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About
Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.
Theatrical
Jul 8, 1988
Box Office
$7.3M
Budget
$3.0M
Return
2.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 25, 1988
Theaters
1
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
Spacegate Productions, Starway International Inc., Universal Pictures
Quotes
See all →The Return of the Ball After Ten Years
Taglines
After ten years... the ball is back!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Truth Uncovered Through Relentless Exploration
Taglines
Now, the horrifying truth is about to be revealed...and all it took was a little digging.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Phantasm Collection
An American horror film series featuring the Tall Man, a supernatural and malevolent undertaker who turns the dead into dwarf zombies to do his bidding and take over the world.
Cast
Full credits →J
James Le Gros
Mike
R
Reggie Bannister
Reggie
A
Angus Scrimm
The Tall Man
P
Paula Irvine
Liz
S
Samantha Phillips
Alchemy
K
Kenneth Tigar
Father Meyers
R
Ruth C. Engel
Grandma
S
Stacey Travis
Jeri
J
J. Patrick McNamara
Psychologist
A
A. Michael Baldwin
Young Mike
T
Troy Fromin
Background Player
I
Irene Korman
Background Player
E
Ed Gale
Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)
P
Phil Fondacaro
Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)
