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The Frighteners review by A customer from GLASGOW

TOP MOVIE !!! 10 May 2005
...ergeists and haunting ghosts, but he really sends his three friends, The Judge (John Astin), the afro sporting, disco wearing Cyrus (Chi McBride) and the nerdy Stuart (Ji... Read customer review

John Astin - filmography

The Frighteners (3 discs) on DVD (1996)
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Jeffrey Combs
Director: Peter Jackson
Certificate:
For Frank Bannister (Michael J Fox), death is a great way to make a living: ridding haunted houses of their unwelcome "guests". But he's in cahoots with the very ghosts he promises to evict! It's the perfect scam..until frank finds himself at the centre of a dark mystery. A diabolical spirit is on ..read more »

67% from 8,266 members

The Frighteners - Blu-ray (1996)
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Jeffrey Combs
Director: Peter Jackson
Certificate:
For Frank Bannister (Michael J Fox), death is a great way to make a living: ridding haunted houses of their unwelcome "guests". But he's in cahoots with the very ghosts he promises to evict! It's the perfect scam..until frank finds himself at the centre of a dark mystery. A diabolical spirit is on ..read more »

76% from 109 members
Not available for rental

The Frighteners - HD (1996)
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Jeffrey Combs
Director: Peter Jackson
Certificate:
When his hometown is struck by a series of mysterious deaths that appears to be the work of a malicious supernatural killer, a psychic private investigator (Michael J. Fox) who is able to communicate with the dead attempts to get to the bottom of things and put a stop to the murders. But even with ..read more »

71% from 404 members
Not currently released

Return of the Killer Tomatoes on DVD (1988)
Starring: John Astin, Anthony Starke, George Clooney
Director: John De Bello
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
It's been 25 years since the great tomato war and tomatoes are still banned throughout the country. But up a mountain road, behind guarded gates, a terrible plot is being hatched. Professor Gangreen, a mad scientist, is turning Tomatoes into perfect replicas of men and women.

54% from 439 members

Teen Wolf / Teen Wolf Too on DVD (1985)
Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Scott Paulin
Director: Rod Daniel, Christopher Leitch
Certificate:
After sitting on the shelf for some time, Teen Wolf was released on the heels of the hugely successful Back to the Future in an attempt to cash in on the huge popularity of star Michael J. Fox. Teen Wolf chronicles the plight of Fox as a small-town nerd who can't seem to score a basket on the court ..read more »

63% from 5,817 members

Freaky Friday on DVD (1977)
Starring: Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin
Director: Gary Nelson
Certificate:
A mother and her teenage daughter both wish, at the same time, they could switch places for one day.

60% from 1,351 member

The Brothers O'Toole on DVD (1973)
Starring: John Astin, Pat Carrol, Steve Carlson
Director: Richard Erdman
Certificate:
A case of mistaken identity is at the heart of this classic comedy western, starring John Astin (Gomez in the comedy horror "The Addams Family"), as two ne'er-do-wells stumble across the sleepy town of Molybdenum. When Michael O'Toole is incorrectly identified as the infamous out-law Desperate ..read more »

47% from 9 members

McMillan And Wife - Season 1 (3 discs) on DVD (1972)
Starring: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James
Director: John Astin, Barry Shear, Daniel Petrie
Certificate:
Crime drama that focuses on the cases of Police Commissioner Stewart McMillan of San Francisco and the help he received from his wife Sally. Includes the episodes 'Once Upon A Dead Man (Pilot)', Murder By The Barrel', 'The Easy Sunday Murder Case', 'Husbands, Wives and Killers', 'Death Is A Seven ..read more »

61% from 81 members

Evil Roy Slade (1972)
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Henry Gibson
Director: Jerry Paris
Certificate:
The meanest villain in the West falls for a pretty schoolteacher and tries to change his ways, but a determined (and ego-maniacal) singing sheriff is out to capture him.

86% from 6 members
Currently unavailable

The Addams Family - Season 1 (3 discs) on DVD (1965)
Starring: John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy
Director: Stanley Z. Chertry, Arthur Miller
Certificate:
The Addams Family is not your typical family: they take delight in most of the things that "normal" people would be terrified of. Gomez Adams is an extremely wealthy man, and is able to indulge his wife Morticia's every desire: be it cultivation of poisonous plants, or a candlelit dinner in a ..read more »

74% from 231 members

The Addams Family - Season 2 (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan
Director: Stanley Z. Cherry, Arthur Hiller
Certificate:
The Addams Family, America's first family of ghastly giddiness, are here in all of their ghoulish glory in the original TV series based on the delightfully demented imagination of Charles Addams. Tarantulas, torture racks, and tombstones have never been so much fun! Join Gomez, Morticia, Uncle ..read more »

80% from 101 members

The Addams Family - Season 3 (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ken Weatherwax
Director: none
Certificate:
Based on the cartoons of Charles Addams, this creepy and kooky series from the 1960s features everyone's favourite freaky family. This delightfully dark show appears to be as immortal as its strange characters.

80% from 60 members

John Astin facts

5 most recent films

The Frighteners - 3.5 stars
The Frighteners - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Frighteners - HD - 3.5 stars
Return of the Killer Tomatoes - 2.5 stars
Teen Wolf / Teen Wolf Too - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Addams Family - Season 3 - 4.0 stars
The Addams Family - Season 2 - 4.0 stars
The Frighteners - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Addams Family - Season 1 - 3.5 stars
The Frighteners - HD - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Brothers O'Toole - 2.5 stars
Evil Roy Slade - 4.5 stars
Return of the Killer Tomatoes - 2.5 stars
Freaky Friday - 3.0 stars
McMillan And Wife - Season 1 - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Michael J. Fox - 7 times - show films
Troy Evans - 6 times - show films
Peter Dobson - 6 times - show films
Trini Alvarado - 6 times - show films
Jake Busey - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Peter Jackson - 6 times - show films
Daniel Petrie - 4 times - show films
Barry Shear - 4 times - show films
John De Bello - 2 times - show films
none - 1 times - show films