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...
- Mike Marvin
- Mike Marvin
Rating: 6.369/10 by 442 users
Alternative Title:
Interceptor - Phantom der Ewigkeit - DE
Tillbaka till verkligheten - SE
A Aparição - BR
Turbo Interceptor - FR
El Espectro - MX
El ejecutor - AR
El ejecutor - ES
Country:
United States of America
Canada
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 33 minutes
Budget: $2,700,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
Plot Keyword: sheriff, car race, cemetery, killing, arizona, reincarnation, car crash, romance, street race, revenge, murder, gang, motorcycle, ghost
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.
