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{{Infobox film
| name = Phantasm IV: Oblivion
| name = Phantasm IV: Oblivion
| image = Phantasm 4.jpg
| image = Phantasm 4.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Don Coscarelli]]
| director = [[Don Coscarelli]]
| producer = Don Coscarelli
| producer = Don Coscarelli
| writer = Don Coscarelli
| writer = Don Coscarelli
| based on = {{based on|Characters|Don Coscarelli}}
| based_on = {{based on|Characters|Don Coscarelli}}
| starring = [[A. Michael Baldwin]]<br>[[Reggie Bannister]]<br>Bill Thornbury<br>Heidi Marnhout<br>[[Bob Ivy]]<br>[[Angus Scrimm]]
| starring = [[A. Michael Baldwin]]<br>[[Reggie Bannister]]<br>Bill Thornbury<br>Heidi Marnhout<br>Bob Ivy<br>[[Angus Scrimm]]
| music = Christopher L. Stone
| music = Christopher L. Stone
| cinematography = Chris Chomyn
| cinematography = Chris Chomyn
| editing = Scott J. Gill
| editing = Scott J. Gill
| studio = Starway International
| distributor = [[Orion Pictures]]<br>[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor = [[Orion Home Video]] (United States)<br>Starway International (Internationally)
| released = {{film date|1998|10|13}}
| released = {{film date|1998|10|13}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $650,000
| budget = $650,000
}}
}}
'''''Phantasm IV: Oblivion''''' (stylized as '''''Phantasm: OblIVion''''' and also known as '''''Phantasm: Oblivion''''') is a 1998 American horror film. The film was written, produced and directed by [[Don Coscarelli]] and starring [[A. Michael Baldwin]], [[Reggie Bannister]] and [[Angus Scrimm]]. It is the third sequel in the [[Phantasm (film series)|''Phantasm'' series]] and is followed by ''[[Phantasm: Ravager]]''.
'''''Phantasm IV: Oblivion''''' (stylized as '''''Phantasm: OblIVion''''' and also known as '''''Phantasm: Oblivion''''') is a 1998 American [[science fantasy]] horror film. The film was written, produced and directed by [[Don Coscarelli]] and starring [[A. Michael Baldwin]], [[Reggie Bannister]] and [[Angus Scrimm]]. It is the third sequel in the [[Phantasm (film series)|''Phantasm'' series]] and is followed by ''[[Phantasm: Ravager]]''.


==Plot Synopsis==
==Plot==
The film opens where the previous film left off. Mike flees from Boulton mortuary in the hearse, while Reggie is trapped inside by [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|The Tall Man]]'s spheres. Rather than kill Reggie, The Tall Man lets him go, saying he is doing so "to play one last game", then The Tall Man leaves Boulton.
Picking up where [[Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead|the previous film]] left off. Mike escapes Boulton mortuary in a hearse, while Reggie is trapped by [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|The Tall Man]] spheres. Rather than kill Reggie, the Tall Man releases him, telling Reggie their final "game" begins. Mike's brother Jody, still a black sphere that can occasionally resume his human form, contacts Reggie to search for Mike. On his way, Reggie survives a demon attack, rescues a woman named Jennifer from a car accident.


Meanwhile, Mike tries to escape his transformation, driving through abandoned areas, recalling the last days of his youth before The Tall Man's arrival. After seeing visions of the elderly Fortune Teller he consulted years ago, the Tall Man appears, declaring he is taking Mike "to prepare for passage." Mike is taken to [[Death Valley]], where he attempts suicide by hanging. However the Tall Man intercedes and shows him conflicting memories of when he and Jody attempted to kill the Tall Man years ago. Forbidden from taking his own life, Mike sees the Tall Man offer his hand, implying he wishes to guide him. Refusing, Mike escapes through a dimension fork, which takes him back in time.
Mike's brother Jody, now a steel sphere who can occasionally resume his human form, contacts and persuades Reggie to search for Mike. On the way, Reggie survives a demon attack and rescues a woman, "Jennifer", from a car accident. They stay the night at an abandoned motel where Reggie tells her the story of [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|The Tall Man]]. Jennifer is not who she seems to be. She attacks Reggie with two spheres, hidden in her breasts. Reggie vanquishes Jennifer with the use of his sledgehammer and [[tuning fork]].


