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Release Date:
7 June 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
The Ghost Who Walks. The Man Who Cannot Die. morePlot:
The Phantom, descendent of a line of African heroes, travels to New York to thwart a criminal genius. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
(32 articles)
See Billy Zane's Aswang in New Surviving Evil Trailer (From Dread Central. 15 June 2009, 12:24 AM, PDT)
‘The Phantom Legacy’ Screenwriter Dismisses Rumors Of Sam Worthington Casting
(From MTV Splash Page. 9 June 2009, 6:46 AM, PDT)
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The best superhero movie made to date. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Billy Zane | ... | The Phantom / Kit Walker | |
| Kristy Swanson | ... | Diana Palmer | |
| Treat Williams | ... | Xander Drax | |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... | Sala (as Catherine Zeta Jones) | |
| James Remar | ... | Quill | |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... | The Great Kabai Sengh | |
| Bill Smitrovich | ... | Uncle Dave Palmer | |
| Casey Siemaszko | ... | Morgan | |
| David Proval | ... | Charlie Zephro | |
| Joseph Ragno | ... | Ray Zephro | |
| Samantha Eggar | ... | Lily Palmer | |
| Jon Tenney | ... | Jimmy Wells | |
| Patrick McGoohan | ... | Phantom's Dad | |
| Robert Coleby | ... | Capt. Philip Horton | |
| Al Ruscio | ... | Police Commissioner Farley |
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Rated PG for action/adventure violence and some mild language.Parents Guide:
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100 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:PG | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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One of The Phantom's trademarks in the comic strip, his striped "underpants", was tried on the movie costume, but reportedly looked too silly to use in the final film. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the pan shot of the Pan American dockside terminal when Diane Palmer is boarding the Orient Clipper you can clearly see a modern window-style air conditioning unit sticking through the front wall of the terminal building. Such units did not exist in the time period in which this movie was set (late 1930s). moreQuotes:
Diana Palmer: [to the Phantom] Before I go... take off your mask? Let me see your face... Kit. moreFAQ
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If you go to a superhero movie and you have problems with guys wearing tight spandex, then you'd better just close your eyes. Superheroes wear tight clothes...get over it. I think one of the best parts of this film is that they make very little reference to it. The Henson Creature Shop did an excellent job re-creating the look of the classic Phantom character while giving it just a bit more style. As for the characters, they were light and enjoyable. They don't need to be "deep" or meaningful..they need to be comic characters and they succeeded admirably. The plot was simple, but engaging and the villains were perfect, no good, evil comic book baddies. This is a great movie to give you the feel for what the real old adventure serials were about.