Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

Johnny Blaze, tortured by the Ghost Rider's curse, gets a chance of redemption through protecting the Devil's son, whose father is pursuing him.

Directors:

Mark Neveldine (as Neveldine), Brian Taylor (as Taylor)

Writers:

Scott M. Gimple (screenplay), Seth Hoffman (screenplay)

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Violante Placido	...	Nadya
Ciarán Hinds	...	Roarke
Idris Elba	...	Moreau
Johnny Whitworth	...	Ray Carrigan
Fergus Riordan	...	Danny
Spencer Wilding	...	Grannik
Sorin Tofan	...	Kurdish
Jacek Koman	...	Terrokov
Anthony Head	...	Benedict
Cristian Iacob	...	Vasil
Christopher Lambert	...	Methodius
Jai Stefan	...	Krakchev
Vincent Regan	...	Toma Nikasevic
Ionut Cristian Lefter	...	Young Johnny Blaze

Storyline

Johnny Blaze, a man who made a deal with the Devil who called himself Mephistopheles at the time (now Roarke), is on the run trying to make sure no-one is harmed by his alter ego, The Ghost Rider. He is approached by a Monk named Moreau who tells him that he can help be him free of the Rider, but first, he needs Johnny's help to protect a boy, whom Roarke has plans for, to help him take human form.

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Plot Keywords:

marvel comics | comicbook movie | weapon | motor vehicle | ghost rider character | 

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Taglines:

He rides again.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Noel Clarke had a cameo role that was removed from the film in post-production.

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Goofs

(at around 39 mins) The view through the Command Launch Unit (CLU) of the FGM-148 Javelin missile launcher is depicted as green night vision. The Javelin actually has a black and white, infra-red thermal sight, meaning hotter objects appear white.

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Quotes

Toma Nikasevic: 50 GM 148 Javelin, lock on, fire, and forget. American bunker-buster, two stage detonation. The first creates a super vacuum, it sucks the oxygen from the air. The next...
Ray Carrigan: [cutting him off] I know what it does, give me four of them, with extra heads.
Toma Nikasevic: How many men you go up against?
Ray Carrigan: Just one.
[Toma and his crew laugh]

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Connections

Referenced in Movie Friends: Prashant Prabhakar (2013)

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Soundtracks

Velvet Itch
Written by John Barrett
Performed by Bass Drum Of Death
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records
By arrangement with Spirit Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

It's all mindless entertainment but it's still entertainment!

'GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE': Three Stars (Out of Five)

Nicolas Cage returns to play Johnny Blaze, also known as 'Ghost Rider', the superhero antihero from Marvel Comics. It's a sequel to the 2007 hit film. This one is directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (the team that brought us two 'CRANK' films and 'GAMER'). It was written by Scott Gimple, Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer (who's written several B superhero films). The movie isn't really much better or worse than the original, which I thought was passable entertainment, not great but not bad either.

In this film Johnny Blaze is hiding out in Eastern Europe when he's contacted by a Monk named Moreau (Idris Elba) who tells him a plot to take possession of a young boy's body. The devil is currently using the human form of a man named Roarke (Ciaran Hinds), who Blaze previously made a deal with and cursed himself with the 'Ghost Rider' monster inside him. Moreau tells him that if he saves the boy, Danny (Fergus Riordan), he could rid himself of the 'Rider' permanently. So Blaze makes it his mission to protect Danny and his mother Nadya (Violante Placido), who are on the run from Roarke's men.

The movie is so bad it's good. It's definitely more 'out there' than the original but it also has even less structure. Cage hams it up even worse than usual but is still, like always, likable. It's all mindless entertainment but it's still entertainment.

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Details

Official Sites:

Marvel Official Facebook

Country:

USA United Arab Emirates

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

17 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghost Rider 2

Filming Locations:

Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$57,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,115,334, 19 February 2012

Gross USA:

$51,774,002

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$132,563,930

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1