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Release Date:
7 June 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Ghost Who Walks. The Man Who Cannot Die. more
Plot:
The Phantom, descendent of a line of African heroes, travels to New York to thwart a criminal genius. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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(40 articles)
The Running Man, The Phantom, Drop Zone and Hard Rain Blu-ray Bound
(From TheHDRoom. 20 November 2009, 9:24 AM, PST)
Captain Action and The Phantom to finally meet
(From Comicmix. 13 November 2009, 7:23 PM, PST)
(From TheHDRoom. 20 November 2009, 9:24 AM, PST)
Captain Action and The Phantom to finally meet
(From Comicmix. 13 November 2009, 7:23 PM, PST)
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Great action movie.
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Cast
(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.
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100 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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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:PG
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Billy Zane pumped iron for over a year to fill The Phantom's costume. A Batman-like costume with fake muscles was reportedly made, but by the time filming started, Zane was so beefed up that he did not need it.
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Errors in geography: Although the film is set in New York, palm trees can be seen reflected in the trunk of Al's cab as he makes a U-turn. (The movie was filmed in L.A.)
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Quotes:
Diana Palmer:
[to the Phantom] Before I go... take off your mask? Let me see your face... Kit.
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Version of "Betaal Pachisi" (1997)
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Having grown up with Lee Falk's "The Phantom" in the Sunday comic strip - I found this to be a very enjoyable action movie - - and much superior to the 1943 Tom Tyler version.
I totally agree with a previous comment - that had this movie been released ten years earlier - during the Indiana Jones years - it would have fared much better at the box office.
The action sequences were second to none - but were diluted by an attempt to introduce too many "story lines" into the plot. Perhaps this was an attempt to appeal to too wide of an audience - in which case it suffered the fate of appealing to too few. Perhaps one story line of the phantom vs the Sengh brotherhood would have fared better.
The actors/actresses were not at fault in that the acting was excellent. However the appearance of weak acting - was in my opinion - due to the film not being able to carry the momentum of the action and suspense of the opening scenes - and as stated - having too many story lines to present a smooth continuum of action and suspense.
All-in-all an excellent light hearted action film.
Congratulations to the producers who created a worthy big screen version of Lee Falk's "The Ghost Who Walks" - and Billy Zane who breathed life into the character.