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The frighteners, 1996

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For comedy-horror film The frighteners, Jackson returned to his B-movie roots, but with Hollywood stars and funding. He extended his use of digital effects, once again provided by Weta, the New Zealand company which had grown alongside his directing career.

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Reference: The frighteners. Producer, Jamie Selkirk; producer, director and writer, Peter Jackson; writer, Fran Walsh. WingNut Films and Universal Pictures, 1996.

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Helen Martin, Feature film – The 1990s: deregulation, accolades and a maturing industry, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/42490/the-frighteners-1996 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Helen Martin, i tāngia i te 9 September 2013, reviewed and revised 21 May 2024 me te āwhina o Emma-Jean Kelly.