Ghost Voyage (2008) (TV)

Director:

James Oxford

Writers:

Glenn R. Bloom (writer)
Rob Mecarini (written by)

Release Date:

26 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

A group of passengers plot their escape off a haunted ship to hell. |

Cast

Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Michael
Deanna Russo	...	Serena
Nicholas Irons	...	Nicholai
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	The Steward
P.J. Marino	...	Raymond
James Patric Moran	...	Ronnie
Julian Berlin	...	Jessica
Adrian Neil	...	Simon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Georgi Chapkunov	...	Serena's Father
Tanya Kozhuharova	...	Junkie Ghost (as Tanya Kojuharova)
Vladimir Mihailov	...	Luis
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Andrew (as Hristo Mitskov)
Zhasmina Toskova	...	Seductress Ghost (as Jasmina Toshkova)

Directed by
James Oxford

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Glenn R. Bloom		writer
Rob Mecarini		written by

Produced by
Jeffrey Beach	....	producer
John Cappilla	....	line producer
Phillip J. Roth	....	producer
T.J. Sakasegawa	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Nathan Furst

Cinematography by
Anton Bakarski

Film Editing by
John Quinn

Casting by
Natalie Avital

Production Design by
Kes Bonnet

Makeup Department
Daniela Avramova	....	makeup artist
Mariana Love	....	key makeup artist
Maria Stankovich	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Larry Ferguson Jr.	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Asya Chakarova	....	second assistant director
Todor Chapkanov	....	first assistant director
Mariana Vodenicharova	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Viara Sirkova	....	props

Sound Department
Ryan Anthony Arakaki	....	adr assistant sound editor
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Patrick Dunnam	....	sound effects editor
Eric Lalicata	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Lalicata	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Messick	....	additional character sound designer
Dan Snow	....	sound facility manager

Special Effects by
Stefan Razlojki	....	armourer

Visual Effects by
Grits Carter	....	system engineer
Jivko Ivanov	....	visual effects
Joseph J. Lawson	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Balkanski	....	second assistant camera
Vasil Galabov	....	key grip
Nikolai Kerezov	....	Steadicam operator
Nikolai Kerezov	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Vladislav Mateev	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ivo Peitchev	....	director of photography: second unit

Transportation Department
Rosen Dimitrov	....	production driver

Other crew
Mario Georgiev	....	production accountant
Kristina Kambitova	....	legal advisor
Milena Karova	....	production coordinator: Europe
Ivan Mitov	....	production assistant
Petur Shipkov	....	key production assistant

Production Companies

• Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Distributors

• Sky Cinema (2009) (Germany) (TV)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Quotes:

Michael: Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.

Movie Connections:

References Orca (1977)

Abandon ship

The opening with a group of strangers awakening to find themselves aboard an old broken down cargo vessel is sufficiently eerie enough, and the oddball spectre-like "steward" who gives the confused passengers a list of ship rules is menacing. None of them knows how they got there, or why.

It's not a bad premise, sort of a Twilight Zone approach. The movie at first looks like it's going to rip off "Death Ship" and some others, but actually finds its own direction. It manages to present the mystery of what is going on, who is behind it, etc. It avoids giving up too much information too soon and guides the audience along with well-timed expository dialog and some weird discoveries aboard the spooky vessel. It throws in some ghost-like apparitions, ancient ritualistic behavior, and a "test" which is graded coldly and positively. Not bad stuff, really.

But the longer the movie goes on, the weaker it gets. Many characters are so cliché and obviously marked for unpleasant fates, that it's laughable. Some of the special effects look like they were done with an Etch-a-Sketch toy. Most of the cast (fortunately those who make early exits) act at about the kindergarten play level. However, the longer-lasting people act better; and their characters have some dimension. The resolution actually shows some thought was put into it.

A decent flick for a rainy weekend afternoon.