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Mike catches a brief glimpse through a strange portal, seeing a red, hot world where the dwarves are toiling as slaves.For the similarly named 1976 pornographic film, see Fantasm.
The first film in the Phantasm franchise, it introduces the Tall Man ( Angus Scrimm ), a supernatural and malevolent undertaker who turns the dead of Earth into dwarf zombies to be sent to his planet and used as slaves. He is opposed by a young boy, Mike ( Michael Baldwin ), who tries to convince his older brother Jody (Bill Thornbury) and family friend Reggie ( Reggie Bannister ) of the threat. Though initial reviews were mixed in regards to the dreamlike, surreal narrative and imagery, later reception was more positive and the film became a cult classic. It has appeared on several critics lists of best horror films, and it has been cited as an influence on later horror series. It was followed by four sequels: Phantasm II (1988), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) and Phantasm: Ravager (2016). At the funeral, Tommys friends, Jody and Reggie, believe he committed suicide. Jodys 13-year-old brother Mike secretly observes the funeral and sees the Tall Man, the Morningside mortician. He places Tommys 500-pound casket, with seemingly little or no effort, back into the hearse instead of completing the burial. However, the two are interrupted by Mike, who has been following Jody and has been driven out of his hiding place by a short, hooded figure. Mike tries to tell Jody about the hooded figure, but Jody dismisses the story. At the mausoleum, Mike narrowly avoids a silver sphere flying through the air. He is accosted by a caretaker but escapes after the sphere impales itself on the caretakers skull and drills into his brain. As Mike slams a door to get away, the Tall Mans fingers get caught and then cut off. Taking one of the fingers with him, Mike escapes the mausoleum. ![]() Jody goes to the cemetery alone but is chased away by dwarves and a seemingly driverless hearse. ![]() There, he discovers an old photograph of the Tall Man and insists on being taken home. On the way, Mike, Sally and Sue come across the overturned ice cream truck. Mike, who is locked in his bedroom for safety but escapes, runs into the Tall Man, who was waiting for him outside his front door. He kidnaps Mike in a hearse, but Mike escapes and causes the hearse to strike a pole and explode. Looking for Jody in the mausoleum, Mike is attacked by the silver sphere until Jody destroys it with a shotgun. Together with Reggie, they enter a brightly lit room, which is filled with canisters containing more dwarves.
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