Ghost Team (2016)

A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an overeager security guard.

Director:

Oliver Irving

Writers:

Peter Warren (screenplay by), Oliver Irving (story by)

Stars:

Jon Heder, David Krumholtz, Justin Long

Cast

Credited cast:
Jon Heder	...	Louis
David Krumholtz	...	Stan
Justin Long	...	Ross
Melonie Diaz	...	Ellie
Amy Sedaris	...	Victoria
Paul W. Downs	...	Zak
Tom Schiller	...	Mitch
Joel Marsh Garland	...	Hammer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martin Barabas	...	Detective Whittards
Veronika Dash	...	Officer Finley
Rob DeRosa	...	Crazy Junkie
Doug Drucker	...	Tattooed Junkie
Steve Gonsalves	...	Randy
Jason Hawes	...	Troy
Clem McIntosh	...	H.J

Storyline

A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an overeager security guard.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | no opening credits | title spoken by character | 

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Taglines:

Paranormal investigation. No experience necessary.

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Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language including some sexual references, and drug material

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Ghost Getters show is based on the SYFY hit show Ghost Hunters, with even two members of the show appearing in the movie: Jason Hawes (Troy) and Steve Gonsalves (Randy).

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Crazy Credits

There is a mid-credit scene of Louis and Stan singing along to Dream Weaver in the van.

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Connections

References Signs (2002)

User Reviews

Ghost Team, I'm ghosting you

Boring watch, wouldn't watch again, and can't recommend unless you're just really into paranormal investigation.

This is honestly a great cast, and I'm not even going to say that they didn't perform adequately, but the characters written (whether or not by design) felt really lame, just people floundering in the scene. And maybe that supposed to be some kind of commentary on the types of people that go ghost hunting, but it just didn't work for me.

It is really hard to talk about the "twist", even mentioning there is a "twist", even with quotes supposedly ruins it. I did not enjoy the angle they approached, even "Safety Not Guaranteed", when they left it open ended, used the momentum of the "is it, is it not" conundrum to let you visualize how you thought it ended, but this feels like it just switched movies on us.

I think the last act is intended to bolster people with low self esteem, and tell them that they can do anything, but it's like saying you can do anything, as long as its the first 10 things on this list I have.

I will say that it is my least favorite Justin Long character, and as a big fan, that should be saying something. Don't get me wrong, he nailed it, but he was just perfectly an awful character.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghost Team

Filming Locations:

Brookhaven, Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,499, 14 August 2016

Gross USA:

$6,639

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,639

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tandem Pictures, Mott Street Pictures, East 2 West Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1