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VHS : PhantasmIn association with Amazon.com Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792839231 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 0792839234 Label: AVCO Embassy Pictures Manufacturer: AVCO Embassy Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: AVCO Embassy Pictures Release Date: September 01, 1998 Running Time: 88 minutes Studio: AVCO Embassy Pictures Theatrical Release Date: March 28, 1979 Sales Rank: 536 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Jody is the kind of guy that every 1970s teen looked up to. He's in his early 20s, has a cool car, splendid '70s hair, leather jacket, plays guitar and (naturally) snags all the girls. His little brother, Mike, in particular, admires him and emulates him at every turn. Things start to go astray, however, when the two brothers and their friend Reggie attend a funeral for a friend. Mike notices a tall man working at the funeral home; in the course of his snooping, he sees the tall man put a loaded coffin into the back of a hearse as easily as if it was a shoebox. Jody doesn't believe his little brother's stories, though, until he brings home the tall man's severed finger, still wriggling in what appears to be French's mustard. From there, the film picks up a terrific momentum that doesn't let up until the sequel-ripe twist ending. Phantasm was one of the first horror movies to break the unspoken rule that victims were supposed to scream, fall down, and cower until they were killed. Instead, Mike and Jody are resourceful and smart, aggressively pursuing the evil inside the funeral home with a shotgun and Colt pistol. Furthermore, the script has a great deal of character development, especially in the relationship between the two brothers. The film even has a surprisingly glossy look, despite its low-budget origins, and little outright gore (except for the infamous steel spheres that drill into victims' heads). This drive-in favorite was a big success at the time of its release, and spawned three sequels. Little wonder; it includes an inventive story, likable characters, a runaway pace, and, of course, evil dwarves cloaked in Army blankets. The end result is one of the better horror films of the late 1970s. Hot-rod fans take note: Jody drives a Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda, the pinnacle of 1960s muscle cars, rounding out his status as a Cool Guy. --Jerry Renshaw Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Greatness!I enjoyed this movie very much and will watch it off and on over the years! Had some dramatic/scary moments, but nothing that we havent all seen at one time or another. I was glad to get this at a bargain along with some other classics here at Amazon. For a very good, fairly light gore, interesting and entertaining, horror flick, check this baby out!!! Rating: - Finally, Phantasm on DVDI've been trying for years to get this film, and finally it's here. Just as thrilling as the day it came out. Now I've got 3 of the 4, fingers crossed the 2nd one becomes available soon! Rating: - Classic HorrorThis is horror with the required blood and violence, but with out the all out wanton violence in such movies as Kill Bill or Saw. The extras are cool too! Behind the scenes home movie footage. Rating: - BOYYYYYY!!!!!.......is this a cool movie!Phantasm is a late '70s supernatural fantasy horror movie that does a great job of combining atmosphere, creepy nightmares, flying sphere-violence, location, characters, events and scares into one great, big bundle of nightmarish joy. As an artist with a love of all things odd, unusual, beautiful, surreal, spooky and fun, this movie delivers all that and a bag of evil chips from another dimension. Let me describe the highlights and joys of this movie: The creepy, old cemetery setting. ... Read More Rating: - 5-Star Independent Classic Horror. See it, it's good for ya.Don Coscarelli's intensely dreamlike "Phantasm" is a very original and startling horror film from the late 70's. A lot of horror classics were produced in the 70's, but this one in particular stands out because it is the only one that does not hearken back in some way to earlier established archetypes. All the details are more or less original, so you are not looking at a retread of the conventional Frankenstein/Dracula/Zombie stories. The main baddie is an exceptionally tall undertaker from another planet, ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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