Phantasm Tall man on the Main street
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2011
- 1979 - Etats-unis - Science-fiction/Horreur/Fantastique - 1h28
Réalisation : Don Coscarelli
Avec : A. Michael Baldwin (Michael 'Mike' Pearson (sous le nom Michael Baldwin)), Bill Thornbury (Jody Pearson), Reggie Bannister (Reggie), Kathy Lester (la dame à la lavande), Terrie Kalbus (la petite fille de la diseuse de bonne aventure), Angus Scrimm (le croque-mort)
Sortie France: 04 Juillet 1979
Sortie USA: 28 Mars 1979
Sypnosis :
Orphelin, Mike, élevé par son frère Jody, est le témoin de phénomènes étranges. Pendant la cérémonie de l'enterrement du meilleur ami de son grand frère, il est intrigué par le croque-mort, qui semble doté de pouvoirs surnaturels, et se sent lui-même envouté par le cimetière. Jody ne le croyant pas, Mike décide d'y faire un tour un soir... - บันเทิง
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What most people/fans may not realise is that Angus was actually a classically trained stage actor before transitioning to screen.
It goes a long way to explaining why he was such a presence on screen with such little effort, he was immensely talented.
Anyone who is a fan of phantasm probably knows the whole casts life stories 😂
And a Grammy winner
the tall man walks like a boss
*sasquatch
He is a damn boss!
A massive Sasquatch like beast of a boss
Pay the cost to be the boss!
He walks like every 70s/80s high school principal
I think that is one of the most underrated shots in cinematic history.. .in regards to horror flicks anyhow. I saw phantasm in the theaters as a ten year old. I vividly recall being terrified by that scene. Phantasm still holds up. If one doesnt dig phantasm then one is a philistine in regards to the arts
I agree. This should go down as one of the best scenes ever shot in a horror movie. Being stalked by death.
@Chic 'N' Stu I feel you...lmao..'cause I. Don't mess with. Phantasm guy(Tall Man)!!😂😂
yes, I just saw this movie. top notch horror
I watched it as a kid too and I’m still scared to watch this and that was over 40 years ago
@@OldmemeetNewme it won't be as scary, but it'll be a great movie. The remastering was beautifully accomplished & the movie itself still holds up :)
Tall Man walked like a badass! RIP Angus Scrimm. Boooooyyyy!
Made walking on concrete sound like hardwood floors
Angus Scrimm is rarely mentioned in the same breath as Boris Karloff or Vincent Price but he's just as iconic in horror as they are.
Not as prolific but very iconic..
Lol
Tall Man : *sniffff* "Mmmmm, cookie dough ice cream. Must get some later after i kill the boooy"
😂😂
Lol Homer Simpson reference
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ha ha ha ha i am down with that ha ha ha ha
I first saw Phantasm when I was 21 and this scene gave me the chills, I'm 42 now and I still get chills during this scene. Angus Scrimm played The Tall Man to perfection, there is not a soul on this earth that could have played this role and give us nightmares the way he did. RIP Angus Scrimm You played a good game BOOOOOOOOYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Try watching it when you're 5! lol my dad ALWAYS watched the franchise and literally made me shake. Especially seeing the morgue scenes, mortuaries, cemetery, etc...
greatest boy
Yes, thanks Angus for the many sleepless nights when I was a kid. Lol
“Chills” ha, good one
That music going with it. It really is an amazing simple sequence.
This might be the best scene in the movie. Mike's emotion and body language, the music, the visuals, all near perfection. This is also the only scene in the series where the Tall Man is roaming around in public during the daytime with other people present.
Lol imagine a cut scene of him buying office supplies and writing out a personal check.
@@abelq8008 That would be hilarious! As erie as this scene is, you can take all the fear out lol.
At this video's 0:43 second mark if you hit play on the song, "You Sexy Thing (I Believe In Miracles)" , by Hot Chocolate its scary in a different way lol 🤣🤣😂😂
Angus Scrimm is one scary son-of-a-bitch! I don't care what anyone says- he is one of the kings of horror in my opinion. The guy is just plain creepy. But, you meet him in person and he is this kind, very normal and down to earth man.
