Phantasm II

"The ball is back!"

1988 1h 37m EN

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 413

ActionHorrorScience FictionThriller

Synopsis

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Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.

“The ball is back!”

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Cast

James Le Gros
Mike
Reggie Bannister
Reggie
Angus Scrimm
The Tall Man
Paula Irvine
Liz
Samantha Phillips
Alchemy
Kenneth Tigar
Father Meyers
Ruth C. Engel
Grandma
Mark Anthony Major
Mortician

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don Coscarelli
Writers: Don Coscarelli, Kristen Deem
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Don Coscarelli, shot by Daryn Okada. 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 Christopher L. Stone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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James Le Gros and Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The ball is back!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095863 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don Coscarelli directs. Daryn Okada behind the camera. Christopher L. Stone scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Phantasm Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Don Coscarelli, shot by Daryn Okada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christopher L. Stone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6James Le Gros and Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The ball is back!".
8IMDB entry: tt0095863 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "cemetery", "portal", "undertaker", "grave robber".

The technical file

Cinematography: Daryn Okada
Original score: Christopher L. Stone
Production design: Philip Duffin
Costume design: Carla Gibbons
Makeup / hair: Edward Wada
VFX supervisor: Justin Klarenbeck
Sound: Nick Alphin
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $7,282,851
Return: 243% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Phantasm II (1988)

Part of

Phantasm Collection

An American horror film series featuring the Tall Man, a supernatural and malevolent undertaker who turns the dead into dwarf zombies to do his bidding and take over the world.