Phantom Force (2004)

Director:

Christian McIntire

Writer:

Sam Wells

Stars:

Richard Grieco, Nigel Bennett, Tangi Miller

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Richard Grieco	...	Mark Dupree
Nigel Bennett	...	Jack Bavaro
Tangi Miller	...	Potts
Jim Fyfe	...	Cutler
Jenna Gering	...	Rebecca Weaver
Hristo Shopov	...	Commander Vukorov
Atanas Srebrev	...	Kyle Hudson (as Nasco Srebev)
Tyrone Pinkham	...	Joe Murray
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Barnes	...	Advisor
Ryan Spike Dauner	...	Pilot (as Spike Dauner)
Robert Godsil	...	Weapons Officer
John Hanson	...	Admiral Gilliham
Ray Hartbarger	...	General
Edward McDermott	...	Dakota Captain
Jeff Rank	...	Spokesperson

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural | shot in the head | underwater | ocean | stone | 

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Comando fantasma

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG, Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director, Christian McIntire, fought and lost to have his name removed from the film after disagreements with producers and the Sci-Fi Channel over script changes and interference in the story and production.

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Connections

Spun-off from Interceptor Force 2 (2002)

User Reviews

Quite a nice little one-off

OK, it was a quite night on the satellite, so with my lack of attention span, i surfed past the Sci-fi channel.

The start was rocky, it had obvious made-for-TV movie production values, and the acting and combat was sub x-files to say the least, however, the actual concept wasn't bad, and there were some technical accuracy you don't get in most action films.

Grieco really needs to be told to speak clearly, i mean, the Guttural Whisper thing is a tad tacky and gets boring after hearing him mumble his way through a sentence, and this film won't be winning him any Oscars, but overall, he fit into the big hero-shaped hole in the film.

It felt very much like someone had been playing Doom recently, the plot stank of the current occult-terror video games out these days, but as a whole, the Plot hung together, but there was a hell of a lot the directors didn't take advantage of and could have done so much more with. effects ranged from the bland to the quite nice, but the inconsistency didn't help matters.

Worth a watch, just for a one-off, shame it wasn't made into a series, after a false start it could have been polished up a bit.