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The Frighteners
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1996 film by Peter Jackson
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The Frighteners is a 1996 supernatural horror comedy film directed by Peter Jackson. The screenplay was written by Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson, who also served as producers alongside Jamie Selkirk and Robert Zemeckis. The cast includes Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, and John Astin. Music was composed by Danny Elfman, with Grant Major handling production design.
Produced by WingNut Films and Universal Pictures, the film originated in the United States and New Zealand. Filming took place in New Zealand, while the narrative is set in California. The movie has a runtime of 110 minutes and was released on July 19, 1996. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, with a budget of 30,000,000.
The film holds an R rating. Review scores include 66%, 6.2/10, 52/100, and 7.1/10. It has received 3 wins and 17 nominations. The story features keywords such as daughter, small town, mother, sheriff, and judge. The tagline for the film is "No rest for the wicked."
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Film · TMDB
6.9Once 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.
Cast
- Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister
- Trini Alvarado as Lucy Lynskey
- Peter Dobson as Ray Lynskey
- John Astin as The Judge
- Jeffrey Combs as Milton Dammers
- Dee Wallace as Patricia Bradley
Themes
- daughter
- small town
- mother
- sheriff
- judge
- funeral
- widow
- fbi
- architect
- supernatural
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
101,803 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 17 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- New Zealand
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Screenwriter
- Peter Jackson
- Cast member
- John Sumner
- Composer
- Danny Elfman
- Producer
- Robert Zemeckis
- Production company
- WingNut Films
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- New Zealand
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 829670
- Performer
- Danny Elfman
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- film editor
- Jamie Selkirk
- title
- The Frighteners
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Grant Major
- executive producer
- Robert Zemeckis
- capital cost
- 30000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.1/10
- box office
- 29359216
- publication date
- 1996-12-26
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