Mike emerges from an early version of the gateway in an 1860s era laboratory. There, Mike is greeted by a kind man, Jebediah Morningside; an elderly scientist and creator of the gate who looks exactly like the Tall Man. Mike is frightened away after seeing Jebediah and that the Fortune Teller is mysteriously present. In the desert, Mike realizes he is slowly developing [[telekinesis]] when he kills a dwarf with a large boulder. Jody appears to him, but a distrustful Mike accuses him of abandoning him. Mike begins working on the hearse's engine, using parts to build a makeshift sphere. Meanwhile, Reggie and Jennifer stay at an abandoned motel, where he tells her about The Tall Man. Jennifer is soon revealed to be one of his minions, with two spheres in place of her breasts. Reggie manages to fight her off and kill her.
Mike, tries to uncover the mysteries of The Tall Man in order to escape his transformation. He drives, in his getaway hearse, through abandoned areas, recalling the last days of his youth before The Tall Man's arrival, and ends up in [[Death Valley]]. As the Tall Man interrupts his attempted suicide, Mike passes through a gateway. He meets a kind man, named Jebediah Morningside. Mike is frightened away, because Jebediah appears to be the Tall Man.


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Mike goes through a gate, finding himself in a deserted city where he escapes the Tall Man, with Jody's help. Reggie arrives at Death Valley and fights off a group of dwarfs, shortly before Mike and Jody reappear. Mike warns Reggie not to trust Jody before departing yet again. Mike and Jody pass through the gate to Jebediah's house. Invisible to the old man, they witness him approach the inter-dimensional gate, to learn the secrets of the world of the dead. Mike unsuccessfully tries to stab Jebediah, who vanishes and moments later is replaced by the Tall Man incarnation who emerges in his place. Mike escapes through the gate again, and Jody attacks him under the Tall Man's thrall.
Back in Death Valley, Mike realizes that he can move rocks with the power of his mind. Jody appears, but a distrustful Mike accuses his brother of having abandoned him. Mike begins working on the hearse's engine, seemingly using parts to build a makeshift sphere. Mike goes through a gate, but finds himself in a deserted city and escapes The Tall Man only with Jody's help.


Awakening on an embalming slab, Mike uses a tuning fork to immobilize Jody and the Tall Man as they attempt to cut open his head, before making the Tall Man kill Jody. The Tall Man quickly revives and pursues Mike to Death Valley. Reggie tries to shoot the Tall Man, but is overpowered. Mike summons the sphere he created and impales The Tall Man's neck, before activating the hearse's motor to explode, seemingly destroying him before a new Tall Man immediately comes through the gate, and removes the golden sphere from Mike's head, before departing. While Reggie goes on to pursue the Tall Man. Left to die, Mike recalls a childhood memory, where Reggie gives him a ride; they both hear their future exchange before Reggie's departure. The younger Mike brushes it off, declaring "it's just the wind."
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Meanwhile, Reggie arrives at Death Valley and fights off a group of zombie dwarves shortly before Mike and Jody reappear through a gate. Mike embraces Reggie and tells him not to trust Jody. Mike and Jody pass through the gate and appear in Jebediah's house. Invisible to the old man, they witness how he perfects his craft and approaches the inter-dimensional gate. Mike unsuccessfully tries to stab Jebediah, who vanishes and moments later is replaced by the evil [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|Tall Man]] who emerges in his place. The Tall Man can see Jody and Mike, forcing Mike to escape through the gate.

