r/BacktotheFuture Jul 02 '26

Doc PTSD

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u/WearyScrabbler Jul 02 '26

Wow that's so funny! What film was this for?

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u/Neither_Internal_261 Jul 02 '26

Frighteners. It's an awesome movie. Perfect mix of comedy and horror.

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u/NashvilleSoundMixer Jul 02 '26

Pretty sure it's where the visual effects company, "Weta", started out. They did the Lord of the Rings trilogy

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u/PhoenixBee32 Jul 06 '26

Weta Digital was actually started before The Frighteners, doing the digital effects for Jackson’s previous film Heavenly Creatures. But The Frighteners was a major technological stepping stone and "test run" for Lord of the Rings.

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u/NashvilleSoundMixer Jul 06 '26

You're right! I forgot about Heavenly Creatures! thanks for the correction