Phantasm II

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Phantasm II

R

1988

1h 37m

Horror

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Years after surviving his encounter with the sinister Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), Mike Pearson (James LeGros), now a mental patient, still has nightmares about the evil gaunt mortician. Upon being released from the institution, Mike and his friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) set out to track down the Tall Man and end his murderous and macabre practices. Also involved is Liz Reynolds (Paula Irvine), a pretty young woman who has a psychic connection to both Mike and the Tall Man.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Oct 31, 2005

C

There's little to enjoy about this second outing save for Scrimm's deliciously menacing specter of death.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

1/4

The images are of corpses and graveyards, spurting blood and severed skulls.... Sitting through a film like this, which contains so little of genuine interest, I found myself meditating on such images, wondering who they would appeal to, and why.

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Jack E. Wilkinson

United Press International

Jun 22, 2026

There's very little plot to get in the way of almost constant gory goings-on.

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Nathan Paige

Call and Post (Cleveland)

Jan 25, 2022

Who is the Tall Man? Why can't he die? Why does he do what he does? What goes on in the other dimension?

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Jun 5, 2011

7/10

The movie you get when you take Phantasm and throw money at it... the more grown-up film, in more ways than one, and it's not entirely to its credit.

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Steve

Dread Central

Nov 5, 2009

4/5

Phantasm II has a nice sense of fun to it which makes it the perfect viewing material for this time of year.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 7, 2026

Not near as good as the first Movie!

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B P

@Bradster69 Aug 31, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Garry A

@heavyg Aug 8, 2026

Definitely not as good as the first one. Not enough of the tall man but those spheres elevate the film.

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Julian C.

@juliancooper_12 Oct 20, 2025

I like how Don Coscarelli expands the lore in this action-packed sequel; more silver spheres and more hooded dwarfs. Also, Reggie is a beast in this movie with his quadruple sawed-off shotgun. However, The Tall Man doesn’t appear much in the movie and I prefer A. Michael Baldwin as Mike than James Le Gros.

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MaryAnn M.

@MWAMD Sep 28, 2025

It’s not a masterpiece it’s fun take it for what it is

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Bill M

@RT70053115 May 24, 2025

I had to write this review after I saw this movie only had a 33% score . I honestly enjoy this more than the original . Is it better than 1 , probably not , but it's definitely more fun to watch . The special effects are really good and there's a good mix of horror and funny parts . If you're a fan of Evil Dead 2 or Return of the Living Dead 2 , definitely check this out .

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Synopsis

Years after surviving his encounter with the sinister Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), Mike Pearson (James LeGros), now a mental patient, still has nightmares about the evil gaunt mortician. Upon being released from the institution, Mike and his friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) set out to track down the Tall Man and end his murderous and macabre practices. Also involved is Liz Reynolds (Paula Irvine), a pretty young woman who has a psychic connection to both Mike and the Tall Man.

Director: Don Coscarelli
Producer: Roberto Quezada
Screenwriter: Don Coscarelli
Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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