Phantasm IV: Oblivion

"You Can't Go Forward Until You've Gone Back."

1998 1h 30m EN

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5.5

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★5.2TMDB · 240🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes★5.5IMDB · 8,819

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Taking off immediately where the last one ended, Mike travels across dimensions and time, fleeing from the Tall Man while trying to find the origins of his enemy and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie battles spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation.

“You Can't Go Forward Until You've Gone Back.”

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Cast

Angus Scrimm
The Tall Man / Dr. Jebediah Morningside
A. Michael Baldwin
Mike
Bill Thornbury
Jody
Reggie Bannister
Reggie
Heidi Marnhout
Jennifer 'Jenny' Wheeler
Bob Ivy
Demon Trooper
Christopher L. Stone
Music & Dwarf Creatures (voice)
Chloe Kay
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Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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AWARDS

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Directed by Don Coscarelli, shot by Chris Chomyn. 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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DIRECTOR

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Editor Scott J. Gill 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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Angus Scrimm and A. Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don Coscarelli directs. Chris Chomyn behind the camera. Christopher L. Stone scores. Scott J. Gill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
328 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Phantasm Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Don Coscarelli, shot by Chris Chomyn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Christopher L. Stone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Scott J. Gill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Angus Scrimm and A. Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "You Can't Go Forward Until You've Gone Back.".
10IMDB entry: tt0138703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Chris Chomyn
Original score: Christopher L. Stone
Editing: Scott J. Gill
Production design: Naython Vane
Costume design: Shelley Kay
Makeup / hair: Soo-Jin Yoon
Sound: Paul Ratajczak
Stunt coordinator: Bob Ivy
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $650,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes: 29% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.5/10 · 8,819 votes
MPAA: R

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.