The Frighteners

The Frighteners

110 mins | Comedy, Horror | July 18, 1996

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.

The Frighteners

110 mins | Comedy, Horror | July 18, 1996

The Frighteners
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers WingNut Films, Universal Pictures
Original title The Frighteners
Directors Michele Priest, Carey Carter, Merrin Ruck, Peter Jackson
Writers Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson

Cast

Michael J. Fox

as Frank Bannister

Jeffrey Combs

as Milton Dammers

Jake Busey

as Johnny Charles Bartlett

Chi McBride

as Cyrus

Trini Alvarado

as Dr. Lucy Lynskey

Peter Dobson

as Ray Lynskey

John Astin

as The Judge

Jim Fyfe

as Stuart

Troy Evans

as Sheriff Walt Perry

Julianna McCarthy

as Old Lady Bradley

R. Lee Ermey

as Sgt. Hiles

Elizabeth Hawthorne

as Magda Rees-Jones

Melanie Lynskey

as Deputy

Stuart Devenie

as Museum Curator

Leslie Wing

as Mrs. Waterhouse

Dee Wallace

as Patricia Ann Bradley

Michael Robinson

as Deputy

Angela Bloomfield

as Debra Bannister

Desmond Kelly

as Harry Sinclair

Jonathan Blick

as Steve Bayliss

John Leigh

as Bryce Campbell

Billy Jackson

as Baby in Bouncer

Frank Edwards

as Resuscitating Man

K.C. Kelly

as Doctor

Peter Jackson

as Man with piercings (uncredited)

Anthony Ray Parker

as Deputy