The edition returns to the original elements of Don Coscarelli’s 1979 film.
Phantasm: Remastered combines a 4K image restoration with a 5.1 surround sound mix made from the original elements. Well Go USA credits the restoration effort to Don Coscarelli and J. J. Abrams’s Bad Robot. Primary source: official description and credits.
The underlying film follows a group of friends confronting the Tall Man and his movement between dimensions. His silver Sentinel Spheres are part of the threat described in the distributor’s synopsis. Primary source: official description and credits.
Coscarelli directs, with A. Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm, Bill Thornbury and Reggie Bannister among the cast. Well Go lists the film at 96 minutes. Primary source: official description and credits.
The remastered edition therefore concerns the presentation of the existing film. Its documented changes address image and sound, while retaining the 1979 story and performances as the material being restored. Primary source: official description and credits.