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| Credits | |
| Title: | Ghost Ship |
| Directed by: | Steve Beck |
| Written by: | Mark Hanlon; John Pogue |
| Produced by: | Gilbert Adler; Bruce Berman; Susan Levin; Stephen Jones; Richard Mirisch; Steve Richards; Joel Silver; Robert Zemeckis |
| Music by: | John Frizzell |
| Cinematography: | Gale Tattersall |
| Edited by: | Roger Barton |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Warner Bros. NPV Entertainment Village Roadshow Pictures Dark Castle Entertainment |
| Released: | October 25th, 2002 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 91 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Ghost Ship is an American feature film of the horror genre with an emphasis on haunted crafts and ghost fiction. It was directed by Steve Beck with a screenplay written by Mark Hanlon and John Pogue based on a story treatment by Pogue. It was produced by Warner Bros., NPV Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment. It was released theatrically in the United States on October 25th, 2002.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gabriel Byrne | Sean Murphy |
| Julianna Margulies | Maureen Epps |
| Ron Eldard | Dodge |
| Desmond Harrington | Jack Ferriman |
| Isaiah Washington | Greer |
| Alex Dimitriades | Santos |
| Karl Urban | Munder |
| Emily Browning | Katie Harwood |
| Francesca Rettondini | Francesca |
| Boris Brkic | Chief Steward |
| Robert Ruggiero | Captain Antonio Graza |
| Iain Gardiner | Purser |
| Adam Bieshaar | First officer |
| Cameron Watt | Second officer |
| Jamie Giddens | Friendly officer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "Sea Evil". Get it? "Sea"... as in the ocean, but like... "see" as in ocular vision. Pretty clever, eh?
- Production on Ghost Ship began on January 24th, 2002. Principal shooting concluded on April 24th, 2002. The movie was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada. Studio shots from Village Roadshow Studios were filed in Queensland, Australia.
- There are a total of fifteen credited cast members in this film.
- This movie is not to be confused with the 1943 film The Ghost Ship. It is not a remake and other than having a similar title has nothing else in common with the film.
- Ghost Ship was nominated for the category of Worst Film at the 2003 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. It was beaten by Feardotcom.
- Actor Bob Ruggiero, who plays the captain of the SS Andrea Doria, is credited as Robert Ruggiero in this film.
- On Metacritic, Ghost Ship has a Metascore of 28 out of 100 based on 25 critic reviews, indicating generally unfavorable reviews. It has 0 positive reviews, 17 negative reviews and 8 mixed reviews. The film has a user score of 5.6 out of 10 based on 124 user ratings, indicating mixed or average reviews with 42 users giving it a positive rating, 24 giving it a negative rating and 58 giving it mixed reviews, which comprises 47% of the total vote.
- On Rotten Tomatoes, Ghost Ship has an abysmal Tomatometer score of 14% based on 128 approved critic reviews. Oof. It has 18 fresh reviews and 110 rotten reviews. The film has a Popcornmeter score of 38% based on more than 250,000 user ratings, averaging 2.9 out of 5. There is a 24% variance between the Tomatometer score and the Popcornmeter score.
- On Letterboxd, Ghost Ship has a weighted average review score of 2.45 out of 5 based on 83,520 user reviews.
- This is Steve Beck's second and final feature film work as a director, and his second work in the horror genre. He previously directed Thir13en Ghosts in 2001.
- This is Mark Hanlon's second film work as a writer and his first work in the horror genre. He previously wrote and directed the 1999 drama thriller Buddy Boy.
- Mark Hanlon originally conceived the story as a spec script under the working title Chimera. The original concept was that of a psychological thriller before it evolved into a supernatural thriller.
- The name of the transatlantic ocean liner seen in this movie is the MS Antonia Graza. It's design was inspired by an actual ship, the SS Andrea Doria, which was launched in 1951.
- The name of Sean Murphy's salvage ship in this film is the Arctic Warrior.
- The song that Italian lounge singer Francesca sings in the beginning of the film is Senza fine, which was written by Gino Paoli and released in 1961.
- The song that Santos is listening to when he pilots the ship is "Not Falling" by Mudvane. He's really into it.
- The theatrical poster for Ghost Ship was inspired by the poster for Death Ship, another film about a haunted ocean liner.
- Actress Emily Browning is also known for playing young Caitlin in Darkness Falls in 2003.
- Actors Julianna Margulies and Ron Eldard have both appeared on episodes of the medical drama series ER, of which Margulies was a main cast member.
Recommendations[]
External Links[]
- Ghost Ship at IMDB
- Ghost Ship at Metacritic
- Ghost Ship at Letterboxd.com
- Ghost Ship at Themoviedb.org
- Ghost Ship at Rotten Tomatoes
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References[]
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