Wednesday, 25 December 2024

566 Phantasm II (1988 )

 This  sequel  arrived  nine  years  after  the  origial and  still feels  under-developed  as  though  some  random  ideas  from  a  whiteboard  have  been  thrown  together  in  the  hope  something  coherent might emerge. Starting  where the  last one  left  off, though with  James le Gros taking  over  the main  role, this sees Mike and  his  mate  Reg  heading  off  to  find  the  Tall  Man and  save  a  telepathic damsel  in  distress . There isn't  much  more  to the  plot  than  that, just  a   parade of gruesome violence when  they  find  him.

Paula Irvine ( as Liz )

Sex : No

Death : Uncertain - the film ends with Liz and Mike being  dragged out of  a  limo  by  the  Tall Man 


Paula  did  some  voiceover work  for Disney as a child  but  first appeared on TV in 1987. This  was  the  second of only three film roles but  she  had  a  two-year run  in  Santa Barbara  in  the  early  nineties. She retired in 1994  to  pursue a career in  corporate  communications.

 Samantha  Phillips ( as Alchemy )

Sex : Alchemy has sex with Reggie

Death : Alchemy is revealed to be an agent of the Tall Man so presumably he killed her in the past


Samantha  was  born  in  Maryland  and  worked as a model  before  turning  to  acting. This  was  her  second  film  role. She  did  a  shoot  for  Penthouse in 1993. From 2001 onwards she  diversified into  being  an  adult  talk  show  host  and  her  appearances  have become  less  frequent. She  is  the  producer  of  the  Busty Cops series.

Stacey  Travis  ( as Jeri )

Sex : No

Death : Presumed abducted and killed by the Tall Man but this is  never confirmed


This  was  Stacey's   first  film  role  but  she  has  had  a  steady unspectacular career in film and TV ever since.

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