THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009:
PHANTOMS (1998)
Plot Synopsis: A heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat thriller with a hot cast of rising stars, PHANTOMS is the latest from Master of Suspense, Dean Koontz. Five lone survivors in a devastated town must face the unthinkable: a ferocious force of evil...lying below the earth for centuries...has surfaced with the power to destroy every human being! Left behind are two sisters, the town sheriff, his deputy, and a noted tabloid journalist. You're in for a pulse-pounding experience as the survivors must race to stop this terrifying threat before it wipes mankind off the face of the earth!
Director:
Joe Chappelle (Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers)
Starring:
Ben Affleck (Chasing Amy, Hollywoodland)
Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia, My Favorite Year)
Rose McGowan (Grindhouse, Charmed)
Liev Schreiber (Scream, X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
Joanna Going (Wyatt Earp, Dark Shadows)
Running Time: 96 minutes.
Film Facts:
-The 1988 remake of The Blob bears several similarities to Koontz's original novel leading some to erroneously believe this film was a ripoff of the remake. This is untrue since Koontz's novel came out a full five years before The Blob.
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