Ghost in the Machine (1993)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Rachel Talalay

Writers (WGA):

William Davies (written by) &
William Osborne (written by)

Release Date:

29 December 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Plug in to your worst nightmare

Plot:

Karl, a technician in a computer shop, is also the "Address Book Killer," who obtains the names of his victims from stolen address books...

Plot Keywords:

Address Book | Computer | Hospital | Airline Employee | Magnet

Cast

Karen Allen	...	Terry Monroe
Chris Mulkey	...	Bram
Ted Marcoux	...	Karl
Wil Horneff	...	Josh Monroe
Jessica Walter	...	Elaine
Brandon Quintin Adams	...	Frazer
Rick Ducommun	...	Phil
Nancy Fish	...	Karl's Landlord
Jack Laufer	...	Elliott
Shevonne Durkin	...	Carol
Richard McKenzie	...	Frank Mallory
Mimi Lieber	...	Marta
Mickey Gilbert	...	Mickey the Driver
Ken Thorley	...	Salesman
Carl Gabriel Yorke	...	Safety Technician

Also Known As:

Deadly Terror

Runtime:

104 min | USA:93 min (VHS version) | Argentina:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Sweden:15 | Australia:M | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The trailer shows the power going out at Frazier's place, but yet in the actual movie this scene never happens.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carol (the babysitter) unbuttons her shirt for the two boys, the shot is a close up of her chest, there is then a shot of the boys screaming, then the shot reverts back to the closeup of her chest again, at which point she slams her shirt closed and the camera rolls seamlessly up to her face. However, a quick eye will notice that on the second closeup, not only have her breasts shrunk to about half the size they were in the closeup where she actually opened her shirt, but also, the style of bra she is wearing in the second shot is totally different, making clear the use of a body double.

Quotes:

Computer Ghost of Karl: Guess again, Einstein. I'm dead already!

Movie Connections:

Features The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Soundtrack:

Mind Power

So bad its good!

This is one of those films that is so flagrantly horrible that its actually good, in the vein of Godzilla - its the type of film that you can watch on a Saturday night with a group of buddies and laugh your @$$ off to, the deaths are hilarious in their extravagance, and the killer is laughable along with the plot...read the prior reviews to get the jist of the movie, but read this one if you would like to know a good, bad movie.