13 Ghosts (2001)
- Starring:
- Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, (more)
- Director(s):
- Steve Beck
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of 13 Ghosts
This haunted house chiller is the second feature from Dark Castle Entertainment, the mid-budget outfit put together in 1999 to remake the cheesy horror genre pictures of William Castle by his daughter, Terry Castle, and producers Gilbert Adler, Robert Zemeckis, and Joel Silver. Financially ravaged and widowed by a fire that is consuming him with guilt, Arthur Kriticos (Tony Shalhoub) is left to raise two kids on his own: beautiful teenager Kathy (Shannon Elizabeth) and grade school student Bobby (Alec Roberts). Good news suddenly drops into their lives when a lawyer visits and reveals that they have inherited a lavish home from a late uncle, Cyrus (F. Murray Abraham), an eccentric ghost hunter. The Kriticos family moves into the remote house only to discover its odd secret: the dwelling contains a state-of-the-art, elaborate system of moving glass walls that trap spirits inside. Soon the ghosts, which can only be seen through the use of special high-tech spectacles, are loose in the elaborate contraption and are none too thrilled about their predicament. With the exits sealed, the family members try to learn the secret of Uncle Cyrus' bizarre mansion and survive supernatural assaults with the help of sassy housekeeper Maggie (Rah Digga), neurotic psychic Rafkin (Matthew Lillard), and Kalina (Embeth Davidtz), an activist championing the civil rights of ghosts. The eyeglasses through which the spirits can be viewed in Thirteen Ghosts (2001) were part of a ballyhoo gimmick involving pairs of spectacles handed out to audiences for screenings of the 1960 original, which was presented in "Illusion-O." ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 91 mins
Complete Cast of 13 Ghosts
- Tony Shalhoub - Arthur Kriticos
- Matthew Lillard - Rafkin
- Shannon Elizabeth - Kathy Kriticos
- F. Murray Abraham - Uncle Cyrus
- Laura Mennell - The Bound Woman
- Craig Olejnik - The Torn Prince
- J.R. Bourne
- Xantha Radley - The Pilgrimess
- Aubrey Lee Culp - Team Member
- Daniel Wesley - The Torso
- Laurie Soper - The Dire Mother
- Shayne Wyler - The Jackal
- Charles Andre - Team Member
- Embeth Davidtz - Kalina
- Alec Roberts - Bobby Kriticos
- Kathryn Anderson - Jean Kriticos
- Matthew Harrison - Damon
- Jacob Rupp - Cyrus Assistant
- C. Ernst Harth - The Great Child
- Rah Digga
- Mike Crestejo - Team Member
- Mikhael Speidel - The First Born Son
- Shawna Loyer - The Angry Princess
- Herbert Duncanson - The Hammer
- John De Santis - The Juggernaut
- Director(s):
- Steve Beck
- Writer(s):
- Richard D'Ovidio, Neal Stevens
- Producer(s):
- Robert Zemeckis, Joel Silver, Gilbert Adler
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Graphic Violence, Watch With Your Teen, Nudity, Profanity, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Horror
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