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Where was The Frighteners filmed?

1996 film, directed by Peter Jackson.

  • New Zealand

The story is set in California, about 6,822 miles (10,980 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
California
Filmed in
New Zealand
Distance
About 6,822 miles (10,980 km) between California and the nearest filming location.
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About The Frighteners

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Released
1996
Director
Peter Jackson
Cast
Michael J. FoxTrini AlvaradoPeter DobsonJohn AstinDee WallaceJeffrey CombsJake BuseyChi McBrideR. Lee ErmeyElizabeth Hawthorne
Genre
Comedy HorrorComedyHorrorGhostSupernatural

In 1964, in the town of Fairwater, Johnny Bartlett is executed for murdering 12 people at Fairwater sanatorium, driven by his desire to become the most prolific serial killer.

During a heated argument, he drunkenly crashes his car, and police later find Debra dead nearby, with the number "13" carved into her forehead.

During a job at the home of physician Lucy Lynskey and her arrogant husband Ray, Frank notices the number "37" glowing on Ray's forehead.

Famous lines from The Frighteners

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • He's alive!Ray Lynskey
  • Aw, son of a-!Frank Bannister
  • Catch you later, Hiles.Frank Bannister
  • Go ahead, I'll handle this.Frank Bannister
  • Holy Jesus! Frank Bannister!Sergeant Hiles

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