Grey Knight (1993)

Slave traders bring back evil voodoo entity that is accidently freed by the Confederate army during the Civil War. The entity possesses the bodies of the dead soldiers to create an army of ... See full summary »

Director:

George Hickenlooper

Writer:

Matt Greenberg

Stars:

Corbin Bernsen, Adrian Pasdar, Ray Wise

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corbin Bernsen	...	Col. Nehemiah Strayn
Adrian Pasdar	...	Capt. John Harling
Ray Wise	...	Col. George Thalman
Cynda Williams	...	Rebecca
Roger Wilson	...	Maj. Josiah Elkins
Jefferson Mays	...	Martin Bradley
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Langston
Martin Sheen	...	Gen. Haworth
Dean Cameron	...	Borne
David Arquette	...	Murphy
A.J. Langer	...	Thomas, the drummer boy (as Allison 'A.J.' Langer)
Alexis Arquette	...	Cpl. Dawson
Mark Salzman	...	Corporal
Jon Beatty	...	Lieutenant
Matt LeBlanc	...	Terhune

Storyline

Slave traders bring back evil voodoo entity that is accidently freed by the Confederate army during the Civil War. The entity possesses the bodies of the dead soldiers to create an army of its own bent on conquest, using the corpses of both the North and South.

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Plot Keywords:

slave trader | soldier | confederate army | voodoo | civil war | 

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Taglines:

BE WARNED! The perfect soldiers are the ones who can not be killed!

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Genres:

Horror | War

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghost Brigade

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min 92 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Matt LeBlanc's feature film debut.

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Soundtracks

"Unaccompanied Cello Suite in G Major"
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Mark Salzman

User Reviews

The Director's Cut is Much Better

I wrote the alternate versions section, and I'll add here that the director's cut (GHOST BRIGADE on laserdisc, I don't know if you can get it anywhere else) is much better than the version called THE KILLING BOX, which I've seen on cable.

I don't much care for the shorter version because it tries to make the "good guy" better (by skipping his drug habit) and the "bad guys" worse (by not developing them as characters). All it really does is make the whole thing much more flat and the ending less interesting.

See if you can track down the longer version if the idea of a Civil War horror movie, or even another spin on HEART OF DARKNESS / APOCALYPSE NOW appeals to you. The other version's probably not worth your time.