The Phantom (1996)

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers (WGA):

Lee Falk (characters)
Jeffrey Boam (written by)

Release Date:

7 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

The Ghost Who Walks. The Man Who Cannot Die.

Plot:

The Phantom, descendent of a line of African heroes, travels to New York to thwart a criminal genius.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Based On Comic | Beautiful Woman | Comic Strip | 1930s

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

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
Leon Russom	...	Mayor Krebs
Bernard Kates	...	Falkmoore the Butler
John Capodice	...	Al the Cabby
Bo Kane	...	Mounted Cop
William Jones	...	Cycle Cop
John Prosky	...	Cycle Cop
Alan Zitner	...	Dr. Fleming
Dane Carson	...	Cpl. Weeks
Chatpong 'Jim' Petchlor	...	Zak
Dane Farwell	...	Breen
Jared Chandler	...	Styles
Radmar Agana Jao	...	Guran
William Zappa	...	Ugly Pirate
Agoes Widjaya Soedjarwo	...	Pirate #1
Clint Lilley	...	Gangster #1
Jo Phillips	...	Female Pilot
Austin Peters	...	Boy Phantom
Victor Madrona	...	Shaman
Valerie Flueger	...	Drax's Receptionist
Rod Dailey	...	Short Order Cook

Directed by
Simon Wincer

Writing credits (WGA)
Lee Falk		(characters)
Jeffrey Boam		(written by)

Produced by
Bonnie Abaunza	....	associate producer
Jeffrey Boam	....	co-producer
Graham Burke	....	executive producer
Greg Coote	....	executive producer
Joe Dante	....	executive producer
Robert Evans	....	producer
Alan Ladd Jr.	....	producer
Bruce Sherlock	....	executive producer
Peter Sjoquist	....	executive producer
Richard Vane	....	executive producer (as Dick Vane)

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
David Burr

Film Editing by
O. Nicholas Brown
Bryan H. Carroll

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Jane Shannon-Smith		(as Jane Shannon Smith)

Production Design by
Paul Peters

Art Direction by
Lisette Thomas		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Amy Wells

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Tina Gordon	....	hair stylist: second unit
Tina Gordon	....	makeup artist: second unit
Judy Lovell	....	key makeup artist
Maree McDonald	....	makeup artist
Angela Moos	....	makeup artist
Arturo Rojas	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Steph Benseman	....	production supervisor: Los Angeles
Frederic B. Blankfein	....	unit production manager: second unit
Brendon 'Moose' Boyd	....	unit manager: Australia
Brian Burgess	....	unit production manager: Australia
Steven Felder	....	unit production manager
Pat Kehoe	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles
Piya Pestonji	....	unit production manager: Thailand
Santa Pestonji	....	production supervisor: Thailand
Pairoj Rojlertjanya	....	production manager: second unit, Thailand

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong	....	second unit director (as Victor M. Armstrong)
Debbie Atkins	....	third assistant director
Frank Davis	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Bob Donaldson	....	first assistant director (as Robert J. Donaldson)
Sharon Gerhard	....	second assistant director: second unit
Stuart B. Hagen	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Stuart Hagen)
Chedpong Laoyant	....	second assistant director: Thailand (as Cherdpong Laoyont)
Nilo Otero	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Patrick Regan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Rich Sickler	....	DGA trainee: Los Angeles (as Richard Sickler)
Charlie Sungkawess	....	first assistant director: Thailand (as Charlie Sungkhawess)
Simon Warnock	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Fred Arbegast	....	chief sculptor: Los Angeles
Jamie Bishop	....	set dresser (as James D. Bishop)
Larry Guy Clause	....	property maker foreperson: Los Angeles (as Larry Clause)
Rebecca Cohen	....	set dresser: Australia
Lesley Crawford	....	set decorator: Australia
Jeffrey DeBell	....	set dresser
Richie Dehne	....	set dresser: Australia
Graham Dunn	....	stand-by carpenter: Australia
Robert Fechtman	....	set designer: Los Angeles
Bruce Fletcher	....	lead person: Australia
Michael R. Gannon	....	assistant property master
Andrew Gardiner	....	construction manager: Australia
Pat Gomes	....	paint foreperson: Los Angeles (as Patrick Gomes)
Joe Griffith	....	illustrator: Los Angeles (as Joseph Griffith Jr.)
Donald D. Hardenburg	....	construction foreperson: Thailand (as Donald Hardenburg)
Nick Hartigan	....	set dresser: Australia
John Hatton	....	scenic artist: Australia
Richard Holland	....	supervising art director: Los Angeles
Kim Howard	....	assistant construction manager: Australia
Joe Ippolito	....	art department assistant: Australia
Des Keena	....	production painter
Patricia Klawonn	....	set designer: Los Angeles
Suchartanun 'Kai' Kuladee	....	assistant art director: Thailand (as Kuladee Suchartanun)
Jacinta Leong	....	draughtsperson: Australia
Wendy Murray	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Rick Newsome	....	storyboard artist: Los Angeles (as Richard Newsome)
Ray Pedler	....	scenic artist: Australia
Edel Pestonji	....	property person: Thailand (as Edel 'Eddie' Pestonji)
William A. Petrotta	....	property master (as Bill Petrotta)
Erik Polczwartek	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Wayne Porter	....	lead person: Australia
Michele Poulik	....	lead person: Los Angeles
Lisa Radcliff	....	construction coordinator: Australia
Scott Ritenour	....	art director: Thailand
Felicity Rulikowski	....	set dresser: Australia
Steven Schwartz	....	set designer: Los Angeles
Laurie Stevens	....	art department coordinator: Los Angeles
Kenneth Turek	....	lead person: Los Angeles (as Ken Turek)
John Villarino	....	construction coordinator
Mike Villarino	....	general foreperson: Los Angeles
Robert Wood	....	set dresser: Australia
Harry Zettel	....	property person: Australia
Randy L. Childs	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Larry A. Cornick	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Will Grant	....	set dresser (uncredited)
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor (uncredited)
John B. Josselyn	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Bobby Thomas	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Gregg Thomas	....	stand-by greens (uncredited)

