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Overview
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Release Date:
24 August 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
You Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance See more »
Plot:
A story of human colonists on Mars who must be rescued after becoming possessed by vengeful Martian ghosts. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(148 articles)
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This is Carpenter's best film in some time.
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)
Directed by | |||
| John Carpenter | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Larry Sulkis | (written by) & | |
| John Carpenter | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Sandy King | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Anthrax | |||
| John Carpenter | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Gary B. Kibbe | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Paul C. Warschilka | |||
Casting by | |||
| Reuben Cannon | |||
Production Design by | |||
| William A. Elliott | (as William Elliott) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| William Hiney | |||
| Mark W. Mansbridge | (as Mark Mansbridge) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ronald R. Reiss | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Robin Michel Bush | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Enid Arias | .... | hair stylist | |
| Howard Berger | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Fred C. Blau Jr. | .... | makeup artist (as Fred Blau) | |
| Judith A. Cory | .... | key hair stylist (as Judy Alexander-Cory) | |
| Jake Garber | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Jim Kail | .... | key makeup artist (as James R. Kail) | |
| Robert Kurtzman | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Gregory Nicotero | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Beverly Jo Pryor | .... | hair stylist: Ice Cube | |
| Beverly Jo Pryor | .... | makeup artist: Ice Cube | |
| Ken Wensevic | .... | makeup artist | |
| Robert Hall | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Margie Latinopoulos | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Sandra Rowden | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Kim Kurumada | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| K.C. Colwell | .... | first assistant director | |
| Chemen Ochoa | .... | second second assistant director (as Chemen A. Ochoa) | |
| Darin Rivetti | .... | second assistant director | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Gary Anderton | .... | first assistant camera: The Chandler Group | |
| Tim Angulo | .... | visual effects director of photography: The Chandler Group | |
| Don Baker | .... | visual effects supervisor: The Chandler Group | |
| Scott Beverly | .... | mechanical crew chief: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| R. Christopher Biggs | .... | senior compositor: Amalgamated Pixels | |
| Steven Blakey | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Catherine Burns | .... | assistant painter: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Matt Chapman | .... | concept artist | |
| Seth Curlin | .... | model maker: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Joshua Cushner | .... | motion control camera operator: The Chandler Group | |
| Forest P. Fischer | .... | crew chief: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Derry Frost | .... | head of production: Amalgamated Pixels | |
| Shannon Blake Gans | .... | miniature effects: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Scott Gordon | .... | digital effects supervisor: ShadowCaster | |
| Matthew Gratzner | .... | miniature effects: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Patrick Hinkle | .... | model maker: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Bones Howe | .... | concept artist | |
| Ian Hunter | .... | miniature effects: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Ian Hunter | .... | visual effects storyboard artist | |
| Ian Hunter | .... | visual effects supervisor: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Leigh-Alexandra Jacob | .... | lead painter: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Gary Kangrga | .... | key grip: The Chandler Group | |
| Richard Kriegler | .... | digital matte artist | |
| Ken Locsmandi | .... | senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels | |
| Ren Messer | .... | visual effects production coordinator: The Chandler Group | |
| Rob Meyers | .... | senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels | |
| Bob Monaghan | .... | visual effects | |
