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The Frighteners ()

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After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and he uses that gift to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living... See more »
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Frank Bannister
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Lucy Lynskey
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Ray Lynskey
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The Judge
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Milton Dammers
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Patricia Bradley (as Dee Wallace Stone)
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Johnny Bartlett
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Cyrus
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Stuart
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Sheriff Perry
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Old Lady Bradley
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Hiles
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Magda Rees-Jones
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Debra Bannister
Desmond Kelly ...
Harry Sinclair
Jonathan Blick ...
Steve Bayliss
Todd Rippon ...
Deputy
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Jim McLarty ...
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Bryce Campbell
Nicola Cliff ...
Young Patricia
Ken Blackburn ...
Dr. Kamins
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Museum Curator
Genevieve Westcott ...
TV Presenter
K.C. Kelly ...
Doctor
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Mrs. Waterhouse
Leslie Klein ...
Maid
Frank Edwards ...
Resuscitating Man
Alan O'Leary ...
The Waiter
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Barry
Charlie McClellan ...
Reporter
William Pomeroy ...
Jacob Platz
George Port ...
Orderly
Billy Jackson ...
Baby in Bouncer
Sophie Watkins ...
Nursery Baby
Taea Hartwell ...
Nursery Baby
Max Grover ...
Nursery Baby
George Grover ...
Nursery Baby
Tony Hopkins ...
Hospital Patient
Lewis Martin ...
Hospital Patient
Clay Nelson ...
Passerby
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Passerby
Vivienne Kaplan ...
Nun
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Nun
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Cowboy Ghost (uncredited)
Grant Aldridge ...
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Grae Burton ...
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Michael Elsworth ...
Undertaker (uncredited)
Nic Farra ...
Ray's Friend (uncredited)
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Man with Piercings (uncredited)
Rhys Jordan ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Passerby (uncredited)
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Museum Guest (uncredited)
Isaac D Lucas ...
Museum Guest (uncredited)
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Chuck Hughes (uncredited)
Michael Maxwell ...
Mourner (uncredited)
Bryce McCawe ...
Man at Diner (uncredited)
Jase Te Patu ...
Dr. Thomson (uncredited)
Nicolas Pegg ...
Guard (uncredited)
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Paramedic (uncredited)
Tracey Savage ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Jeff Slaven ...
Police Mechanic (uncredited)
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Kamikaze Ghost (uncredited)
Clinton Ulyatt ...
Murdered Hospital Patient (uncredited)
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Passerby (uncredited)

Directed by

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Peter Jackson

Written by

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Fran Walsh ... (written by) &
Peter Jackson ... (written by)

Produced by

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Peter Jackson ... producer
Tim Sanders ... co-producer
Jamie Selkirk ... producer
Fran Walsh ... associate producer
Robert Zemeckis ... executive producer

Music by

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Danny Elfman

Cinematography by

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John Blick
Alun Bollinger

Editing by

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Jamie Selkirk

Editorial Department

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Cindy Bowles ... re-sync editor
Eric De Beus ... assistant editor
John Gilbert ... associate editor
Emma Haughton ... first assistant editor
Mark Herman ... re-sync editor
Josie McClutchie ... assistant editor (as Josie McClutcher)
Jon Newell ... daily rushes
Jo Priest ... assistant editor
Lynne Reed ... color timer (as Lynne Seaman)
Hamiora Williams ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Victoria Burrows
Vivienne Kaplan
Liz Mullane

