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Phantoms

"For centuries they told us the terror would come from above. We've been looking the wrong way."

1998-01-23 Horror 1hr 36m

In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.

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Storyline

In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.

  • Released
    1998-01-23
  • Revenue
    $5,624,282
  • Budget
    $14,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 36m
  • Genre
    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.4
  • Production
    Dimension Films, Raven House, Inc., NEO Motion Pictures, Fuji Creative Corporation

Crew

Joe Chappelle
Director
Dean R. Koontz
Screenplay
Robert Pringle
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck
Sheriff Bryce Hammond
Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole
Dr. Timothy Flyte
Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan
Lisa Pailey
Joanna Going

Joanna Going
Jennifer Pailery, M.D.
Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber
Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle
Nicky Katt

Nicky Katt
Deputy Steve Shanning
Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell
Gen. Leland Copperfield
Rick Otto

Rick Otto
Scientist Lockland
Valerie Chow Kar-Ling

Valerie Chow Kar-Ling
Scientist Yamaguchi
Adam Nelson

Adam Nelson
Scientist Burke
John Hammil

John Hammil
Scientist Talbot
John Scott Clough

John Scott Clough
Scientist Shane
Michael DeLorenzo

Michael DeLorenzo
Soldier Velazquez
William Hahn

William Hahn
Scientist Borman
Robert Himber

Robert Himber
Scientist Walker
Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins
Agent Hawthorne
Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper
Agent Wilson
Paul Schmidt

Paul Schmidt
Church Soldier
Dean Hallo

Dean Hallo
Sgt. Harker
Clive Rosengren

Clive Rosengren
Commanding Officer
Edmund Wyson

Edmund Wyson
Cpl. Guthrie
Luke Eberl

Luke Eberl
Tunnel Boy
Judith Drake

Judith Drake
Hilda
Yvette Nipar

Yvette Nipar
Cowgirl
Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman
Old Man at Bar (uncredited)
Linnea Quigley

Linnea Quigley
Woman in Room 204 (uncredited)

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Reviews for Phantoms
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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2014-10-03

The first thing we'd like to know is what we're dealing with, biological, chemical, or other. Directed by Joe Chappelle and written by De... read more

The first thing we'd like to know is what we're dealing with, biological, chemical, or other. Directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Dean Koontz, who adapts from his own novel, Phantoms (not the greatest title all things considered) is a considerably well put together amalgamation of horror/sci-fi/creature feature tropes. If at times it feels clichéd and formulaic, then that is ultimately a curse of the cinematic genres it lives and breaths in. Plot basically has two sisters played by Rose McGowan and Joanna Going arriving in the town of Snowfield, Cololrado, to find most of the inhabitants dead, diseased or dismembered. A trio of coppers turn up played by Liev Schreiber (shifty malevolence), Ben Affleck (square jawed bastion of heroism) and Nicky Katt (fodder of course), and thus a fight for survival ensues as Peter O'Toole's sharp doctor character comes flying in to become the fulcrum of the story. So yep! There's something very evil and nasty at work here and the makers expand upon the reasons why with a drip-feed mixture of mad science and intelligent thematic ideas. The effects work is more than adequate and the strong cast list perform well up to scratch (nice to see O'Toole doesn't phone it in to denigrate the story). Things are taken very seriously throughout, the makers in no way biting the hand that feeds them, while the requisite insertions of jump - shocks - twists and mayhem are handled with care and attention by the director. You may come away as I did with a hunger to dig out your copy of John Carpenter's sublime The Thing? Which in truth is never a bad "thing," but this is still sturdy stuff, a pic caked in genre cement, and crucially it doesn't waste the time invested by the genre compliant viewers. 7/10

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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2018-09-15

The Thing’s long lost cousin (sort of) in an isolated town in the mountains of Colorado Two sisters (Rose McGowan & Joanna Going) visit a... read more

The Thing’s long lost cousin (sort of) in an isolated town in the mountains of Colorado Two sisters (Rose McGowan & Joanna Going) visit a town in the Rockies, which is mysteriously absent of people except for a few corpses. They eventually encounter a Sheriff (Ben Affleck) and his deputies as the mystery deepens (Liev Schreiber plays one of the deputies). Peter O'Toole is on hand as an eccentric British writer who assists the group while Clifton Powell plays the commanding officer of an Army unit sent to the town. The movie came out in 1998 and was written by heralded horror author Dean Koontz (both the screenplay and the novel). The story is basically “The Thing” (1982) set in a Rockies town with various nuances, like the addition of two females. Speaking of whom, Rose and Joanna have stunning faces, but their beauty is never really capitalized on in the film. Joanna, for instance, wears ridiculously baggy tan slacks the entire runtime. The first half is nice & mysterious with several genuinely creepy sequences whereas the second half focuses on the incredible source of the horror and the complexities thereof. People complain about the latter portions, and I can see where they’re coming from, but I like the way the protagonists put their heads together to try to figure out and defeat the diabolical phenomenon. The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes and was shot in Georgetown, Colorado. GRADE: B-

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A Review by John Chard

The first thing we'd like to know is what we're dealing with, biological, chemical, or other. Directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Dean Koontz, who adapts from his own novel, Phantoms (not the greatest title all things considered) is...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2014-10-03

The first thing we'd like to know is what we're dealing with, biological, chemical, or other. Directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Dean Koontz, who adapts from his own novel, Phantoms (not the ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2018-09-15

The Thing’s long lost cousin (sort of) in an isolated town in the mountains of Colorado Two sisters (Rose McGowan & Joanna Going) visit a town in the Rockies, which is mysteriously absent of people...

read more