| Michelle Morgan | .... | model maker: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Michael Morreale | .... | digital supervisor: Amalgamated Pixels (as Michael J. Morreale) | |
| Jeffrey Morse | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Jeremy Oddo | .... | senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels | |
| Michael Pecchia | .... | compositor: Amalgamated Pixels | |
| Gary Rhodaback | .... | model maker: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Jacqueline Rosado | .... | digital effects coordinator | |
| David Sanger | .... | visual effects production manager: The Chandler Group | |
| Tom Shaughnessy | .... | first assistant camera: The Chandler Group | |
| Michael Shea | .... | visual effects supervisor (as Mike Shea) | |
| Robert Shepherd | .... | visual effects executive producer: The Chandler Group (as Bob Shepherd) | |
| Dave Sherman | .... | visual effects stage manager: The Chandler Group | |
| Carlos Torres | .... | visual effects chief lighting technician: The Chandler Group | |
| Mike Uguccioni | .... | digital video technician: The Chandler Group | |
| James Waterhouse | .... | model maker: Hunter/Gratzner Industries Inc. | |
| Lance Wilhoite | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Shyam V. Yadav | .... | monkey overlord | |
| Jim Young | .... | concept artist | |
| Enrico Altmann | .... | visual effects production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Greg M. Boettcher | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Jordan Byrne | .... | assistant visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Fitzsimmons | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Gionet | .... | digital effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Derek Ledbetter | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Eric Pender | .... | effects animator: Shadow Caster (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Chris Bustard | .... | extras casting assistant: Los Angeles | |
| Ayo Davis | .... | casting assistant | |
| Teresa Neptune | .... | extras casting: New Mexico | |
| Karen A. Harris | .... | extras casting assistant: New Mexico (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| James 'Mike' Balker | .... | costumer (as Michael Balker) | |
| Birgitta Bjerke | .... | costumer | |
| Robert Lewis Bush | .... | key costumer (as Robert L. Bush) | |
| Alice Daniels | .... | costumer | |
| Carol Demarti | .... | costumer | |
| Erica Freeman | .... | costumer | |
| Amanda Gore | .... | set costumer | |
| Lorenzo Hearns Jr. | .... | set costumer | |
| Juan Lopez | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Melissa Moody | .... | seamstress | |
| Sara Pfeiffer | .... | costumer | |
| Bill Traetta | .... | costumer | |
| Keith M. Wegner | .... | costumer (as Keith Wegner) | |
| Llandys Williams | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Dominick De Rasmo | .... | costume ager (uncredited) | |
| Bridgitte Ferry | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Rosi Gabl | .... | costume illustrator (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Craig Brown | .... | apprentice editor: film | |
| Kristin Eaton | .... | assistant editor: avid | |
| Darrin Martin | .... | apprentice editor: film | |
| Mato | .... | color timer | |
| Sharon McGeeney | .... | negative cutter: Superior Film | |
| Danny Rafic | .... | assistant editor: avid | |
| Scott Shadden | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Bronwyn Waddington | .... | assistant editor: avid (as Brownwyn Waddington) | |
Music Department | |||
| E. 'Bucket' Baker | .... | musician | |
| Frank Bello | .... | musician: Anthrax | |
| Charlie Benante | .... | musician: Anthrax | |
| Buckethead | .... | composer: guitar score | |
| John Bush | .... | musician: Anthrax | |
| Cody Carpenter | .... | musician: synthesizer | |
| John Carpenter | .... | musician | |
| John Carpenter | .... | orchestrator | |
| Paul Crook | .... | musician: Anthrax | |
| Robin Finck | .... | musician: guitar | |
| Scott Ian | .... | musician: Anthrax | |
| Bruce Robb | .... | Musician: Hammond B3 organ | |
| Bruce Robb | .... | music contractor | |
| Bruce Robb | .... | music engineer | |
| Bruce Robb | .... | music mixer | |
| Bruce Robb | .... | music producer | |
| Bruce Robb | .... | music supervisor | |
| John Van Houten | .... | orchestra manager | |
| Bruce Robb | .... | music editing (uncredited) | |
| Steve Vai | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Chris Basso | .... | driver | |
| Scott Bourke | .... | driver | |
| Shawn Coulter | .... | driver | |
| Bo Ehrig | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Mike Helgeson | .... | driver | |