Jody finds Mike in a cemetery and attacks him. Awakening on a mortuary slab, Mike uses the tuning fork to immobilize Jody and the Tall Man as they attempt to saw his head open. He kills Jody with the sphere he built. The Tall Man quickly revives and [[telekinesis|telekinetically]] takes the fork from Mike. Again, Mike escapes through the gate back to Death Valley, this time pursued by his nemesis.

Reggie tries to shoot but is overpowered by The Tall Man. Mike then summons the sphere he built and uses it to impale The Tall Man in the neck. At this moment, Mike activates the hearse's motor, which turns out to be the true weapon, a strange inter-dimensional bomb, against the Tall Man. The Tall Man is once again supposedly vanquished. However, a new Tall Man immediately comes through the gate, revealing that The Tall Man is but one of many. The Tall Man removes the golden sphere from Mike's head and then passes through the gate.

Reggie arms himself and chases after The Tall Man through the gate. Mike recalls a childhood memory of him climbing into Reggie's ice cream truck as they both drive off into the dark night. Oddly enough, both of them hear each other's last exchange of dialogue from the present before Reggie went through the gate. Reggie asks Mike if he's hears the voice, but Mike brushes it off declaring, "it's just the wind".


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Angus Scrimm]] as [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|The Tall Man]]
* [[Angus Scrimm]] as [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|The Tall Man]]
* [[A. Michael Baldwin]] as Mike Pearson
* [[A. Michael Baldwin]] as Mike Pearson
* [[Reggie Bannister]] as Reggie
* [[Reggie Bannister]] as [[Reggie (Phantasm)|Reggie]]
* Bill Thornbury as Jody Pearson
* Bill Thornbury as Jody Pearson
* [[Bob Ivy]] as Demon Trooper
* Bob Ivy as Demon Trooper
* Heidi Marnhout as Jennifer
* Heidi Marnhout as Jennifer


==Production and sequel==
==Production and sequel==
Canadian filmmaker [[Roger Avary]], a self-professed hardcore fan of the ''Phantasm'' series, wrote an epic screenplay titled "Phantasm 1999 A.D." as a sequel to ''[[Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead]]''.<ref name="screem">{{citation|last =Feinblatt|first =Scott|title=Phantasm: Back For More Blood|journal=Screem|volume=1|issue=32|pages=2-3| year =2016}}</ref> It was set in a post-apocalyptic near future and would feature [[Bruce Campbell]] as a co-star. As the project ran into financing difficulties, [[Don Coscarelli]] wrote and directed this fourth installment as a precursor to the project,<ref name="screem"/> using numerous outtakes from the preceding films. Avary also appeared in the film as one of the Civil War soldiers. Despite these efforts, the budget for the sequel, now retitled ''Phantasm's End'', could not be secured.
Canadian filmmaker [[Roger Avary]], a self-professed hardcore fan of the ''Phantasm'' series, wrote an epic screenplay titled ''Phantasm 1999'' as a sequel to ''[[Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead]]''.<ref name="jenkins">{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Jason|title='Phantasm 1999' – Don Coscarelli Details the Wild Post-Apocalyptic Sequel We Never Saw|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3716689/phantasm-1999-don-coscarelli-details-the-wild-post-apocalyptic-sequel-we-never-saw-phantom-limbs/|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=May 30, 2022|access-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name="screem">{{citation|last =Feinblatt|first =Scott|title=Phantasm: Back For More Blood|journal=Screem|volume=1|issue=32|pages=2–3| year =2016}}</ref> It was set in a post-apocalyptic near future and would feature [[Bruce Campbell]] as a co-star.<ref name="jenkins"/> As the project ran into financing difficulties, [[Don Coscarelli]] wrote and directed this fourth installment as a precursor to the project,<ref name="screem"/> using numerous outtakes from the preceding films. Avary also appeared in the film as one of the Civil War soldiers. Despite these efforts, the budget for the sequel, now retitled ''Phantasm's End'', could not be secured.<ref name="jenkins"/>


