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Released Year: 1986
Runtime: 93 minutes
Directors: Mike Marvin
Writers: Mike Marvin
Casts: Clint Howard, Nick Cassavetes, Matthew Barry, Charlie Sheen, Randy Quaid, Peder Melhuse, Sherilyn Fenn, Jamie Bozian, Jeffery Feaster, Steven Eckholdt, David Sherrill, Griffin O'Neal, Chris Nash, Vickie Benson, Jeffrey Sudzin, Michael Hungerford, Elizabeth Cox, Christopher Bradley, Brooke Burke Charvet
IMDB: The Wraith (1986)
Ratings: 
(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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IGN -
If you're a fan of revenge fantasies, The Wraith will likely whet your appetite even if it isn't the smartest or best film out there.
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The A.V. Club -
The Wraith’s plot is predictable and its genre nods skimpy (primarily limited to The Mystery Racer’s ability to resurrect himself after crashes), but Marvin directs with real energy and wit.
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The New York Times -
Mr. Cassavetes is effectively black-hearted, and makes a striking figure, and Randy Quaid does a lot with the underdeveloped role of a local sheriff. Mr. Marvin directs at a brisk pace, but his screenplay, though lively, seems to be written in an alien language.
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IndieWire -
The Wraith is hardly more than it’s surface. The synopsis says it all and there’s very little character development outside of gang leader Packard (Nick Cassavetes, making his parents so proud) being motivated to pound on or murder other guys because they talk, let alone make love, to a girl he likes (Sherilyn Fenn).
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Time Out London -
Gang of comic-strip killer car-thieves is led by lip-curling psycho Packard (Cassavetes). The town (comprising one house, a burger joint and no citizen who isn't a teenager or a cop) is overseen by Sheriff Randy Quaid, who displays all the reverence the script deserves. Best joke is having one of the thugs know a word like wraith.
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The Wraith (1986)
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...
The Wraith (1986)
(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 1986
Runtime: 93 minutes
Directors: Mike Marvin
Writers: Mike Marvin
Casts: Clint Howard, Nick Cassavetes, Matthew Barry, Charlie Sheen, Randy Quaid, Peder Melhuse, Sherilyn Fenn, Jamie Bozian, Jeffery Feaster, Steven Eckholdt, David Sherrill, Griffin O'Neal, Chris Nash, Vickie Benson, Jeffrey Sudzin, Michael Hungerford, Elizabeth Cox, Christopher Bradley, Brooke Burke Charvet
IMDB: The Wraith (1986)
Storyline
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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Reviews
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IGN -
If you're a fan of revenge fantasies, The Wraith will likely whet your appetite even if it isn't the smartest or best film out there.
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The A.V. Club -
The Wraith’s plot is predictable and its genre nods skimpy (primarily limited to The Mystery Racer’s ability to resurrect himself after crashes), but Marvin directs with real energy and wit.
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The New York Times -
Mr. Cassavetes is effectively black-hearted, and makes a striking figure, and Randy Quaid does a lot with the underdeveloped role of a local sheriff. Mr. Marvin directs at a brisk pace, but his screenplay, though lively, seems to be written in an alien language.
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IndieWire -
The Wraith is hardly more than it’s surface. The synopsis says it all and there’s very little character development outside of gang leader Packard (Nick Cassavetes, making his parents so proud) being motivated to pound on or murder other guys because they talk, let alone make love, to a girl he likes (Sherilyn Fenn).
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Time Out London -
Gang of comic-strip killer car-thieves is led by lip-curling psycho Packard (Cassavetes). The town (comprising one house, a burger joint and no citizen who isn't a teenager or a cop) is overseen by Sheriff Randy Quaid, who displays all the reverence the script deserves. Best joke is having one of the thugs know a word like wraith.
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