Ghost in the Machine

1993
R
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

4.7/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

Ted Marcoux in Ghost in the Machine (1993)

Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Cyber Thriller Dark Comedy Slasher Horror Supernatural Horror Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.

Director
- Rachel Talalay
Writers
- William Davies
- William Osborne
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

4.7/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Rachel Talalay
Writers
- William Davies
- William Osborne
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Approximately 40 minutes into the movie, a computer is scrolling through a list of names in a phone book, in search of its next victim. The names listed are mostly Hollywood producers. Going through the list slowly reveals Caryn Mandabach (listed as "Caryn Mandab"), Wink Martindale, Lorne Michaels (of Saturday Night Live (1975)), Bill Melendez ("Charlie Brown" specials), Neal Marlens (Growing Pains (1985)), Thomas L. Miller (Full House (1987)) and a host of others. The name the computer is searching for is Terry Munroe, which (maybe by coincidence) happens to be the birth name of actor Stepin Fetchit.

Goofs
At Terry's ATM and on the computer address search, her last name appears as Munroe. When her son Josh signs in to use the Virtual Reality gear with his friend, he signs as Munroe. On her son's computer info, his name is spelled as Monroe which is what the credits show, recently as December 2020.

Quotes
Phil Stewart: You don't think a hacker did this do you?
Bram: Well, when you leave it out in the open no self-respecting hacker is going to pass it by.
Phil Stewart: [grits teeth and pulls hair out] Auugghhh! God Damnit!
[tears out of room]
Phil Stewart: Get the hell out of my way!
Bram: You know you don't handle stress very well, Phil.
Phil Stewart: Jesus Christ.

Connections
Featured in The Ryan Hollinger Show: Pulse & Feardotcom: The Rise of "Internet Horror" (2020)

Soundtracks
Don't Call Me Nigger
Performed by Schoolly D (as Schoolly D)
Written by Schoolly D (as Jesse Bond Weaver, Jr.)
Courtesy of Jive Records

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Review

Featured review

Kinda lame. Shevonne Durkin makes it watchable (sorta)

I know that's probably a horrible thing to say about the movie, but everytime I see it on one of the premium channels, I usually watch it just to see the babysitting scene with Shevonne Durkin. That said, this isn't a good movie at all. It hits its mark throughout. The idea is a nice one, but it's too much. It was made to shock with lots of gorey scenes, but it doesn't do so well on the horror side. The acting is decent, and I like Karen Allen and the two young boys in it, but the plot is off. If you see it on tv, you might check it out, but don't rent it. A movie with the best scene being the babysitter showing her bra is one I wouldn't spend money on!