I love this scene it’s like the tall man is telling mike “you’re right about everything boy and you’ll be dealt with”
This is where Vince MacMahon learned his power walk
really
That's my Slender Man , The Tall Man
Love that he dipped his finger into the quarter slot. No one under 30 would get that because everyone carried a phone now.
I like that The Tall Man is gainfully employed & an active member of the community
There are so many things to admire about the visuals in this scene. One such visual that doesnt get discussed but deserves mention is how clueless and carefree Reggie is here. He has no idea the man who will haunt him for the rest of his life is right there behind him. Also us viewers were equally clueless how Reggie the ice cream seller would transition into a badass crusader with shotgun and chainsaw in the future.
Just like Ash Williams!
Not just any shotgun, mind you, but an almighty quad-barreled beast
Wait isn't it the other way around? I thought it was Reggie haunting the Tall Man!
also my mom always got a kick out of this scene the tall man swinging his arms around and stopping at the ice cream truck rip mom love u always
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Such a cool scene and the fact that it makes no sense only adds to the coolness.
Actually makes sense this is a boy being chased by death is so cold and waiting. they would ruined the idea as there is a deleted scene, that shows the Tall Man is afraid of the cold because he is from a hot planet,thanks to the director Don he left the idea out.
There is a rare version that a fan put all the deleted scenes back to the movie.
It is a surreal nightmare, he is the only one alive from his family and he's playing a game with the Tall Man until the end, unintentionally or not this is a great movie, difficult to interpret, more you watch more you find meanings.
I have the original vinyl from 79 and all cds dvds and vhs.
Zzba Bazz,Interersting.
+Zzba Bazz Where can I find that version?
+Eman323 dude if u want phantasm, don't just by phantasm....but the anniversary edition! I used to have that one! it had behind the scenes! awesome!💓😊
Actually even without the scene it did incorporate the cold weakness. Him walking down the street was more or less an effort to maintain his cover as a local mortician. He didn't have to socialize, but he had to at least act like he was familiar with the town to take a stroll down there. He sees Mike here, and the look on his face when he sees him, gave me the impression he was gonna walk across the street and grab him, but then he realized he was in a cold spot with that ice cream truck. The whole scene is similar to the 1931 Dracula scene where Van Helsing confronts Dracula after knowing full well he's a Vampire. Both characters were stopped by mundane yet powerful items a cross and a freezer respectfully.
This scene was actually cut from the original film and used as a wraparound for the end of Phantasm 4. There were several scenes not used in the original film that ended up as flashback scenes in the sequels. Pure genius using up those old scenes in this way
This specific scene is in the first movie as well
This movie is so surreal and dreamlike. As someone who loves those sequels i honestly still think this one is absolutely the best by far. Every single scene of this movie feels like it could just be a dream, which is why the ending catches you off guard. Those sequels feel a little more straightforward about what's real and what isn't, Phantasm III dives into more weird surreal shit but that second movie has it's feet more firmly set on reality with most of the weird sci fi stuff going to the side. I haven't seen 4 or 5 but i plan to this weekend.
It does makes sense, the first one is the nigthmare becomimg real and the second and third one are the fight against that nightmare to finally rest.
Seeing a scary figure during the day when you think you're safe, is probably what evoked my fear when I watched this as a kid.
Just think, no CGI, no special effects, etc. and it's still chilling.
the 1st part fo the scent where he is walking with very long strides was creepy enough. Then the straight on shot with reggie in the picture in the cold mist coming from the truck... oh man. The tall mans walking became irregular.... out of stride and his arms were swinging out of sync with his steps was a master touch to the scene.
My 11 year-old daughter watching this scene: Is that George Washington?
When you hear those footsteps, you know you've got trouble...
Something utterly inhuman...beyond that...totally incomprehensible is walking down the street, badly disguised as a human being, and only poor Mike can see him for what he is: the embodiment of death, the reaper of souls, a cosmic...thing existing among us, unknown and unknowable.
RIP ANGUS SCHRIMM.
