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The Frighteners (1996)

Name: The Frighteners
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: drama film, fantasy film, comedy film
Rating: 7.1

The Frighteners is a 1996 supernatural comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey and Jake Busey. The Frighteners tells the story of Frank Bannister (Fox), an architect who develops psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts after his…

Directed by Peter Jackson · Shot by Alun Bollinger · Cut by Jamie Selkirk · Music by Danny Elfman

Behind the scenes

Spiritual Showdown | The Frighteners — Fear: The Home Of Horror · 5 min

Elsewhere

More by Peter Jackson

Now and Then
The Valley — 1976
Bad Taste — 1987
Meet the Feebles — 1989
Braindead — 1992
Heavenly Creatures — 1994
Forgotten Silver — 1995
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers — 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Special Extended Edition Scenes — 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King — 2003
King Kong — 2005
Crossing the Line — 2007
The Lovely Bones — 2009
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey — 2012
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — 2013
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies — 2014
They Shall Not Grow Old — 2019
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert — 2022
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun — 2027

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