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The Phantom (1996) -- The Phantom, descendent of a line of African heroes, travels to New York to thwart a criminal genius.

Overview

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Director:
Simon Wincer
Writers (WGA):
Lee Falk (characters)
Jeffrey Boam (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 June 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure more
Tagline:
The Ghost Who Walks. The Man Who Cannot Die. more
Plot:
The Phantom, descendent of a line of African heroes, travels to New York to thwart a criminal genius. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
A pleasant surprise more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for action/adventure violence and some mild language.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Australia | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
The Palmer's butler is named Falkmoore. This name is derived from Lee Falk, The creator of The Phantom, and Ray Moore, The Phantom's first artist. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the chase scene between the Phantom (on a horse) and two Police officers on motorcycles, when the bullets fired from the officers' pistols hit the nearby trees, they produce sparks. more
Quotes:
The Phantom: [after coming through the laundry shoot, seeing Sala and Diana] What is this, a ship full of women?
Sala: [smiling] All my pilots are women.
The Phantom: Interesting.
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Movie Connections:
References You and Me (1938) more

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30 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
A pleasant surprise, 18 March 2005
8/10
Author: EnriqueH from Miami, Fl.

This 100-minute nugget of superhero charm was a lot more fun than I had expected. I subscribe to Netflix, the mail-in rental service, so I had forgotten which movie I had coming next. I groaned slightly when I saw The Phantom was it.

I started watching, feeling that I was going to be in for a dud. About a week ago, I rented The Rocketeer---a mildly entertaining movie with some good moments, but didn't really add up to a DVD purchase or repeat viewings. I thought I was in for more of the same, but alas.

The Phantom had all the charm, action and humor missing from Rocketeer.

I particularly enjoyed the two leads. Billy Zane delivered the one-liners with aplomb. He has the swagger, voice, demeanor and charm to carry the role successfully. He transcends a rather mundane superhero outfit. Treat Williams gave an amusing turn as the villainous Xander Drax, ("Starts and ends with X.") Not the typically evil superhero nemesis, he's more of a lighthearted villain in the "Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor" mold, but his line delivery is spot on.

The movie definitely comes alive with the characterizations, a feel of a time and place early in the 20th century, and always on the move, but not too much in a hurry to make you enjoy these characters. I rather liked the idea of a superhero with a pet horse and wolf.

I'm not sure I've seen a recent superhero film that strikes a perfect balance of action, humor, sets and characters. Enough humor to keep me smiling throughout, but mildly serious enough to engage me for the duration.

Definitely worth a look for those who haven't seen it, and a future addition to my DVD collection.

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