One hundred fifty dead, and three hundred fifty missing in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, Colorado, and that's only the beginning.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Peter O'Toole | ... | Dr. Timothy Flyte | |
| Rose McGowan | ... | Lisa Pailey | |
| Joanna Going | ... | Jennifer Pailey, M.D. | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle | |
| Ben Affleck | ... | Sheriff Bryce Hammond | |
| 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 | |
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John Hammil | ... | Scientist Talbot |
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John Scott Clough | ... | Scientist Shane |
| Michael DeLorenzo | ... | Soldier Velazquez | |
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William Hahn | ... | Scientist Borman |
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Robert Himber | ... | Scientist Walker |
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One hundred fifty dead, and three hundred fifty missing in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, Colorado, and that's only the beginning.
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For centuries they told us the terror would come from above. We've been looking the wrong way. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 January 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dean Koontz's Phantoms See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$3,065,951, 25 January 1998Gross USA:
$5,624,282Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,624,282Company Credits
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[shouts]
Sheriff Bryce Hammond: Enough! It's not a god, it's not a devil. It's just a fucking animal, and any living thing can be killed.
Timothy Flyte: But this thing is what wiped out the dinosaurs! Which were pretty tough fucking customers!
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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. See more »Goofs
When the body of Deputy Henderson (actor Larry Odien) is found, several empty shell cases are found around his body showing that he had fired at (and presumably hit) whoever or whatever is involved in the missing/killing of the townspeople. The empty shell cases shown are of a "bottle-necked" design. While the Beretta 92 series pistol that the deputy carried is available in several calibers none are of a bottle-neck design. While this type of ammunition IS available in some handguns it's use is far more common in long-guns such as carbines and rifles. See more »Quotes
Sheriff Bryce Hammond: All right, enough.[shouts]
Sheriff Bryce Hammond: Enough! It's not a god, it's not a devil. It's just a fucking animal, and any living thing can be killed.
Timothy Flyte: But this thing is what wiped out the dinosaurs! Which were pretty tough fucking customers!
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This film was a fascinating melding of various classics and not-so-classics of the creature feature genre done with style. It did exactly what a good B-movie Sci-fi should do: Rip off better films and do it knowingly with tongue firmly in cheek. The cast was interesting and had decent star power for the grade of motion picture (film legend Peter O'Toole, "Scream 2" Star Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck and "Boston Publics" Nicky Katt"), except for Rose McGowan, who, as talented as she is, was way too old to play a 14-year-old. It was also good to see Ben Affleck not trying to win awards in some silly Michael Bay movie. Whoever did the makeup effects must have seen 1989's "Leviathan" and the script had elements of the movies "Leviathan," "The Thing," "Virus" and even the remake of "The Blob" (the final scene had shots that were exactly the same, minus the snow machine, of course) In short, if you are kicking back and want to see something with some cool effects but not much thought, rent this and have some fun.