The Frighteners

Jul 19, 1996

1h 50m

★ 7.0

No rest for the wicked.

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.

Genres

Horror

Comedy

Production Companies

WingNut Films

Universal Pictures

The Frighteners Trailers

Cast

Frank Bannister

Michael J. Fox

Lucy Lynskey

Trini Alvarado

Ray Lynskey

Peter Dobson

The Judge

John Astin

Milton Dammers

Jeffrey Combs

Patricia Bradley

Dee Wallace

Johnny Bartlett

Jake Busey

Cyrus

Chi McBride

Stuart

Jim Fyfe

Sheriff Perry

Troy Evans

Old Lady Bradley

Julianna McCarthy

Hiles

R. Lee Ermey

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