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 ultimate power.
Cast
- Billy Zane
- Treat Williams
- Kristy Swanson
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Samantha Eggar
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- Aug 10, 2025
It’s 1996. I’m eight years old. I’ve just walked out of a showing of The Phantom, wearing my awesome skull ring Paramount provided to all kids who saw the movie. I stare at the poster. I’m confused by the tagline: Slam Evil! Is he slamming evil in the face? How exactly does…
ChrisStuckmannMar 18, 2026I saw this movie theatrically when I was seven years old. My mom and I were the only two paying customers in the theatre. On the way out, a theatre employee gave me a free plastic Phantom skull ring, which I wore for the next year until it finally fell off.
Will SloanNov 24, 2019Movies like this and The Shadow are my ideal comic book outings—period piece/Art Deco overtones, jungle excursions a la Indiana Jones, goofy mustache twirling villains, and some classic snappy dialogue. Hugo Weaving with a CGI red skull or a shrivel chin cgi brolin have…
Ian West - Mar 22, 2021
This one didn’t do much for me as a kid. In 1996, I had a tough time connecting to the Phantom. He has no powers and he doesn’t really fight crime so much as he protects these three mystical skulls. So why does he wear a purple costume and a domino mask and eye black? And…
Matt SingerAug 6, 2024Did anyone miss that Billy Zane literally puts two henchmen to sleep with his thighs at the same time? I remember seeing this in the cinema as a kid and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. It’s still a lot of fun and I always love some Billy Zane. Totally forgot…
KyloMar 2, 2021What is this, a ship full of women? The Phantom is a classic, pulpy and delightfully charming swashbuckling adventure that hits all the right chords in its adaptation of the source material. While I am not totally informative on The Phantom comics I am aware and have been…
Ziglet_mir - Oct 10, 2021
I’ve always had a soft spot for this one. Dated in the best 90’s sort of way. Billy Zane sure was a hunk as the Phantom in and out of his costume. His career sure took a villainous turn after this with Titanic.
KyloFeb 6, 2025SLAM EVIL! A wonderfully silly Indiana Jones rip-off that replaces Harrison Ford with Billy Zane dressed up as a giant purple condom. He lives in a Skull Cave (complete with a local butler), at one point chills out with a tiger, and talks to ghosts. You've got the bridge…
theironcupcakeFeb 20, 2015it's really no wonder this thing bombed so massively. Billy Zane's performance is a stiff as his skin tight purple body suit and the whole thing has a "gee-whiz!" quality that was 1000% not cool in the angsty mid 90s. the movie seems destined for love by only the dollar…
Gibnerd
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- Nifty Kiwi likedThe Phantom
If you look at it as a throwback to the old school superhero serials, this movie is brilliant! If you look at it as a modern superhero film it’s a bit slow and has nonsense plot. Billy Zane crushed it however you slice it!
Angie Lankford likedThe PhantomNot a bad early superhero movie. Definitely not Marvel-tier, but not bad for the era.
Caio lovedThe Phantomeu era doido nesse filme, ficava muito feliz quando passava na sessão da tarde
- Damien likedThe Phantom
Affleck was not the bomb in this one.
Jon Priest lovedThe PhantomAbsolute classic which there was more
Emi 4 T lovedThe PhantomChildhood film 🥰😁
- David dislikedThe Phantom
Yikes.
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Metacritic
The movie is wonderfully entertaining, red-blooded and rousing, and with a production design that makes it uncommonly handsome.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Although The Phantom is more often enjoyable than not, it lacks that special characteristic necessary to provide it with a unique identity. Arriving in the midst of so many can't miss offerings, I expect it to sink like a rock, moving quickly to dollar theaters then to video. I'd like to be able to champion this film, but the truth is that I'm tiring of the genre as a whole, and, while The Phantom opts for a different tone than most of its brethren, it's still not an especially memorable motion picture. This is the kind of movie that offers modest entertainment while you're in the theater, but is forgotten by the time you get home.
James Berardinelli
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