The Frighteners (1996)
| Release Date | 19 July 1996 |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $16,000,000 |
| Tagline | No Rest for the Wicked. |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | New ZealandUSA |
| Filming Locations | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
The Frighteners is a 1996 comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his wife, Fran Walsh. The film's cast includes Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Jake Busey and Chi McBride. The Frighteners tells the story of Frank Bannister (Fox), an architect who develops psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts. After losing his wife, he uses his new abilities by cheating money out of customers for his "ghosthunting" business. However, a mass murderer comes back from Hell, prompting Frank to investigate the supernatural presence.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jim Fyfe
Stuart, Bannister's Ghostly Assistant
Desmond Kelly
Harry Sinclair
Jonathan Blick
Steve Bayliss
Todd Rippon
Deputy
John Sumner
Deputy
Michael Robinson
Deputy
Jim McLarty
Deputy
Paul Yates
Deputy
Nicola Cliff
Young Patricia
Ken Blackburn
Dr. Kammins
Stuart Devenie
Museum Curator
Genevieve Westcott
TV Presenter
K.C. Kelly
Doctor
Leslie Klein
Sylvia
Frank Edwards
Resuscitating Man
Alan O'Leary
The Waiter
Danny Lineham
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
Matthew Chamberlain
Passerby
Vivienne Kaplan
Nun
Liz Mullane
Nun
Director
Writer
Producer
Tim Sanders
co-producer
Jamie Selkirk
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Blick
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Alun Bollinger
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Editor
Jamie Selkirk
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Casting Director
Victoria Burrows
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Vivienne Kaplan
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Production Designer
Grant Major
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Art Director
Dan Hennah
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Costume Designer
Barbara Darragh
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Makeup Department
Brent Baker
special makeup effects
Roger Borelli
special makeup effects
Mitch Devane
special makeup effects
Marjory Hamlin
makeup supervisor
Vance Hartwell
special makeup effects artist
Jurgen Heimann
special makeup effects
Todd Heindel
special makeup effects
Gabrielle Jones
makeup assistant
Denise Leibee
special makeup effects
Jim McLoughlin
special makeup effects
Jane O'Kane
hair stylist, makeup artist
Gary Pawlowski
special makeup effects
Brian Penikas
special makeup effects
Bron Roylance
makeup artist: Mr. Fox
Mark Setrakian
special makeup effects
Joseph Yuss Simon
makeup effects
Bill Sturgeon
special makeup effects
Gail Wilson
hair stylist
Production Manager
Bridget Bourke
production manager
Andrew Hampton
unit manager
Rick Porras
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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
Art Department
Karl Anton
carpenter
Jean-Paul Beckhoudt
art department assistant
Neil Blannin
carpenter
Brett Blenkin
carpenter
Simon Bright
art department assistant
Anton Buys
carpenter
Tanea Chapman
art department assistant
Kirsty Clayton
property buyer
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
Brian Massey
greensman
Matthew Mellor
property maker
Brad Mill
stand-by props
Chris Morrison
carpenter
Johno Morton
carpenter
Ed Mulholand
construction manager
William Pomeroy
art department advisor: USA
Dave Richards
carpenter
Stephen Ruscoe
miniatures
Graeme Sang
carpenter
David Turner
property assistant
Ken Turner
greensman
Bryan Wakelin
carpenter
Norman Willerton
construction foreman
Sound Department
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
sound re-recording mixer
Corrin Ellingford
boom operator
Jeremy P. Geor
sound assistant
Scott Guitteau
assistant sound designer
Michael Hedges
sound 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
sound 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
Nigel Stone
adr mixer
Randy Thom
supervising re-recording mixer, sound designer
Craig Tomlinson
sound effects editor
Beth Tredray
foley artist
Chris Ward
foley editor
Katy Wood
sound assistant
Special Effects
Mike Elizalde
mechanical designer
Blair Foord
special effects assistant
Clint Ingram
special effects assistant
Steve Ingram
special effects coordinator
Carol Koch
cosmetic finisher
Darryl Richards
special effects assistant
Visual Effects
Matt Aitken
CG supervisor
Simon Allen
digital compositor
Karen Ansel
lead technical director: Weta Digital
Nick Booth
runner
Lee Bramwell
digital compositor
Tim Capper
video compositor
Lynne Cartwright
character animator
Buckley Collum
technical director
Jeanmarc Furio
technical director: Weta FX
Matt Holmes
visual effects coordinator
Gray Horsfield
visual effects
Sandy Houston
digital paint artist
Laurent Hugueniot
technical director
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
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
Stunts
Bruce Brown
stunt coordinator
Charles Croughwell
stunt double: Michael J. Fox
Steve Doherty
stunts
Jenny Harris
stunts
Aaron Lupton
stunts
Mark Prowse
stunts
Joanne Strong
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Allender
Steadicam operator
Ben Bell
assistant grip
Richard Bluck
Steadicam operator, camera operator
Alun Bollinger
camera operator
Adam Clark
clapper loader
Aaron Cowan
electrician
Roland Ebbing
electrician
Ants Farrell
electrician
Harry Harrison
key grip
Simon Higgins
best boy
Brett Jarman
gaffer
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
Andrew Stroud
clapper loader, assistant camera
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
Animation Department
Dale McBeath
animator
Casting Department
Liz Mullane
casting: New Zealand
Costume and Wardrobe Department
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
Editorial Department
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
Jo Priest
assistant editor
Lynne Seaman
color timer
Hamiora Williams
assistant editor
Music Department
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
Transportation Department
Robin Allen
vehicle wrangler
Paul Fleming
assistant vehicle wrangler
Other Crew
Mark Ashworth
set manager
David Backler
stand-in
Stephen Bayliss
assistant accountant
Michael Beaudin
assistant accountant
David Bertram
stand-in
Jan Blenkin
production assistant
Brigitte Boys
machinist
Astrid Breach
stand-in
Shane Broadbent
stand-in
Dean Buttar
security: Mr. Fox
Brian Campbell
assistant set finisher
Bryce Campbell
location manager
Grant Campbell
laboratory liaison
Alice Capper-Starr
stand-in
Karyn Childs
production coordinator
Chris Clapp
stand-in
David Cleary
assistant set finisher
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
Valentine Maher
assistant set finisher
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
Chris Ramsay
assistant set finisher
Christian Rivers
conceptual illustrator
Sue Rogers
unit publicist
Merrin Ruck
script supervisor
Damon Selkirk
unit assistant
Clayton Sheridan
assistant set finisher
Matthew Spicer
stand-in
Jolyon Stewart
stand-in
Jeanne Stuart
production assistant
Alex Sutherland
unit assistant
Graham Thompson
location manager
Colin Tyler
laboratory liaison
John Van Der Ryden
rushes transfer
Jacqui Wood
production coordinator
Production Company
Universal Pictures
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WingNut Films
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
Fox Network
CIC Vídeo
CIC-Taft Home Video
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Cinema International
Columbia Home Video
Egmont Entertainment
Finnkino Oy
MCA/Universal Home Video
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
Special Effects
Weta Digital
Miscellaneous
Digital Post Ltd.
video facility
Film Facilities Ltd.
camera equipment provided by
Franklin Music Services
music preparation
Go-Post
video facility
Lightin Up
lighting equipment
MCA Soundtracks
soundtrack
Nina Saxon Film Design
title design
Pacific Sound Services
sound post-production
Pacific Title
opticals
Sony Pictures Studios
score recording
The Film Unit
re-recording facility
Upper Deck Film Services
negative cutting
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