Frank Bannister

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Frank Bannister is a psychic investigator and con artist who can see and communicate with ghosts in the horror-comedy film "The Frighteners."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
ability can communicate with ghosts
can see ghosts
ally Lucy Lynskey NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Frighteners NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre horror-comedy film
associatedWithOrganization FBI (through investigation subplot)
backstoryEvent lost his wife in a car accident
causeOfPowers near-death experience in car accident
characterArc from fraudulent psychic to genuine hero
countryOfSetting United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Fran Walsh NERFINISHED
Peter Jackson NERFINISHED
distinguishingFeature can see numbers on victims foreheads before death
enemy Grim Reaper spirit
Johnny Bartlett NERFINISHED
Patricia Bradley NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1996
firstAppearance The Frighteners (1996 film) NERFINISHED
genreContext supernatural comedy horror
hasAssociate Cyrus NERFINISHED
Stuart NERFINISHED
The Judge NERFINISHED
hasGenreRelation ghost film
paranormal investigation fiction
hasVehicle old station wagon
investigates mysterious heart-attack deaths in Fairwater
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeRole protagonist of The Frighteners
notableFor helping spirits move on
staging fake hauntings using real ghosts
occupation con artist
psychic investigator
portrayedBy Michael J. Fox NERFINISHED
residence small American town of Fairwater

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The Frighteners mainCharacter Frank Bannister