The Frighteners

The Frighteners

No rest for the wicked.

1996•1h 50m•6.9/10

HorrorComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(2K)

Once 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.

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Production

WingNut Films, Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Frank Bannister

Trini Alvarado

Trini Alvarado

Lucy Lynskey

Peter Dobson

Peter Dobson

Ray Lynskey

John Astin

John Astin

The Judge

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Milton Dammers

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Patricia Bradley

Jake Busey

Jake Busey

Johnny Bartlett

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Cyrus

Jim Fyfe

Jim Fyfe

Stuart

Troy Evans

Troy Evans

Sheriff Perry

Julianna McCarthy

Julianna McCarthy

Old Lady Bradley

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Hiles

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Elizabeth Hawthorne

Magda Rees-Jones

Angela Bloomfield

Angela Bloomfield

Debra Bannister

Desmond Kelly

Harry Sinclair

Jonathan Blick

Jonathan Blick

Steve Bayliss

Todd Rippon

Todd Rippon

Deputy

John Sumner

John Sumner

Deputy

Michael Robinson

Michael Robinson

Deputy

Jim McLarty

Jim McLarty

Deputy

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