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The Wraith
“He's not from around here...”
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...
Directed by Buck Houghton, Mike Marvin
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User score
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Status
Released
Released
October 1, 1986
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$2.7M → $3.5M
Top cast
Charlie Sheen
Jake Kesey / The Wraith
Nick Cassavetes
Packard Walsh
Sherilyn Fenn
Keri Johnson
Randy Quaid
Sheriff Loomis
Matthew Barry
Billy Hankins
Clint Howard
Rughead
David Sherrill
Skank
Jamie Bozian
Gutterboy
Griffin O'Neal
Oggie
Chris Nash
Minty
Vickie Benson
Waitress
Peder Melhuse
Murphy
Jeffrey Sudzin
Redd
Michael Hungerford
Stokes
Steven Eckholdt
George in Daytona
Elizabeth Cox
Girl in Daytona
Christopher Bradley
Jamie Henkins
Jeffery Feaster
Teen at Falls (uncredited)
Brooke Burke
Roller Skating Waitress (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Sandeval
