The Fear: Resurrection

"Morty's back and it's a scream!"

1999 1h 27m EN

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★3.7TMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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It's death-by-fear (aka scared-to-death) in this deceptively psychological thriller. The hero, Mike brings his friends to his grandparents' house for a Halloween party wherein they will all dress up as their innermost fears. Mike's fear is that he's inherited a homicidal legacy from his father. Mike's father was a serial killer who murdered his mother right in front of him when Mike was five before committing suicide. Mike's fear manifests itself in his inability to commit to his girlfriend of 4 1/2 years, Peg for fear that he will kill her too. Everything gets rolling when an ancient Indian totem wooden figure named Morty comes to life and starts killing off Mike's friends by making their worst fears come true. The ultimate confrontation comes when Mike has to face his greatest fear - his own father.

“Morty's back and it's a scream!”

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Cast

Gordon Currie
Mike Hawthorne
Stacy Grant
Peg
Phillip Rhys
Mitch
MYC Agnew
Chris
Emmanuelle Vaugier
Jennifer
Kelly Benson
LisaAnne
Brendan Beiser
Ned
Rachel Hayward
Trish

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Angel
Writers: Kevin Richards
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Fear Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chris Angel, shot by Brian Pearson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert O. Ragland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Adam Coleite shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Gordon Currie and Stacy Grant and Phillip Rhys carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris Angel directs. Brian Pearson behind the camera. Robert O. Ragland scores. Adam Coleite cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Part of the "The Fear Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Chris Angel, shot by Brian Pearson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Robert O. Ragland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Adam Coleite shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Gordon Currie and Stacy Grant and Phillip Rhys carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Morty's back and it's a scream!".
10IMDB entry: tt0184463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.