Phantom (2013 film)
Phantom | |
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Directed by | Todd Robinson |
Written by | Todd Robinson |
Produced by | John Watson Julian Adams Pen Densham |
Starring | Ed Harris David Duchovny William Fichtner Lance Henriksen Johnathon Schaech Julian Adams |
Cinematography | Byron Werner |
Edited by | Terel Gibson |
Music by | Jeff Rona |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | RCR Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.2 million[1][2] |
Phantom is a 2013 American submarine thriller film about a Soviet submarine during the Cold War in the 1960s. Todd Robinson wrote and directed the film. It stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny and William Fichtner.
The film tells the story of a Soviet Navy submarine captain attempting to prevent a war. It is loosely based on the real-life events involving the sinking of the submarine K-129 in 1968.
Plot
Captain Dmitri "Demi" Zubov is a veteran Soviet Navy captain finishing up a career that failed to live up to the legacy of his legendary father. He is given an assignment by Markov to lead a top secret mission and given the command of his old ship. Due to mistakes he made during his service, involving the deaths of six of his past crew in a collision and fire, this will be his last assignment and his only opportunity to command any ship at all. Demi interrupts a party involving his crew, including Alex Kozlov, his up-and-coming executive officer headed for great success. However, as Demi leaves his home to lead Alex and his crew on the secret mission, the presence of a KGB contingent led by agent Bruni, and ominous portents, begin to alter the objectives of the mission, causing Demi and Kozlov to become concerned. Furthermore, Markov commits suicide at his office window while watching the submarine depart.
Demi and Kozlov are wary of Bruni and his men and soon discover his mission: to use a device known as the Phantom to alter their ship's
Demi, Kozlov and the loyal crew plot and execute a plan that eventually takes back the ship and alerts another Soviet submarine that they are in distress. Two other members of the crew, Tyrtov and Sasha, attempt to disable the missile. They succeeded in disabling the warhead, even though the missile was fired. Eventually, fighting ensues onboard, resulting in the deaths of many of both Demi's crew and Bruni's men. The submarine is soon badly damaged by torpedoes from the other Soviet submarine and sinks to the
Eventually, the submarine is recovered and the remaining crew, including Demi and his men, are seen standing atop the ship. From the nearby dock, Demi's wife and daughter praise his actions while Alex, now a captain, salutes the sub, paying respects to his former commanding officer. It is then revealed that Demi and his men, watching from the submarine's deck, are ghosts, watching from the afterlife.
Cast
- Ed Harris as Captain Dmitri "Demi" Zubov, CO of the K-129
- David Duchovny as KGB agent Bruni
- William Fichtner as Commander Alex Kozlov, XO of the K-129
- Lance Henriksen as Commodore Vladimir Markov
- Johnathon Schaech as Lieutenant Pavlov, political commissar of the k-129
- Jason Beghe as Dr. Semak, Chief medical officer of the k-129
- Sean Patrick Flanery as lieutenant Tyrtov, missiles officer of the K-129
- Jason Gray-Stanford as lieutenant Sasha, chief engineer of the K-129
- Julian Adams as Lieutenant Bavenod, navigator of the K-129
- Derek Magyar as KGB agent Garin
- Dagmara Domińczyk as Sophi Zubov
Production
Onboard scenes took place in the former Foxtrot-class B-39 Soviet submarine which was at the time a museum at San Diego.[citation needed]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to Phantom was released on February 26, 2013.
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Early Dawn" | Jeff Rona | 3:03 |
2. | "This Is Not a Drill" | Jeff Rona | 1:18 |
3. | "Can We Be Redeemed For the Things We’ve Done?" | Jeff Rona | 1:14 |
4. | "Time for Farewells" | Jeff Rona | 1:53 |
5. | "We All Go on the Same Way on a Boat" | Jeff Rona | 2:51 |
6. | "Welcome Aboard" | Jeff Rona | 1:05 |
7. | "We Sail at Dawn" | Jeff Rona | 2:54 |
8. | "True Zealots" | Jeff Rona | 1:24 |
9. | "Twenty Ton Screws" | Jeff Rona | 2:30 |
10. | "These Government Drugs Are Shit" | Jeff Rona | 2:14 |
11. | "Like a Thousand Snowflakes" | Jeff Rona | 1:10 |
12. | "Engage the Phantom" | Jeff Rona | 0:54 |
13. | "Only Two Reasons" | Jeff Rona | 2:06 |
14. | "My Father" | Jeff Rona | 3:22 |
15. | "You Should Be Flattered" | Jeff Rona | 0:55 |
16. | "Sending a Signal" | Jeff Rona | 2:22 |
17. | "Go Below" | Jeff Rona | 3:27 |
18. | "They Already Have the Codes" | Jeff Rona | 2:20 |
19. | "If They So Much as Blink" | Jeff Rona | 2:39 |
20. | "Torpedoes in the Water" | Jeff Rona | 2:28 |
21. | "This Is Your Captain" | Jeff Rona | 3:04 |
22. | "Arming the Warhead" | Jeff Rona | 3:11 |
23. | "We’re On the Bottom" | Jeff Rona | 4:03 |
24. | "Give Her a Message" | Jeff Rona | 4:32 |
25. | "To Stay Here With You" | Jeff Rona | 1:26 |
26. | "I Wish He Knew" | Jeff Rona | 4:07 |
27. | "An Ocean Away" | Rachel Fannan (Carmen Rizzo Mix) | 3:43 |
Total length: | 66:15[3] |
The score was co-produced by Jeff Rona and Nathan Rightnour.
Reception
The film has received negative reviews from critics, as it currently holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on over 53 reviews, with the consensus: "A cast of solid actors do what they can to elevate the material, but Phantom's script is too clunky and devoid of tension to bear comparison to its thematic predecessors".[4] Richard Roeper gave the film 2/4 and praised Harris's acting while criticizing the film around him, saying: "Harris delivers a nomination-worthy performance in a movie with a throwaway title, an abundance of closeups that provoke unintentional laughs, a few bizarre supernatural touches and one of the loopier endings in recent memory."[5] The New York Times panned the film calling it a "cold war howler" and "a yarn of unpardonable monotony."[6] USA Today gave the film 2/4 stars, calling it a "leaden thriller."[7] NPR called the film "predictable."[8]
References
- ^ Phantom at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Phantom (2013)
- ^ The Phantom Soundtrack TheOST. Retrieved Dec. 23, 2013
- ^ Phantom at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Roeper, Richard (February 27, 2013). "We all live in a Red submarine..." RogerEbert.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (February 28, 2013). "Below the Surface, Demons Personal and Political". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Puig, Claudia (February 28, 2013). "Submarine drama 'Phantom': Down periscope". USA Today. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (February 28, 2013). "Soviet Ghosts Resurface In Soggy 'Phantom'". NPR. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Phantom at IMDb
- Phantom at Rotten Tomatoes
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