FRANCESCA RETTONDINI plays the ghost of a sultry lounge singer who tries to seduce Greer. "That was the most difficult shot I've ever worked on," says Duguid. "Die Lorelei" is a German poem about a siren-type … Three people were shot in … When Greer starts up the engine, the tugboat explodes. The film would have focused on four members of a salvage crew who end up stranded aboard the ghost vessel they are scuttling (the titular Chimera). [2] The theatrical poster for Ghost Ship is similar to that of the 1980 film Death Ship. Photon created a 35-foot 1/20th scale model of the ship, allowing the exterior shots to be a combination of CGI, miniature, and live-action footage. In May 1962, dozens of wealthy passengers are dancing in the ballroom and upon the deck of the Italian ocean liner, Antonia Graza, while an Italian woman, Francesca, sings \"Senza Fine\". During the research, he heard her singing and he tried to follow this voice as he was confused what it is going on. Horror Film Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Sir Robert Grierson, 1st Baronet, of Lag (1655/56 – 31 December 1733) was a Scottish baronet.. Murphy enters the captain's cabin and finds his ghost. 2002 We knew the real thing would be far too limiting."[5]. [22] Carla Meyer of the San Francisco Chronicle praised the performance of Isaiah Washington, but deemed the film "a stupid, derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense. ", Principal photography for Ghost Ship began in January 2002 on location in Queensland, Australia. He then branded her palm with a hook-shaped symbol using only his hands. The film was also shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Vancouver. The weight of the gold and the time he loses in getting to it leads to Murphy's demise. HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Over time, the script underwent rewrites, and the psychological aspects of the script were all jettisoned in favor of making the film a slasher. The crew and passengers of a luxury cruiser are systematically slaughtered, leaving the ship unmanned and adrift in Arctic waters. "[14] The album was released on the Varèse Sarabande label on 5 November 2002.[15]. Santos dies in the explosion. Murphy and Epps survive until nearly the end but as the ship sinks, Murphy goes off to retrieve gold ingots. The mastermind behind the massacre killed Francesca by releasing a hook which slashes into her neck and hooks her. After drowning his sorrows with a drink, he decides to shut off his brain and try to make out with the seductive female ghost. Construction, which lasted roughly six weeks, drew many curious residents and tourists that were hoping to get a look at the nearly 100-foot-tall (30m) massive hull that dominated the surrounding area.[12]. [11] In early February, construction of the bow and foredeck of the full-scale replica of the Antonia Graza was getting underway at Newstead, Queensland. It has been suggested that "The cast signed on based on this (original) draft ... and were sadly disappointed to find the script had been radically changed by Joel Silver and associates when they arrived to begin shooting. Ghost Ship In Chimera,[3] Murphy is the "main killer" and the ship runs onto some rocks and begins to sink. "It also needed to have sky backgrounds surrounding it, so we built it on a hill to achieve the desired effect. Ferriman taunts Dodge, mocking him as a coward for never acting on his feelings for Epps, then charges him. "We were filming on a derelict set and a new set, and we shot 80 layers of that scene on a circular motion control track, each time with different things going on. This Ghost Ship litrato might contain workwear. When the Arctic Warrior was destroyed after the explosion of the engine, he was saved by Epps but he was frustrated by the fact that they are imprisoned on the ship without anybody knowing about it. The ghost captain tells Gabriel Byrne's character that the Antonio Graza rescued a ship called the Lorelei. Jack Ferriman, a weather service pilot, approaches them saying he spotted a vessel adrift in the Bering Sea. He followed her after the ship with the intention to have sex with her and she led him to the elavator shalf. Ghost Ship … The entire crew of a ship sans a little girl are cut into pieces thanks to a rogue steel wire in Steve Beck's GHOST SHIP. It makes it gross. Forty years later, a salvage crew — Captain Sean Murphy, Maureen Epps, Greer, Dodge, Munder, and Santos — celebrate their recent success. The ship is supposedly caught up in a rotating current in the Bering Sea. Rescuing this ship is what eventually led to the destruction of the Antonia Graza and the death of all its passengers. In 1962, aboard the ocean liner SS Antonia Graza, passengers dance to the song "Senza Fine" sung by Francesca, a lounge singer. [16][17], Warner Bros. in association with Hollywood.com sponsored a sweepstakes to promote the film beginning October 18, 2002, with the final drawing on November 1. Francesca Rettondini He was portrayed by Desmond Harrington. Greer encounters Francesca, who seduces him into betraying the fiancée he has ashore, then leads him off a precipice to his death. [29], While critical response to Ghost Ship was varied upon its theatrical release, many contemporary critics and film fans alike praised its elaborate opening murder sequence. "[26] In a review published by IGN, the reviewer awarded the film one-and-a-half out of five stars, stating: "as a horror fan, I applaud what Silver and Zemeckis are trying to do with Dark Castle, Ghost Ship just isn't a cruise worth taking. A hand lifts a lever that unravels a thin wire cord from a spool. The ship is believed to be lost at sea during the 1960s. Greer Ghost Ship Fun Facts : Page 2 This category is for questions and answers and fun facts related to Ghost Ship, as asked by users of FunTrivia.com. Turns out, this is the Antonia Graza, declared lost for decades. "[27], Upon