Directed by Joe Chappelle Written by Dean R. Koontz   Cast Peter O'Toole ... Dr. Timothy Flyte Rose McGowan ... Lisa Pailey Joanna Going ... Jennifer Pailey, M.D. Liev Schreiber ... Deputy Stuart 'Stu' Wargle Ben Affleck ... Sheriff Bryce Hammond Nicky Katt ... Deputy Steve Shanning Clifton Powell ... Gen. Leland Copperfield Rick Otto ... Scientist Lockland Valerie Chow ... Scientist Yamaguchi (as Rachel Shane) Adam Nelson ... Scientist Burke John Hammil ... Scientist Talbot John Scott Clough ... Scientist Shane Michael DeLorenzo ... Soldier Velazquez William Hahn ... Scientist Borman Robert Himber ... Scientist Walker Bo Hopkins ... Agent Hawthorne Robert Knepper ... Agent Wilson (as Rob Knepper) Paul Schmidt ... Church Soldier Dean Hallo ... Sgt. Harker Clive Rosengren ... Commanding Officer Edmund Wyson ... Cpl. Guthrie Lucas Elliot Eberl ... Tunnel Boy (as Luke Eberl) Rich Beall ... Security Guard Judith Drake ... Hilda Yvette Nipar ... Cowgirl Ruger ... Phantom Dog Uncredited Cast Lonny Chapman ... Old man at bar (end of movie) Paul Graham ... Soldier in Garage Larry Odien ... Sheriff Henderson Linnea Quigley ... Woman in Room 204 Produced by Laurie Borg   Enrique Cerezo   Dean R. Koontz   Yoji Kurokami   Steven A. Lane   Michael Leahy   Richard Potter   Robert Pringle   Andrew Rona   Joel Soisson   Bob Weinstein   Harvey Weinstein   Original Music by David Williams

Additional Info Premiere: January 23, 1998 DVD Release: August 19, 1998 Countries: Distributor: Echo Bridge Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Miramax (presents) Dimension Films (presents) Fuji Creative (FCC) (in association with) (presents) NEO Motion Pictures Raven House (in association with) (as Raven House, Inc.) Distributors Dimension Films   (1998) (USA) (theatrical) Dimension Home Video   (1998) (USA) (DVD) Echo Bridge Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (DVD) Echo Bridge Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (double feature with "The Faculty") Echo Bridge Home Entertainment   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (triple feature with "Darkness" and "Venom") United Paramount Network (UPN)   (2004) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.1 / 10 Our Rating 4.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.6 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #3,461 / 20,906 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 3 total ratings Mediocre 4 total ratings Site Ranking #3,457 Minamata (2020) #3,458 The Final Conflict (1981) #3,459 Wolf Creek 2 (2013) #3,460 Starry Eyes (2014) #3,461 Phantoms (1998) #3,462 Pleasure (2021) #3,463 Batman: Hush (2019) #3,464 Cloak & Dagger: Season 2 (2019) #3,465 Cloak & Dagger: Season 1 (2018)