| Jack Hess | .... | driver | |
| Dennis Lally | .... | driver | |
| Neil Marshall | .... | driver | |
| Jeremy Morgan | .... | driver | |
| Jim Murray | .... | driver | |
| George Nadian | .... | driver | |
| Domingo Nazara | .... | driver | |
| Heriberto Osario | .... | driver | |
| Steve Polon | .... | driver | |
| Jerry Smith | .... | driver | |
| Dana Schisler | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Jay Wylie | .... | driver: Los Angeles (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Kerry Andrews | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Angela Athayde | .... | production assistant | |
| Michael Battaglia | .... | unit publicist | |
| Kim Berner | .... | script supervisor | |
| Eva Brickner | .... | physiotherapist | |
| Robert D. Brugger | .... | medic: Los Angeles (as Robert Brugger) | |
| Ken Clarke | .... | medic: Los Angeles | |
| Walt Clayton | .... | production assistant (as Walter Clayton) | |
| David Cummings | .... | production assistant | |
| Eileen M. Dennis | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Rocco Diamond | .... | end credits: Nick Vasu Inc. | |
| Terri Douglas | .... | adr loop group | |
| Jennifer Dunne | .... | location manager: Los Angeles | |
| Ava DuVernay | .... | publicity consultant | |
| Laura J. Fox | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Dulcy Freeman | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Jake Garber | .... | puppeteer | |
| Gina Gilberto | .... | assistant: John Carpenter | |
| Luis Gomez | .... | assistant chef: Mario's Catering | |
| John Grower | .... | additional production equipment provider | |
| Luke Khanlian | .... | puppeteer | |
| Louis Kiss | .... | puppeteer | |
| Caroline Kramer | .... | craft service | |
| Stephanie Lovell | .... | production assistant | |
| Kevin McGuire | .... | production assistant | |
| Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson | .... | adr loop group (as Caitlin McKenna) | |
| Mateo Medina | .... | assistant chef: Mario's Catering | |
| Cheryl Miller | .... | production coordinator (as Cheryl A. Miller) | |
| Dan Mirvish | .... | electronic press kit | |
| Shelly Monges | .... | production assistant | |
| Joe Murphy | .... | production accountant (as Joseph J. Murphy) | |
| Gregory Nicotero | .... | puppeteer (as Greg Nicotero) | |
| Michael Papac | .... | weapons specialist | |
| Scott Patton | .... | puppeteer | |
| Roderick Peyketewa | .... | production assistant | |
| Roberta Riordan | .... | production assistant | |
| Joel Rivas | .... | assistant chef: Mario's Catering | |
| Nigel Sampson | .... | physical trainer | |
| Ernest M. Sanchez | .... | local gang boss | |
| Teafilo 'Chito' Sanchez | .... | medic: New Mexico | |
| Sean Sobczak | .... | assistant: Sandy King | |
| Lisa W. Strout | .... | location manager: New Mexico | |
| Jaime Trujillo | .... | chef: Mario's Catering | |
| Gerald A. Vitatoe Jr. | .... | production secretary | |
| David Wogh | .... | puppeteer | |
| Mark D. Wray | .... | medic: New Mexico (as Mark Wray) | |
| Paul Giorgi | .... | payroll accountant (uncredited) | |
| Anne Lockhart | .... | adr loop group (uncredited) | |
| Dave Mallow | .... | adr voice (uncredited) | |
| Nathan Stein | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
- Screen Gems (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (2001) (non-USA) (all media)
- CTV International (2001) (France) (theatrical)
- Cascade Film (2001) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films AB (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de España (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
- DVD Service (200?) (Russia) (DVD)
- Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- Nelonen (2005) (2006) (2007) (Finland) (TV)
- Nordisk Film (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Nordic (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Yorin (2004) (Netherlands) (TV)
- K.N.B. Effects Group (special effects makeup)
- Chandler Group, The (visual effects photography)
- Hunter/Gratzner Industries (miniature effects)
- ShadowCaster (visual effects)
- Amalgamated Pixels (visual effects)
- Riot (additional digital effects)
- Cygnet Video video playback
- Mario's Catering catering
- Central Casting extras casting: Los Angeles
- Rainbow Casting Service extras casting: New Mexico
- The Chandler Group VFX Rentals motion control equipment provided by
- CTSinc.net additional production equipment provided by
- Evans, Hardy & Young additional production equipment provided by
- Santa Barbara Studios additional production equipment provided by
- Phoenix Soundworks foley recorded at
- Loop Troop adr group
- The Kim Novak Theatre sound mixed at
