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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Bob Ruggiero
- Captain
- (as Robert Ruggiero)
Matthew Wollaston
- Steward Number 3
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn 2016, the media website ComingSoon named the film's opening scene one of the greatest in horror film history.
- Goofs(at around 25 mins) Murphy says the boat was moving at a certain number of "knots an hour". "Knots" means "nautical miles per hour" so "knots an hour" is redundant.
- Crazy creditsThe 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 versionsThe version aired on Indian cable networks omitted a huge chunk of the opening mass-decapitation scene and most of the gore and graphic shots throughout the film. The scene where Francesca seduces Greer was also edited significantly in order to obscure any nudity.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Around the Bend (2004)
- SoundtracksSenza 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]
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Love Boat' out of hell!!
I'm rather pleasantly surprised after seeing Ghost Ship
I expected it to be a lot sillier, more dumb and inferior than it actually is. Still a long way from being a good horror film but a step in the right direction, to say the least. Cast and crew paid attention to building up a horrifying atmosphere instead of attacking the audience with lame and violent killing scenes. That's an effort that gets my appreciation. The vicious opening sequence is professional horror
a scene that grabs you by the throat and demands your complete attention and curiosity for the rest of the movie. The high quality level is held up a little while longer but unfortunately it loses his grip during the second half. For as long as the mysterious, deserted ship is portrayed as a complete riddle, the film is fascinating, interesting and beautifully shot. As soon as a few plot-aspects are clarified, Ghost Ship turns into a mediocre and predictable thriller
I'm convinced that, with a slightly more intelligent script, this could have become one of the better horror-thrillers since the new Millennium. Now, it's only regarded as a reasonable and decent effort that lacks a bit of talent. Nonetheless, the settings and decors make it worth watching. The graphic decorations aren't overused, so it remains a beautiful experience to observe at least once. Gabriel Byrne is acting far below his normal standards and yet he's still great! All the other cast-members are pretty uninspired and forgettable. I'd describe Ghost Ship as a nice waste of time. If you have the opportunity, I advise you to search for an 80's horror title called `Death Ship'
a terrific piece of trash of which Ghost Ship borrowed a lot of ideas.
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- Coventry
- Feb 16, 2004
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- Also known as
- Chimera
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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
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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