The Wraith

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The Wraith (1986)

Directed by Mike Marvin

“He's not from around here...”

Action, Science Fiction · 1h 33m

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...

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Cast

Crew

Director
Mike Marvin
Writer
Mike Marvin
Director of Photography
Reed Smoot
Original Music Composer
J. Peter Robinson, Michael Hoenig
Editor
Gary Rocklen, Scott Conrad
Producer
John Kemeny

Details

Release date
1986-10-01
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Action, Science Fiction
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America, Canada
Production
New Century Entertainment Corporation, Alliance Entertainment, Turbo Productions
Budget
$2,700,000
Box office
$3,500,000