Production Design by

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Grant Major

Art Direction by

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Dan Hennah

Costume Design by

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Barbara Darragh

Makeup Department

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Denise Baer ... hair technician: Cinovation (as Denise Leibee)
Brent Baker ... mold department: Cinovation
Rick Baker ... special makeup effects: The Judge
Roger Borelli ... mold department: Cinovation
Mitch Devane ... sculptor: Cinovation
Glen Eisner ... illustrator: Cinovation
Mike Elizalde ... mechanical department: Cinovation
William Forsche ... mold department: Cinovation
Robert Freitas ... mold department: Cinovation
Marjory Hamlin ... makeup supervisor
Vance Hartwell ... special makeup effects artist
Jurgen Heimann ... mechanical department: Cinovation
Todd Heindel ... foam department: Cinovation
Gabrielle Jones ... makeup assistant
Carol Koch ... cosmetic finisher: Cinovation
Rob Lan ... mold department: Cinovation
Elvia Mante ... makeup department head
James McLoughlin ... mold department: Cinovation (as Jim McLoughlin)
Cheryl Newton ... wig maker: principals
Jane O'Kane ... hair & makeup artist
Gary Pawlowski ... mold department : Cinovation
Brian Penikas ... makeup artist: Mr. Astin/Cinovation
Bron Roylance ... makeup artist: Mr. Fox
Mark Setrakian ... mechanical department: Cinovation
Joseph Yuss Simon ... foam department: Cinovation
Bill Sturgeon ... special makeup effects
Gail Wilson ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Bridget Bourke ... production manager
Andrew Hampton ... unit manager
Rick Porras ... post-production supervisor
Donna Smith ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Blick ... second unit director
Carey Carter ... first assistant director: second unit
Michele Priest ... second assistant director
Chris Short ... first assistant director
Martin Walsh ... third assistant director
Annie Weston ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Karl Anton ... carpenter
Jean-Paul Beckhoudt ... art department assistant
Neil Blannin ... carpenter
Brett Blenkin ... carpenter
Simon Bright ... art department assistant
Anton Buys ... carpenter
Brian Campbell ... assistant set finisher
Tanea Chapman ... art department assistant
Kirsty Clayton ... property buyer
Dave Cleary ... assistant set finisher (as David Cleary)
Trevor Cooper ... greensman
Jill Cormack ... set dresser
Richard Dolan ... artist and sculptor / technician
Kerry Dunn ... set finisher
Scott Harens ... property maker
Mark Hawthorne ... art department assistant
Mike Heffernan ... carpenter
Chris Hennah ... art department coordinator
Mark Hill ... scenic artist
Valentine Maher ... assistant set finisher
Brian Massey ... greensman
Matthew Mellor ... property maker
Brad Mill ... stand-by props
Chris Morrison ... carpenter
Johno Morton ... carpenter
Ed Mulholand ... construction manager
Roger Murray ... mechanical prop builder
William Pomeroy ... art department advisor: USA
Chris Ramsay ... assistant set finisher
Dave Richards ... carpenter
Christian Rivers ... storyboard artist
Stephen Ruscoe ... miniatures
Graeme Sang ... carpenter
Clayton Sheridan ... assistant set finisher
Troy Stephens ... scenic artist
David Turner ... property assistant
Ken Turner ... greensman
Bryan Wakelin ... carpenter
Norman Willerton ... construction foreman
Trevor Cooper ... greens (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Phil Benson ... supervising sound editor
Steve Boeddeker ... sound effects editor
John Boswell ... assistant sound re-recording mixer
David Boulton ... adr mixer
Brent Burge ... sound effects editor
Chris Burt ... adr mixer
Ross A. Chambers ... dialogue editor
Gethin Creagh ... re-recording mixer
Corrin Ellingford ... boom operator
Jeremy P. Geor ... sound assistant
Scott Guitteau ... assistant sound designer
Michael Hedges ... re-recording mixer
Mike Hopkins ... supervising sound editor
Richard Hymns ... adr supervisor
Mike Jones ... sound effects editor
Helen Luttrell ... foley recordist
Peter Mills ... sound assistant
Sam Negri ... sound technical advisor
John Neill ... re-recording mixer / sound manager
Hammond Peek ... sound recordist
Tim Prebble ... sound effects editor
Charleen Richards ... adr mixer
Janet Roddick ... sound coordinator
Susan Sanford ... assistant sound designer
Kim Shaw-Williams ... boom operator
Brian Shennan ... sound mixer
Sam Spicer ... boom operator: second unit
Nigel Stone ... adr mixer
Randy Thom ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Craig Tomlinson ... sound effects editor
Beth Tredray ... foley artist
Chris Ward ... foley editor
Katy Wood ... sound assistant
Steve Boeddeker ... assistant sound designer (uncredited)

