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The "explanation" for the supernatural eventsĭepicted in the film is frankly not all that explicatory, and may in fact raise more questions than it answers, but it involves a parallel dimensionĭwarf like creatures (who will no doubt remind many folks of similar small folks in a certain science fiction classic, though it's evidently a coincidence, at least according to Coscarelli).

Initially skeptical until Mike is able to finger a clue (that's a joke for those who have seen the film). As Mike's suspicions that the Tall Man is up to no good increase, Jody and Reggie (remember those?) but who, like Jody, fancies himself a musician. The film's decidedly odd sensibilities include a sidekick named Reggie (Reggie Bannister), a ponytailed guy who works driving an ice cream truck

Jody has kept Mike away from theįuneral services, at least ostensibly, but Mike has ideas of his own, which is where his increasingly frightening interchanges with The Tall Man (Angus Michael Baldwin) mourning the recent death of their parents. The film seems to be grounded in almost a morose realism as it begins,īrothers Jody (Bill Thornbury) and Mike Pearson (A. Whether or not that's theĬase, Phantasm is fun, if goofy, and this new 4K restoration may excite the film's fan base at least as much as the film itself.Įven Don Coscarelli himself seems to wryly understand that elements of Phantasm don't make a whale of a lot of sense, at least asīy some of his jokes on the commentary included on this Blu-ray. Subliminal fears that haven't yet been consciously dealt with by younger males, this film's apparent target demographic. There haveĮvidently been some high falutin' theories promulgated by some folks, including Coscarelli himself, that the film's subtext of death may speak to Something actually kind of profound in a large segment of the horror viewing populace, though why this should be the case is up for debate. Despite its miniscule budget (something Coscarelli addresses in theĮngaging commentary included on this Blu-ray), Phantasm is technically at least proficient if not inspired, and it seems to have touched Phantasm traffics in some of the almost hallucinatory ambience that informs otherįilms where it's not quite apparent if what's being depicted is a dream (and/or nightmare) or not, something that gives the film a rather distinctiveĪmbience but which also may tend to occasionally confuse some first time viewers. Seems to have it out for Mike Pearson (A. Was at play with Phantasm, Don Coscarelli's 1979 film which introduced the now iconic Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), the mysterious mortician Sequels or quasi-sequels, not to mention (supposedly) inventing a whole new subgenre for horror fans to thrill over? Something at least a little similar Who could have foreseen a lo-fi outing like the originalġ968 Night of the Living Dead spawning so many

#Phantasmic amalgamation professional#

Many) previous professional credits, and also often without much funding for the current effort. There seems to be something about the horror genre that invites newcomers to the film industry to try their hand at it, often without any (or at least Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, December 23, 2016