Phantasm (1. 97. 9) - Rotten Tomatoes. Phantasm is a surprisingly artful and imaginative horror film, an impressive film for 2. Don Coscarelli who worked with a miniscule budget to create a small masterpiece. When Mike (Michael Baldwin) spies some sinister Jawa- like creatures stealing corpses from the local cemetery, he and his older brother Jody (Bill Thornbury) explore the mausoleum, where they find that the mortician (Angus Scrimm), a towering, emaciated figure with superhuman strength, has somehow bridged the gap between Earth and the afterworld and needs fresh corpses. Among the tools of his trade is a flying Swiss army pinball that bores into the skulls of its hapless victims then extracts their brains. Their allies die off one by one, until only the brothers are left to defend humankind against the nefarious . While the film does contain a fair amount of graphic violence, the gore is never gratuitous and, relative to other movies of its day, is used rather sparingly. The effects are fantastic as is the highly stylized direction; the result is a memorable chiller with more than its share of genuine shocks. Rating: R (adult situations/language, nudity, violence)Genre: Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy. Directed By: Written By: In Theaters: Mar 2. On DVD: Aug 1. 4, 2. Runtime. 8. 8 minutes. Studio. AVCO Embassy Pictures. Click here to read The DVD Journal's quick review of Phantasm: Special Edition. The now classic Phantasm Sphere box set from the UK. Phantasm Sphere (Phantasm Box Set) - Duration. Phantasm (DVD, 1999, Collector's Edition; Movie Time) Special Edition. Phantasm (DVD, 1999, Collector's Edition) C $30.00 Buy It Now. Phantasm Special Edition (DVD, 1999, Wide) New. Reggie is alive and, after listening to Mike's story, he tells him that Jody died in a car wreck two weeks before, The Tall Man does not exist and he just had a nightmare. They both decide then to hit the road and change of scenery for a while, and Mike goes upstair to pack the luggage. But The Tall Man is in his bedroom, waiting for him. As soon as Mike sees him in the reflexion of his closet's mirror and turns around, the hands of a dwarf break the glass and pull him through it. The sudden appearance of The Tall Man at the very end of the movie instantly rules out the . At the same time, Jody's death and Reggie being safe and sound force us to disregard the . Download Phantasm Special Edition Phantasm - Special Edition. Review by: Head Cheeze. Directed by: Don Coscarelli.
That is, some parts were obviously a fantasy, a dream (i. Reggie's murder by The Lady in Lavender) while others actually happened and were strictly for real (i. Nevertheless, it is never clearly stated what is a dream and what is not, so we have to draw our own conclusions in relation to many other elements of the story. Of course, this explanation would be valid if we take Phantasm as a stand- alone film. Nevertheless, if we take the sequels into account, we discover in Phantasm II that Mike is still asleep and dreaming during the ending of the previous installment. The Tall Man's apparition in his closet mirror, the fight between Reggie and the dwarves to rescue him and the blowing of the house are all part of the same nightmare. After this, Mike is interned in the Morningside Psychiatric Clinic for 7 years, receiving treatment for what his doctor considers to be just a figment of his imagination. After being released, he insists in believing that everything was real while even Reggie claims it was just a paranoid delusion.
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