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PHANTASM

(Phantasm)
A film directed by Don Coscarelli
1979 - 88 minutes - Color - Mono - 1.85

SYNOPSIS

Michael  Baldwin and Bill Thornbury star in the shocker that started it all, in which two brothers discover that  their  local  mortuary  hides  a legion  of  hooded  killer  dwarf  creatures,  a  flying  drill-ball,  and the demonic mortician known as The Tall Man (an iconic performance  by Angus Scrimm) who enslaves the souls of the damned.

MAIN CAST

Michael Baldwin
Bill Thornbury
Reggie Bannister
Kathy Lester
Terrie Kalbus
Ken Jones
Susan Harper
Lynn Eastman
David Arntzen
Ralph Richmond
Bill Cone
Laura Mann
Mary Ellen Shaw
Myrtle Scotton
Angus Scrimm
Mike
Jody
Reggie
Lady in Lavender
Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Caretaker
Girlfriend
Sally
Toby
Bartender
Tommy
Double Lavender
Fortuneteller
Maid
The Tall Man

ALSO KNOWN AS

Zombies (inc)
Morningside (us)

RELEASE DATES

US Release Date: June 01, 1979

PRODUCTION

New Breed Productions Inc.

DISTRIBUTORS

Embassy Pictures (USA)
Well Go USA Entertainment (USA)

BOX-OFFICE

Budget
$300,000