| The Frighteners | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Frighteners |
| Directed by: | Peter Jackson |
| Written by: | Peter Jackson; Fran Walsh |
| Produced by: | Robert Zemeckis; Peter Jackson; Jamie Selkirk; Tim Sanders |
| Music by: | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography: | John Blick; Alun Bollinger |
| Edited by: | Jamie Selkirk |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Universal Pictures; WingNut Films |
| Released: | July 19th, 1996 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 110 min. (theatrical) 123 min. (Director's cut) |
| Country: | USA/New Zealand |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $30,000,000 |
| Gross: | $16,524,115 (US) $29,359,216 (Worldwide) |
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The Frighteners is an American-New Zealand co-produced feature film of the horror and comedy genres. It was directed by Peter Jackson with a screenplay written by Jackson and Fran Walsh. It was produced by Jackson's company, WingNut Films and distributed through Universal Pictures. It premiered theatrically in the United States on July 19th, 1996. The film stars Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister - a widower who has developed the ability to see ghosts. With the help of some friendly spirits, Bannister makes a living as a ghost-chaser, but things turn dark when an evil presence emerges that possesses the power to destroy both the living and the dead.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael J. Fox | Frank Bannister |
| Trini Alvaredo | Doctor Lucy Lynskey |
| Peter Dobson | Ray Lynskey |
| John Astin | The Judge |
| Jeffrey Combs | Milton Dammers |
| Dee Wallace-Stone | Patricia Ann Bradley |
| Jake Busey | Johnny Charles Bartlett |
| Chi McBride | Cyrus |
| Jim Fyfe | Stuart |
| Troy Evans | Sheriff Walt Perry |
| Julianna McCarthy | Old Lady Bradley |
| R. Lee Ermey | Sergeant Hiles |
| Elizabeth Hawthorne | Magda Rees-Jones |
| Angela Bloomfield | Debra Bannister |
| Desmond Kelly | Harry Sinclair |
| Jonathan Blick | Steve Bayliss |
| Todd Rippon | Deputy |
| John Sumner | Deputy |
| Michael Robinson | Deputy |
| Jim McLarty | Deputy |
| Anthony Ray Parker | Deputy |
| Paul Yates | Deputy |
| Melanie Lynskey | Deputy |
| John Leigh | Bryce Campbell |
| Nicola Cliff | Young Patricia |
| Ken Blackburn | Doctor Kammins |
| Stuart Devenie | Museum curator |
| Genevieve Westcott | TV presenter |
| K.C. Kelly | Doctor |
| Leslie Wing | Mrs. Waterhouse |
| Leslie Klein | Sylvia |
| Frank Edwards | Resuscitating man |
| Alan O'Leary | The waiter |
| Danny Lineham | Barry |
| Charlie McClellan | Reporter |
| William Pomeroy | Jacob Platz |
| George Port | Orderly |
| Billy Jackson | Baby in bouncer |
| Sophie Watkins | Nursery baby |
| Taea Hartwell | Nursery baby |
| Max Grover | Nursery baby |
| George Grover | Nursery baby |
| Tony Hopkins | Hospital patient |
| Lewis Martin | Hospital patient |
| Clay Nelson | Passerby |
| Matthew Chamberlain | Passerby |
| Vivienne Kaplan | Nun |
| Liz Mullane | Nun |
| Grant Aldridge | Funeral photographer |
| Peter Jackson | Man with piercings |