Ghosts of Mars
Directed by John Carpenter
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- ርልዪረJune 4, 2025Underrated gem often ignored due to cheesy and low budget effects. The Story is simple and cliched - I get it - A mysterious ancient artifact on mars releases a zombie making dust storm turning all the inhabitants who comes into contact into mindless zombies. And the focus is on paramilitary group of 5 to 6 people lead by Natasha Henstridge and a rogue Ice cube. Also all this fiasco takes place on a terra formed mars. What follows is a 90's action romp where you see action and motor cycle gang bad guys. Also there is a young Jason Stathom in what probably his only role with hair on his head. So if you are into 90s action with zombies and ancient space magic then this is the movie for you. And yes this movie is your only chance to see hairs on Jason Stathoms head.
- RichardAugust 31, 2025They called it a mashup of Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape from New York and they weren’t wrong. It’s Carpenter recycling his own movies, but with a Martian twist and yes, it’s cheesy, but that’s part of the charm. Ghosts of Mars is a flawed but fun Carpenter movie. It’s loud, messy and totally committed to its own madness.
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Ghosts of Mars Trivia
Ghosts of Mars was released on August 24, 2001.
Ghosts of Mars was directed by John Carpenter.
Ghosts of Mars has a runtime of 1h 38m.
Ghosts of Mars was produced by Sandy King.
200 years in the future a Martian police unit is dispatched to transport a dangerous prisoner from a mining outpost back to justice. But when the team arrives they find the town deserted and some of the inhabitants possessed by the former inhabitants of the planet.
The key characters in Ghosts of Mars are Lt. Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge), James 'Desolation' Williams (Ice Cube), Commander Helena Braddock (Pam Grier).
Ghosts of Mars is rated R.
Ghosts of Mars is an Action, Horror, Science Fiction film.
Ghosts of Mars has an audience rating of 2.5 out of 10.
Ghosts of Mars had a budget of $28M.
Ghosts of Mars has made $14M at the box office.