The Making of 'The Frighteners'

Genres

Documentary

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Documentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

269 mins

Rating

8.75/10

Release Date

24 November 1998

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Zemeckis

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Jim Fyfe

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Trini Alvarado

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Peter Jackson

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Michael J. Fox

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Chi McBride

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John Astin

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Richard Taylor

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Jon Labrie

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Matt Aitken

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Wes Takahashi

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Wayne Stables

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Gray Horsfield

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Jake Busey

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Billy Jackson

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Christian Rivers

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Kyle Balda

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Jeffrey Combs

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Dee Wallace

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Danny Elfman

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Stephen Regelous

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Charlie McClellan

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