the film's release in the United Kingdom in January 2003, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw praised its set design, but added "it's the same old tired stuff we've seen a hundred times before in various permutations. Dodge shoots Ferriman with a shotgun and believes Ferriman to be dead. Forty years later, at a bar, … No ghost ship compendium would be complete without the tale of the brigantine Mary Celeste.Her fate has passed into maritime myth thanks in large part to a short story by Dr Arthur Conan Doyle, the writer and creator of Sherlock Holmes.. What we do know is that the Mary Celeste had sailed from New York on November 7, 1872 bound for Genoa with a cargo of alcohol. Deceased The second set was the luxurious ballroom, used in the opening scene with happy party guests having a grand time. He is best remembered as a notorious persecutor of the Covenanters, particularly among the people of Galloway, and is still referred to as Cruel Lag.The character of Sir Robert Redgauntlet of Wandering Willie's tale in Sir Walter Scott's Redgauntlet is based on Grierson. Most notably, much of the film's gore is absent from the screenplay. On the deck, a young girl, Katie Harwood, is sitting alone, until the ship's captain offers to dance with her. "The temptation was always to shoot on the real thing," Beck says. Realizing his ruse failed, "Dodge" morphs into Ferriman, who killed Dodge. When they found the gold, he wanted to take it and leave the ship, as he was feeling that something is wrong on the ship. Victim of Death Ship is an eighties movie with a seventees feel. A unnamed fiancée Ghost Ship is a 2002 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck, and starring an ensemble cast featuring Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington, Isaiah Washington and Karl Urban.The film follows a marine salvage crew in the Bering Sea who discover a mysterious ocean liner that disappeared in 1962.. [8] While filming the exterior shots on the tugboat, a feeding frenzy occurred in the water bringing 800-1000 sharks within 50 yards of the production and its stars. [33], Ghost Ship: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, "Ghost Ship - by Mark Hanlon - First Draft". As Greer is chasing Francesca after the ship as he wants to have sex with her, he falls into the ventilation shaft to his death. [21], The film received varied critical reception in the United States: The New York Times's Stephen Holden criticized its preoccupation with special effects, and while praising its establishment of mood, ultimately deemed it "an incoherent supernatural thriller that would like to think of itself as a Halloween-ready horror fusion of The Perfect Storm and Titanic. Ghost Ship is a 2002 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck, and starring an ensemble cast featuring Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington, Isaiah Washington and Karl Urban. Granted, there are only so many ways to kill people in these pictures, but lingering on a woman on a meat hook doesn't make a movie scary. This Ghost Ship foto might contain workwear. Greer claims to have heard the singing of an unseen songstress throughout the ship. [2], According to internet review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Ghost Ship has a 16% approval rating based on 127 reviews. The songs "Not Falling" by Mudvayne and "Senza Fine" sung by Monica Mancini did not make it onto the soundtrack despite being featured in the film. After this incident he separated himself from the others and he was drinking in the ballroom. Too Dumb to Live: Greer knows he is on a ghost ship where some of his mates have already died. As he was a sinner, his soul was marked for hell by Jack Ferriman. The others think Murphy has gone mad and lock him in the drained fish tank; Epps later finds him drowned. As he wanted to touch her, he passed though her and fell into the elevator shaft to his death. The film follows a marine salvage crew in the Bering Sea who discover a mysterious ocean liner that disappeared in 1962. The captain explains that they recovered the gold from a sinking cruise ship, the Lorelei, along with a sole survivor. Epps, Dodge and Munder wanted to repair Antonia Graza, but Greer was against the plan, he wanted to make a raft and leave the ship as soon as possible. He seemed to blame Murphy who prevented him in informing of the cost guard. It opens at night on a ship, and there’s a party happening. Fandoms: Ghost Ship (2002), Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995), Legion (2010), RED (2010), NCIS, Criminal Minds, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Resident Evil - All Media Types As in the film, Katie helps Epps escape. A young girl, Katie Harwood, sits alone until the ship's captain offers to dance with her. Ghost Ship was theatrically released on October 25, 2002. His dead body was later found by Epps. Images of Greer. Epps deduces that Ferriman lured the salvage team to the Graza to repair it, and decides to sink it to thwart his plan. Epps claims to have seen a [[CreepyChild little girl]] on the stairwell. Epps meets Katie's ghost, who reveals what happened on the Graza. After murdering the passengers through mass poisoning, shooting, and other methods, the crew turned on each other. "[23], Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times was critical of the script's lack of character development, writing: "With its minor shivers and modest Grand Guignol showmanship, Ghost Ship is the sort of flimflam that would have filled eight paneled pages in the great horror comic book Tales From the Crypt or consumed about 30 minutes on the latter-day HBO spinoff. [30][31][29] Website Bloody Disgusting listed Ghost Ship's opening massacre as #13 in their list of "The Top 13 Kills in Horror Movie History,"[32] while ComingSoon named the scene one of the greatest opening sequences in horror film history. EMILY