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Movie Overview
Cast
• Michael Baldwin
• Angus Scrimm
• Reggie Bannister
Director
• Don Coscarelli
MPAA Rating
R
Phantasm (1978)

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OFCS Rating: 70% Fresh
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3.5/5
"Classic '70s low-budget horror/sci-fi."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

C+
"Passable in spots, it offers dumb fun and turns out to be one of the best films that Coscarelli ever made"  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

51/100
"This is one movie with a cult following that I'd be embarrassed to be a part of."  Apollo Guide  Erik Childress

4/4
"Phantasm can be viewed as a haunting fable of an adolescent grappling with his fear of death."  Slant Magazine  Jeremiah Kipp

5/5
"Phantasm isn't necessarily one of those films you see for the brilliant writing.... but all of this is forgivable for the groundbreaking vision of the film."  7M Pictures  Kevin Carr

5/5
"Interesting and surreal story and Don Coscarelli's solid direction make this film work."  Mike Bracken's Horror Films  Mike Bracken

B
"Benefits from repeated viewings"  Lessons of Darkness  Nick Schager

4.5/5
"Doesn't fall into any of the easily-classifiable genres, and I suppose that's one of the reasons it's so well-remembered all these years later."  FEARnet  Scott Weinberg

2.5/4
"oh so boring"  sbs.is  Stefan Birgir Stefansson

4.5/5
Read review  ToxicUniverse.com  Jeremiah Kipp

Read review  Not Coming to a Theater Near You  Rumsey Taylor
OFCS Rating: 70% Fresh
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