Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
Directed by Peter Jackson
daughter
small town
mother
sheriff
judge
funeral
widow
fbi
architect
supernatural
poltergeist
hell
con man
black humor
lovers
murder
scam
serial killer
grim reaper
reporter
doctor
car accident
investigator
widower
threat
psychotic
recluse
ghost
graveyard
multiple murder
army sergeant
haunted
playful
hilarious
Rank
#53 in 1996·#4466 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Michael J. Fox
Frank Bannister
Trini Alvarado
Lucy Lynskey
Peter Dobson
Ray Lynskey
John Astin
The Judge
Jeffrey Combs
Milton Dammers
Dee Wallace
Patricia Bradley
Jake Busey
Johnny Bartlett
Chi McBride
Cyrus
Jim Fyfe
Stuart
Troy Evans
Sheriff Perry
Julianna McCarthy
Old Lady Bradley
R. Lee Ermey
Hiles
Crew
Peter Jackson
Director
Peter Jackson
Screenplay
Fran Walsh
Screenplay
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Jamie Selkirk
Editor
Peter Jackson
Producer
Jamie Selkirk
Producer
Robert Zemeckis
Executive Producer
Randy Thom
Sound Designer
Rick Baker
Makeup Artist
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor
Dan Hennah
Art Direction
Popular Reviews
263 reviews
Ava Davis
6.0★ · 03/07/26
⚠️Melanie Lynsky two seconds of screen time⚠️
⚠️Melanie Lynsky two seconds of screen time⚠️
Roxy Rowland
7.0★ · 01/30/26
“Beefing with my girl while I’m in jail” could be used for a multiple number of scenes in this movie, I will not elaborate further
“Beefing with my girl while I’m in jail” could be used for a multiple number of scenes in this movie, I will not elaborate further
Holly
6.0★ · 01/03/26
HORRORx52(026) #29 - Happy Anniversary! A film released in 1996
The CGI in this film is definitely questionable but it has a certain charm to it. Listen, any movie that has Jeffrey Combs playing a weird, freaky little character, I’m immediately there for.
HORRORx52(026) #29 - Happy Anniversary! A film released in 1996
The CGI in this film is definitely questionable but it has a certain charm to it. Listen, any movie that has Jeffrey Combs playing a weird, freaky little character, I’m immediately there for.
Swb
6.0★ · 12/19/25
big fan of whatever peter jackson does even if its silly
big fan of whatever peter jackson does even if its silly
