Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

When Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things dies, he leaves it all to his nephew and his family. All including his house, his fortune, and his malicious collection of ghosts!

Director:

Steve Beck

Writers:

Robb White (story), Benjamin Carr (screenplay),

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Arthur Kriticos
Embeth Davidtz	...	Kalina Oretzia
Matthew Lillard	...	Dennis Rafkin
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Kathy Kriticos
Alec Roberts	...	Robert 'Bobby' Kriticos
JR Bourne	...	Benjamin Moss
Rah Digga	...	Maggie Bess
F. Murray Abraham	...	Cyrus Kriticos
Matthew Harrison	...	Damon
Jacob Rupp	...	Cyrus' Assistant
Mike Crestejo	...	Team Member
Aubrey Culp	...	Team Member (as Aubrey Lee Culp)
Charles Andre	...	Team Member
Mikhael Speidel	...	Billy Michaels, The First Born Son
Daniel Wesley	...	Jimmy 'The Gambler' Gambino, The Torso

Storyline

Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's Nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine "designed by the devil and powered by the dead" to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by Dennis, a ghost hunter, and his rival Kalina, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | machine | glass house | ghost hunter | sword cane | 

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Taglines:

Terror Wants Company!

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence/gore, nudity and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [de] Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

13 fantasmas

Filming Locations:

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$91,377 (Netherlands) (22 March 2002)

Gross:

£1,833,167 (UK) (29 March 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Columbia Pictures Corporation, 13 Ghosts Productions Canada Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Withered Lover" is the fourth ghost of the Black Zodiac. She is seen walking with an IV with her. IV in Roman Numerals is equal to four.

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Goofs

When Rafkin is explaining the Black Zodiac to Maggie, his mouth does not match the words that are being spoken.

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Quotes

[seeing their new glass house]
Kathy Kriticos: I sure hope the bathroom's in the basement...

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits cast shadows on the scenery behind them.

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Connections

References Ghost (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Mirror Mirror"
Written by Rah Digga (as Rashia Fisher) and Dorsey Wesley
Produced by Megahertz
Performed by Rah Digga
Courtesy of Flipmode Records/J Records

User Reviews

Below average.

I had a choice between watching this and "Jeepers Creepers'. I chose "13 Ghosts" because I had seen '"Jeepers Creepers 2" and it really didn't impress me. Before the film started, I checked its rating, and roughly knew what to expect.

The film was put together to form something that comes under the badly-remade-horror category.

Hmmm...let's sum up the good things... The lawyer's death was a nice touch of gore, which this film doesn't have much of. I love the ghosts-they all have a different backgrounds and are pictured brilliantly, not using CGI for the first time in a horror film in a long time-I just wish they concentrated more on who the ghosts are. The building itself is different, and that is refreshing too. The idea with the machine and why the ghosts were kept was quite interesting, but it wasn't turned into a good script. It is awfully clichéd, it is not acted out well and it wasn't unpredictable and surprising enough. The story has some twists, but they aren't what they should be.

I didn't mind this film too much. On the whole it was quite poor, but it had the potential to be good. If only more work was put into it, it could really have been something. But unfortunately it just turned out to be a popcorn flick which doesn't require you to use your grey cells. But hey, nice to watch something which can let your brain relax after a whole day of hard work. Am I right?

Oh, and I shall just mention the creatures of the make up department again. They do make the film a a bit worthwhile, and I hope that the work of the department was appreciated.