick to be more than an interesting ... Full Review
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Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lunskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
Judge
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