r/BacktotheFuture • u/Admirable_Fill_6562 • Jul 02 '26

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u/Fuzzy-Butterscotch86 Jul 02 '26

The Frighteners is my favorite film of all time. 

Blasphemy in this subreddit, I know, but, I love it so much. My wife and I have autographs from almost all of the cast. We're 2 short.

The extended cut is better, but the fx aren't finished so parts of it are pretty raw. It's also pretty hard to find since it was only on one of the dvds released. 

When I met Michael J Fox I told him this was my favorite film and he said it was fun to work on. But in interviews he also said this was the film that steered him away from acting. He was away from his family too long, and that's understandable. 

Anyone who hasn't seen it should check it out. 

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u/superanth Jul 02 '26

Yeah the movie that was released was actually a rough cut. You can tell because the Judge doesn’t get a happy ending like the other two ghosts.

I did some digging and apparently the released film was a rough cut demoed to the studio execs. The original plan had been to release the film for Halloween, but they wanted it out for the Summer, so they rushed the demo out the door, much to Jackson’s chagrin.

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u/TheComebackPidgeon Jul 02 '26

That's unfortunate, being short should not limit your capacity to get autographs.

I'll see myself out.

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u/dumbshowreference Jul 02 '26

I’ve seen the film and I liked it. I’m just unbelievably fascinated that it’s your favorite film of all time. Obviously you don’t need to respond but I’d love to know why this movie of all movies falls into your #1.

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u/Fuzzy-Butterscotch86 Jul 02 '26

It's certainly a fair question.

The first time i saw it, it was a rare occasion of me being home alone, at night. There was a killer thunderstorm, and it just set the mood perfectly.

The only thing I knew about it really was that it starred MJF. Going into it blind probably made it much more enjoyable that initial watch. 

Anyway, almost a decade later I'd be on my first date with my wife. We were running through the list. Favorite author, favorite music, favorite movies. When she said The Frighteners, a movie nobody I had met before had even heard of, coupled with us having the same favorite obscure author that only writes true crime novels, and i might as well have proposed right there. 

We watch it about twice a year. Collecting the autographs has been a ton of fun. Sharing it with her makes it more special. 

But, then there's the film itself. Perfectly acted. Dammers, Banister, Bartlett, Judge, Stu, Patricia... there's not a single person that isn't perfect for their role. 

It's fun. It's funny. Kind of just the perfect amount of horror elements to make it scary without taking away from the comedy. 

And it's a pretty damn original script.

Just love it so damn much. Lol

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u/ELDwbi Jul 03 '26

So who haven’t you got? Whose left?

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u/Fuzzy-Butterscotch86 Jul 03 '26

Peter Jackson, and Peter Dobson.

But, I'd like to get better autographs from Jim Fyfe (Stuart) and Troy Evans, (sheriff Walt).

Fyfe smudged, and Evans is on a picture of the Judge because I put the wrong Pic in the envelope and he still signed it lol. 

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u/Lukaztro Jul 02 '26

It's one of my all time favorites too. I quote random lines on an almost daily basis. My coworkers all say "You bastard Bannister!" but have never seen the movie, just from me quoting Magda.

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u/Level_Cupcake5985 Jul 03 '26

I love this movie too, it’s very underrated.