If this one doesn't scare you...you're already dead!
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.
Cast
Angus Scrimm
The Tall Man
A. Michael Baldwin
Michael 'Mike' Pearson
Bill Thornbury
Jody Pearson
Reggie Bannister
Reggie
Kathy Lester
Lady in Lavender
Terrie Kalbus
Fortuneteller's Granddaughter
Kenneth V. Jones
Caretaker
Susan Harper
Girlfriend
Lynn Eastman-Rossi
Sally
David Arntzen
Toby
Ralph Richmond
Bartender
Bill Cone
Tommy
Laura Mann
Double Lavender
Mary Ellen Shaw
Fortuneteller
Myrtle Scotton
Maid
Kate Coscarelli
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Dac Coscarelli
Funeral Guest (uncredited)
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- Release Date 03/28/1979
- Language English
- Director Don Coscarelli
- Writer Don Coscarelli
- Editor Don Coscarelli
- Cinematographer Don Coscarelli
- Producers Dac Coscarelli, Paul Pepperman
- Company New Breed Productions
- Budget $300,000
- Homepage phantasm.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Jan 15, 1979 | Premiere (Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival) | — |
| United States | Mar 28, 1979 | Theatrical | R |
| AR | May 2, 1979 | Theatrical | +18 |
| Germany | May 3, 1979 | Theatrical (2017, re-rating, uncut / Banned 1991 - 2017) | 16 |
| United Kingdom | May 25, 1979 | Theatrical (X (original rating)) | 18 |
| France | Jul 4, 1979 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Spain | Jul 30, 1979 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Italy | Aug 24, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Oct 15, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| Japan | Nov 3, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| Mexico | Nov 17, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| IN | Dec 10, 1979 | Theatrical | A |
| TH | Dec 10, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| EG | Dec 25, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| SU | Dec 25, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| South Korea | Dec 25, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | Feb 21, 1980 | Theatrical | 16 |
| FI | May 9, 1980 | Theatrical ((cut)) | K-18 |
| Brazil | Sep 4, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| PT | Mar 6, 1981 | Theatrical | — |
| DK | Oct 4, 1982 | Theatrical | — |
| Australia | Aug 5, 2016 | Premiere (4K version, Melbourne International Film Festival) | — |
| United States | Sep 24, 2016 | Theatrical (PHANTASM: REMASTERED) | R |
| United Kingdom | Oct 15, 2016 | Premiere (restored version, BFI London Film Festival) | — |
| Canada | Oct 1, 2022 | Digital | 14A |
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