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David Backler ... special effects
Mike Elizalde ... mechanical designer
Blair Foord ... special effects assistant
Clint Ingram ... special effects assistant
Steve Ingram ... special effects supervisor
Carol Koch ... cosmetic finisher
Darryl Richards ... special effects assistant
Trish Van't Hul ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Andrew Adamson ... digital effects supervisor
Matt Aitken ... cg supervisor
Simon Allen ... digital compositor
Karen Ansel ... lead technical director: Weta Digital
Peter Bailey ... digital effects artist
James Bell ... visual effects artist: Weta Digital
Nick Booth ... runner
Lee Bramwell ... digital compositor
Tim Capper ... video compositor
Lynne Cartwright ... character animator
Buckley Collum ... technical director
Stephen Coren ... concept/previs artist
Jeanmarc Furio ... technical director: Weta FX
Matt Holmes ... visual effects coordinator
Gray Horsfield ... visual effects
Sandy Houston ... digital paint artist
Laurent Hugueniot ... technical director: Weta Digital
Mel James ... digital artist: Weta Digital
Janice Jones ... digital compositor
Scott Kilburn ... digital artist
Dale McBeath ... character animator
Charlie McClellan ... digital effects producer
Paul McGhee ... scanning and recording supervisor
George Port ... on set visual effects supervisor
Stephen Regelous ... digital artist
Wendy Rogers ... digital artist
Brian Scadden ... opticals
John Sheils ... cg supervisor
Paul Story ... rotoscope artist
Mark Tait ... technical director
Wes Takahashi ... visual effects supervisor
Richard Taylor ... creature and miniature effects
Tim Trumble ... film recording technician
Kara Vandeleur ... rotoscope artist
Robert Weaver ... digital artist
Frank Wegerhoff ... digital effects artist
Joyce Young ... rotoscope artist
Matthew Paulson ... modeler (uncredited)

Stunts

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Bruce Brown ... stunt coordinator
Charles Croughwell ... stunt double: Michael J. Fox (as Charlie Croughwell)
Steve Doherty ... stunts
Jenny Harris ... stunts
Aaron Lupton ... stunts
Mark Prowse ... stunts
Joanne Strong ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rick Allender ... steadicam operator
Ben Bell ... assistant grip
Richard Bluck ... Steadicam operator / camera operator
Alun Bollinger ... camera operator
Neil Cervin ... additional camera operator
Adam Clark ... clapper loader
Aaron Cowan ... electrician
Roland Ebbing ... electrician
Ants Farrell ... electrician
Harry Harrison ... key grip
Simon Higgins ... best boy electric / best boy
Brett Jarman ... gaffer
Amanda Jenkins ... video playback operator
Terry Joosten ... assistant grip
Rob Kerr ... electrician
Ian McCarroll ... assistant camera
Helen McNamara ... assistant grip
Mark Newnham ... electrician
Ian Nicholls ... electrician
Andy Reid ... dolly grip
Richard Scott ... camera operator
Andrew Stroud ... assistant camera / clapper loader
Bryce Swainson ... video split operator
Gerry Vasbenter ... focus puller
Hansel Verkerk ... electrician
Pierre Vinet ... still photographer
Keith Watkins ... assistant grip
Roydon Johnson ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Adam Fyfe ... animator
Paul Hunt ... animator
Dale McBeath ... animator

Casting Department

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Liz Mullane ... casting: New Zealand

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rachael Broad ... costume assistant
Emma Harre ... stand-by wardrobe
Jane Holland ... assistant costume designer
Sarah Hope ... wardrobe assistant
Marion Olsen ... costume cutter
Peter Rigby ... costume cutter

Location Management

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Bryce Campbell ... location manager
Graham Thompson ... location manager

Music Department

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Steve Bartek ... orchestrator
Zachary Cahn ... assistant music editor
Artie Kane ... conductor
Mark McKenzie ... additional orchestrator
Shawn Murphy ... score mixer
Ellen Segal ... music editor
Edgardo Simone ... additional orchestrator
Patti Zimmitti ... music contractor
Mark Adams ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Robert Adcock ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Rick Baptist ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Steve Becknell ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Emily Bernstein ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Bill Booth ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Rebecca Bunnell ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ken Burwood-Hoy ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Jon Clarke ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jerry Folsom ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Daniel Kelley ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Carol Kleister-Castillo ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Christian Kollgaard ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Jon Lewis ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Charlie Loper ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Warren Luening ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Frank Macchia ... music preparation (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Joe Meyer ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bob Payne ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Bill Reichenbach ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
John Reynolds ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
David Shamban ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Chet Swiatkowsky ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Todd ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Brad Warnaar ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Phillip Yao ... musician: french horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Merrin Ruck ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Robin Allen ... vehicle wrangler
Spencer Faulkner ... unit driver
Paul Fleming ... assistant vehicle wrangler

