Phantoms

Name: Phantoms
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1998-01-23
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber

For centuries they told us the terror would come from above. We've been looking the wrong way.

Phantoms (1998)

Timing: 1:36 (96 min)

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Release date

1998-01-23

Country

United States, Japan

Production

Dimension Films, Miramax, NEO Motion Pictures, Raven House, Inc., Fuji Creative Corporation

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Budget

$14 000 000

Box office

$5 624 282

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Director

Joe Chappelle

Actors

Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Nicky Katt, Clifton Powell, Rick Otto, Valerie Chow, Adam Nelson
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Scenario

Producer

Joel Soisson, Michael Leahy, Steven A. Lane, Robert Pringle, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Dean R. Koontz

Camera operator

Richard Clabaugh

Composer

David C. Williams

Artist

Deborah Raymond, Dorian Vernacchio

Audition

Don Phillips

Editing

Randy Bricker
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Short description

In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.

What's left behind the scenes

The Sheriff's Deputies wear sheriff's patches on their shoulders.
Early in the film, when Jennifer and Lisa Payle visit the Snowfield Police Station, a close-up shows the hand of the deceased Deputy Sheriff Paul Henderson and a Beretta 92F pistol. It is clearly visible that the hammer is not cocked, which is impossible, as Henderson fired the weapon, and the hammer is always cocked by the energy of the powder gases during a shot.
The film had a notable influence on the original computer game "Silent Hill" (1999) by Konami and other games in the series; it was also influenced by the films "Jacob's Ladder" (1990) by Adrian Lyne and "Session 9" (2001) by Brad Anderson.
The film discusses the "flatworm theory" (which claims that flatworms, when devouring the remains of their brethren, also absorb their skills). This theory is based on a series of experiments that tested how quickly a worm would find the correct path after consuming its predecessor. The results of the experiments were not as conclusive as claimed in the film.
Sheriff Bryce Hammond uses a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol as his service weapon throughout the film. In the final scene, he is holding a Beretta 92F, it is unknown how it ended up with the sheriff.