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The Wraith

"He's not from around here..."

1986-10-01 Action 1hr 33m

Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way...

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Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way...

  • Released
    1986-10-01
  • Revenue
    $3,500,000
  • Budget
    $2,700,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 33m
  • Genre
    Action, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.9
  • Production
    New Century Entertainment Corporation, Alliance Entertainment, Turbo Productions

Crew

Mike Marvin
Director
Mike Marvin
Writer
John Kemeny
Producer
Keywords:
sheriff car race cemetery killing arizona reincarnation car crash romance street race revenge murder gang motorcycle ghost

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Cast

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen
Jake Kesey / The Wraith
Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes
Packard Walsh
Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn
Keri Johnson
Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid
Sheriff Loomis
Matthew Barry

Matthew Barry
Billy Hankins
Clint Howard

Clint Howard
Rughead
David Sherrill

David Sherrill
Skank
Jamie Bozian

Jamie Bozian
Gutterboy
Griffin O'Neal

Griffin O'Neal
Oggie
Chris Nash

Chris Nash
Minty
Vickie Benson

Vickie Benson
Waitress
Peder Melhuse

Peder Melhuse
Murphy
Jeffrey Sudzin

Jeffrey Sudzin
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Michael Hungerford

Michael Hungerford
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Steven Eckholdt

Steven Eckholdt
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Elizabeth Cox

Elizabeth Cox
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Christopher Bradley

Christopher Bradley
Jamie Henkins
Jeffery Feaster

Jeffery Feaster
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Brooke Burke

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A Review by misubisu 8

Written by misubisu on 2024-08-06

I first saw this movie back in 1986... didn't really remember too much about it... decided to watch it again after seeing the car in an epis... read more

I first saw this movie back in 1986... didn't really remember too much about it... decided to watch it again after seeing the car in an episode of Leno's Garage. You know what.. it is actually very entertaining movie... it doesn't suck at all. The bad boy characters are somewhat stupid but fit in quite well... the story is a little simplistic... but sometimes watching a movie that is entertaining and you don't need to think too much about is just what you need. Plus it was a trip down memory lane from 35 years ago. Charlie Sheen was 21, but looked a lot younger!! For the time, the movie had a good look and feel to it. And the Wraith car stands the test of time really well.

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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2024-12-01

**_Hammy 80’s motorhead thriller with Charlie Sheen and Sherilyn Fenn_** A ruthless (but comical) gang terrorizes a town in southern Ariz... read more

**_Hammy 80’s motorhead thriller with Charlie Sheen and Sherilyn Fenn_** A ruthless (but comical) gang terrorizes a town in southern Arizona, forcing guys to drag race in order to ‘win’ their vehicles; that is, until a young man comes to town (Sheen), along with a mysterious black sportscar and driver. Randy Quaid is on hand as the Sheriff. "The Wraith" (1986) is like a meshing of the contemporaneous “Top Gun” with the campiness of “Lost Boys” (which came out the next year), just trade the pilot ace flying with drag racing and the vampires with a thug gang. The hammy approach mainly applies to Skank (David Sherrill), Gutterboy (Jamie Bozian) and tech-geek Rughead (Clint Howard) whereas Nick Cassavetes is more subdued about it as the lead bully, but still cartoonishly exaggerated. Nick, by the way, is the son of John Cassavetes & Gina Rowlands, which is odd since John was only 5’7” while Nick is 6’6”, but I guess it happens. I’m not a fan of the hammy tone and think it would’ve worked better if done more seriously, like “Top Gun.” However, if you can roll with the goofiness, it’s entertaining on several fronts. For instance, the Arizona locations are spectacular, Sherilyn Fenn’s beauty is well captured and there’s a lot of thrilling vehicle mayhem. It runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in the Greater Tucson area, including the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Gila Bend, which is 92 miles northwest of Tucson (and just southwest of Phoenix). GRADE: B-

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A Review by misubisu

I first saw this movie back in 1986... didn't really remember too much about it... decided to watch it again after seeing the car in an episode of Leno's Garage. You know what.. it is actually very entertaining movie... it doesn't suck a...

reviewer avatar

A Review by misubisu 8

Written by misubisu on 2024-08-06

I first saw this movie back in 1986... didn't really remember too much about it... decided to watch it again after seeing the car in an episode of Leno's Garage. You know what.. it is actually very...

read more
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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2024-12-01

**_Hammy 80’s motorhead thriller with Charlie Sheen and Sherilyn Fenn_** A ruthless (but comical) gang terrorizes a town in southern Arizona, forcing guys to drag race in order to ‘win’ their vehic...

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