Ghosts of Mars
Ghosts of Mars (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars) is a 2001 American action horror film written, directed and scored by John Carpenter. It was produced by Screen Gems and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It stars Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall and Joanna Cassidy. Set on a colonized Mars in the 22nd century, the film follows a squad of police officers and a convicted criminal who fight against the residents of a mining colony who have been possessed by the ghosts of the planet's original inhabitants.
Plot
Set in the year 2176, Mars has been 84% terraformed, giving the planet an Earth-like atmosphere. Martian society has become matriarchal, centering on the city of Chryse, with smaller outposts connected by an expansive network of trains. In the wake of a series of mysterious 'incidents', Police Lieutenant Melanie Ballard is called before a tribunal to give testimony following a disastrous mission to the remote mining outpost Shining Canyon to retrieve convicted felon James 'Desolation' Williams, of which she is apparently the sole survivor.
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| author | John Carpenter Larry Sulkis |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Mars |
| director | John Carpenter |
| editor | Paul C. Warschilka |
| events | extraterrestrial life supernatural |
| genre | action adventure fantasy horror science fiction western |
| keywords | attack connect convicted felon discover force hallucinogenic drug kill martian civilization mine nuclear power plant police lieutenant possessed human power plant severed head sole survivor their way |
| musicBy | John Carpenter |
| producer | Sandy King |
| productionCompany | Screen Gems |
| publisher | AFI Catalog of Feature Films Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | New Mexico |
| theme | extraterrestrial life ghost narrative science fantasy science fiction action science fiction horror space western |