Phantoms Directed by
Joe Chappelle
Writing credits (WGA)
Dean R. Koontz (novel)
Dean R. Koontz (screenplay)
Tagline: For centuries they told us the terror would come from above. We've been looking the wrong way.
Plot Outline: 150 dead and 350 missing in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, California. And that's only the beginning...
Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Affleck .... Sheriff Bryce Hammond
Peter O'Toole .... Dr. Timothy Flyte
Rose McGowan .... Lisa Pailey
Joanna Going .... Jennifer Pailey, M.D.
Liev Schreiber .... Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle
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
John Hammil .... Scientist Talbot
John Scott Clough .... Scientist Shane
Michael DeLorenzo .... Soldier Velazquez (as Michael Delorenzo)
William Hahn .... Scientist Borman
Robert Himber .... Scientist Walker
Also Known As:
Dean Koontz's Phantoms (USA) (complete title)
MPAA: Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language.
Runtime: 91 min / Argentina:92 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Certification: Iceland:16 / Australia:MA / Finland:K-16 (video premiere) / Germany:16 / Norway:18 / Portugal:M/16 / Singapore:PG / UK:15 / USA:R / Argentina:16
Trivia for
Phantoms (1998)
* 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.
Quotes:
Tunnel Boy: [holding vials of virus] You always had an urge to shoot little boys?
Sheriff Bryce Hammond: No. This time, I'm gonna miss.
[shoots vials]
Awards: 1 nomination