The Frighteners [1996 film]

by Peter Jackson (Director & Producer), Fran Walsh (Screenwriter)

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Con man Frank Bannister (Fox) has a unique scam-- he works with a group of ghosts who haunt a home until Frank comes along to drive them out, for the right price. But the small town of Fairwater is plagued by a serial killer's evil spirit and Frank and his spiritual cronies face the challenge of getting rid of the ghost before the police decide to get rid of Frank.

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Astin, John (Actor)
Busey, Jake (Actor)
Fyfe, Jim (Actor)
McBride, Chi (Actor)
Sanders, Tim (Producer)
Selkirk, Jamie (Producer & Editor)
Wallace, Dee (Actor)

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Canonical title
The Frighteners [1996 film]
Original title
The Frighteners
Original publication date
1996-07-19
People/Characters
Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox); Dr. Lucy Lynskey (Trini Alvarado); Johnny Bartlett (Jake Busey); Ray Lynskey (Peter Dobson); The Judge (John Astin); Milton Dammers (Jeffrey Combs) (show all 7); Patricia Ann Bradley (Dee Wallace-Stone)
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The Frighteners (1996 | IMDb)

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DDC/MDS
791.43Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsMovies, TV, VideoMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion pictures
LCC
PN1997Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion picturesPlays, scenarios, etc.

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English, French, Spanish
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