The Phantom (1996)

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4.8	Rating (309 ratings)
5.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Simon Wincer

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Billy Zane
The Phantom / Kit Walker

Kristy Swanson
Diana Palmer

Treat Williams
Xander Drax

Catherine Zeta-Jones
Sala

James Remar
Quill

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
The Great Kabai Sengh

Bill Smitrovich
Uncle Dave Palmer

Casey Siemaszko
Morgan

Written by

Lee Falk
(characters)

Jeffrey Boam
(written by)

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17 years, 7 months ago at Aug 27 2:06

Raven

2 votes

I think this movie is basically just a reason to perv on Billy Zane while he runs around in a tight spandex outfit. To expect anything else is foolish. The story line is ok, but at the very bottom of the ok scale. The acting I'll comment on that by asking a question... What acting? And the dialogue? Well the dialogue is on the sad say. So all in all the movie is embarrassing to say the least but t... read more

Pure, unpretentious big-screen entertainment

11 years ago at Mar 12 5:38

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"Join the club. Many of us have killed him over the years. But he keeps coming back."

1996's The Phantom is another comic book adaptation which has never quite gotten a fair shake. It was produced for a rather extravagant $45 million, yet opened to poor reviews and apocalyptic box office, killing Paramount's plans for a franchise. Although the flick has performed respectably on the ... read more

The Phantom (1996)

7 years, 3 months ago at Dec 11 12:12

bossebus

2 votes

This is a perfect matinee movie that you can relax after after a hard working day. Just shut the brain and have fun.Catherine Zeta-Jones is beautiful in a rather early movie in her career.

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Description: Based on Lee Falk's comic strip The Phantom, the film stars Billy Zane as a seemingly immortal crimefighter and his battle against all forms of evil. The film was loosely inspired by three of The Phantom stories, "The Singh Brotherhood", "The Sky Band", and "The Belt"; but adds supernatural elements and several new characters. The Phantom was released on June 7, 1996, and received mixed reviews from film critics. Despite financial disappointment in its theatrical release, the film has since enjoyed success on VHS and DVD. ... (more)

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The Phantom (1996)

“This is a perfect matinee movie that you can relax after after a hard working day. Just shut the brain and have fun.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is beautiful in a rather early movie in her career.” read more