The Wraith (1986)

Director:

Mike Marvin

Writer:

Mike Marvin (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller | Sci-Fi | Romance

Tagline:

He's not from around here.

Plot:

Jake is killed by neighbourhood thugs, and returns as a mystical figure (The Wraith) to gain revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Whipping | Teenager | Male Rear Nudity | Punk | Sunbathing

Cast

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

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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:16

Filming Locations:

4th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Skank: Lot of duckbutter out at the lake today, hey Pack?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Crow (1994)

Soundtrack:

POWER LOVE

Good, cheesy fun

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.