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:

Matt Long, Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes

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 | contract | 

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Taglines:

Long ago he made a deal to save someone he loved.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for horror violence and disturbing images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [ru]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

El vengador fantasma

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:

SDDS (8 channels) Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color (Cinevex)

Aspect Ratio:

2.40 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicolas Cage is an avid fan of the Marvel comic, and lobbied furiously to play the part of Ghost Rider.

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Goofs

After young Johnny Blaze takes off down the road leaving his girlfriend behind, it is raining quite hard and his hair is wet, but there is no rain hitting him in the face as he drives.

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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

"Kingdom of Soon"
Written by Ian Blurton
Performed by C'mon
Courtesy of Maple Music
By Arrangement with Coda Music

User Reviews

Awesome flick if you like some cheesy fun

First off, I'd like to say that I really enjoyed this movie. I have read a lot of the bad hype that the flick has receieved, and I believe that this is partly due to the fact that people go into these types of movies expecting amazing advances in cinematography as well as a gripping and dramatic plot. Well, I hate to burst everybody's bubble, but that is really not the purpose of this type of movie. These bad reviews make me wonder just how serious you have to be (or just how snobby a critic) going into the theater to hate this type of movie making.

Far be it from me to say that this movie was perfect. It had its flaws and there were times when I found myself snickering at the silliness of it all, but that to me is good entertainment. The scenes where Cage turned into ghost rider for the first time were fairly intense, and I found myself marveling at the coolness of his transformation and powers. I also enjoyed the battle scenes including one involving ghost rider and a helicopter (I won't tell you what happens there, but it is pretty amusing). I also felt that the movie was pretty well-acted overall, and the entire flick maintained an aura of fun throughout (which I believe was the main purpose of the whole thing) while flowing smoothly through a simple plot.

If you are the type of person to over-analyze plots, scrutinize special effects, whine about some cheesy acting or if you get offended when a movie doesn't have a deep and philosophical meaning behind it, this is definitely not a movie you should waste your time or money on.

If, however, you are the type of person who enjoys some good laughs, some over the top (and at times cheesy) comic book acting, cool battle scenes, action and adventure, or if you simply just like to see some guy with a flaming skull, this is worth the 8 bucks to get into a theater seat.