John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 08 24 (USA)

UPC: 043396062504

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Profanity, Drug Content, Gore]

Summary: Writer and director John Carpenter returns to the mixture of science fiction and horror that made The Thing (1982) a success. Natasha Henstridge stars as Lt. Melanie Ballard of the Martian Police Force, a member of a law enforcement team two centuries in the future, dispatched to the remote colony of Shining Canyon. There, the most notorious criminal on Mars, James "Desolation" Williams (Ice Cube), awaits transport to a more secure jail. Besides Ballard, the other cops include the rookie Bashira (Clea Duvall), hotshot and fast talker Jericho (Jason Statham), tough veteran and squad leader Helena (Pam Grier), and reliable soldier Descanso (Liam Waite). Once Ballard and her companions arrive in Shining Canyon, however, they discover that it's a literal ghost town. It seems that an archaeologist team led by Professor Whitlock (Joanna Cassidy) has uncovered an ancient relic at a nearby dig site, unleashing the vengeful spirits of the planet's long-ago warrior inhabitants, which have now possessed the bodies of the human invaders and set about trying to destroy them. After her team is decimated by the Martian specters, Ballard is forced to turn for help to the one person she can't really trust: Williams. Ghosts of Mars screenwriter Larry Sulkis broke into the film business as producer of the satirical commercials in Carpenter's They Live (1988). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Category: Action

Features: Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, French
Director and Natasha Henstridge commentary
Video diary
Special effects [SFX] deconstructions
Featurette: "Scoring Ghosts of Mars"
Filmographies
Interactive menus
Scene selections

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

Format: DVD

Release Date: 12/04/2001

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1, 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections: Widescreen
1. Start [4:47]
2. Mars Police Force Squad [5:41]
3. Shining Canyon [2:18]
4. The Jail [4:37]
5. A Slaughterhouse [3:29]
6. Dr. Arlene Whitlock [2:38]
7. Possessed [1:25]
8. "Don't Let It Out!" [2:39]
9. Hostage Situation [2:15]
10. The Clinic [2:35]
11. What Happened at K305 [2:51]
12. Dead Head [1:24]
13. Big Daddy Mars [1:32]
14. Whitlock's Theory [2:32]
15. Uno, Dos, Tres [5:11]
16. The Deal [5:35]
17. Plan A [1:23]
18. Tearing the Town Apart [1:10]
19. Plan B [4:54]
20. Pandora's Box [6:07]
21. Messing With Martians [2:40]
22. Alone & Unarmed [3:30]
23. Jail Siege [3:34]
24. Train to Catch [4:57]
25. A Simple Plan Goes Awry [3:46]
26. Lightening the Load [3:51]
27. "I Can't Let You Walk." [4:19]
28. Tide's Up [6:10]
0. Scene Selections: Full Screen
1. Start [4:47]
2. Mars Police Force Squad [5:41]
3. Shining Canyon [2:18]
4. The Jail [4:37]
5. A Slaughterhouse [3:29]
6. Dr. Arlene Whitlock [2:38]
7. Possessed [1:25]
8. "Don't Let It Out!" [2:39]
9. Hostage Situation [2:15]
10. The Clinic [2:35]
11. What Happened at K305 [2:51]
12. Dead Head [1:24]
13. Big Daddy Mars [1:32]
14. Whitlock's Theory [2:32]
15. Uno, Dos, Tres [5:11]
16. The Deal [5:35]
17. Plan A [1:23]
18. Tearing the Town Apart [1:10]
19. Plan B [4:54]
20. Pandora's Box [6:07]
21. Messing With Martians [2:40]
22. Alone & Unarmed [3:30]
23. Jail Siege [3:34]
24. Train to Catch [4:57]
25. A Simple Plan Goes Awry [3:46]
26. Lightening the Load [3:51]
27. "I Can't Let You Walk." [4:19]
28. Tide's Up [6:10]

Cast and Crew: Robert Carradine  Actor 
Liam Waite  Actor 
Sandy King  Producer 
John Carpenter  Director 
John Carpenter  Composer (Music Score) 
John Carpenter  Screenwriter 
Larry Sulkis  Screenwriter 
Ice Cube  Actor 
Natasha Henstridge  Actor 
Jason Statham  Actor 
Pam Grier  Actor 
Joanna Cassidy  Actor 
Clea Duvall  Actor 
Richard Cetrone  Actor 
Rosemary Forsyth  Actor 
Duane Davis  Actor 

Country: USA