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The Phantom

  • 19961996
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
34K
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Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
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  • Adventure
  • Comedy
The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ul... Read allThe Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
34K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Simon Wincer
  • Writers
    • Lee Falk(characters)
    • Jeffrey Boam
  • Stars
    • Billy Zane
    • Kristy Swanson
    • Treat Williams
Top credits
  • Director
    • Simon Wincer
  • Writers
    • Lee Falk(characters)
    • Jeffrey Boam
  • Stars
    • Billy Zane
    • Kristy Swanson
    • Treat Williams
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 183User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins

    Videos1

    The Phantom
    Trailer 1:16
    The Phantom

    Photos166

    The Phantom (Billy Zane) roams thejungle on his dependable horse, Hero.
    Escaping the tiger's cage at the Central Park Zoo is no challenge to The Phantom (Billy Zane).
    As part of his plan to capture the power of a strange and ancient civilization, Xander Drax (Treat Williams) acquires two of the skulls of Touganda.
    The Phantom (1996)
    Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in The Phantom (1996)
    Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, and Treat Williams in The Phantom (1996)
    James Remar in The Phantom (1996)
    Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
    Billy Zane and Patrick McGoohan in The Phantom (1996)
    Billy Zane and Patrick McGoohan in The Phantom (1996)
    Billy Zane and Patrick McGoohan in The Phantom (1996)
    Kristy Swanson in The Phantom (1996)

    Top cast

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    Billy Zane
    Billy Zane
    • The Phantom…
    Kristy Swanson
    Kristy Swanson
    • Diana Palmer
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Xander Drax
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    • Sala
    • (as Catherine Zeta Jones)
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Quill
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    • The Great Kabai Sengh
    Bill Smitrovich
    Bill Smitrovich
    • Uncle Dave Palmer
    Casey Siemaszko
    Casey Siemaszko
    • Morgan
    David Proval
    David Proval
    • Charlie Zephro
    Joseph Ragno
    Joseph Ragno
    • Ray Zephro
    Samantha Eggar
    Samantha Eggar
    • Lily Palmer
    Jon Tenney
    Jon Tenney
    • Jimmy Wells
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • Phantom's Dad
    Robert Coleby
    Robert Coleby
    • Capt. Philip Horton
    Al Ruscio
    Al Ruscio
    • Police Commissioner Farley
    Leon Russom
    Leon Russom
    • Mayor Krebs
    Bernard Kates
    • Falkmoore the Butler
    John Capodice
    John Capodice
    • Al the Cabby
    • Director
      • Simon Wincer
    • Writers
      • Lee Falk(characters)
      • Jeffrey Boam
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      The float plane used to take Drax from New York City to the Devils Vortex (somewhere off the Malay Peninsula) is a Beechcraft Model 18. The range of this aircraft is 1200 miles. The plane could not fly the approximately 10,000 miles without stopping to refuel at which point the Phantom would most likely have been seen hanging onto the float by someone. Even if the plane could have made the full flight non-stop, with its top speed of 225 MPH, the Phantom would have had to hang on to the pontoon spar for nearly 2 days.
    • Quotes

      Quill: Look, I once killed the Phantom.

      The Great Kabai Sengh: Join the club. Many of us have killed him over the years. But he keeps coming back.

    • Crazy credits
      The film title appears from the Phantom's skull ring.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Eddie/DragonHeart/The Arrival/Mission: Impossible/Spy Hard (1996)

    User reviews183

    Review
    Top review
    The best superhero movie made to date.
    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.
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    • spcglider
    • Dec 11, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 7, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El fantasma
    • Filming locations
      • Krabi, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • The Ladd Company
      • Boam Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,323,326
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,072,346
      • Jun 9, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,323,326
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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