Year: 1996
Country: New Zealand/USA
Subgenre: Ghost/Horror Comedy
Runtime: 110 min (theatrical)/123 (directors)
Director: Peter Jackson
I have a hard time deciding whether this or Dead Alive/Braindead is my favorite Peter Jackson film. I am a sucker for ghost films and horror comedies and this is one of the best; plus it checks the box on another one of my favorite themes: haunted hospitals. They are both excellent horror spoofs/comedies, but this one represents Jackson's first forays into the CGI arena, and as such, set the stage for his tackling of the Tolkien catalog (Dead Alive, BTW, is a masterful treat of practical effects from beginning to end!). This also Jackson's first multinational production with a wide release. And, the cast...what to say about the cast? It stars Michael J. Fox (Mr. Teen Wolf himself) and Trini Alvarado, but check out the list of supporters: John Astin (Gomez makes great decayed ghost!), scream queen Dee Wallace, Chi McBride, Jake Busey, Julianna McCarthy (who is WELL known to daytime soap fans), Troy Evans, R. Lee Ermey...and Jeffery Combs. This one is just a lot of fun to watch!! Cameo appearances by Jackson and Fran Walsh's two kids as infants.
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