The Wraith (1986)
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He's not from around here...
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way...
- Released: 1986-10-01
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 535 votes
Directed by Mike Marvin.
Top cast
- Charlie Sheen as Jake Kesey / The Wraith
- Nick Cassavetes as Packard Walsh
- Sherilyn Fenn as Keri Johnson
- Randy Quaid as Sheriff Loomis
- Matthew Barry as Billy Hankins
- Clint Howard as Rughead
- David Sherrill as Skank
- Jamie Bozian as Gutterboy
- Griffin O'Neal as Oggie
- Chris Nash as Minty
Where to watch The Wraith
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: watch free on Hoopla, Plex; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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