Chasing Ghosts (2005)

Director:

Kyle Dean Jackson

Writers:

Corey Large (story), Alan Pao,

Stars:

Michael Madsen, Corey Large, Shannyn Sossamon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Madsen	...	Kevin Harrison
Corey Large	...	Cole Davies / Keris Alfiri
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Taylor Spencer
Meat Loaf	...	Richard Valbruno (as Michael Meat Loaf Aday)
Gary Busey	...	Marcos Alfiri
Sean Whalen	...	Marshall
Lochlyn Munro	...	John Turbino
Tom Wright	...	Tom Shields
Michael Rooker	...	Mark Spencer
Danny Trejo	...	Carlos Santiago
James Duval	...	Dmitri Parramatti
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Neil
Mark Rolston	...	Frank Anderson
Robert Miano	...	Anthony Parramatti
Rene Mousseux	...	James Whineman

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

flashback | puzzle | dead father | organized crime | nightclub | 

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Taglines:

How do you chase a serial killer you can't see?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

American World Pictures (prod co.) Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Caça a Fantasmas

Filming Locations:

Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wingman Productions, Syndicate, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min 109 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Carlos Santiago: This guy kills who he wants, when he wants and where he wants.

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Connections

References The Waltons (1971)

User Reviews

Good first film with great music on a shoestring budget...

Madsen does Madsen like he always does, but here it fits the movie like a glove. The cinematography is outstanding; the Director of Photography deserves an Oscar nod for doing what he did on this budget. The music is spotty, one minute it is near greatness, the next minute it seems forced and mis-matched to the tension of the film. Still, the composer did an incredible job considering his budget. He did the whole thing on a Mac, with a MOTU Traveler using samples and a single recording session with strings only. The kind of atmosphere the director (Kyle Dean Jackson) was able to stir up with such a limited budget is remarkable.

There isn't a poor performance in the bunch, save one: Corey Large. Large has all the passion of a rice cake. The guy simply cannot emote, which is sad because Shannyn Sossamon gives a tour de force performance opposite someone giving her nothing. I am very interested to see what this young director will do next, because he certainly does have what it takes to make a good movie. Frankly I tend to believe that the writer, producer and (uncredited) second director Alan Pao had a LOT to do with this film's excellence. Here's hoping that we'll see many more good things from both Jackson and Pao in the future.