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Phantasm
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Bryce
5, Photoshop |
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The
flying sphere I crudely made in Bryce by combining several
other models. The rest was just a bit of time consuming assembly
to make the scene, but worth it. I personally met Reggie Bannister
(really nice guy) from these movies, and was inspired to do
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- Phantasm
- Jody is the kind of guy that every 1970s teen
looked up to. He's in his early 20s, has a cool car, splendid
'70s hair, leather jacket, plays guitar and (naturally) snags
all the girls. His little brother, Mike, in particular, admires
him and emulates him at every turn. Things start to go astray,
however, when the two brothers and their friend Reggie attend
a funeral for a friend. Mike notices a tall man working at the
funeral home; in the course of his snooping, he sees the tall
man put a loaded coffin into the back of a hearse as easily
as if it was a shoebox. Jody doesn't believe his little brother's
stories, though, until he brings home the tall man's severed
finger, still wriggling in what appears to be French's mustard.
From there, the film picks up a terrific momentum that doesn't
let up until the sequel-ripe twist ending. Phantasm was one
of the first horror movies to break the unspoken rule that victims
were supposed to scream, fall down, and cower until they were
killed. Instead, Mike and Jody are resourceful and smart, aggressively
pursuing the evil inside the funeral home with a shotgun and
Colt pistol. Furthermore, the script has a great deal of character
development, especially in the relationship between the two
brothers. The film even has a surprisingly glossy look, despite
its low-budget origins, and little outright gore (except for
the infamous steel spheres that drill into victims' heads).
This drive-in favorite was a big success at the time of its
release, and spawned three sequels. Little wonder; it includes
an inventive story, likable characters, a runaway pace, and,
of course, evil dwarves cloaked in Army blankets. The end result
is one of the better horror films of the late 1970s. Hot-rod
fans take note: Jody drives a Plymouth
Hemi 'Cuda, the pinnacle of 1960s muscle cars, rounding
out his status as a Cool Guy. --Jerry Renshaw
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