Phantasm (1979): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Where to Watch
Phantasm is a 1979 sci-fi horror film directed by Don Coscarelli, starring A. Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury. It runs 1 hour 28 minutes and earned $12 million worldwide. Critics gave it 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.6/10. Stream it on Amazon MX Player and Amazon Prime Video, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 28m (88 min)
- Director
- Don Coscarelli
- Original language
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English - Studio
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Phantasm About?
The premise of Phantasm without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Strange events and unexplained deaths grip a small town, drawing the attention of young Mike. Investigating the bizarre occurrences, he uncovers a terrifying secret involving the local mortician, the Tall Man, who is reanimating the dead into horrific creatures. Joined by his brother Jody and their friend Reggie, Mike must confront the Tall Man and his deadly silver sphere, embarking on a dangerous and surreal journey to stop him and protect their community from his undead army.
Phantasm Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- tall man
- sex on the floor
- picking up a girl
- cemetery
- cult film
- hearse
- black box
- premarital sex
- white panties
- headstone
- stuck under a car
- orb
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- biting someone's arm
- yellow blood
- hooded figure
- black and white photograph
- grandmother granddaughter relationship
- visiting a grave
- opening a casket
- dimensional portal
- sex in cemetery
- funeral
- coffin
- casket
- volkswagen beetle
- ice cream truck
- mausoleum
- female nudity
- fellatio
- director also cinematographer
- part of series
- independent film
- dagger
- open coffin
- grave
- binoculars
- view through binoculars
- hand in a box
- falling from a motorcycle
- guitarist
- girl at a bar
- car jacked up
- hiding in a coffin
- camera shot from inside a coffin
- hooded creature
- phone on the wall
- giant fly
- rifle on the wall
- car chase
- climbing through the moonroof
Where to Watch Phantasm
Stream it on Amazon MX Player and Amazon Prime Video, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Phantasm Cast
A. Michael Baldwin leads the cast, with Bill Thornbury. Directed by Don Coscarelli.
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Director Don Coscarelli
Phantasm Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Phantasm 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.6/10.
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IMDb 6.6 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 73% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 67%
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Metacritic 72 Metascore
User score 7.0
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TMDB 65% User score
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Phantasm Plot Summary
What happens in Phantasm from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the gripping opening scene, a mysterious blond woman clad in a lavender dress shares an intimate moment with a man in a cemetery, an encounter that takes a terrifying turn as she brutally stabs him to death with a dagger. Simultaneously, Jody Pearson, a 24-year-old musician, is struggling to raise his teenage brother Mike, just 13 years old, in a quaint town in southern California that has been shaken by a series of unsettling deaths. Together with Reggie, a family-oriented ice cream vendor, the brothers begin to unravel the chilling truth behind the unsettling happenings, particularly focusing on a peculiar local mortician known as “The Tall Man.”
Full summary
The whole story of Phantasm, scene by scene
Phantasm Box Office
Phantasm grossed $12 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$12M
- US & Canada
- $12M
Phantasm Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 featurette.
- Featurette Mick Garris talks about PHANTASM
How Well Do You Know Phantasm?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What event occurs in the opening scene of Phantasm?
Cars in Phantasm
9 cars on screen, including the 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda and the 1966 Cadillac Funeral Coach.
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1971 Plymouth 'Cuda Main role -
1966 Cadillac Funeral Coach Important role -
1954 Chevrolet Advance-Design 3100 Important role -
1976 Hodaka Road Toad Minor role
Phantasm Also Known As
25 alternative titles, including “The Never Dead” and “Phantasm - Das Böse”.
- Also known as
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- The Never Dead
- Phantasm - Das Böse
- Phantasm 01 Phantasm
- Phantasm 1
- De Nacht van de Levende Doden
- Phantasm: Remastered
- Das Böse I
- Noite Macabra
- Phantasma
- Don Coscarelli's Phantasm: Remastered
- Agyrém
- Das Böse
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- Fantasmi
- Фантазм
- תעתועים
- Manyak
- Mordercze kuleczki
- Fantazma
- 환타즘
- Fantasma
- Dus med døden
- 鬼追人
- Phantasm - yön kauhut
- Fantasme
- ファンタズム
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Movies Like Phantasm
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Phantasm II, Phantasm: Ravager and Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead.
Phantasm FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Phantasm, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Phantasm?
Phantasm runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
When was Phantasm released?
Phantasm was released on June 1, 1979.
Who directed Phantasm?
Phantasm was directed by Don Coscarelli.
More films by Don Coscarelli Who is in the cast of Phantasm?
Phantasm stars A. Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury.
Where can I watch Phantasm?
In the US, Phantasm is streaming on Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video and AMC Plus and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
How much did Phantasm make at the box office?
Phantasm grossed $12 million worldwide.
How is Phantasm rated?
Phantasm has 6.6/10 on IMDb, 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic and 65% on TMDB.
Does Phantasm have a post-credit scene?
No. Phantasm has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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