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The Wraith

The Wraith

Oct 1, 1986
93 min
ActionScience Fiction
6.4/ 10
486 votes

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...

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TMDB
6.4/10
486 votes
IMDB
5.9/10
20,948 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
33%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
39/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$2,700,000Production cost
Box Office$3,500,000Worldwide gross
Profit$800,000Profitable
ROI
+29.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$3,500,000Domestic earnings

Details

Production information

"He's not from around here..."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$2,700,000

Revenue

$3,500,000

Production Companies

New Century Entertainment CorporationAlliance EntertainmentTurbo Productions

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