Phantasm Movie Review

Starring: A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, Angus Scrimm

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Review Summaries

"Angus Scrimm plays an evil mortician named the "Tall Man" who stalks the halls of Morningside Mortuary (the same house was used for the movie Burnt Offerings) while stealing bodies which he crushes into dwarve-like mutants, adding them to an ever growing legion being shipped off to a netherworld. Michael(Michael Baldwin) witnesses the strange and creepy happenings of the "Tall Man" after Jody (Bill Thornbury) and Reggie (Reggie Bannister) pay their respects to a deceased friend. Mike convinces Jody and Reggie that something is amiss at the Mourningside Mortuary and together they investigate the bizarre goings on there. The combined effect of the gloomy set pieces, ominous soundtrack and bizzare imagery (got to love them chrome spheres drilling into people's heads) give this movie an unnerving feeling."
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - madman who likes to slice

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - red
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - bald

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - slaver
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength
Body type - skinny (man)
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
Misc settings - mansion
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - exploding vehicles

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