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Phantoms

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Phantoms (1998)
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In the peaceful town of Snowfield, Colorado something evil has wiped out the community. And now, its up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.In the peaceful town of Snowfield, Colorado something evil has wiped out the community. And now, its up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.In the peaceful town of Snowfield, Colorado something evil has wiped out the community. And now, its up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.

  • Director
    • Joe Chappelle
  • Writer
    • Dean R. Koontz
  • Stars
    • Peter O'Toole
    • Rose McGowan
    • Joanna Going
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joe Chappelle
    • Writer
      • Dean R. Koontz
    • Stars
      • Peter O'Toole
      • Rose McGowan
      • Joanna Going
    • 209User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
    • 26Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Trailer 2:44
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    Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, and Joanna Going in Phantoms (1998)
    Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, Peter O'Toole, Liev Schreiber, and Joanna Going in Phantoms (1998)
    Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber, and Joanna Going in Phantoms (1998)
    Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber, and Joanna Going in Phantoms (1998)
    Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber, and Joanna Going in Phantoms (1998)
    Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, Peter O'Toole, Liev Schreiber, and Joanna Going in Phantoms (1998)
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    Linnea Quigley in Phantoms (1998)
    Liev Schreiber in Phantoms (1998)
    Lonny Chapman in Phantoms (1998)
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    Peter O'Toole
    Peter O'Toole
    • Dr. Timothy Flyte
    Rose McGowan
    Rose McGowan
    • Lisa Pailey
    Joanna Going
    Joanna Going
    • Jennifer Pailey, M.D.
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle
    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Sheriff Bryce Hammond
    Nicky Katt
    Nicky Katt
    • Deputy Steve Shanning
    Clifton Powell
    Clifton Powell
    • Gen. Leland Copperfield
    Rick Otto
    Rick Otto
    • Scientist Lockland
    Valerie Chow
    Valerie Chow
    • Scientist Yamaguchi
    • (as Rachel Shane)
    Adam Nelson
    Adam Nelson
    • Scientist Burke
    John Hammil
    • Scientist Talbot
    John Scott Clough
    • Scientist Shane
    Michael DeLorenzo
    Michael DeLorenzo
    • Soldier Velazquez
    William Hahn
    • Scientist Borman
    Robert Himber
    • Scientist Walker
    Bo Hopkins
    Bo Hopkins
    • Agent Hawthorne
    Robert Knepper
    Robert Knepper
    • Agent Wilson
    • (as Rob Knepper)
    Paul Schmidt
    • Church Soldier
    • Director
      • Joe Chappelle
    • Writer
      • Dean R. Koontz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      The spent 9mm shell casings on the floor of the police station are from blank rounds.
    • Quotes

      General Copperfield: The first thing we'd like to know is what we're dealing with: Biological, chemical, or other.

      Sheriff Bryce Hammond: ...Well, I'm leaning towards "other".

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Spice World/Hard Rain/Fallen/The Gingerbread Man/Phantoms/Star Kid (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      I Fall to Pieces
      Performed by Patsy Cline

      Written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard

      Courtesy of MCA Records

      Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

    User reviews209

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    6/10
    The Thing's long lost cousin (sort of) in an isolated town in the mountains of Colorado
    Two sisters (Rose McGowan & Joanna Going) visit a town in the Rockies, which is mysteriously absent of people except for a few corpses. They eventually encounter a Sheriff (Ben Affleck) and his deputies as the mystery deepens (Liev Schreiber plays one of the deputies). Peter O'Toole is on hand as an eccentric British writer who assists the group while Clifton Powell plays the commanding officer of an Army unit sent to the town.

    The movie came out in 1998 and was written by heralded horror author Dean Koontz (both the screenplay and the novel). The story is basically "The Thing" (1982) set in a Rockies town with various nuances, like the addition of two females. Speaking of whom, Rose and Joanna have stunning faces, but their beauty is never really capitalized on in the film. Joanna, for instance, wears ridiculously baggy tan slacks the entire runtime.

    The first half is nice & mysterious with several genuinely creepy sequences whereas the second half focuses on the incredible source of the horror and the complexities thereof. People complain about the latter portions, and I can see where they're coming from, but I like the way the protagonists put their heads together to try to figure out and defeat the diabolical phenomenon.

    The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes and was shot in Georgetown, Colorado.

    GRADE: B-
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 23, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dean Koontz's Phantoms
    • Filming locations
      • Georgetown, Colorado, USA
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • Dimension Films
      • Fuji Creative (FCC)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,624,282
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,065,951
      • Jan 25, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,624,282
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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