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    Unique ID Code: 0000028205
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 19/12/2001 07:47
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    Frighteners, The (UK)

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    No Rest for the Wicked
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 105 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Synopsis:
    In the sleepy little town of Fairwater, a monstrous evil has awakened...an evil so powerful, its reach extends beyond the grave. Director Peter Jackson and Executive Producer Robert Zemickis unleash a riveting thriller with the most spectacular special effects this side of the hereafter.

    For Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox), death is a great way to make a living: ridding haunted houses of their unwelcome `guests.` But he`s in cahoots with the very ghosts he promises to evict! It`s the perfect scam...until Frank finds himself at the centre of a dark mystery. A diabolical spirit is on a murderous rampage, and the whole town believes Frank is behind it.

    Boasting music by Danny Elfman and co-starring Trini Alverado, Jeffrey Combs and John Astin, this supernatural chiller is so fiendishly entertaining it`s scary!

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    Production Notes
    Cast & Filmmakers Notes
    Theatrical Trailer

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Letterbox 2.35:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English
    Dolby Digital 5.1 French
    Dolby Digital 5.1 Italian
    Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish

    Subtitle Tracks:
    French
    Swedish
    Finnish
    English
    German
    Portuguese
    Dutch
    Danish
    Norwegian

    Directed By:
    Peter Jackson

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Dee Wallace-Stone
    Jeffrey Combs
    John Astin
    Peter Dobson
    Trini Alvarado
    Michael J. Fox

    Casting By:
    Victoria Burrows

    Soundtrack By:
    Danny Elfman

    Director of Photography:
    Alun Bollinger
    John Blick

    Editor:
    Jamie Selkirk

    Costume Designer:
    Barbara Darragh

    Production Designer:
    Grant Major

    Producer:
    Frances Walsh
    Jamie Selkirk
    Tim Sanders
    Peter Jackson

    Executive Producer:
    Robert Zemeckis

    Distributor:
    Four Front

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    Region 1 review (un-edited):

    You can never accuse this film of being uninteresting as Jackson keeps introducing new plot concepts and the story twists and turns like a frenzied rollercoaster. The characters are colourful and entertaining; with an amusing turn by R. Lee Ermey spoofing his role from Full Metal Jacket as an army sergeant keeping a tight rein on his graveyard. The ghostly characters are well realised and the set designs are suitably impressive and creepy. The dialogue is fast paced and reasonably amusing and the cast pull it all off expertly with the sure hand of Jackson at the helm.

    This is my personal favourite Michael J. Fox movie.

    You may or may not like the movie. It has its thriller and comedy moments. If you like scary, funny movies, "The Frighteners" is definitely a film you should give a try. I had a great time watching this supernaturally-charged, chilling comedy, and I am sure you will, too.

    If you are a fan of the movie, pick it up! You wont be disappointed!
    posted by Aslan on 15/10/2002 02:43