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| Nicolas Cage | ... | Mike Lawford | |
| Sarah Wayne Callies | ... | Kristen | |
| Veronica Ferres | ... | Hannah | |
| Lyriq Bent | ... | Jordan | |
| Lauren Beatty | ... | Annie Sawquin | |
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Kalie Hunter | ... | Ghost Annie |
| Jack Fulton | ... | Charlie | |
| Stephen McHattie | ... | Blind Man | |
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Susannah Hoffmann | ... | Jane |
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Juan Carlos Velis | ... | Cop |
| Mark Irvingsen | ... | Angry Villager #1 | |
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Liam Buckle | ... | Eldest Child |
| Sofia Wells | ... | Middle Child | |
| Aidan Wojtak-Hissong | ... | Youngest Child | |
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Caroline Gillis | ... | Priestess |
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One year after Mike Lawford's young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, he is haunted by ghostly images and terrifying messages he can't explain. Together with his estranged wife, he will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery and find their son-and, in doing so, he unearths the legend of the crying woman who refuses to remain buried in the past.
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Written by Brian Jackson Harris
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Hannah and the Psychic Medium are violently killed by the ghost, but why? Is it because they were helping Mike look for his son? If this is the case then all she needed to do was kill Mike and his wife, problem solved. See more »Crazy Credits
In a mid-credits scene Hannah's corpse is being picked at by ravens. A close up shot of her face ends with her eyelids opening up to reveal black eyes. See more »Soundtracks
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Is Pay The Ghost a Cage classic like 8mm or Face/Off? Nowhere near it. Is it as bad as some people are making it out to be? No, and at least it's better than guff like Gone In 60 Seconds or Bringing Out The Dead. I mean what's better? A film that at least tries to put together some sort of a story (even if it is a bit lacking) or films that have none or are just earlier versions of Fast & The Furious? I know what I'd rather go with.
Pay The Ghost isn't that fantastic, and I'm not suggesting that it is, but for all the complaints it has received, it's altogether not THAT bad. I mean granted the story has been done a thousand times before and it's loaded with clichés (hard to find movies that don't have clichés to be honest), but this film never sets out to be a fantastic Oscar winning epic. It's a middle-of-the-road Horror film, and you get pretty much exactly what you pay for here. Nothing about the story kept me on the edge of my seat, but nothing about it wanted me to slit my wrists for something better to do either. There were a few decent moments scattered throughout, but it wasn't really all that scary.
Some people moan about him but for the most part I enjoy watching Nicolas Cage. Is he over-the-top in some films? Yes, but generally he's a pretty solid actor. You tend to kind of know what you'll get with Cage. His performance in Pay The Ghost isn't anything to write home about but I think with this type of film & story if he put any more into it, then it would have been too much. I don't generally mind Sarah Wayne Callies', but the characters she plays do tend to rub me the wrong way. Her character in The Walking Dead was like that and her character here did the same.
I'd say to give this film a shot if you like Nicolas Cage films or if there's nothing else better for you to watch, but other than that it's a bit of a watch it and forget it type of movie.