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Trivia: In Milly's room is a poster for a fictitious movie called "Busing." Director Kevin Smith actually wrote a script for the film "Busing" in the 1990's, and it was meant to be a sort-of spiritual sequel to his breakout hit "Clerks." It was described as "'Clerks' in a restaurant." But for one reason or another it was never made.

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Trivia: Comics legend Stan Lee, a friend of director Kevin Smith, was originally meant to have a significant role in the film's climactic third act at the "Chronic-Con" convention, but sadly passed away before filming began.

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Trivia: Unfortunately, the tie-in toys released to promote the film spoiled the secret identity of the Phantasm by having the character be unmasked. This is despite the fact that the Phantasm's secret identity is a major twist near the end of the film.

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Trivia: Despite being in the title of the film, the "Phantasm" is never referred to by that name by any character in the movie.

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Trivia: Though it's not explained explicitly in the film, Robin is absent from the movie because the character was meant to be away at school.

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Trivia: This film was originally intended to be a direct-to-video features and was thus initially made in full-screen. The studio suddenly made the decision to release it in theaters late into production, forcing the animators to scramble and convert the entire film into widescreen.

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Trivia: The CGI Gotham seen in the opening credits was actually created for "Batman: The Animated Series," but never used for one reason or another. It was repurposed for the opening credits of this film.

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Trivia: The character Reggie was an ice-cream truck driver in the original film. Somewhat ironically, an actual ice-cream truck would frequently drive by the set blaring music, and was repeatedly a nuisance while filming.

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Trivia: The only "Phantasm" film to have a scene during the credits.

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Trivia: The only "Phantasm" film not directed by series creator Don Coscarelli. Coscarelli did co-write the film, however, and helped out on-set.

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Trivia: The second-to-last film made by Angus Scrimm before his unfortunate passing in 2016.

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Trivia: This film was originally intended to be a series of short-films and vignettes set in the "Phantasm" universe. Eventually the stories were folded together into one narrative, which became "Phantasm: Ravager."

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Trivia: Originally, writer Roger Avary wrote a script entitled "Phantasm 1999AD," which would have been a post-apocalyptic adventure that chronicled the epic final battle between Mike and Reggie, and the Tall Man. Creator Don Coscarelli loved the concept, but wasn't able to secure the funding for it, so this film was made to bridge the gap between films. The project as envisioned never saw the light of day, but a few select elements from it were eventually recycled into the fifth film.

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Trivia: All the flashbacks to the past are actually made up of deleted scenes from the original film.

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Trivia: Almost the entire score was taken from "Phantasm II," with only a few minor tweaks and additions. As the film was low budget, this was done as a cost-saving measure.

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Trivia: The character Rocky has the distinction of being the only female protagonist in a "Phantasm" movie to not be killed off.

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Trivia: A. Michael Baldwin was allowed to return to the role of Mike as the film was not funded by studios. He had not been allowed to star in "Phantasm II" due to a studio mandate. Universal agreed to distribute the film once it was completed, but left the production to director Don Coscarelli.

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Trivia: Star Reggie Bannister had actually quit acting after the first "Phantasm." He officially came out of retirement when the sequel was announced, as has appeared in over fifty roles since.

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Trivia: The only entry in the series not to feature A. Michael Baldwin as "Mike." He played Mike in the first, third, fourth and fifth film. Instead, the character is played by James Le Gros in this film. Brad Pitt also reportedly auditioned for the role.

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Trivia: The highest-budgeted film of the entire "Phantasm" series. It was also the final entry in the series to be released in theaters.

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