Ghost Machine (film)
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Directed by | Chris Hartwill |
Written by | Sven Hughes Malachi Smyth |
Produced by | Simon Bosanquety Mark Huffam |
Starring | Luke Ford Rachael Taylor Sean Faris |
Cinematography | George Richmond |
Edited by | Emma Gaffney Dayn Williams |
Music by | Bill Grishaw |
Production company | Generator Entertainment |
Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Ghost Machine is a British science fiction film, directed by Chris Hartwill[1] and based on a screenplay by writer Sven Hughes and Malachi Smyth.[2] It stars Rachael Taylor, Sean Faris and Luke Ford.[3]
Plot
The film opens with a tied and hooded woman being take to some sort of jail run by the British military.
Nine years later, you see military technicians and video game freaks Tom and Vic performing a training exercise for several candidates special force.
They later smuggle their top-secret, virtual warfare program into a disused prison, to experiment with it using two of the candidates. And it is the same place seen nine years earlier.
What should first be a cool thrill becomes a deadly reality; a vengeful outsider has manipulated the software and kidnapped them. When their companion Jess hears of this case, it begins a seemingly hopeless rescue mission and is also drawn into this virtual world, which can be just as deadly as real war.
Cast
- Sean Faris as Tom
- Rachael Taylor as Jess
- Luke Ford as Vic
- Jonathan Harden as Benny
- Hatla Williams as Prisoner K
- Sam Corry as Iain
- Richard Dormer as Taggert
- Joshua Dallas as Bragg
Production
The film was shot in September 2008 in Northern Ireland in the city of Belfast at the Crumlin Road Gaol.[4] It based on a storybook of British screenwriter Sven Hughes.[5]
Soundtrack
The Score was composed by American country artist Bill Grishaw.[6]
Release
Ghost Machine premiered on 1 February 2009 in the United Kingdom[7] and was released in the United States as direct-to-video production on 22 December 2009 over Anchor Bay Entertainment.[8]
References
- ^ "TRUST: Nola's Chris Hartwill Wraps Ghost Machine". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Trailer for new Brit cyber-horror Ghost Machine". Quiet Earth.
- ^ "'Ghost Machine' Begins in Belfast". The Irish Film & Television.
- ^ "Generator's 'Ghost Machine' Starts Production - UK Broadcast News | 10/09/2008". www.4rfv.co.uk.
- ^ Inside Pulse Movies | Ghost Machine – DVD Review
- ^ "Ghost Machine – Film Reel Reviews | The Film Reel". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Ghost Machine Movie". www.fluge.com.
- ^ "Anchor Bay Revs Up Ghost Machine". shocktillyoudrop.com.