The Wraith
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The Wraith

He's not from around here...

6.4 / 10 1986 1h 33mR English
ActionScience Fiction

Storyline

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...

Cast & Crew

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Jake Kesey / The Wraith

Lead
Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes

Packard Walsh

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Keri Johnson

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Sheriff Loomis

Matthew Barry

Matthew Barry

Billy Hankins

Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Rughead

David Sherrill

David Sherrill

Skank

Jamie Bozian

Jamie Bozian

Gutterboy

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mike Marvin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Wraith is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker