Episode #85 – The Phantom
Before the superhero cinema boom, there was a smaller trend in the 90s of translating pulp characters into film and TV. This week, Perry is joined by pulp author John Bruening to discuss The Phantom, a kind of bridge character between the pulps and superheroes. The movie’s not as bad as you may have heard, but it’s not without its flaws.
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Directed by Simon Wincer
Written by Jeffrey Boam
Based on characters and comics by Lee Falk
Cast
Billy Zane – The Phantom / Kit Walker
Kristy Swanson – Diana Palmer
Treat Williams – Xander Drax
Catherine Zeta-Jones – Sala
James Remar – Quill
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa – The Great Kabai Sengh
Patrick McGoohan – The 20th Phantom
Robert Coleby – Captain Philip Horton
John Capodice – Al the Cabby
The Phantom – Superhero Cinephiles
Before the superhero cinema boom, there was a smaller trend in the 90s of translating pulp characters into film and TV. This week, Perry is joined by pulp author John Bruening to discuss The Phantom, a kind of bridge character between the pulps and superheroes. The movie's not as bad as you may have heard, but it's not without its flaws.
