The Frighteners (1996) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Peter Jackson.

Cast

• Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister
• Trini Alvarado as Lucy Lynskey
• Peter Dobson as Ray Lynskey
• John Astin as The Judge
• Jeffrey Combs as Milton Dammers
• Dee Wallace as Patricia Bradley
• Jake Busey as Johnny Bartlett
• Chi McBride as Cyrus
• Jim Fyfe as Stuart
• Troy Evans as Sheriff Perry
• Julianna McCarthy as Old Lady Bradley
• R. Lee Ermey as Hiles
• Elizabeth Hawthorne as Magda Rees-Jones
• Angela Bloomfield as Debra Bannister
• Desmond Kelly as Harry Sinclair
• Jonathan Blick as Steve Bayliss
• Todd Rippon as Deputy
• John Sumner as Deputy
• Michael Robinson as Deputy
• Jim McLarty as Deputy
• Anthony Ray Parker as Deputy
• Paul Yates as Deputy
• Melanie Lynskey as Deputy
• John Leigh as Bryce Campbell
• Nicola Cliff as Young Patricia
• Ken Blackburn as Dr. Kamins
• Stuart Devenie as Museum Curator
• Genevieve Westcott as TV Presenter
• K.C. Kelly as Doctor
• Leslie Wing as Mrs. Waterhouse
• Leslie Klein as Maid
• Frank Edwards as Resuscitating Man
• Alan O'Leary as The Waiter
• Danny Lineham as Barry
• Charlie McClellan as Reporter
• William Pomeroy as Jacob Platz
• George Port as Orderly
• Billy Jackson as Baby in Bouncer
• Sophie Watkins as Nursery Baby
• Taea Hartwell as Nursery Baby

Crew

• Peter Jackson — Director
• Peter Jackson — Screenplay
• Fran Walsh — Screenplay
• Danny Elfman — Original Music Composer
• John Blick — Director of Photography
• Alun Bollinger — Director of Photography
• Peter Jackson — Producer
• Jamie Selkirk — Producer

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