DVD 110 mins IMDB 7.0
NR (Not Rated)
The Frighteners - Peter Jackson's Director's Cut
Universal Studios (1996)
In Collection
#54

Seen It:
Yes
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
New Zealand  /  English

Michael J. Fox Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado Dr. Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson Ray Lynskey
Jeffrey Combs Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace-Stone Patricia Ann Bradley
Jake Busey Johnny Charles Bartlett
Chi McBride Cyrus
Jim Fyfe Stuart
Troy Evans Sheriff Walt Perry
Julianna McCarthy Old Lady Bradley
John Astin The Judge
Dee Wallace Patricia Ann Bradley
Jonathan Blick
Angela Bloomfield

Director Peter Jackson
Producer Peter Jackson; Fran Walsh; Tim Sanders; Jamie Selkirk
Writer Peter Jackson; Fran Walsh
Cinematography John Blick; Alun Bollinger
Musician Danny Elfman

Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) is a ghost buster. Formerly an architect, an auto accident kills his wife and leaves Frank able to see ghosts. So with the help of friendly ghosts Stuart (Jim Fyfe) and "The Judge" (John Astin), he hires out to exorcise houses that are haunted. Of course, it's his friends that are doing the haunting. Business is good. Then, suddenly, townsfolk start dying. And the ones that Frank can see have glowing numbers on their foreheads. There's a new ghost in town, a really bad one. With the help of Dr. Lucy Lynskey (Trini Alvarado), a recent widow, Frank sets out to eliminate the murdering ghost and save the town.

Edition Details
Distributor Universal Studios
Edition Directors Cut
Barcode 025192674624
Region Region 1
Release Date 11/29/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $26.98
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Features
Special Intro to the film by Peter Jackson Storyboarding of key scenes, with commentary by Peter Jackson In-depth feature commentary by Peter Jackson The Making of The Frighteners - a full-length documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews as well as: - Outrageous bloopers - Lost Footage Found: The Gatekeeper, The Judge and other deleted scenes - Ghost Stories: Jackson and actor Jim Fyfe share their actual, personal encounters with ghosts - Script Development: Jackson describes taking an idea from the treatment stage to a full shooting script - Behind-the-scenes cast rehearsal - Extensive exploration of the spectacular special effects, motion control and blue-screen techniques - Introduction to Jackson's visual-effects facility, WETA - Close-up look at the use of miniatures