- Sony Pictures Studios sound mixed at
- Superior Film Service negative cutting
- Howard Anderson Company, The opticals
- Nick Vasu end credits
- Cherokee Studios music recorded and mixed at
- Robb Brothers, The music production
- Entertainment Partners payroll services
- U.S. Games Systems Inc. Tantastical Tarot deck courtesy of
- TM Equipment Rentals grip and lighting equipment
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment cranes and dollies (uncredited)
- Central Casting extras casting
- Direct Tools & Fasteners expendables
- Film Finances completion guarantor
- Filmtools expendables
- Lightnin' Production Rentals transportation equipment
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars" - USA (complete title)
"Fantasmas de Marte" - Mexico, Peru (imdb display title)
"Призраки Марса" - Russia
"A Mars szelleme" - Hungary
"Apeili ston Ari" - Greece (DVD title)
"Duhovi Marsa" - Croatia
"Duhovi s Marsa" - Serbia
"Fantômes sur Mars" - Canada (French title)
"Fantasmas de Marte" - Brazil
"Fantasmas de Marte de John Carpenter" - Spain
"Fantasmas de Marte, de John Carpenter" - Portugal
"Fantasmi da Marte" - Italy
"Ghosts of Mars" - Germany
"Ghosts of Mars" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Ghosts of Mars" - France
"Strigoii de pe Marte" - Romania (imdb display title)
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"Fantasmas de Marte" - Mexico, Peru (imdb display title)
"Призраки Марса" - Russia
"A Mars szelleme" - Hungary
"Apeili ston Ari" - Greece (DVD title)
"Duhovi Marsa" - Croatia
"Duhovi s Marsa" - Serbia
"Fantômes sur Mars" - Canada (French title)
"Fantasmas de Marte" - Brazil
"Fantasmas de Marte de John Carpenter" - Spain
"Fantasmas de Marte, de John Carpenter" - Portugal
"Fantasmi da Marte" - Italy
"Ghosts of Mars" - Germany
"Ghosts of Mars" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Ghosts of Mars" - France
"Strigoii de pe Marte" - Romania (imdb display title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and some drug content
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
98 min
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Color:
Color (FotoKem)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #38248) | Malaysia:18PL | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | India:A (cinema release) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 (f) | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
Production had to shut down for a week when Natasha Henstridge fell ill due to extreme exhaustion (she had just done two other films back-to-back before joining the production at the last moment).See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Ballard breaks free from Williams' grip, the knife at her throat can clearly be seen to bend with her neck rather than slice a gaping wound in it.See more »
Quotes:
James Williams:That's the second time I've saved your life.
Melanie Ballard:Yeah, run a tab.
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Melanie Ballard:Yeah, run a tab.
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Sure, it's predictable. This is basically the same story as _Pitch Black_. And why is it that science fiction basically revolves around horror themes? It would be nice to see a really thought-provoking science fiction film that consisted of more than a motley group of people trying to escape from some monster. Given this, _Ghosts of Mars_ is really a pretty decent film and John Carpenter's best in some time.
I really wanted to like _Vampires_ and much of that was pretty good, but the small budget really hurt. Here, Carpent uses the budget limitations to positive effect. Most of the money apparently went for red dye for the ground. The buildings and "futuristic" train didn't require much. The story basically boils down to the basic stalk and slash as dozens of other "science fiction" films of recent vintage, but there isn't a lot of time wasted on extraneous plot.
The story is well-told, via a pretty complicated series of flashbacks and even flashbacks within flashbacks, as a group of gung-ho Martian police attempt to pick up a transport a prisoner, played by Ice Cube, only to discover that the mining station where he's being held has been overrun by the spirits of dead Martians, who inhabit their host bodies and make them do their bidding.
The story is also basically an updating of one of Carpenter's earliest films, _Assault on Precinct 13_. Along the way, there are intriguing glimpses at the matriarchical society that runs Mars, although it is never explained how or why things got to be this way. Carpenter supplies some neat music to the film's soundtrack as well. All in all, there are certainly worse ways to spend your money.