Hollywood-Monster

Hollywood-Monster (released as Ghost Chase in the United States) is a 1987 comedy horror movie, directed by Roland Emmerich, about a film crew working in a haunted mansion.[1] Emmerich's third movie,[2] it starred Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, Paul Gleason and Tim McDaniel.[3]

Plot

In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of a butler inhabits a grandfather clock. When two teenagers decide to use the mansion (which once belonged to one of the teen's grandfather) for a film, they encounter the spirit frightening away a burglar. The other teen builds a mechanical body for the spirit to possess when next he appears. The butler provides the penurious teens and their leading lady, who lack the money to complete their film, with information leading them on a hunt in the mansion's dank, dark basement. There, if they dare, they will find a million-dollar fortune and the key to unraveling and righting the wrongs of an old family scandal.[2]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Germany on June 25, 1987. It would eventually be released on video cassette in the United States on February 7, 1990, by M.C.E.G. Virgin Home Entertainment. In 2001, the film was released on DVD by Image Entertainment but in full frame and without any bonus material. The DVD is now discontinued.

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References

  1. ↑ Haase, Christine When Heimat Meets Hollywood: German Filmmakers and America, 1985-2005 Camden House, Rochester, NY (2007) p. 107. ISBN 978-1-57113-279-6
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fischer, Dennis, Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998, McFarland (2000), pp.170-171. ISBN 978-0-7864-6091-5
  3. ↑ Ghost Chase entry in New York Times film database. Retrieved 28 August 2014.