Ghost Ship

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1h 31min

Ghost Ship (2002)

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A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.

Director
- Steve Beck
Writers
- Mark Hanlon(story)
- John Pogue(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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JULIANNA MARGULIES in Warner Bros. Pictures'and Village Roadshow Pictures'horror film "Ghost Ship."

(L-R) ISAIAH WASHINGTON, RON ELDARD, KARL URBAN, DESMOND HARRINGTON, JULIANNA MARGULIES and GABRIEL BYRNE in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' horror film "Ghost Ship."

Julianna Margulies in Ghost Ship (2002)

Julianna Margulies and Isaiah Washington in Ghost Ship (2002)

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After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of bizarre ocurrences happen and the group becomes trapped inside the ship, which they soon learn is inhabited by a demonic creature. —EliMai

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Taglines
- Sea Evil
Genre
- Horror
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and sexuality
Parents guide

Trivia
In 2016, the media website ComingSoon named the film's opening scene one of the greatest in horror film history.

Goofs
Maritime law on salvage at sea is not "finders, keepers" as stated. In reality, salvage crews are hired, normally by the owners of the vessel, which then are awarded a salvage fee which is typically a percentage of the value of the ship and cargo. In this case, the crew would had to have contacted the Italian cruise line and -since they are close to Alaska- most likely the American Coast Guard. However, if the ship line that owned the Graza had no longer existed, or the Italian government refused to pay (a government normally only gets involved if the ship is military or governmental), the ship would very well be worthless, even as scrap. Moreover, some lost ships (often the ones lost with a great loss of lives or during war time) are often declared graves, and them disturbing is a crime. If that were the case, the crew would not only lose their investment, but would also has to pay a fine before returning the vessel to its owners, without compensation.

Quotes
Epps: Have you told anyone else about this?
Ferriman: Not a living soul.

Crazy credits
The opening logos are tinted brown, and the typical Warner Bros. logo is instead an intentionally chintzy 60s style logo. All this ties into the infamous cruise ship opening.

Alternate versions
The film was released in Germany in both its uncut form (rated "Not under 18") and in an edited version ("Not under 16"), which misses many gory shots (i.e. from the wire scene in the beginning, the squashed diver or the "hooked up" singer). For commercial reasons most cinemas showed the cut version.

Connections
Featured in Around the Bend (2004)

Soundtracks
Senza Fine
Written by Gino Paoli
Produced by John Frizzell
Performed by Monica Mancini
Courtesy of Concord Records
[Francesca sings the song in the opening sequence; the salvage crew later hears her singing the song]

Top review

8/10

The Soul Collector

The savage team of a tug is ready to rest after the transportation of a platform. When they are celebrating in a bar, the plane pilot Jack Ferriman (Desmond Harrington) offers them the chance of rescuing a passenger vessel vanished in the oceans in 1962. Captain Sean Murphy (Gabriel Byrne), Maureen Epps (Julianna Margulies) and the rest of the crew, tempted by the possibility of a great reward, decides to risk one more rescue operation before going home. Their greed leads them, of course, to a ghost ship, where they are spooked and threatened by ghosts. One of them, a little girl, shows Epps what happened to the passengers and crew during the voyage in 1962. A horrible unraveled secret will haunt the rest of the crew.

Ghost stories usually take place in a haunted house. This one is in a passenger ship. This movie is not in the same level of 'The Others', 'The Shining' or 'The Sixth Sense', but is also good film. The screenplay play has some clichés and is predictable, but the cast, direction and special effects work well. Probably, the fans of romances will not like it, but those who like a ghost story will appreciate this film. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Navio Fantasma" ("Ghost Ship")

Note: On 02 June 2017, I saw this film again.

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Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $30,113,491
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,503,423
- Oct 27, 2002
Gross worldwide
- $68,349,884

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Runtime
- 1h 31min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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