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Wonkette Movie Night: The Frighteners

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ziggywiggy
Sep 24, 2023
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Hi Movie Night fans!

Tonight we are watching The Frighteners (1996) starring Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, John Astin, Dee Wallace and Chi McBride. Directed by Peter Jackson with music from Danny Elfman.

Fox is Frank Bannister, who can communicate with ghosts. If you had that ability, which spirit would you want to have a chat with? Famous or infamous, I'm guessing that you'd want to meet them as they looked when they were alive and not like John Astin as The Judge.

Do you remember when there used to be cartoons before movies? It faded out mostly in the 70’s until more recently being seen again as shorts by Pixar. The best time to see those cartoons was when you were in the back of your family’s station wagon at the drive-in, already in your pj’s, a bag of homemade popcorn between you and your siblings, waiting for Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster to begin.

I think we should bring some of that back, right here. So here's Casper, The Friendly Ghost from 1945. Got your popcorn? Enjoy!

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Ekim
Sep 24Liked by ziggywiggy

I remember seeing The Frighteners in the theater in 1996.

There was only 3 of us in the theater at 1pm on a saturday.

I thought it was OK.

It was filmed in New Zealand with Peter Jackson directing.

The judge was played by John Austin, who had brought his stepson Sean to the set.

Sean Astin talks about how meeting Peter then landed him the role of Samwise in Lord of the Rings later on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmbCMzJYPOQ

Patty Duke, Sean's mother, had several lovers in a row. It took a DNA test to show that Sean's biological father is Michael Tell (who was renting one of Patty's rooms and they had a flash marriage that lasted a short while) and not John Astin or Desi Arnaz Jr.

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Sep 24Liked by ziggywiggy

aww man, i missed it? well hell, i guess i'll have to watch it by myself - this movie is so quotable

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