''Oblivion'''s budget was considerably lower than the previous two Phantasm films. While ''Phantasm II'' had a budget of $3,000,000 and ''Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead'' had a budget of $2,500,000, the filmmakers were only able to secure $650,000 to make ''Phantasm IV: Oblivion''. The filmmakers had to be inventive with the budget, much like the first film, which had only $300,000 budget. For the Civil War dream sequence a Civil War reenactment group was hired in exchange for a $200 donation. Because the production could afford to build only a few sets, several key scenes were filmed in the desert, making this the only ''Phantasm'' movie without significant scenes inside a mausoleum setting, except the very beginning and toward the end. The swarm of spheres was done by several fans of ''Phantasm'', who then showed it to Bannister who, in turn, showed it to Coscarelli. KNB EFX group also helped out a bit on the film as a favor to Coscarelli.
''Oblivion'''s budget was considerably lower than the previous two Phantasm films. While ''Phantasm II'' had a budget of $3,000,000 and ''Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead'' had a budget of $2,500,000, the filmmakers were only able to secure $650,000 to make ''Phantasm IV: Oblivion''. The filmmakers had to be inventive with the budget, much like the first film, which had only $300,000 budget. For the Civil War dream sequence a Civil War reenactment group was hired in exchange for a $200 donation. Because the production could afford to build only a few sets, several key scenes were filmed in the desert, making this the only ''Phantasm'' movie without significant scenes inside a mausoleum setting, except the very beginning and toward the end. The swarm of spheres was done by several fans of ''Phantasm'', who then showed it to Bannister who, in turn, showed it to Coscarelli. KNB EFX group also helped out a bit on the film as a favor to Coscarelli.


Rumors of a sequel were reignited in June 2007 by footage contained in Don Coscarelli's ''Farewell to The Alamo Drafthouse'', featuring Angus Scrimm and A. Michael Baldwin in their roles. However, in an interview with Reggie Bannister that surfaced on [[YouTube]], Bannister stated there was no activity or development involving a fifth installment but that anything was possible in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phantasm.com/secrets/?p=33 |title=Blog » Blog Archive » Don Coscarelli’s Farewell To The Alamo Drafthouse |publisher=Phantasm.com |date=2007-07-01 |accessdate=2013-10-25}}</ref>
Rumors of a sequel were reignited in June 2007 by footage contained in Don Coscarelli's ''Farewell to The Alamo Drafthouse'', featuring Angus Scrimm and A. Michael Baldwin in their roles. However, in an interview with Reggie Bannister that surfaced on YouTube, Bannister stated there was no activity or development involving a fifth installment but that anything was possible in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phantasm.com/secrets/?p=33 |title=Blog » Blog Archive » Don Coscarelli's Farewell To The Alamo Drafthouse |publisher=Phantasm.com |date=July 1, 2007 |accessdate=2013-10-25}}</ref>


On March 25, 2014, it was announced that a fifth installment in the series, ''[[Phantasm: Ravager]]'', had been filmed secretly. The film was released on October 7, 2016.
On March 25, 2014, it was announced that a fifth installment in the series, ''[[Phantasm: Ravager]]'', had been filmed secretly. The film was released on October 7, 2016.


==DVD release==
==Home Video==

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The film was released on Video in 1998 and on DVD in 2000, both by [[MGM Home Entertainment]]. In 2008, [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] released a special edition of the film. News reports said it would be the uncut version,<ref>{{cite web|last=Turek |first=Ryan |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=6905 |title=Art, Details for New Phantasm IV: Oblivion DVD |publisher=Shock Till You Drop |date=2008-07-10 |accessdate=2013-10-25}}</ref> however, the special edition contains only the R-rated version (as did the MGM release).
=== U.S./North American Releases ===

