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Release Date:
23 January 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
For centuries they told us the terror would come from above. We've been looking the wrong way. more
Plot:
150 dead and 350 missing in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, Colorado. And that's only the beginning... full summary | add synopsis
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Colorado
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Small Town
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Shotgun
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Gory Violence
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Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Greatest Scream Queens
(From SoundOnSight. 1 September 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
The Horrors of Haddonfield: A Halloween Retrospective
(From Fangoria. 5 August 2009, 11:31 AM, PDT)
(From SoundOnSight. 1 September 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
The Horrors of Haddonfield: A Halloween Retrospective
(From Fangoria. 5 August 2009, 11:31 AM, PDT)
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One of the best horror movies of 1998!!!!!!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ben Affleck | ... | Sheriff Bryce Hammond | |
| Peter O'Toole | ... | Dr. Timothy Flyte | |
| Rose McGowan | ... | Lisa Pailey | |
| Joanna Going | ... | Jennifer Pailey, M.D. | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle | |
| Nicky Katt | ... | Deputy Steve Shanning | |
| Clifton Powell | ... | Gen. Leland Copperfield | |
| Rick Otto | ... | Scientist Lockland | |
| Valerie Chow | ... | Scientist Yamaguchi (as Rachel Shane) | |
| Adam Nelson | ... | Scientist Burke | |
| John Hammil | ... | Scientist Talbot | |
| John Scott Clough | ... | Scientist Shane | |
| Michael DeLorenzo | ... | Soldier Velazquez (as Michael Delorenzo) | |
| William Hahn | ... | Scientist Borman | |
| Robert Himber | ... | Scientist Walker |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Dean Koontz's Phantoms (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language.
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96 min | Argentina:92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Ireland:18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-16 (video premiere) |
Germany:16 |
Norway:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Argentina:16
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The "flatworm theory" used in the movie (that flatworms can eat the remains of their own kind and absorb their knowledge) is based on actual tests given to flatworms which involved seeing how quickly they would make the "correct" turn at a Y-intersection after eating the previous experimenters. The results were more inconclusive than the film says.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Everyone goes into the lab and it begins to snow. Jennifer, Lisa, Bryce, and Flynt are the only people left in town. Yet, when Flynt leaves the lab later, there are footprints and tracks in the snow.
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Quotes:
Tunnel Boy:
[holding vials of virus] You always had an urge to shoot little boys?
Sheriff Bryce Hammond: No. This time, I'm gonna miss.
[shoots vials]
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Sheriff Bryce Hammond: No. This time, I'm gonna miss.
[shoots vials]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) (V)
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Soundtrack:
FALL
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The cast and special effects lift this unique (and very much underrated) horror movie that also sports a interesting plot and some effectively creepy scenes. I give this movie 4 stars out of 5.