Ghost Rider (2007)

Stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself.

Director:

Mark Steven Johnson

Writers:

Mark Steven Johnson (screenplay), Mark Steven Johnson (screen story)

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Long	...	Young Johnny Blaze
Raquel Alessi	...	Young Roxanne Simpson
Brett Cullen	...	Barton Blaze
Peter Fonda	...	Mephistopheles
Nicolas Cage	...	Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Donal Logue	...	Mack
Tony Ghosthawk	...	Team Blaze
Hugh Sexton	...	Team Blaze
Marcus Jones	...	Team Blaze
Matt Norman	...	Team Blaze
Lawrence Cameron Steele	...	X Games Announcer (as Cameron Steele)
Wes Bentley	...	Blackheart
Eddie Baroo	...	Motorcycle Gang Member
Jessica Napier	...	Broken Spoke Waitress
Laurence Breuls	...	Gressil

Storyline

When the motorcyclist Johnny Blaze finds that his father Barton Blaze has a terminal cancer, he accepts a pact with the Mephistopheles, giving his soul for the health of his beloved father. But the devil deceives him, and Barton dies in a motorcycle accident during an exhibition. Johnny leaves the carnival, his town, his friends and his girlfriend Roxanne. Years later Johnny Blaze becomes a famous motorcyclist, who risks his life in his shows, and he meets Roxanne again, now a TV reporter. However, Mephistopheles proposes Johnny to release his contract if he become the "Ghost Rider" and defeat his evil son Blackheart, who wants to possess one thousand evil souls and transform hell on earth.

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Plot Keywords:

mephistopheles | blackheart | devil | motorcycle accident | contract | 

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Taglines:

His Curse Will Become His Power

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2007 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Ghost Rider

Filming Locations:

Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,851,897 (UK) (2 March 2007)

Gross:

$115,802,596 (USA) (27 April 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Crystal Sky Pictures, Relativity Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 123 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (L-R) DTS (DTS 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (L-R) SDDS (8 channels) (5.1 Surround Sound) (L-R) 3 Channel Stereo (5.1 Surround Sound) (L-R)

Color:

Color (Cinevex)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the shoot, Nicolas Cage was the guest of Ferrari at the Australian Grand Prix race.

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Goofs

When Johnny is cut by the punk purse snatcher's knife and has to be sewn up by the Caretaker, his leather jacket never shows any place where the knife enters.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Caretaker: [voiceover] It's said that the West was built on legends. Tall tales that help us make sense of things too great or too terrifying to believe. This is the legend of the Ghost Rider.

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Crazy Credits

The Marvel logo features comic-book images of the Ghost Rider in its pages; after it fully forms it blazes briefly, then turns metallic and grows spikes, replicating the Ghost Rider's transformation.

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Connections

Referenced in Mad: The Blunder Games/The Poop-seidon Adventure (2012)

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Soundtracks

Rose Colored Glass
(uncredited)
Written & Performed by Joe Lervold
Courtesy Marc Ferrari /MasterSource

User Reviews

well put together movie

Of course one must start out to state how hard it truly is to portray a comic super hero on film. to even think that one would attempt to put together a motion picture such as ghost rider would seem to be preposterous. I will gladly say that i was very pleased with the outcome of this motion picture. i was a little worried at first that the graphics would not be up to par. but i do believe that they looked pretty good. i think the director portrayed a great vision of the ghost rider and Nicolas cage did an outstanding job in playing him. over all i rate this movie a good 9.5. i look forward to the future. i believe this film has great sequel potential.