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Dean Koontz scripted this adaptation of his fantasy novel. The tale begins when two sisters, Lisa (Rose McGowan) and Jenny (Joanna Going) arrive for a ski vacation in the mountain resort town of Snowfield, Colorado, where they discover their landlady is dead and the town is deserted except for a single dead police officer. Lisa and Jenny are soon joined by Sheriff Bryce Hammond (Ben Affleck) and his deputies Stu Wargle (Liev Schreiber) and Steve Shanning (Nicky Katt). The five conclude that the entire town is missing or dead, but after they head for a local hotel, they hear a Patsy Cline tune emanating from the second floor -- where a scribbled message mentions "Timothy Flyte" and the "Ancient Enemy." After Wargle is attacked by a bizarre creature that sucks out his brain, Hammond radios for help. The Feds find Flyte (Peter O'Toole), a British professor who explains his theory of an Ancient Enemy, periodically emerging from inside the Earth to decimate civilizations. Human extinction looms, but Flyte and an Army commando unit arrive in Colorado with a plan of action. Directed by Joe Chappelle, who made Thieves Quartet (1994). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Peter O'Toole - Timothy Flyte
Rose McGowan - Lisa Pailey
Joanna Going - Jenny Pailey
Liev Schreiber - Deputy Stu Wargle
Ben Affleck - Sherriff Bryce Hammond

Joe Chappelle's cinematic adaptation of Dean Koontz's -Phantoms comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Disney has failed to include any supplemental materials of consequence, making this a disc that will appeal to genre enthusiasts almost exclusively, although fans of the interesting cast (Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, Leiv Schreiber, and Peter O'Toole) may also want to give this DVD a look. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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