The Frighteners
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.
Critics Sentiment
Frank Bannister runs fake exorcism business with ghost partners Cyrus Stuart and Judge
Frank's spirit drags Patricia toward Heaven forcing Bartlett and Patricia into Hell
The film drops significantly from the praised ghostbusting comedy setup to the criticized supernatural finale involving heaven and hell.
The Frighteners starts strong with praised comedy and Michael J. Fox's performance, maintaining solid engagement through the mystery elements and Jeffrey Combs' scene-stealing FBI agent. However, reviewers consistently noted the film becomes overly convoluted in its final act, with the supernatural finale feeling disconnected from the earlier tone, though the ending provides satisfying character closure.
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Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Bartlett
Chi McBride
Cyrus
Jim Fyfe
Stuart
Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
Julianna McCarthy
Old Lady Bradley
R. Lee Ermey
Hiles
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Magda Rees-Jones
Angela Bloomfield
Debra Bannister
Desmond Kelly
Harry Sinclair
Jonathan Blick
Steve Bayliss
Todd Rippon
Deputy
John Sumner
Deputy
Michael Robinson
Deputy
Jim McLarty
Deputy
Crew
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