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Steve Eckholdt who played "George", the victim of the movies' first race in the white Daytona, and Sherilyn Fenn who played "Keri" both guest starred in the same episode of NBC's "Friends" together, but, like in The Wraith, they don't share a scene. Eckholdt appears as "Mark" whom Ross (David Schwimmer) thinks is after his girlfriend, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Fenn appears as "Ginger", a girl with an artificial leg, who dates Joey (Matt LeBlanc). This is Season 3, Episode 14 entitled "The One With Phoebe's Ex-Partner".  -Thanks to Stefan AndrewsNick Cassavetes also directed "The Notebook" (2004). His mom Gena Rowlands is one of the stars in the movie. -Thanks to GinaClint Howard who plays Rughead, is actually Actor/Director Ron Howard's brother. -Thanks to jdocster04Nick Cassavetes (Packard), Jamie Bozian (Gutterboy) and Griffin O' Neal (Oggie) all starred together (as good guys) in "Assault of The Killer Bimbos" (1988). -Thanks to Stefan AndrewsWriter/ Director Mike Marvin also did "Hot Dog" in 1984 and later did "Hamburger" in 1986. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Sherilyn Fenn had an unconventional childhood. She and her two older sisters and a young half-sister and half-brother spent their growing-up years moving from place to place with their mother, who played keyboards for various rock bands. Sherilyn got used to changing schools and sets of friends. She recalls that "it was a little unsettling always being the 'new girl,' but I developed an instinct for knowing who my friends would be immediately." At 17, Fenn and her mother moved to Beverly Hills. The teenager decided to pursue an acting career and studied for a year with various teachers. After a brief stint as a Playboy bunny at the Century City (L.A.) Playboy Club, Ms. Fenn appeared in a number of small features, including "Out of Control," "The Wraith," opposite Charlie Sheen, and "Prep School," with Virginia Madsen. -Thanks to Source: Twin Peaks Press KitOne of the waitresses at Big Kay's Burgers is Brooke Burke, former host of the E! Wild On tv show, now the host of E! Rank and a calender model. -Thanks to BellaMike Marvin directed the final skiing sequence in "Better Off Dead". The Turbo Interceptor car was allegedly built and offered as a kit, in a revised form for about 70 thousand dollars in the nineties by a guy called John Watson. Badged as the "Wraith II", his company was called Air Dynamics and it is believed that he didn't get any takers. It was later contraversially offered by a company called Dalesar. -Thanks to AerykMatthew Barry who plays the character of Billy Hankins, also worked with John Cassavetes later, on his film "The Notebook". He has a small role playing Dr. Barnwell, opposite James Garner's character Duke. -Thanks to Dreamer012778Nick Cassavetes is the son of legendary actor and director John Cassavetes, and famed actress Gena Rowlands, and he also had a role in the 1997 film "Face/Off". He played the character of Dietrich Hassler, friend of Castor Troy. -Thanks to Dreamer012778Matthew Barry (Billy Hankins) had a small role in 'The Notebook' (2004) which was directed by Nick Cassavetes who played Packard, along with Matt as the Casting Director. -Thanks to Veronica Luna« Click here to add some Wraith trivia Rediscover your favorites! If you like The Wraith or 80's Sci-Fi / Fantasy classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Empire Strikes Back ..... Night of the Comet ..... Aliens ..... Back To The Future ..... Last Starfighter ..... Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ..... Circuitry Man ..... Brazil ..... Blade Runner ..... Thing ..... Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan ..... Return to Oz ..... Starman ..... Somewhere In Time ..... Strange Invaders ..... Short Circuit .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The movie was filmed on location in and around Tucson, Arizona, including 4th Avenue (Keri's House?), Sabino Canyon and Sonoran National Monument. [Thanks to The Tucson Film Office] Jake asks Keri to go to Willow River where they go for a ride and a swim (skinny dip!!). That is Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, part of the Coronado National Forest. The scenes had to be filmed during the spring when the Catalina Mountain Range snows melt, because otherwise the "river" is dry about 7 months of the year. I'd be willing to bet that the earlier "lake" scenes were also filmed at the Sabino Canyon Rec Area. There is an old resevior the river spills into before going on into the valley that could present the appearance of a lake. [Thanks to Roger Phillips] The Airplane Graveyard where Skank and Gutterboy worked actually exists. It's situated a couple of miles outside of Tucson, in the Sonora Desert on E. Valencia Road (on the border of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base), which is bisected by Interstate 10 (the road, not the base). [Thanks to Bella] Packard's Garage was located on a small hill on Ajo Way next to the Municipal Airport, part of Tucson's metro area. The long curvy dirt driveway is still recognizable. Ajo Way heads out of town and eventually goes to Ajo. [Thanks to Bella & Roger Phillips] Big Kay's Burgers was previously a pizza joint and originally the control tower from nearby Davis Monthan AFB. It is next to a cellphone tower on Benson Highway. The cellphone tower was removed from the movie scenes. The location would be Benson Highway just east of Country Club Blvd. [Thanks to Chuck Hallgren] The highway that leads up to Mt. Lemmon (The Catalina Highway) was used for many chase scenes. No further filming is permitted up there as one of the crew died during the filming in an accident (note that the film is dedicated to him) [Thanks to Seth Fink] The desert racing scenes were filmed on the road where Old Tucson Studios and the Desert Museum are located. If you park at Gate's Pass you can see all the roads from the overlook. Can you help? Do you know any of the Tucson, Arizona (or any other) filming locations used for The Wraith, particularly Any of the highways used, Keri's house and confirmation of the lake used for the date? [Please send them in] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The synthesized score was done by Michael Hoenig and J. Peter Robinson in a Tangerine Dream stylee (not suprising since Michael was a former member of the German synth legend). It's definitely one of the things that makes the movie head-and-shoulders above so many B movies of the era. The pop/rock tracks included "REBEL YELL" By Billy Idol and "YOUNG LOVE, HOT LOVE" By Randall Nicklaus. Only ever produced in West Germany on CD, often fetches an extremely high price at auction. LP copies are much more common and less expensive. Use our search feature to try and locate copies. Track listing: 1. Where's The Fire - Tim Freehan 2. Those Were The Days - The Honey Moon Suite 3. Hearts vs Heads - Stan Bush 4. Hold On. Blue Eyes - Lamarca 5. Young Love, Hot Love - Jill Michaels 6. Secret Loser - Ozzy Osbourne 7. Never Surrender - Lion 8. Bad Mistake - James House 9. Wake Up Call - Ian Hunter 10. Matter of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler « Click here to add new music trivia for Wraith Soundtrack Available: Used On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The only other thing that Packard seems interested in is local girl Keri Johnson, played by the ever gorgeous Sherilyn Fenn. And being that it's Sherilyn that we're talkin' about, who can blame him if his interest is blatantly obsessive?
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