Phantasm
“If this one doesn't scare you...you're already dead!”
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.
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5 films
Cast
20 people
A. Michael Baldwin
Mike
Also in
Kenny & Company
Pickaxe
Don Coscarelli
Cinematography
Also in
Robot Dracula
The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II
Fred Myrow
Bill Thornbury
Jody
Known for
The Lost Empire
Reggie Bannister
Reggie
Known for
Bubba Ho-tep
Text
Kathy Lester
Lady in Lavender
Angus Scrimm
The Tall Man
Known for
Subspecies
Mindwarp
Terrie Kalbus
Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Also in
Kenny & Company
Kenneth V. Jones
Caretaker
Also in
Kenny & Company
Hidden Fears
Susan Harper
Girlfriend
Lynn Eastman-Rossi
Sally
Known for
Night of the Demon
Unlawful Entry
David Arntzen
Toby
No other roles listed
Don Coscarelli Director · Fred Myrow Composer Malcolm Seagrave Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $300K · United States release March 28, 1979
Box office
Budget
$300,000
Worldwide gross
$11,988,469
Gross vs. budget
40.0×
Production
New Breed Productions
Production
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · January 15, 1979
Premiere · Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
United States · March 28, 1979
Theatrical
United States · December 6, 2016
Physical
United States
September 24, 2016 · Theatrical · PHANTASM: REMASTERED
Argentina
May 2, 1979 · Theatrical
Australia
June 21, 1979 · Theatrical
August 5, 2016 · Premiere · 4K version, Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
September 4, 1980 · Theatrical
Canada
October 1, 2022 · Digital
Denmark
October 4, 1982 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Finland
May 9, 1980 · Theatrical · (cut)
France
July 4, 1979 · Theatrical
Germany
May 3, 1979 · Theatrical · 2017, re-rating, uncut / Banned 1991 - 2017
India
December 10, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
August 24, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
November 3, 1979 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 17, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 21, 1980 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 6, 1981 · Theatrical
Russia
December 25, 1979 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Spain
July 30, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 15, 1979 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 10, 1979 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 25, 1979 · Theatrical · X (original rating)
October 15, 2016 · Premiere · restored version, BFI London Film Festival
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