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	first assistant sound editor (as Cameron Hocson Baker)
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
David Behle	....	sound recordist
Pamela Bentkowski	....	supervising foley editor
Steve Bowerman	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Clark	....	sound effects editor
David B. Cohn	....	sound effects editor
Anne Couk	....	first assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Cameron Frankley	....	co-supervising sound editor
Albert Gasser	....	sound effects editor
Sarah Hammond	....	foley artist
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daniel S. Irwin	....	assistant sound editor (as Daniel Irwin)
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound effects editor
Jack Keller	....	sound recordist
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
David MacMillan	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Donald J. Malouf	....	co-supervising sound editor
Robert Morrisey	....	assistant sound editor
Gerry Nucifora	....	boom operator
Ben Osmo	....	sound mixer
Carin Rogers	....	supervising dialogue editor
Rod Rogers	....	assistant sound editor
Larry Singer	....	supervising adr editor
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randall K. Singer)
Thomas W. Small	....	foley editor (as Tom Small)
Mike Szakmeister	....	dialogue editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
David F. Van Slyke	....	sound effects editor
Thomas Whiting	....	adr editor
Karen G. Wilson	....	dialogue editor (as Karen Wilson)
Matt Colleran	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jan Aaris	....	special effects technician: Thailand
Larry Addison	....	mold and foam crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Deborah Ambrosino	....	costumer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Bruce Barlow	....	props and puppets: Chris Walas Inc.
David Barrington-Holt	....	creative supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Ken Boulton	....	special effects technician: Australia
John Bowring	....	special effects technician: Australia
Matt J. Britton	....	general manager: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Herman Bron	....	special effects technician: Thailand
Peter Brooke	....	designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Peter Brooke	....	sculptor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Rodney Burke	....	special effects technician: Thailand
Steve Courtley	....	special effects technician: Thailand
Gary Cruise	....	special effects technician: Thailand
James Edson	....	production coordinator: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Janet Evaschuck	....	mold and foam crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Gene Grigg	....	special effects foreperson: second unit (as Dewey Gene Grigg)
David Hartley	....	special effects technician: Thailand
Robin Jackson-Moore	....	mold and foam crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Phil Jackson	....	mold and foam shop supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Peter Keane	....	special effects technician: Thailand
Marian Keating	....	costumer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Thomas Lantz	....	special effects technician: Thailand (as Tom Lantz)
Stewart N. Lewis	....	special effects technician: Australian unit
Mark Lilienthal	....	special effects technician
Alan E. Lorimer	....	special effects coordinator
James Lorimer	....	special effects technician: Australia
Michelle Lyman	....	props and puppets: Chris Walas Inc.
Tristan Maduro	....	props and puppets: Chris Walas Inc.
Daniel Oliver	....	special effects technician
Michael A. Pearce	....	sculptor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
John Peyser	....	special effects technician: Los Angeles
David Pride	....	special effects technician: Thailand unit
David Rohrer	....	special effects technician: Thailand (as Dave Rohrer)
Mike Scanlan	....	mold and foam crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
William H. Schirmer	....	special effects technician: Australia (as William Schirmer)
David Simmons	....	special effects foreperson (as Dave L. Simmons)
Jeremy Sparks	....	special effects technician
Arthur Spink Jr.	....	special effects technician (as Arthur Spink)
Douglas J. Stewart	....	painter: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Doug Stewart)
Paul Stewart	....	special effects foreperson (as Paul H. Stewart)
Jill Thraves	....	costumer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Floyd Van Wey	....	special effects technician
Bob Wenger	....	special effects technician
Julie Zobel	....	costumer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Dan Oliver	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Bryan Sides	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Matt Sloan	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Steve Addis	....	modeler: Larry Jolly Miniature Productions
Tim Alexander	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Joshua Arsenault	....	production assistant: Buena Vista Visual Effects
William Aylsworth	....	scanning & film recording: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Elissa Bello	....	digital artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Beth Block	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Lydia Bottegoni	....	digital production manager: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Dennis Brandt	....	modeler: Larry Jolly Miniature Productions
Aaron Campbell	....	computer generated art: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Marsha Gray Carrington	....	digital artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Charles Colladay	....	computer generated art: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Valerie Delahaye	....	computer generated art supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Jason Dennis	....	technical administration: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Dana Desselle	....	visual effects editor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Allen Gonzales	....	digital art department supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Tim Guyer	....	digital artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects
David R. Hardberger	....	vistavision camera operator: Buena Vista Visual Effects (as David Hardberger)
Dorne Huebler	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Richard Jeffries	....	electrician: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Carolyn Jolly	....	modeler: Larry Jolly Miniature Productions
Jim Jolly	....	modeler: Larry Jolly Miniature Productions
Larry Jolly	....	miniature supervisor: Larry Jolly Miniature Productions
David Jones	....	computer generated art: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Kevin Koneval	....	digital supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Lee Lanier	....	digital artist
Michael Lessa	....	visual effects consultant: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Kathryn Liotta	....	visual effects coordinator: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Dennis McLean	....	grip: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Eric McLean	....	digital artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Michael Messina	....	systems administration: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Scott Miller	....	senior software engineer: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Terry Moews	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Craig Newman	....	digital department manager: Buena Vista Visual Effects
January Nordman	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Eric Peterson	....	color timing and scanning: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Stacy Pinhas	....	visual effects coordinator: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Jesse Pogoler	....	electrician: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Leon Pogoler	....	gaffer: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Bob Pope	....	modeler: Larry Jolly Miniature Productions
Winston Quitasol	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Andy Rosen	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Wally Schaab	....	visual effects supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Janette Shew	....	visual effects coordinator: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Mark G. Soper	....	production assistant: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Bruce Tauscher	....	digital color timing supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Lynda Thompson	....	visual effects producer: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Randy Vargas	....	grip: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Juliette Yager	....	visual effects editor: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Hei-Kyung Yoo	....	computer generated art: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Lisa Fisher	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects (uncredited)
Tom Valentine	....	visual effects art director: Australia (uncredited)