Additional Crew

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Mark Ashworth ... set manager
David Backler ... stand-in
Stephen Bayliss ... assistant accountant
Michael Beaudin ... assistant accountant (as Mike Beaudin)
David Bertram ... stand-in
Jan Blenkin ... production assistant
Brigitte Boys ... machinist
Astrid Breach ... stand-in
Shane Broadbent ... stand-in
Tom Burstall ... risk manager
Dean Buttar ... security: Mr. Fox
Grant Campbell ... laboratory liaison
Alice Capper-Starr ... stand-in
Kc Childs ... production coordinator (as Karyn Childs)
Chris Clapp ... stand-in
Robb Conner ... stand-in: Michael J Fox
Augie Davis ... safety officer
Erina Fox ... unit assistant
Aaron Gibson ... unit assistant
Eleanor Gibson ... cast runner
Reg Gibson ... unit assistant
Tim Haigh ... production runner
Lee Harris ... extras coordinator
Phil Harris ... stand-in
Vance Hartwell ... puppeteer
Grant Hickman ... stand-in
Chrissy Hill ... stand-in
Trish Jacobson ... stand-in
Vivienne Kaplan ... assistant: Mr. Jackson
Steve Keig ... stand-in
Linda Klein-Nixon ... production accountant
Ross Lane ... stand-in
Josie Leckie ... cast runner
Matthew Martin ... production runner
Deannah Mayhew ... stand-in
Liz McGregor ... machinist
Danny Milne ... set runner
Liz Mullane ... assistant: Mr. Fox
Ben Northrop ... stand-in
Denise O'Connell ... stand-in
Jamie Oliver ... stand-in
Shelley Parker ... production assistant
Jon Paske ... stand-in
Tim Pearson ... stand-in
Jeremy Peet ... assistant unit publicist
Leslie Pomeroy ... dialogue coach
Christian Rivers ... conceptual illustrator
Sue Rogers ... unit publicist
Nina Saxon ... title designer
Damon Selkirk ... unit assistant
Matthew Spicer ... stand-in
Jolyon Stewart ... stand-in
Jeanne Stuart ... production assistant
Alex Sutherland ... unit assistant
Colin Tyler ... laboratory liaison
John Van Der Ryden ... rushes transfer
Andy Wickens ... laboratory technician
Jacqui Wood ... production coordinator
Ben Schoen ... end titles: Scarlet Letters (uncredited)
Daniel Wheatcroft ... studio executive (uncredited)

Thanks

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Steve Starkey ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

After a tragic accident, Frank Bannister uses his new psychic powers to con people into "exorcising" their houses. But when an evil spirit appears, Frank may be the only one who can stop this "Reaper" that can kill both the living and dead. Written by smcarter1966

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Taglines Something has put the fear of death in the living and sent the dead running for their lives. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Robert Zemeckis Presents: The Frighteners (United States)
  • Fantômes contre fantômes (France)
  • Agárrame esos fantasmas (Spain)
  • Horrible Ghosts/Horrible Phantoms (China, Mandarin title)
  • Os Espíritos (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 110 min
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Box Office

Budget $30,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $12,600,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia It was during filming this on location in New Zealand that Michael J. Fox made up his mind that he'd had enough of being away from his family making movies, and decided to head back to the small screen and star in a new sitcom (Spin City (1996)). This turned out to be his last leading role in a film. See more »
Goofs When Frank goes to the Lynskey house he said it was 'spontaneous recurrent psychokinesis', but when he goes to another case he calls it 'recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis'. The fact that he can't keep his con man story straight makes the scene even funnier. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Multiplicity/The Frighteners/Kazaam/Fled/Celestial Clockwork (1996). See more »
Soundtracks Don't Fear The Reaper See more »
Quotes Judge: [after having sex with a mummy] I like it when they lie still like that.
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