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The Frighteners (1996) [R]

Release Date:
July 18, 1996

Original Title:
The Frighteners

Alternate Titles:
Agárrame esos fantasmas
Chasseurs De Fantômes
Fantômes contre fantômes
Los espectros
Muertos de Miedo
Os Espíritos
Přízraky
Robert Zemeckis Presents: The Frighteners
Sospesi nel tempo
The Frighteners (Director's Cut)
The Frighteners - Herr der Geister
Zastrašivači
Страшилы
สามผีสี่เผ่าเขย่าโลก
神通鬼大

Genres:
Comedy | Horror

Production Companies:
Universal Pictures
WingNut Films

Production Countries:
New Zealand | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  CZ: 15+  DE: 18|16  ES: 12  FR: 12  GB: 15  HU: 16  IE: 15  KR: 15  NL: 16  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 110

No rest for the wicked.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

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ADR Mixer:
David Boulton
Chris Burt
Charleen Richards-Steeves

ADR Supervisor:
Richard Hymns

Art Department Coordinator:
Chris Hennah

Art Direction:
Dan Hennah

Assistant Camera:
Ian McCarroll

Assistant Costume Designer:
Jane Holland

Assistant Editor:
Eric De Beus
Josie McClutchie
Jo Priest
Hamiora Williams

Assistant Sound Designer:
Scott Guitteau

Associate Producer:
Fran Walsh

Best Boy Electric:
Simon Higgins

Boom Operator:
Corrin Ellingford
Kim Shaw-Williams

CG Supervisor:
Matt Aitken
John Sheils

Camera Operator:
Richard Bluck

Casting:
Victoria Burrows
Vivienne Kaplan

Casting Associate:
Liz Mullane

Construction Foreman:
Norman Willerton

Construction Manager:
Ed Mulholand

Costume Design:
Barbara Darragh

Dialogue Editor:
Ross A. Chambers

Director:
Peter Jackson

Director of Photography:
John Blick
Alun Bollinger

Dolly Grip:
Andy Reid

Editor:
Jamie Selkirk

Electrician:
Aaron Cowan
Ants Farrell
Mark Newnham
Ian Nicholls
Hansel Verkerk

Executive Producer:
Robert Zemeckis

First Assistant Director:
Carey Carter

First Assistant Editor:
Emma Haughton

Foley Artist:
Beth Tredray

Foley Editor:
Chris Ward

Gaffer:
Brett Jarman

Hairstylist:
Jane O'Kane
Gail Wilson

Key Grip:
Harry Harrison

Makeup Artist:
Bron Roylance
Rick Baker

Makeup Department Head:
Marjory Hamlin

Makeup Effects:
Vance Hartwell
Jurgen Heimann

Music Editor:
Ellen Segal

Orchestrator:
Steve Bartek

Original Music Composer:
Danny Elfman

Post Production Supervisor:
Rick Porras

Producer:
Peter Jackson
Jamie Selkirk

Production Coordinator:
Karyn Childs
Jacqui Wood

Production Design:
Grant Major

Production Manager:
Bridget Bourke

Scenic Artist:
Troy Stephens

Screenplay:
Peter Jackson
Fran Walsh

Script Supervisor:
Merrin Ruck

Second Assistant Director:
Michele Priest

Sound Designer:
Randy Thom

Sound Effects Editor:
Steve Boeddeker
Brent Burge
Tim Prebble
Craig Tomlinson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gethin Creagh
Michael Hedges

Sound Recordist:
Hammond Peek

Special Effects Coordinator:
Steve Ingram

Special Effects Supervisor:
Steve Ingram

Steadicam Operator:
Rick Allender

Still Photographer:
Pierre Vinet

Stunt Coordinator:
Bruce brown

Stunt Double:
Charles Croughwell

Stunts:
Steve Doherty
Aaron Lupton
Mark Prowse
Joanne Strong

Supervising Sound Editor:
Phil Benson
Mike Hopkins

Title Designer:
Nina Saxon

Visual Effects:
Brian Scadden

Visual Effects Coordinator:
Matt Holmes

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Wes Takahashi

Wigmaker:
Cheryl Newton

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