Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact (2006)

Directors:

Hank Stone
Roy Kurtluyan (co-director)

Writer:

Buddy Dolan (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Get ready to meet the most clairvoyant human the world has ever known. And open doors no one knew existed.

Plot:

A man wakes after twelve years only to find he has an unwanted ability to see the dead. |

Plot Keywords:

Supernatural | Psychic | Paranormal | Ghost

Cast

Buddy Dolan	...	Jake McCormick
Mikki Padilla	...	Elaine Libby
James Kyson Lee	...	Dr. Ken Shin
Nikki Knight	...	Robin Libby
Simon Needham	...	Lenny Dunsmore
America Young	...	Sara
Stacey Longoria	...	Andrea Riley
Gregory Franklin	...	Dr. Garrett
Kandra King	...	Dr. Lynch
Garret Sato	...	Satoshi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brittney Boardman	...	Evil Spirit (Poster)
Michael Chadwick	...	Derrik
Lauren Cornell	...	Lisa
Amy Dvorak	...	Elisha Talbot
Vincent Flood	...	Bartender
Dan Glenn	...	Kyle
Jeremy Hawkins	...	Young Jake
Marco Khan
Susan Kinshaw	...	Girl ghost at bar
Kelly Peterson	...	ER Doctor
Carlos Ragas	...	Stick
Jason Stafford	...	Oliver

Also Known As:

Point of Contact (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Apopka, Florida, USA

Company:

Armada Entertainment

Trivia:

Originally shot as a 60 minute episodic, the producers are now adding over 30 minutes of storyline for a theatrical release. With the original content filmed over three years ago, the added 30 minutes will be a "prequel" providing an in-depth look into the lead character and how he obtained his abilities.

Good supernatural concept

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

In watching this movie it's clear the director knows what he is talking about. I watched this movie three times and each time got something a little different. I love supernatural movies, I'm a fan of the subject. Real paranormal films are hard to come by without seeing the entity or having a spirit "come to life" before your eyes and joke about God. Movies like Constatine and The Covenant were OK, but hokey because if you're a true fan of supernatural movies, or a medium or ghost hunter your self - it just doesn't happen that way. (but thats Hollywood!)

If you're expecting huge action sequences, cheesy demon costumes and girls possessed crawling on the ceiling- - this isn't your movie (and you may call it the worst). But if you want to find out what it would be like to be able to see the dead, constantly - have spirits invade your dreams nightly for reasons you can't explain - this is your movie.

I was impressed by the detail of the dialogue, "out of body experiences" - the "dead not realizing they were dead" - the lead character Jake telling the spirits he will "tell their story" - "they are lost and confused"..... as a medium this is the real deal

Finally there are two sequences that will hit you incredibly close to home if you're a follower and were creepy to watch - they use a pendulum to contact the dead, and get results (don't try that one at home)! and a "seance" where we find out what really happened to "Jake" and how he became the "point of contact". Its scary and tells a story.

The irony of the whole story is Jake is just as lost and confused as the spirits he's trying to help, with little or no resolution in the future for him, he's forced to figure out what's happening to him. You've got to think about it - otherwise you just won't get it.