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01/10/1986 Action, Science Fiction 1h 33m
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He's not from around here...

Overview

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...

  1. Mike Marvin

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Charlie Sheen

    Jake Kesey / The Wraith

  2. Nick Cassavetes

    Packard Walsh

  3. Sherilyn Fenn

    Keri Johnson

  4. Randy Quaid

    Sheriff Loomis

  5. Matthew Barry

    Billy Hankins

  6. Clint Howard

    Rughead

  7. David Sherrill

    Skank

  8. Jamie Bozian

    Gutterboy

  9. Griffin O'Neal

    Oggie

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
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 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 approa...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,700,000.00

Revenue
$3,500,000.00

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