Ghost Voyage
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| Ghost Voyage | |
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| Directed by | James Oxford |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Beach Phillip J. Roth |
| Written by | Rob Mecarini |
| Starring | Antonio Sabato Jr. Deanna Russo Nicholas Irons Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa P.J. Marino |
| Music by | Nathan Furst |
| Cinematography | Anton Barkarski |
| Editing by | John Quinn |
| Distributed by | Sci Fi Channel |
| Release date(s) | January 26, 2008[1] |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Ghost Voyage is a 2008 horror film produced for broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States. Its cast includes Antonio Sabato Jr., Deanna Russo, P.J. Marino and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.[1]The story contains many elements of an updated Outward Bound and Between Two Worlds.
[edit] Plot summary
The plot deals with nine strangers, most of whom are engaged in criminal and/or morally questionable acts, who wake up on an abandoned cargo ship with no memory of how they arrived there.[2] The ship's steward soon appears and explains "the rules" to them: First, do not breach any closed doors. Second, do not enter the captain's quarters. Third, do not refuse any orders from a member of the crew. And don't smoke. The unfortunate passengers soon find out that the ship is haunted by malevolent spirits and that they've all been brought there for some mysterious reason. The spirits take those who have committed greater sins (i.e. murder, adultery, drugs, etc.) The 3 remaining people find out that they are already dead and on a boat ride to hell.[2]
Most of the seven strangers die because they broke a rule. The first is a convict who smokes. He is attacked by a ghost and is thrown into hell. The second is a drug addict. He refused an order from the steward and has the life sucked out of him. Next, a producer and actress enter the captain's quarters. The actress becomes a ghost and the producer is murdered. Finally, when two more convicts breach a closed door, they set the door on fire and a demon forms from the fire, killing them both.
The remaining 3 learn that they are actually dead. The steward congratulates them for not breaking any rules, and then explains what is happening. Working together, the three retrieve the funeral boat on the cargo ship and set sail. More demons attempt to kill them. After one of them is sucked to hell, the others manage to get to land. They have no memory of the events on the ship. The last scene shows the steward explaining the rules to the next set of strangers, implying a continuous cycle of hell and death.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Shattuck, Kathryn (2008-01-26). "What's On Tonight". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DD1030F935A15752C0A96E9C8B63. "Seven strangers awaken to find themselves aboard a haunted ship adrift at sea. They can return home if they solve its deadly riddle, but each has only one chance to do so. Deanna Russo and Antonio Sabato Jr. star."
- ^ a b "TV Today". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2008-01-26. "Hope floats — and so does purgatory in this new thriller. Antonio Sabato Jr. stars as one of seven people who wake up aboard a haunted ship. There’s bad news, very bad news, and worse news. They’re dead."
