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Overview
Release Date:
21 November 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
He's not from around here. morePlot:
Jake is killed by neighbourhood thugs, and returns as a mystical figure (The Wraith) to gain revenge. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Good, cheesy fun moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlie Sheen | ... | Jake Kesey / The Wraith | |
| Nick Cassavetes | ... | Packard Walsh | |
| Sherilyn Fenn | ... | Keri Johnson | |
| Randy Quaid | ... | Sheriff Loomis | |
| Matthew Barry | ... | Billy Hankins | |
| David Sherrill | ... | Skank | |
| Jamie Bozian | ... | Gutterboy | |
| Clint Howard | ... | Rughead | |
| Griffin O'Neal | ... | Oggie | |
| Chris Nash | ... | Minty | |
| Vickie Benson | ... | Waitress | |
| Peder Melhuse | ... | Murphy | |
| Jeffrey Sudzin | ... | Redd | |
| Michael Hungerford | ... | Stokes | |
| Steven Eckholdt | ... | George in Daytona |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
93 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
USA:PG-13 (re-rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | USA:R (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:14A | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:16MOVIEmeter: 
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Packard Walsh drove a late-1970s Chevrolet Corvette with a custom paint job and nose clip; Oggie drove a 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z; Minty drove a 1977 Pontiac Firebird with a highly-visible (but apparently non-functional) supercharger; Skank and Gutterboy drove a beat-up 1966 Plymouth Barracuda; Rughead was driving a late-70's Chevrolet pickup. The couple who are cheated out of their car in the first race were driving a 1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z (distinguished by its' pop-up headlights, unlike the exposed headlights of Oggie's 1986 model). The police drove a variety of mid-1980's Plymouth Caravelles and Gran Furys, as well as early-1980's Chevrolet Malibus; Sheriff Loomis drove a "civilian" Plymouth Caravelle. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the two cars (Packard's Corvette and the white Dodge Daytona) return from the race in the opening scene, the driver of the Daytona stops and switches off the lights. Later he walks away with his girlfriend and Packard's Gang gets ready to get off, but now the tail lights of the Daytona are on again, although nobody has gotten in already. moreSoundtrack:
POWER LOVE moreFAQ
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This movie survives only because the plot idea is kinda' cool. The rest of it is tremendously cheesy, but the excellent car and a compulsive 80's sound track make this a movie worthy of a night in and a bucket of popcorn. Put up your feet, put your brain to bed, sit back and enjoy.