I saw the trailers of this movie as a kid and I can still remember Mike waking up in his bed in a cemetery and the flying spheres.
Teenager Mike (Michael Baldwin) cannot get over the death of his parents and is afraid that his older brother Jody (Bill Thornbury) will leave him as well. Mike keeps following his brother around.
Jody and Reggie (Reggie Bannister) attend a funeral of a friend who was stabbed by a woman in the cemetery. Mike sees the creepy Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) acting strangely. Mike has weird dreams and he persuades Jody to investigate the funeral home. They find strange happenings and a portal to another world.
Phantasm is a disjointed film. The story lacks coherence. It does contain some weird imagery which takes precedence over the story.
Director Don Coscarelli has done wonders with a small budget when it comes to the visuals. The flying spheres look really good even now. There is plenty of blood both red and yellow. There is a bare breasted blond. Although why do men in this town decide to have sex in a cemetery for some unfathomable reason?
Teenager Mike (Michael Baldwin) cannot get over the death of his parents and is afraid that his older brother Jody (Bill Thornbury) will leave him as well. Mike keeps following his brother around.
Jody and Reggie (Reggie Bannister) attend a funeral of a friend who was stabbed by a woman in the cemetery. Mike sees the creepy Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) acting strangely. Mike has weird dreams and he persuades Jody to investigate the funeral home. They find strange happenings and a portal to another world.
Phantasm is a disjointed film. The story lacks coherence. It does contain some weird imagery which takes precedence over the story.
Director Don Coscarelli has done wonders with a small budget when it comes to the visuals. The flying spheres look really good even now. There is plenty of blood both red and yellow. There is a bare breasted blond. Although why do men in this town decide to have sex in a cemetery for some unfathomable reason?