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Sep 4, 2025 1 hr 46 min

The Ghost and The Darkness (1996)

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On today’s episode, we review one of the most overlooked and underrated movies of the 90s. One of two 90s films about African lions, this movie was pitched as a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Jaws and it certainly delivers. We have questions though. Is Val Kilmer sub-par in this film? Why is Michael Douglas so cool? Did these people deserve their fate? We are of course talking about 1996’s The Ghost and the Darkness •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:07:00 - Pertinent movie details •0:11:00 - Critical and fan reviews •0:20:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:30:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Michael Guiliano and NicMad. Welcome to our newest members - Mike H, Tony Haga, Nick Heiderscheit, Caesar, jon boy, WA-1-1, Matthew Zwick, Brian Iobello, This Justin, Kevin Surnear, Edison Cruz, Dan Doty

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