The Ghost and the Darkness

It's Jaws, but set in Africa, at the turn of the 20th century, and it's lions and Val Kilmer instead of Sharks and Roy Scheider...and forgotten? That's right it's the 1996 film, The Ghost and the Darkness!

Season 11 premieres with lions and blood and.....Michael Douglas!!! Mike Butler and Mike Field take a look at this film based on a true story where the most unbelievable parts are true!!! The Mikes truly enjoy this film that does have it's flaws; from Douglas' character who becomes a main halfway through only to have a very underwhelming exit, to cuts that seem to have been made to quicken the pace, but also seem jarring. The Mikes are too into the lion attacks that are increasingly unbelievable and yet somehow actually happened! Along with Val Kilmer's portrayal of John Henry Patterson, and strong supporting turns from John Kani and Henry Cele, this film is one that both Mikes can agree should not be forgotten, even if filming the movie is something that the director, Stephen Hopkins, would rather soon forget.

So grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits to the left and right of you, and settle down for Forgotten Cinema. 

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