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Jan 8, 2022 · Phantasm's End was the planned final entry to the cult horror movie saga - here's why it didn't happen. The Tall Man from Phantasm may not have the statue of Freddy Krueger or Michael Myers, but he's a beloved boogeyman in his own right.
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The year was 1996, Roger Avery, high off of his Oscar win for writing Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, set his sights on his next project; he’d be writing the sequel to Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead. That’s right, an Oscar winning screenwriter wanted to draft the epic conclusion of a mini-franchise whose previous installment was dumped direct-to-video. D...
After the release of Lord of the Dead, the stage had been set for one final showdown between Reggie, Mike, and The Tall Man. Avery set out to write that ultimate Phantasm film, originally entitled Phantasm 1999 A.D.It was to be a large scale, action/horror film that answered various long lingering questions while providing a satisfying end to the f...
Apparently Coscarelli loved the script and was extremely eager to get the film produced. He was convinced they could bring Avery’s massive vision to the screens for only 5 million dollars. While that isn’t Avengers amounts of money, it would’ve been the biggest budget for a Phantasm film to date. Part 2still stands as the most expensive in the seri...
In March of 2005 it was announced that New Line Cinema was inking a deal with Don Coscarelli to produce a reboot trilogy of Phantasm films. The New Line exec spearheading the project was Jeff Katz, the man who finally got Freddy vs Jasonoff the ground. If anyone could have gotten this made at the time, it would have been Katz. Details were still sc...
Sep 1, 2016 · In the late 1990s, there was a script titled Phantasm’s End (AKA Phantasm 1999AD) written by Roger Avary. This would be the same Roger Avary who co-wrote Pulp Fiction, Silent Hill and Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf.
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- Phantasm. Phantasm follows a young boy as he uncovers the dark secret of his local cemetery, which spirals into a bizarre nightmare. Don Coscarelli's 1979 horror classic is loaded with surreal visuals and a creepy score and atmosphere, and while the acting and dialogue can be a little rough, they don't drag it down.
- Phantasm II. Phantasm II is the highest budget of the sequels and was Universal's attempt to make The Tall Man a horror icon. This resulted in the weirdness being toned down and saw Mike and Reggie take to the road to hunt the villain and his minions.
- Phantasm IV: Oblivion. Phantasm IV: Oblivion was shot with a tiny $650,000 budget and re-used many props from previous entries to keep costs down. It also recycled unseen footage shot for the original that was never used and provides an origin story for The Tall Man.
- Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead. Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead was the first of the series to go straight to video and featured the return of A. Michael Baldwin as Mike, after the studio replaced him with James LaGros (Point Break) for the second movie.
Nov 2, 2014 · The original cut of Phantasm was nearly four hours in length, so there’s a lot to work around and the movie definitely feels like there are entire chunks missing. Even the death of a major character happens off-screen before the film comes to its abrupt end.
Oct 26, 2015 · Since 1979 the series has evolved from a brooding, atmospheric little movie to an out-and-out true horror epic. It’s been a fascinating transition to watch and, as bittersweet as it may be, will hopefully be brought to a fascinating end as well.
Mar 28, 2018 · While the other Big Three horror franchises began putting out sequels almost immediately, Phantasm II came out nine years after the original. Nobody remembered that first Phantasm anymore.
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