Stunts
Tobi Allyn	....	stunts
Danny Baldwin	....	stunts
John Borland	....	stunts
Heather Burton	....	stunts
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts (as William Burton)
William H. Burton	....	stunt coordinator (as Billy Burton)
William H. Burton	....	stunts (as Billy Burton)
Mark Chique	....	stunts
Lazaro Cifuentes	....	stunts
Tim A. Davison	....	stunts (as Tim Davison)
Paul Doyle	....	stunts
Richard Epper	....	stunts
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof	....	stunts (as Corky Fornof)
Mark Harden	....	stunts
Bob Hicks	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Australia
Marcia Holley	....	stunts
Shawn Howell	....	stunts
Nigel King	....	stunts
Svetla Krasteva	....	stunts
Alex Kuzelicki	....	stunts
Kevin LaRosa	....	stunts
Terry Lee	....	stunts
Clint Lilley	....	stunts
Bobby Lovgren	....	stunts (as Bobby Lovegren)
Khristian Lupo	....	stunts
Tom Lupo	....	stunts
Tony Lynch	....	stunts
Rick MacLure	....	stunts
Pat Magie	....	stunts
Vanessa Mathews	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
Kathy McMorrow	....	stunts
Thomas W. Muzila	....	stunts
Johnny Raaen	....	stunts (as John Raaen)
Josef Schwaiger	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Jules Sylvester	....	stunts (as Julian Sylvester)
Sarah Trigger	....	stunts
Mick Van Moorsel	....	stunts (as Michel Van Moorsel)
Ron Vreeken	....	stunts
John Walton	....	stunts
Hubert Wells	....	stunts
Darryl Young	....	stunts (as Daryl Young)
Michel Young	....	stunts
Heather Burton	....	stunt double: Kristy Swanson (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Leah Ashenhurst	....	assistant camera: second unit
Grant Atkinson	....	lighting technician
Paul E. Avery	....	lighting technician: Los Angeles (as Paul Avery)
Erik Bernstein	....	rigging gaffer: Los Angeles
Sam Bienstock	....	electrical best boy
Sam Bienstock	....	lighting technician: Australia
Lester Bishop	....	first company grip
Brian J. Breheny	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
John Breslin	....	assistant camera: second unit
Gary Burdett	....	dolly grip (as Gary 'Dickie' Burdett)
Colin Chase	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Toby Churchill-Brown	....	second company grip: second unit
Jim Clark	....	lighting technician: Los Angeles
Shaun Conway	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Terry Cook	....	second company grip (as Terry C. Cook)
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer
Katrina Crook	....	first assistant camera
Colin Deane	....	first assistant camera
Abe Elshaikh	....	video assist technician
Brian Evans	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
Andrew Glasser	....	rigging grip: second unit (as Andy Glasser)
Daniel C. Gold	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Warren Grieef	....	first company grip: second unit
Conrad W. Hall	....	camera operator: Los Angeles (as Conrad Hall Jr.)
Conrad W. Hall	....	director of photography: second unit (as Conrad Hall Jr.)
Stan Harrison	....	video assist technician: Los Angeles
Gary Hill	....	lighting technician: Australia
Louis Irving	....	camera operator
Ben Jasper	....	clapper loader: second unit
Al LaVerde	....	first company grip: Los Angeles (as Alexander LaVerde)
Danny Lockett	....	grip: Thailand
Dennis Lynch	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Brett Matthews	....	second assistant camera: Australia
Reggie Newkirk	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Louis Niemeyer	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Lou Niemeyer)
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial photographer (as Philip Pastuhov)
