Ghost Chase
Brief Synopsis
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Warren McCloud and his friend Fred are two young horror filmmakers who are constantly in need of cash. Warren discovers his grandfather has left him a huge inheritance, but it ultimately amounts to nothing but a measly pawn ticket. Or so they think! The pawn ticket lead them on a wild "ghost chase
Cast & Crew
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Roland Emmerich
Director
Jason Lively
Warren Mccloud
Paul Gleason
Stan Gordon
Jill Whitlow
Laurie
Tim Mcdaniel
Fred
Ian Macnaughton
Frederick Mccloud
Film Details
Also Known As
Hollywood Monster, Shadow Chase
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Centropolis Entertainment; Overseas Filmgroup
Distribution Company
Filmverlag Der Autoren; First Look Pictures; Futura Filmproduktion
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Singelfingen, West Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Warren McCloud and his friend Fred are two young horror filmmakers who are constantly in need of cash. Warren discovers his grandfather has left him a huge inheritance, but it ultimately amounts to nothing but a measly pawn ticket. Or so they think! The pawn ticket lead them on a wild "ghost chase" through Hollywood that turns out to be worth more than Warren could ever imagined.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Director
Cast
Jason Lively
Warren Mccloud
Paul Gleason
Stan Gordon
Jill Whitlow
Laurie
Tim Mcdaniel
Fred
Ian Macnaughton
Frederick Mccloud
Leonard Lansink
Karl
Toby Kaye
Carol--Laurie'S Girlfriend
Cynthia Frost
Stan Gordon'S Secretary
Julian Curry
Lawyer
Andreas Kovac-zemen
Pawn Shop Owner
Larry Pennell
Bum
Ernie W. Lively
Production Manager
Ekkehard Schroeer
All Funny Monsters
Crew
Mei-ling Andreen
Casting Director
Muffy Andreen
Other
Hubert Bartholomae
Music
Hubert Bartholomae
Sound Designer
Hubert Bartholomae
Special Effects
Bettina Bayerl
Title Animation
Glenn Bernstein
Production Manager
Glenn Bernstein
Casting
Frank Boelinger
Set Decorator
Randy Cate
Song ("Something'S Goin' On")
Jakob Claussen
Production Manager
Oliver Eberle
Miniatures
Oliver Eberle
From Story
Oliver Eberle
Assistant Director
Arne Elsholtz
Dialogue
Arne Elsholtz
Dialogue Director
Arne Elsholtz
Dialogue Director (German)
Arne Elsholtz
Screenplay
Roland Emmerich
Screenwriter
Roland Emmerich
From Story
Ute Emmerich
Casting
Ute Emmerich
Associate Producer
Hans-peter Frey
Other
Brigitte Pia Fritsche
Editor
Frederick Fuegel
Stunts ("Louis")
Chrisian Garton
Other
Michael Geissler
Other
Joachim Gruninger
Special Effects
Joachim Gruninger
Other
Jens Hasler
Sound Recording Mixer
Henning Hellmich
Miniatures
Henning Hellmich
Set Decorator
Michael Hermes
Synchronization (German)
Dean Heyde
Producer
Dean Heyde
Line Producer
Norbert Keil
Other
Peter Kraus
Assistant Director
Thomas Kubisch
Screenwriter
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Director Of Photography
Carsten Lorenz
Production Manager
Thomas Merker
Director Of Photography 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Ulrich Moeller
Executive Producer
Juergen Nicolaus
Wardrobe
Olaf Rappold
Other
Kendra Richards
Other
Scilla Scandiuzzi
Production Assistant
Dorit Scheonberg
Other
Susanne Schickert
Makeup
Susanne Schickert
Costume Designer
Holger Schmidt
Miniatures
Ekkehard Schroer
Production Designer
Klaus-peter Schultze
Other
Michael Sokolis
Song
Michael Sokolis
Song Performer ("Speaking Of Love")
Belouis Some
Song Performer ("Imagination")
Jesse Tumbrow
Song
Jesse Tumbrow
Song Performer ("Something'S Goin' On")
Herbert Umbrecht
Special Effects Photography
Jodie Victor
Song Performer ("Tell Me, Tell Me")
Jodie Victor
Song
Peter Vilter
Other
Guglielmo Voulo
Set Decorator
Joel Wachbrit
Music
Joel Wachbrit
Songs ("Something'S Goin' On" "Tell Me, Tell Me" "Speaking Of Love")
Michael Wagner
Title Animation
Andrea Wimmer
Other
Katja Ziethen
Wardrobe
Sonja Zimmer
Set Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Hollywood Monster, Shadow Chase
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Centropolis Entertainment; Overseas Filmgroup
Distribution Company
Filmverlag Der Autoren; First Look Pictures; Futura Filmproduktion
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Singelfingen, West Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video February 7, 1990
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1988
Formerly released in USA on video by MCEG/Virgin Home Entertainment.
Began shooting October 27, 1987.
Completed shooting March 1987.
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1988
Released in United States on Video February 7, 1990