* Released on [[VHS]], October 13, 1998 (US [[street date]]) by [[Orion Home Video]]. Pre-order Screening cassettes on July 14, 1998.
* Released on [[VHS]] & DVD, August 1, 2000, by [[MGM Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Phantasm IV: Oblivion DVD (Phantasm: OblIVion) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Phantasm-IV-Oblivion-DVD/33569/ |access-date=2023-07-17}}</ref>
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* Released on DVD, August 26, 2008, by [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Phantasm IV: Oblivion DVD (Phantasm: OblIVion / Anchor Bay Collection) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Phantasm-IV-Oblivion-DVD/23511/ |access-date=2023-07-17}}</ref> News reports said it would be the uncut version,<ref>{{cite web|last=Turek |first=Ryan |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=6905 |title=Art, Details for New Phantasm IV: Oblivion DVD |publisher=Shock Till You Drop |date=July 10, 2008 |accessdate=2013-10-25}}</ref> however, the special edition contains only the R-rated version (as did the MGM release).
* Released on [[Blu-ray]], September 18, 2018, by [[Well Go USA Entertainment|Well Go USA]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/Phantasm-IV-Oblivion/146429/ |access-date=2023-07-17}}</ref>


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==References==
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Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDon Coscarelli
Written byDon Coscarelli
Based onCharacters
by Don Coscarelli
Produced byDon Coscarelli
StarringA. Michael Baldwin
Reggie Bannister
Bill Thornbury
Heidi Marnhout
Bob Ivy
Angus Scrimm
CinematographyChris Chomyn
Edited byScott J. Gill
Music byChristopher L. Stone
Production
company
Starway International
Distributed byOrion Home Video (United States)
Starway International (Internationally)
Release date
  • October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$650,000

Phantasm IV: Oblivion (stylized as Phantasm: OblIVion and also known as Phantasm: Oblivion) is a 1998 American science fantasy horror film. The film was written, produced and directed by Don Coscarelli and starring A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm. It is the third sequel in the Phantasm series and is followed by Phantasm: Ravager.

Plot

Picking up where the previous film left off. Mike escapes Boulton mortuary in a hearse, while Reggie is trapped by The Tall Man spheres. Rather than kill Reggie, the Tall Man releases him, telling Reggie their final "game" begins. Mike's brother Jody, still a black sphere that can occasionally resume his human form, contacts Reggie to search for Mike. On his way, Reggie survives a demon attack, rescues a woman named Jennifer from a car accident.

Meanwhile, Mike tries to escape his transformation, driving through abandoned areas, recalling the last days of his youth before The Tall Man's arrival. After seeing visions of the elderly Fortune Teller he consulted years ago, the Tall Man appears, declaring he is taking Mike "to prepare for passage." Mike is taken to Death Valley, where he attempts suicide by hanging. However the Tall Man intercedes and shows him conflicting memories of when he and Jody attempted to kill the Tall Man years ago. Forbidden from taking his own life, Mike sees the Tall Man offer his hand, implying he wishes to guide him. Refusing, Mike escapes through a dimension fork, which takes him back in time.

Mike emerges from an early version of the gateway in an 1860s era laboratory. There, Mike is greeted by a kind man, Jebediah Morningside; an elderly scientist and creator of the gate who looks exactly like the Tall Man. Mike is frightened away after seeing Jebediah and that the Fortune Teller is mysteriously present. In the desert, Mike realizes he is slowly developing telekinesis when he kills a dwarf with a large boulder. Jody appears to him, but a distrustful Mike accuses him of abandoning him. Mike begins working on the hearse's engine, using parts to build a makeshift sphere. Meanwhile, Reggie and Jennifer stay at an abandoned motel, where he tells her about The Tall Man. Jennifer is soon revealed to be one of his minions, with two spheres in place of her breasts. Reggie manages to fight her off and kill her.

