The Frighteners (1996)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $30,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $29,359,216.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 23.075 |
Directed By
Peter Jackson
Crew
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh
Danny Elfman
John Blick
Alun Bollinger
Jamie Selkirk
Victoria Burrows
Vivienne Kaplan
Grant Major
Dan Hennah
Barbara Darragh
Chris Hennah
Matt Aitken
John Sheils
Steve Ingram
Matt Holmes
Wes Takahashi
Jane Holland
Ellen Segal
Steve Bartek
Merrin Ruck
Jane O'Kane
Gail Wilson
Marjory Hamlin
Bron Roylance
Cheryl Newton
Peter Jackson
Jamie Selkirk
Liz Mullane
Pierre Vinet
Brian Scadden
Fran Walsh
Robert Zemeckis
Vance Hartwell
Jurgen Heimann
Bridget Bourke
Rick Porras
Carey Carter
Michele Priest
Ed Mulholand
Troy Stephens
Norman Willerton
Phil Benson
Steve Boeddeker
David Boulton
Brent Burge
Chris Burt
Ross A. Chambers
Gethin Creagh
Corrin Ellingford
Scott Guitteau
Michael Hedges
Mike Hopkins
Richard Hymns
Hammond Peek
Tim Prebble
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Kim Shaw-Williams
Randy Thom
Craig Tomlinson
Beth Tredray
Chris Ward
Steve Ingram
Bruce brown
Charles Croughwell
Steve Doherty
Aaron Lupton
Mark Prowse
Joanne Strong
Rick Allender
Richard Bluck
Aaron Cowan
Ants Farrell
Harry Harrison
Simon Higgins
Brett Jarman
Ian McCarroll
Mark Newnham
Ian Nicholls
Andy Reid
Hansel Verkerk
Eric De Beus
Emma Haughton
Josie McClutchie
Jo Priest
Hamiora Williams
Karyn Childs
Nina Saxon
Jacqui Wood
Rick Baker
TOP CAST
Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Bartlett
Chi McBride
Cyrus
Jim Fyfe
Stuart
Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
Julianna McCarthy
Old Lady Bradley
R. Lee Ermey
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
Dr. Kamins
Stuart Devenie
Museum Curator
Genevieve Westcott
TV Presenter
K.C. Kelly
Doctor
Leslie Wing
Mrs. Waterhouse
Leslie Klein
Maid
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
Matt Aitken
Cowboy Ghost (uncredited)
Grae Burton
Guest (uncredited)
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