 Alvarado's next film was 1995's "The Perez Family", co-starring Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston and Marisa Tomei.The next year saw the release of "The Frighteners", Peter Jackson's horror/comedy film about a con artist who sees ghosts, and "The Christmas Tree", the directorial debut of actress Sally Field.Alvarado is better known for the first, even though "The Frighteners" wasn't hugely popular during its initial release.