The Tall Man Looks like A Monster! :O
First off, the music makes this scene sooo great!! It just has that awesome 70s Jazz/Horror/creepy vibe to it. Secondly, I think this scene is extra creepy...because it's small town horror...everyone who grew up in a town like this knew at least one creepy guy that scared the shit out of them growing up and seeing them all over. Nothing against Angus Scrimm RIP.
0:47 "Well you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man, no time for talk"
This movie came out when I was 9-years old and remember having to see it on TV because my parents and my cousin's parents did not want us to see it. Ironically, my aunt, that cousin's mom, couldn't resist and watched it with us at 9pm when it played on TV and recall she was more scared than us and looking back, she added to the suspense as she couldn't watch, but she couldn't look away, LoL. I always remembered this scene, though and despite the years (I'm 53 now) it still grips me as the combo of the music, the Tall Man's gait and the tone still disturbs me. That's how you know you made a good movie when you remember these kind of details.
Cinematography of this scene is incredible!
R.I.P. Angus Scrimm.
rip Angus I remember watching this with my mom when I was 5 im 33 now and the tall man always gave me the chills but I got to meet him in 2008 he was awesome very nice man I got to shake the tall mans hand and get his autograph and tell him I enjoyed the phantasm films and he smiled and said thank u
Angus Scrimm is a sweet guy. Him, Reggie Bannister and Mike Baldwin and dare I say Bruce Campbell too are all down to earth guys
Later movies use this scene to say the tall man doesn’t like the cold , but from the way he sniffs and raised his hands it looks more like he is revelling it , like someone raising their cold hands to a camp fire
Wow, this makes sense!
@@ClaytheHamsterChannel
If only , they use cold against him
This scene was eerie and creepy as hell when I first saw it 28 years ago, and after watching it again today I get the same chills I felt then. It's amazing how a simple scene like this manages to scare the audience today just as much as it did in the 70's. And the fact that there's no dialogue at all just makes the scene's atmosphere even more sinister and frightening.
It is a subtle and beautiful scene without resorting to the shit that foolish filmmakers do nowadays with disgusting shock tactics over awe and suspense.
The 70's and early 80's horror movies will always be more creepy, the later movies are just to clean and comforting
Mike's reaction when he looks over and sees the Tall Man walking down the sidewalk is perfect--total bewilderment and fright--a feeling of helplessness. This man is haunting you and you don't know why or what to do about it. Like his whole universe in that moment became him and the Tall Man.
Saw this again recently after MANY years. I think the scene reinforces that he's in a nightmare/dream due to it looking like it's just him and the Tall Man present. Reggie is there, but doesn't seem to be a factor at all.
That's how I walk when I need to take a shit real bad and won't let no one stand in my way
Beautiful Cuda
I rewatched the movie last night after about 17 years .... just as good as I remembered and the theme is better 🤣
Totally under appreciated movie series. 30 years later and this damn scene still creeps the absolute shit out of me
The music makes it even better to
that walk was epic
Great movie, must have watched it 30 times
Phantasm proves that even with the smallest budget can be a memorable movie
I wasn't joking
Budget: $500,000
Box Office: $22 Million
This movie had doubled their budget by 20x
Ever heard of halloween? The largest grossing independent film ever made in 1978? Then beat by Blair witch in ‘99.
Halloween was made for $275,000 lol
@@Njbear7453 yeah but I don't watch Blair witch, I just get me dad to give me a 10 second summary.
"Nothings happening, nothings happening. Its over, alot of people in the audience look pissed."
Legend!!! Michael looking on as the Tall Man walks up the Reggie!!!! LEGEND!!!!!!! BOY!!!!!!!!
The Tall man's real name, Angus Scrimm is enough to give you chills...perfect
Oh 😳, didn't know that lol
Black Hemi Cuda, the 45 caliber, the tall man, the orb I loved this movie as a kid.
Tallman was a beast!!!!
Angus scrimm the tall man is the commander of all horror movie killers.. Jason.. Freddy.. micheal.. pinhead all answer to him!!
My goodness, Mike looks like Jessica Harper in this scene.
