Boogeyman

Feb 4, 2005

1h 29m

★ 5.0

You thought it was just a story.

Overview

Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature that devoured his father 16 years ago. Is the Boogeyman real, or did Tim make it up to explain why his father abandoned his family?

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Pacific Renaissance Pictures

Screen Gems

Ghost House Pictures

Senator International

Boogeyman Trailers

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Cast

Tim

Barry Watson

Kate Houghton

Emily Deschanel

Tim's Mother

Lucy Lawless

Franny Roberts

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Jessica

Tory Mussett

Jessica's Mom

Louise Wallace

Boogeyman

Andrew Glover

Tim's Father

Charles Mesure

Dr. Matheson

Robyn Malcolm

Uncle Mike

Philip Gordon

Young Tim

Aaron Murphy

Pam

Jennifer Rucker

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