BROWNING plays the ghost of a young girl onboard the ocean liner who wants to help Epps. The spool snaps and the wire whips across the dance floor, bisecting the dancers. Epps is setting explosives when she is confronted by Dodge. He was OK with it, as he did not consider it to be cheating on his fiancee when Francesca was not real. Ghost Ship was directed by special effects man turned filmmaker Steven Beck, who previously directed the 2001 remake of 13 Ghosts. Applicants could enter for the chance to win the grand prize dubbed the "Ghost Ship Prize Package" of promotional merchandise consisting of one Ghost Ship baseball hat, one spinning skull mug, one Ghost Ship shower CD player, and the Ghost Ship soundtrack. This Ghost Ship фото might contain спецодежда and рабочая одежда. Film A ghost turns the valve to the propane tank. Come to think of it, Ghost Ship is an aughties movie with a nineties feel. Despite its title, the film is unrelated to the 1952 film of the same name. He was OK with it, as he did not consider it to be cheating on his fiancee when Francesca was not real. A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel. With Julianna Margulies, Gabriel Byrne, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington. Ferriman plans to use the Graza as a trap to continue collecting souls. First draft screenplay of "Ghost Ship" (formerly "Chimera" ). North of the equator, this would be moving the ship in a counterclockwise direction, driving its right (starboard) side into the rocky islands at the edge of the current. When they board the ship and prepare to tow it to shore, strange things begin to happen. foto of Greer for fan of Ghost Ship 34597811. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO. Known Relatives "[13], The soundtrack album for Ghost Ship was composed by John Frizzell. Santos is killed when Greer starts up the engine to the tugboat. This new Blu-Ray from Scream Factory gives Ghost Ship an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1 that is derived from the same master as the 2009 Blu-Ray released by Warner Bros. He followed her after the ship with the intention to have sex with her and she led him to the elavator shalf. 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. Greer encounters Francesca, who seduces him into betraying his fiancée, then leads him to fall down an elevator shaft, killing him. Related quizzes can be found here: Ghost Ship Quizzes There are 37 questions on this topic. [7], The majority of the film was shot on sets built on a sound stage[8] at Village Roadshow Studios. The captain explains that they recovered the gold from a sinking cruise ship, the Lorelei , along with a sole survivor. Suddenly, the ballroom transformed back into its appearance from 1962 with present guests and members of the crew. Status When you're shooting you often have to punch through a wall in order to get the shot you need, and on a steel ship that's impossible. "[4], The idea of filming on a real ship was continually brought up, and a few ships were scouted for the possibility of being used as the Antonia Graza. [18], With a reported budget of $20 million, the film opened at no. List of deaths in the Return of the Living Dead series, https://horror.fandom.com/wiki/Greer?oldid=104811. Instead of using an actual ship, Australian visual effects company Photon VFX, who prior had worked on the 2002 film Scooby-Doo, was hired as the principal contractor for all visual effects. "It was a full-scale replica, so it wouldn't have fit into a studio," Walker explains. It received largely negative reviews from critics. Katie and the other souls trapped on the ship are freed. Ferriman is a sadistic and evil demon working for Satan to gather souls. A young girl, Katie, sits alone until the ship's captain offers to dance with her. Francesca killed the officer who survived. He had a fiancee who he would marry in a few weeks after the event of the film. "[24] Roger Ebert said the film is "better than you expect but not as good as you hope,"[25] while Joel Siegel of Good Morning America awarded the film a B- rating, writing: "After a very brutal and bloody beginning, Ghost Ship plays like an old-fashioned ghost story, the kind that kept you awake when you were a kid. Directed by Steve Beck. However, as the story proceeds, the ship reveals several secrets and forms the crux of the film. The film was shot in Queensland, Australia and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and released theatrically in North America on October 25, 2002. The man is revealed as Jack Ferriman, who is the demonic spirit of a deceased sinner tasked with provoking people to sin, then killing them and bringing their souls to Hell. He mentioned his experience with hearing the voice of Francesca to others, but they did not take it seriously. Epps meets Katie who reveals (via flashback) that the crew of Graza turned on the passengers and each other. As she is loaded into an ambulance, she sees the crates of gold being loaded onto the cruise ship by members of the crew, overseen by a resurrected Ferriman, who glares at her and carries on; she screams as the ambulance doors close. Elsewhere, a hand presses a lever that unravels a thin wire cord from a spool. Then the tracking data was taken and in-put into a robotic filming system, which then filmed the 35-foot-long (10 m) miniature ship. The dramatic scene, which features the derelict ballroom reverting to its former grand-self, posed a problem for the effects crew. The sole survivor of the Lorelei convinced many of the Graza's crew to murder the passengers, as well as the remaining crew, for the gold. Katie, shorter than the adults, is spared due to the wire passing over her head. foto of Greer for fan of Ghost Ship 34597811. Filming took place on two different sets, the first being the decrepit ballroom which had been adrift for forty years. 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