I just find so funny that it might be morning or noon and the spooky monster is just going about business, paying bills or whatever while Jody is apparently getting plastered.
I was 9 years old in 1979 when I saw this movie, never forgot this atmospheric masterpiece, it was totally different time back then. I lived in books, all kind of books, this movie has a lot of different kind of meanings to it, brilliant script, I loved the scene where the little boy peers into a different dimension, I believe it to one of planes of the Abyss, just my interpretation of the scene. The author of this script sits back, and has you draw your own conclusions about the story, all in all, great movie, I've never forgot it, and I think I never will.
I can’t believe Angus Scrimm who played the tall man was only 53 years old when this came out in ‘79. He was still considered young. I had thought he was at least like 60.
One of the best horror natural scenes in history. No effects, just it is what it is. This scene and Reverend Kane in Poltergeist II, when he approaches to the house singing " God is in his holy temple ".
I would never have guessed he was reacting to the cold air from Reggie's ice cream truck until I saw the third movie. I always wondered what he was doing.
Monster Zero don't feel bad it wasn't until that scene in a later movie where it clicked. cool how all the movies are connected
Monster Zero same! I always thought he could smell Mikes fear. Cool little twist.
I think it has something to do with the planet he is from. If you remember it's a lot hotter and the gravity is a lot stronger than ours.
As I understand it they didn't even have that idea at the time, when they were filming it.
In 1979 they were just showing off how creepy Angus Scrimm looked, then 15 years later they were looking at this and thought hmmm... how about we re-interpret this to say the cold affected him?
Tall Man gots his own strut
He sure does.
His arms sway at a different pace from his walk
There was supposed to be a scene somewhere in this film which explains that the Tall Man is intolerant to cold temperatures, hence his reaction to being near Reggie's ice cream cooler. It coincides with the detail that it's very hot in his home world. Unless the viewer pieces it together themselves, that detail never quite makes it into the first film but is used as the basis for their plan to try and destroy him at the end of Phantasm III. Since there was about twice as much material shot for the first film than what was actually used, they had a lot of leftover ideas and extra scenes they could add to the subsequent movies to flesh out the lore.
this is a CLASSIC GEM
Phantasm theme is handsdown the best horror theme ever (may be John Carpter’s dark synth “Christine” theme is a close second).
Now Phantasm turns 45. Gotta love how the Tall Man just walks by. Feeling the cold air of Reggie's ice cream truck. Michael looks surprised.
That black Mopar!!!
you play a good game boyyyyyyyyyyy
"He doesn't like the cold" as explained by Mike in Phantasm III.
classic forever excellent movie
I love this scene.
If Tall man doesnt like the cold why is he inhaling the cold vapours as if he is relishing it? Also in Phantasm 5 , in other dimension the girl Reggie met on the highway had different name while for rest of the characters the name dont change.
Im sure the directors after making the first film didnt expect it to reach such cult status. So they made it a franchise themselves wondering how to make more sense of this movie while still leaving everyone confused till the very last installment, in the name of making people think about it forever.
And still …. I love Phantasm! 😄
Simplistic, and yet very, very creepy. One of the many scenes I never forgot from this movie when I first saw on it on late night HBO as a kid.
1st seen it on Cinemax in Fall 97
Absolutely incredible ... Unfortunately ... "It's all over" now. :(
The fact that The Tall at this point had already won and we didn't even knew it yet.
the tall man really loved Reggies ice cream truck.
1:02 that is just the scariest walk ever right there. How does he do that?! Try and walk with your arms moving out of sync with your legs and at a different pace than your legs. It’s nearly impossible! He had to have practiced that in order to do that. This simple weird walking scene made this movie 10 times scarier than it would have been otherwise.
God, this is such a creepy scene.
Visually, there's an interesting contrast between the strength, certainty and direction of an adult man and the wanderings/uncertainty of an adolescent boy.
Cold is deadly for him. And he just stopped to ... enjoy it !? Same if Superman stopped to enjoy kryptonite. Can you imagine that? Tall Man is a one of biggest badasses ( in every way) I've ever saw.