Vance Piper	....	first assistant aerial photographer
Justin Plummer	....	lighting technician
Rick Pratt	....	rigging grip: Los Angeles
Laurence Rooney	....	camera technician
Andy Ryan	....	lighting technician: Los Angeles
Leon Schuster	....	lighting technician: Australia
Dave Shaw	....	dolly grip: second unit
Brad Shield	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Brad Shield	....	steadicam operator
Bernard 'Boo' Slattery	....	lighting technician: Australia
Paul Smith	....	grip
Rebecca Steele	....	clapper loader: second unit
Tom Stern	....	chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
Ty Suehiro	....	second company grip: Los Angeles
Paul Taylor	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Paul Taylor	....	steadicam operator
Aron Walker	....	grip: Australia
Nick Watt	....	second assistant camera
Jeff White	....	lighting technician: Los Angeles
Clay H. Wilson	....	dolly grip: Los Angeles (as Clay Wilson)
Pip Wincer	....	camera department trainee: Australia
Julie Wurm	....	clapper loader: "b" camera, Thailand
Brian Bansgrove	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Samuel Buddy Fries	....	camera operator: "a" camera, Los Angeles (uncredited)
Rick Harris	....	grip (uncredited)
Peni Loloa	....	rigger: Thailand (uncredited)
Sean Smith	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Patricia Pao	....	asia casting: Thailand
Raweeporn 'Non' Srimonju	....	casting assistant: Thailand
Alex Wald	....	casting associate (as Alex Rosenberg)
Mercedes Kelso	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Lee A. Miles	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sean Gundlach	....	key costumer
Bruce R. Hogard	....	costume supervisor (as Bruce Hogard)
Lisa Lovaas	....	costume supervisor
Julie Middleton	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Salvador Pérez Jr.	....	assistant costume designer: Los Angeles
Michael Tereschuk	....	specialty costumer
Marsha Bozeman	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Ellen Ryba	....	key costumer (uncredited)
Rachel Sage	....	costume intern (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gina M. Carroll	....	apprentice film editor (as Gina Carroll)
Brett De Carroll	....	assistant film editor
Geoffrey Lamb	....	assistant editor: Australian (as Geoff Lamb)
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Brett Carroll	....	first assistant film editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Andy Brown	....	orchestra contractor
Robert Fernandez	....	music scoring mixer
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Alexander Janko	....	orchestrator
George A. Martin	....	music editor
David Newman	....	orchestrator
Jonathan Rees	....	orchestra leader
Liz Schrek	....	music coordinator
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Tom Villano	....	music editor
Graham Walker	....	music production supervisor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Don Davis	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Evan Evans	....	transcriptor: original score (uncredited)
Benoit Grey	....	transcriptor: original score (uncredited)
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Toby Wood	....	assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jim Frear	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles (as James Frear)
Boriboon Jarurongkawatana	....	transportation captain: Thailand (as Booriboon 'Boon' Jarurongkawatana)
Mark Pestonji	....	assistant transportation coordinator: Thailand
John Reed	....	transportation captain
Leroy Reed	....	transportatio