PHANTASM
- Sat, Oct 26
Director: Don Coscarelli Run Time: 89 min. Release Year: 1979
Starring: A. Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm, Bill Thornbury, Kathy Lester, Reggie Bannister
“One of the most beloved horror movies of its era, precisely because it’s so different.”
—L.A. Times
Like THE SHINING and DAWN OF THE DEAD, PHANTASM is a cerebral nightmare that we never want to end. Written, produced, directed, shot, and edited by Don Coscarelli when he was only 23-years-old, the movie follows a group of small-town friends as they battle the “Tall Man”—a mysterious force of cosmic horror who wields flying silver murderballs. This Lovecraftian vortex deftly combines gothic horror, surrealism, and a killer prog rock score into a concoction that horror fans have never stopped worshipping. Thanks to a stunning restoration and 5.1 surround sound mix produced by J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot and Coscarelli, PHANTASM has never looked or sounded better.