Mike goes through a gate, finding himself in a deserted city where he escapes the Tall Man, with Jody's help. Reggie arrives at Death Valley and fights off a group of dwarfs, shortly before Mike and Jody reappear. Mike warns Reggie not to trust Jody before departing yet again. Mike and Jody pass through the gate to Jebediah's house. Invisible to the old man, they witness him approach the inter-dimensional gate, to learn the secrets of the world of the dead. Mike unsuccessfully tries to stab Jebediah, who vanishes and moments later is replaced by the Tall Man incarnation who emerges in his place. Mike escapes through the gate again, and Jody attacks him under the Tall Man's thrall.

Awakening on an embalming slab, Mike uses a tuning fork to immobilize Jody and the Tall Man as they attempt to cut open his head, before making the Tall Man kill Jody. The Tall Man quickly revives and pursues Mike to Death Valley. Reggie tries to shoot the Tall Man, but is overpowered. Mike summons the sphere he created and impales The Tall Man's neck, before activating the hearse's motor to explode, seemingly destroying him before a new Tall Man immediately comes through the gate, and removes the golden sphere from Mike's head, before departing. While Reggie goes on to pursue the Tall Man. Left to die, Mike recalls a childhood memory, where Reggie gives him a ride; they both hear their future exchange before Reggie's departure. The younger Mike brushes it off, declaring "it's just the wind."

Cast

Production and sequel

Canadian filmmaker Roger Avary, a self-professed hardcore fan of the Phantasm series, wrote an epic screenplay titled Phantasm 1999 as a sequel to Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead.[1][2] It was set in a post-apocalyptic near future and would feature Bruce Campbell as a co-star.[1] As the project ran into financing difficulties, Don Coscarelli wrote and directed this fourth installment as a precursor to the project,[2] using numerous outtakes from the preceding films. Avary also appeared in the film as one of the Civil War soldiers. Despite these efforts, the budget for the sequel, now retitled Phantasm's End, could not be secured.[1]

Oblivion's budget was considerably lower than the previous two Phantasm films. While Phantasm II had a budget of $3,000,000 and Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead had a budget of $2,500,000, the filmmakers were only able to secure $650,000 to make Phantasm IV: Oblivion. The filmmakers had to be inventive with the budget, much like the first film, which had only $300,000 budget. For the Civil War dream sequence a Civil War reenactment group was hired in exchange for a $200 donation. Because the production could afford to build only a few sets, several key scenes were filmed in the desert, making this the only Phantasm movie without significant scenes inside a mausoleum setting, except the very beginning and toward the end. The swarm of spheres was done by several fans of Phantasm, who then showed it to Bannister who, in turn, showed it to Coscarelli. KNB EFX group also helped out a bit on the film as a favor to Coscarelli.

Rumors of a sequel were reignited in June 2007 by footage contained in Don Coscarelli's Farewell to The Alamo Drafthouse, featuring Angus Scrimm and A. Michael Baldwin in their roles. However, in an interview with Reggie Bannister that surfaced on YouTube, Bannister stated there was no activity or development involving a fifth installment but that anything was possible in the future.[3]

On March 25, 2014, it was announced that a fifth installment in the series, Phantasm: Ravager, had been filmed secretly. The film was released on October 7, 2016.

Home Video

U.S./North American Releases

References

  1. ^ a b c Jenkins, Jason (May 30, 2022). "'Phantasm 1999' – Don Coscarelli Details the Wild Post-Apocalyptic Sequel We Never Saw". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Feinblatt, Scott (2016), "Phantasm: Back For More Blood", Screem, 1 (32): 2–3
  3. ^ "Blog » Blog Archive » Don Coscarelli's Farewell To The Alamo Drafthouse". Phantasm.com. July 1, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  4. ^ Phantasm IV: Oblivion DVD (Phantasm: OblIVion), retrieved July 17, 2023
  5. ^ Phantasm IV: Oblivion DVD (Phantasm: OblIVion / Anchor Bay Collection), retrieved July 17, 2023
  6. ^ Turek, Ryan (July 10, 2008). "Art, Details for New Phantasm IV: Oblivion DVD". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  7. ^ Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998), retrieved July 17, 2023
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