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Phantasm star Reggie Bannister has died at 80
Posted 1 week ago
Sad news to report as Reggie Bannister, who stole the show in every Phantasm movie, has died at the age of 80.
Phantasm
- Theatrical - Wide 1979-03-28
- Cast A. Michael Baldwin Bill Thornbury Reggie Bannister Angus Scrimm
- Directed by Don Coscarelli
Box Office Gross:
$11,988,469
Running Time:
89 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
New Breed Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures
Genres:
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Synopsis
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.
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Phantasm star Reggie Bannister needs help to support his hospice care
Posted 1 month ago
A GoFundMe has been launched to help Phantasm star Reggie Bannister receive much-needed support for his hospice care.
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In Search of Darkness ’70s documentary is available for pre-order until July 1st
Posted 2 months ago
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Phantasm franchise hero Reggie Bannister is in hospice care, would love to hear from fans
Posted 1 year ago
Reggie Bannister, best known for playing heroic ice cream man Reggie in the Phantasm franchise, is in home hospice care
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Phantasm’s The Tall Man getting Funko Pop! figure
Posted 2 years ago
Funko will release a Pop! figure of Angus Scrimm's The Tall Man from the Phantasm franchise to mark the original's 45th anniversary.
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Phiction: Don Coscarelli’s book of stories set in the world of Phantasm now available in paperback and on Kindle
Posted 2 years ago
Paperback and Kindle editions of Don Coscarelli's Phiction, a book of stories set in the world of Phantasm, are now available
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R.I.P.: Phantasm cast member Bill Cone has passed away
Posted 2 years ago
Bill Cone, who played Tommy in writer/director Don Coscarelli's 1979 horror classic Phantasm, has passed away
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Phiction: Don Coscarelli has written a book of stories set in the world of Phantasm
Posted 3 years ago
Don Coscarelli has written a book called Phiction, containing six stories set in the world of his Phantasm franchise
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Best Horror Movies on Tubi Right Now
Posted 3 years ago
One of the coolest streaming services out there is Tubi, because it happens to be free (it’s ad-supported) and packed with classic horror movies. This week, we here at Arrow in the Head decided to browse through Tubi’s horror section...
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Phantasm 1999 – WTF Happened to This Unmade Horror Movie
Posted 3 years ago
The new episode of WTF Happened to This Unmade Horror Movie finds out why Phantasm 1999 never went into production
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The Manson Brothers Show: The Boys look back at Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm
Posted 4 years ago
Cody The Manson Brothers Show, which is hosted by the writers/stars of the horror comedy The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre – Chris Margetis (Stone Manson) and Mike Carey (Skull Manson) – got its start a couple weeks ago with an episode...
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Phantasm (1979) Revisited – Horror Movie Review
Posted 4 years ago
Cody It’s time for a new episode of our Deconstructing… video series, and with this one we’re looking back at one of the all-time greats of the horror genre: writer/director Don Coscarelli’s 1979 classic Phantasm (watch it HERE). To watch...
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Phantasm creator Don Coscarelli says it’s time for a Phantasm video game
Posted 4 years ago
The horror franchise Phantasm has been begging to get a video game adaptation ever since the iconic villain Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) spoke the line “You play a good game, boy” in the 1979 original (watch it HERE). Now franchise...
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