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The Phantom

  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
38K
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Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
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The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ul... Read allThe Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.

  • Director
    • Simon Wincer
  • Writers
    • Lee Falk
    • Jeffrey Boam
  • Stars
    • Billy Zane
    • Kristy Swanson
    • Treat Williams
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Simon Wincer
    • Writers
      • Lee Falk
      • Jeffrey Boam
    • Stars
      • Billy Zane
      • Kristy Swanson
      • Treat Williams
    • 204User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    Top Cast39

    Billy Zane
    Billy Zane
    • The Phantom…
    Kristy Swanson
    Kristy Swanson
    • Diana Palmer
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Xander Drax
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    • Sala
    • (as Catherine Zeta Jones)
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Quill
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    • The Great Kabai Sengh
    Bill Smitrovich
    Bill Smitrovich
    • Uncle Dave Palmer
    Casey Siemaszko
    Casey Siemaszko
    • Morgan
    David Proval
    David Proval
    • Charlie Zephro
    Joseph Ragno
    Joseph Ragno
    • Ray Zephro
    Samantha Eggar
    Samantha Eggar
    • Lily Palmer
    Jon Tenney
    Jon Tenney
    • Jimmy Wells
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • Phantom's Dad
    Robert Coleby
    Robert Coleby
    • Capt. Philip Horton
    Al Ruscio
    Al Ruscio
    • Police Commissioner Farley
    Leon Russom
    Leon Russom
    • Mayor Krebs
    Bernard Kates
    • Falkmoore the Butler
    John Capodice
    John Capodice
    • Al the Cabby
    • Director
      • Simon Wincer
    • Writers
      • Lee Falk
      • Jeffrey Boam
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews204

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Billy Zane pumped iron for over a year to fill The Phantom's costume. A Batman-like costume with fake muscles was reportedly made, but by the time filming started, Zane was so beefed up that he did not need it.
    • Goofs
      The float plane used to take Drax from New York City to the Devils Vortex (somewhere off the Malay Peninsula) is a Beechcraft Model 18. The range of this aircraft is 1200 miles. The plane could not fly the approximately 10,000 miles without stopping to refuel at which point the Phantom would most likely have been seen hanging onto the float by someone. Even if the plane could have made the full flight non-stop, with its top speed of 225 MPH, the Phantom would have had to hang on to the pontoon spar for nearly 2 days.
    • Quotes
      • Quill: Look, I once killed the Phantom.
      • The Great Kabai Sengh: Join the club. Many of us have killed him over the years. But he keeps coming back.
    • Crazy credits
      The film title appears from the Phantom's skull ring.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Eddie/DragonHeart/The Arrival/Mission: Impossible/Spy Hard (1996)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 7, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El fantasma
    • Filming locations
      • Krabi, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • The Ladd Company
      • Boam Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,323,326
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,072,346
      • Jun 9, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,330,678
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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