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1978

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After their friend is murdered, two brothers begin a hunt in search of the killer. Their investigation leads them to the discovery of a startling and hideous secret. Read more

Starring	Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester
Director	Don Coscarelli
Genres	Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Phantasm

After their friend is murdered, two brothers begin a hunt in search of the killer. Their investigation leads them to the discovery of a startling and hideous secret.

Starring	Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester, Angus Scrimm
Director	Don Coscarelli
Studio	DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Horror Films
Genres	Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1978 To Rent: DVD: 07 Aug 2000

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- "...[The] strong point of the feature is that it's played for both horror and laughs....There's a nice tongue-in-cheek feeling to the whole thing..."
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- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  Boy!!!!!!!
  
  Phantasm, from Don Coscarelli (sounds like he's from the godfather)is a wonderfully entertaining movie full of all those things the dark half of your mind ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 14 Feb 2006 at 15:24
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- - 0
  - 0
  Not very scary, but a watchable horror
  
  I saw this film back in the late 80s and remember being quite scared.
  
  Coming to it again now, it's not really scary and it's also very ... read more »
  
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- - SimonP69
  - 2 reviews
  - 26 Apr 2011 at 15:45
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  HEAD THE BALL
  
  A watchable horror film from the 70s, a little dated now with laughable moments.
  
  I saw this film in the 70s when I rented it for my Super 8mm Sound ... read more »
  
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  - Stockport
  - 10 Apr 2009 at 10:51
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  Not too good
  
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  My husband wanted this as he saw it years ago....it wasn't any good now he is older!! We didn't even bother watching it all as I just couldn't ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Mar 2009 at 17:36
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