Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Steve Beck

Writers:

Robb White (story)
Benjamin Carr (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Terror has multiplied.

Plot:

When Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things dies, he leaves it all to his nephew and his family. All including his house, his fortune, and his malicious collection of ghosts!

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Ghost Hunter | Machine | Glass House | Magic Book

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Arthur Kriticos
Embeth Davidtz	...	Kalina Oretzia
Matthew Lillard	...	Dennis Rafkin
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Kathy Kriticos
Alec Roberts	...	Robert 'Bobby' Kriticos
JR Bourne	...	Benjamin Moss
Rah Digga	...	Maggie Bess
F. Murray Abraham	...	Cyrus Kriticos
Matthew Harrison	...	Damon
Jacob Rupp	...	Cyrus' Assistant
Mike Crestejo	...	Team Member
Aubrey Culp	...	Team Member (as Aubrey Lee Culp)
Charles Andre	...	Team Member
Mikhael Speidel	...	Billy Michaels, The First Born Son
Daniel Wesley	...	Jimmy 'The Gambler' Gambino, The Torso

Also Known As:

13 Ghosts (USA) (alternative spelling)
13 fantômes (Canada: French title)
Thirteen Ghosts (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore, nudity and some language.

Runtime:

91 min | France:87 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Denmark:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:R (Ontario) (video rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 (cable rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37748)

Filming Locations:

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Arthur (Tony Shalhoub) stands in front of a samurai display in the house, one of the swords is a replica of Connor MacLeod's/Ramirez's sword from the Highlander films and another is a replica of Duncan MacLeod's sword from the Highlander television series.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A crewmember with a clapperboard can be seen very fleetingly during the "bloody bathroom" scene.

Quotes:

Maggie Bess: Bobby, don't call your sister a slut.
Kathy Kriticos: Thank you, Maggie.
Maggie Bess: I prefer the term 'bitch'.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Scary Movie 4 (2006)

Soundtrack:

Excess

Someone HELP -- I love this movie, I hate this movie!

This is one of those movies that you cannot hate fully, but you cannot like fully either. Something is missing, I can't point a finger to EXACTLY what it is, but I know if "it" were included, this movie would have been a blockbuster.

It's a great Halloween "popcorn" film. It's entertaining. It's a nice attempt at an update of a movie that wasn't that hot to begin with. I liked the actors, I just wish they had more to work with. I really liked the Ghosts, I wished they were developed more, had more exposure/time onscreen and were a little bit more gruesome. Only a few ghosts out of the 12 got featured, I felt shortchanged.

Maybe there was too much about the family for me..then again, maybe too little. Maybe the family didn't have enough goose-bumpy peril for me. I REALLY liked the daughter washing her face in the new bathroom scene. Maybe there should have been ALOT more of that kind of suspense/horror. I loved what happened to the Lawyer. I HATED the ending, it just fell apart for me. But, I loved the Nanny's closing line at the end and I think it would have been more effective if the film was a whole lot scarier and gruesome. I have to wonder, is there stuff on the editing floor that didn't make it?

I watch this film everytime it comes on Cable-TV for it IS interesting, and there are parts that are good. Then there are parts that ruin it. Character development that has plot holes as big as the grand canyon. It was as if they wanted to make a horrific, scary ghost movie and just when they were about to let go, they pulled back. But ya know, you can still watch it and be entertained.

Thir13en Ghosts 2? Only if the makers, the scriptwriter, etc., are allowed to let go and its released with the sheer horror, fear, gruesome tale it looks like it was headed in.

I know it may offend alot of folks if Thir13en Ghosts went that "balls-out" route, but for what we're paying to get into movie houses now...do me a favor and scare the hell outa me!!! I can take it!!! Make me jump out of my seat ALOT...scream...grab onto my boyfriend and/or whomever else is sitting nearby! Trust me, I'll come back for more.

This film had all the elements in place and it just peter-ed out.