![]() Sam Raimi visited the set while they were filming the scene where Mike and Reggie head into the compound armed with their flame-thrower and quadruple-barreled shotgun.ġ2. Roger Avery ( Rules of Attraction) told Coscarelli that this film’s shopping spree in the hardware store served as an inspiration for one of Bruce Willis’ scenes in Pulp Fiction. “They always have a skeleton crew,” he says, before explaining how he did a handful of different jobs there.ġ0. Bannister actually worked at Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, CA. A pretty one, a stunt one, and one that was wreck-ready.ĩ. They had three 1971 Plymouth Barracudas for the film. Multiple cameras and precise timing were used to capture it from different angles with the different actors.Ĩ. The opening explosion, meant to be from years earlier, is the same one used in the present day as Mike and Reggie drive up to the house only to see it blow up. “Would we do that to you?” asks Bannister in a highly unconvincing manner.ħ. Scrimm recalls a rumor he heard – but never believed – that Bannister and Le Gros had a photo of him they used as a dart board. No one asked, but I’d go with a tie between The Last Winter and Scotland, PA.Ħ. Coscarelli chooses Drugstore Cowboy, Scrimm says Living in Oblivion, and Bannister goes with Point Break. All three have favorite James Le Gros films. ![]() He also pulled a muscle while scaling the laundry chute.ĥ. Bannister still has the scars from putting out those gas burner flames with his fingers. “One of the dwarves took it,” suggests Scrimm.Ĥ. Coscarelli’s “gotten criticism” for the scene where Reggie lays down the guitar by the fireplace to go check on Mike because later when they return to the living room the instrument is no longer there. “But you had to take them off the property,” says Coscarelli. The house in the opening was available thanks to the efforts of CalTran which had bought up entire neighborhoods with plans of laying track and was selling the homes for $500 each. Bannister complains about this creepy guy following him everywhere, and Scrimm decides to leave saying “things are backed up at the cemetery.”Ģ. This may be one of the only commentary tracks to open with the actors in character and committing to the bit for more than a few seconds. Phantasm II (1988)Ĭommentators: Don Coscarelli (writer/director), Reggie Bannister (actor), Angus Scrimm (actor)ġ. Keep reading to see what I heard on the Phantasm II commentary. (Just ignore that the option screen to select the commentary spells Scrimm’s name as “Scrumm.”) The director is such a calm, friendly, informative speaker, and his two guests follow suit making for a fun, anecdote-filled track. Scream Factory released a fantastically packed Collector’s Edition of Phantasm II in 2013 featuring a commentary track with Coscarelli, Scrimm, and Reggie Bannister. It’s also the only entry I caught in theaters – I was too young for the first one, and the subsequent sequels have gone direct to DVD. ![]() The unfortunate passing of Angus Scrimm – aka The Tall Man – this past week has encouraged me to revisit the franchise with the second film in the series. A few years ago Jeremy Kirk gave a listen to the first Phantasm’s commentary, but we never returned to Don Coscarelli’s nightmarish world again with this column until now.
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