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The Frighteners (Peter Jackson's Director's Cut) [HD DVD] | ![The Frighteners (Peter Jackson's Director's Cut) [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qCbEJVNrL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  163 reviews
Sales Rank: 29491
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 28462
UPC: 025193284624
EAN: 0025193284624
ASIN: B000O179EA
Theatrical Release Date: July 19, 1996
Release Date: May 29, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Universal The Frighteners (HD-DVD) (Widescreen, Director's Cut)
In the sleepy little town of Fairwater, a monstrous evil has awakened...an evil so powerful, its reach extends beyond the grave. Director PeterJackson and Executive Producer Robert Zemeckis unleash a riveting thriller with the most spectacular special effects this side of the hereafter. For Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox), death is a greatway to make a living: ridding haunted houses of their "unwelcome" guests." But he's in cahoots withthe very ghosts he promises to evict! It's the perfect scam...until Frank finds himself at the center 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 Alvarado, Jeffrey Combs and John Astin, this supernatural chiller is so fiendishly entertaining, it's scary!
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One movie lover's nightmare is another's raucous joyride, and this special effects-laden horror comedy is bound to split both camps right down the middle. (Or, as Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide puts it, "definitely not for all tastes but a wild time for those who get into it.") Michael J. Fox plays a psychic investigator who can actually see ghosts, and lives with a trio of undead spirits who scare people to promote Fox's ghost-busting business. In a town infamous for serial killings, a new series of deaths prompts Fox to induce his own out-of-body experience so he can battle death in a spirit-plagued netherworld where evil reigns supreme--or something like that. So much happens in this chaotic film that you might feel like you're watching several movies at once--a slasher pic, a supernatural thriller, and a black comedy all rolled into a nonstop showcase for grisly makeup and a dozen varieties of special effects. It's an odd but wildly inventive film from New Zealand director Peter Jackson, who earned critical acclaim for his previous film Heavenly Creatures and would later create the ingenious pseudo-documentary Forgotten Silver. --Jeff Shannon
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One movie lover's nightmare is another's raucous joyride, and this special effects-laden horror comedy is bound to split both camps right down the middle. (Or, as Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide puts it, "definitely not for all tastes but a wild time for those who get into it.") Michael J. Fox plays a psychic investigator who can actually see ghosts, and lives with a trio of undead spirits who scare people to promote Fox's ghost-busting business. In a town infamous for serial killings, a new series of deaths prompts Fox to induce his own out-of-body experience so he can battle death in a spirit-plagued netherworld where evil reigns supreme--or something like that. So much happens in this chaotic film that you might feel like you're watching several movies at once--a slasher pic, a supernatural thriller, and a black comedy all rolled into a nonstop showcase for grisly makeup and a dozen varieties of special effects. It's an odd but wildly inventive film from New Zealand director Peter Jackson, who earned critical acclaim for his previous film Heavenly Creatures and would later create the ingenious pseudo-documentary Forgotten Silver. --Jeff Shannon
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 Peter Jackson July 9, 2010
Joseph Adams (Superior, WI USA)
Before LOTR, directer Peter Jackson was known for his gross out horror films. This is one of them. Though nowhere near the offerings of Dead Alive, Bad Taste, or Meet the Feebles, this is Jackson's first attempt at going mainstream. As a horror film, it just isn't scary but it is good to see Jackson's overall film making skills blossom into a legitimate mainstream movie. Stars Michael J. Fox in the lead as a ghost buster. He was at that point finally a mainstream director, even if LOTR was an intl. flop.
 A successful lighthearted horror film ... June 4, 2010
Samuel Naffziger (Fort Collins, CO United States)
Elements of fun, but definitely full of intense moments, I found this to be a good mix for my my teenage kids. The plot unfolds in an interesting way, and the intensity level rises to an intense climax. Great entertainment.
 UGH May 31, 2010
GENE ADDINGTON (HERCULES, CA United States)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH MICHAEL J FOX'S MIND WHEN HE
AGREED TO DO SUCH A TERRIBLE PIECE OF GARBAGE AS THIS ?
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PILE OF YOU KNOW WHAT.
 Horror movie May 2, 2010
Gary R. Salisbury
An entertaining scary film with a unique story line that is a cut above your typical B movie.
slap it on blu-ray.... April 29, 2010
jamester1492 (tenn.)
i cant wait until they put this jewel on blu-ray this is an awesome movie....
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