That explanation/weakness wasn't invented yet, so I don't think it's like that. What I think he's supposed to be doing is intimidation, doing something that is clearly unnatural to Mike, but would look natural to other people. To others it'd probably just look like a guy enjoying the smell of ice cream, but Mike knows he's looking right at him.
Hands down Phantasm 2 is My Favorite and I Think it's the Best out of all 5 Films. This scene from the 1st Movie gives out a really really odd and weird Vibe.
Very moody .... feeling of dread. At least I feel it every time.
Love this movie, they dont make horrors like this now. Love it
What i like the most on that scene is the fact this is a double meaning interpretation. You can understand the first you saw the Tall Man stop his walk because he knows Mike look at him and man to scare him. But the second time (when you saw the third one) you understood he just hate freezing and react about Reggie open the ice cream door. So much good!
My favorite scene, just to have Angus Scrimm swagger in so that he can enjoy some ice cream smells (that or he just really liked Reggie's cologne that day). 🤓😆🤓😆🤓😆
I watched this movie for the first time a few months ago and I really was not a fan of it. I sat there after it was over for 10+ minutes confused at what I had just witnessed, but this one scene stuck with me, I couldnt stop thinking about this scene and my strange love for it. I found myself literally deciding to watch the movie a second time the next day just because of that one scene and upon that second watch I fell in love with the movie. It was like I still thought it was a bad movie and yet something about it all forced me to love it. This is one of the greatest scenes in horror movie history.
LOL it was the same with me.
Certain scenes from when I was a kid scared the crap out of me as a kid, this is one of them. The window scene in Salems Lot is another classic.
Me and my friends went to the movies to see this when it came out in 79 scared the 💩 outta of us tall man was everywhere in mind.
THAT WALK THO! creepy
Goddamn, even his walk was Gangsta🙌🏾
He was the true OG
Just watched this scene 30 seconds ago on the Horror Channel, I knew it would have it's own video on TH-cam.
I saw this when I was about the same age as young Mike, and as my name is also Mike I was literally paralyzed with fear. This scene and the bug in the hair haunted my entire childhood. I used to do that same thing with the payphone btw, good add on that was a sign of young adulthood at the time.
Continuity ? Mike's trousers changes from first to next shot of him.
I find it hilarious Reggie is just going about his business selling ice cream right next to the man he’ll be doing battle with for decades.
Reggie must had been loaded, guy was his own boss and with decently sized store too, no wonder why he alongside the Tall Man became the centerpieces of the whole saga, Reggie had the will to get things done.
I saw this movie really nice !
I usually watch this during Halloween, but missed this year. It was my favorite "horror" movie when I was a kid. Those dwarfs creeped me out.
I honestly thought this was Mike and Tall Man's Dracula moment. In the 1931 movie, Van Helsing confronts Dracula in a battle of wills. With Drake trying to hypnotize him only for it to have no effect on Abraham. Then when he decided to just kill him physically, Dracula approached Van Helsing only for Van Helsing to pull out a cross and send him fleeing.
Phantasm, basically the same situation. Tall Man notices Mike, was about to cross the street and kill him, only to be stopped by a cross in the form of the cold air of Reggie's Ice Cream truck.
The tall man walking around like a land surveyor thinking about how he gonna bring the town to ruins
The soundtrack is awesome! and of course, the movie itself. My fav scene ^
This movie makes no sense but yet it's so awesome! I can't even explain it
It made no sense because they deleted all the scenes that pieced everything together perfectly. When I had the opportunity to see the deleted scenes, I was baffled as to why they would take them out in the 1st place...but then again if the finished product made TOO much sense, maybe it wouldn't be the classic it became known for. And a side note: this was the only in the series I truly enjoyed.
Scary part is how he moves about unnoticed. Like a spectre or phantom. 😳
This scene is a masterpiece. Very creepy, very beautiful, very enigmatic. This movie reminds me of my dad. We watched this movie more times than I can count.
Why this is not one of the most iconical Horror Movies Parts?
This was one of my favorite scenes !!
Watching Baldwin breathing heavily makes it very realistic
Like a boss...