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Ghost Rider (2007) -- Based on the Marvel character, stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself.
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Overview

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Writers (WGA):
Mark Steven Johnson (screenplay)
Mark Steven Johnson (screen story)
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Release Date:
16 February 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
Long ago he made a deal to save someone he loved. more
Plot:
Based on the Marvel character, stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
5 nominations more
User Comments:
Burned Out more (639 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Spirited Racer (Philippines: English title) (review title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for horror violence and disturbing images.
Runtime:
114 min | 123 min (extended cut)
Country:
USA | Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Cinevex)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital | DTS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
To create the Ghost Rider's voice, sound designer Dane A. Davis recorded all of Nicolas Cage's lines as the Ghost Rider, and then filtered them through three different kinds of animal growls (played backwards, covering three separate frequencies) and then played them through a mechanical volumizer, before finally giving them a fiery crackle. Director Mark Steven Johnson compared it to "a deep, demonic, mechanical lion's roar" and says that "one thing is for sure, his voice will shake the theatre!" more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, the young Johnny Blaze has brown eyes. Later on, the older Johnny Blaze has blue eyes. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Caretaker: [voiceover] It's said that the West was built on legends. Tall tales that help us make sense of things too great or too terrifying to believe. This is the legend of the Ghost Rider.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Massage Chair (#2.9)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Broken Spoke more

FAQ

What is the distance in feet to jump a football field goalpost to goalpost?
Is Blackheart dead?
Is the Penance Stare supposed to kill thugs, turn them insane or just hurt them?
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18 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Burned Out, 27 August 2007
Author: tedg (tedg@FilmsFolded.com) from Virginia Beach

Superficially, this is yet another mildly interesting Marvel comic turned into an excruciating movie. When will these guys learn? When we stop buying tickets I suppose.

The comic is mildly interesting for the way it targets a certain demographic. As a matter of mere accident, the devil, skulls and motorcycles have become associated with each other. Separately, power and flames. These by themselves, just the symbols alone, are enough to define a life for some people, so strong is the semiotic power they have accumulated. In a sense, this meme is the demon.

The interesting thing about this is how that meme is coming home to cinema.

The modern motorcycle gang was an invention of the movies, pure and simple. The history of the Hells Angels, name, style, leather jackets, even the type of bike (war surplus), is all from movies. (A similar thing had happened earlier with American gangsters emulating their film types.)

Then that meme was colored by Peter Fonda's "Easy Rider," which overlaid an excuse, even a noble one, beyond a simply justified one, on the "motorcycle culture."

From that movie manger, this sprung forth into tattooland and eventually into Marvel's marketing department. And now it comes back, Peter Fonda, his Captain America bike and all. The interesting thing is that it is all symbols and no narrative.

That's the danger with comics in the first place that the temptation is to go with icons. The tradition is from stained glass and the role it played when people couldn't be bothered by words. Icons first, generating stories, rather than the way it usually is in film: the two coweaving each other.

So we shouldn't be amazed that this taxi with one wheel goes only in circles. Its dumb, as dumb as the symbols it uses close themselves into.

Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

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