Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

"He rides again."

2011 1h 36m EN

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Synopsis

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When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero Ghost Rider -- and rescue a 10-year-old boy from an unsavory end.

“He rides again.”

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Cast

Nicolas Cage
Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Fergus Riordan
Danny
Violante Placido
Nadya
Ciarán Hinds
Roarke
Johnny Whitworth
Ray Carrigan
Idris Elba
Moreau
Spencer Wilding
Grannik
Sorin Tofan
Kurdish

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Neveldine
Writers: Scott M. Gimple, Seth Hoffman, David S. Goyer
Languages: English
Countries: United Arab Emirates, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $57M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Arab Emirates, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ghost Rider Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Neveldine, shot by Brandon Trost. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Sardy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian Berdan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nicolas Cage and Fergus Riordan and Violante Placido carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Neveldine directs. Brandon Trost behind the camera. David Sardy scores. Brian Berdan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Arab Emirates, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $57M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 15 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Arab Emirates, United States of America.
4Part of the "Ghost Rider Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Mark Neveldine, shot by Brandon Trost. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by David Sardy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Brian Berdan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nicolas Cage and Fergus Riordan and Violante Placido carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "He rides again.".
10IMDB entry: tt1071875 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "dying and death", "skeleton", "angel", "monk".
12Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brandon Trost
Original score: David Sardy
Editing: Brian Berdan
Production design: Kevin Phipps
VFX supervisor: Eric Durst
Stunt coordinator: Markos Rounthwaite
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $57,000,000
Box office: $132,563,930
Return: 233% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

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Ghost Rider Collection

Ghost Rider is an American superhero horror film series based on the character of the same name which appeared in Marvel Comics, the films star Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist who sells his soul to the Devil and transforms into the vigilante Ghost Rider.

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TopKek2016-10-18
Loved the first Ghost Rider, this one was TERRIBLE To be honest, i was really looking forward to see this movie, the trailer itself was eye-candy and highly exaggerated.The story is as bad as the actors' performance. Nicholas Cage is going a very , very bad road, his lasts movies , ''season of the witch'' and ''drive angry'' were as thin and dreadful as this one. The action in this movie was unjustified and plain crazy bad, the way ''Blaze'' was written, the laughable dialogues and dumb facial expression of Cage didn't helped at all. The 3D effect on this movie is overrated, everything is too much and fake. Idris Elba was probably the only reason why i went to watch this but even then his role was thin and futile, On the whole, it's messy , funny and plain bad, i pray to god there is not a third one
Dark Jedi2018-02-09
★ 4/10
Christ what kind of bum did they get to write and/or produce this one. I really, really liked the first Ghost Rider movie. This one is nowhere near that one. Sure, Nicolas Cage is doing Johnny Blaze again and they even got Christopher Lambert to play an old priest but the movie is just poorly implemented. The Ghost Rider is actually not really appearing that much and when he does, the special effects look cheap and not at all as cool as in the first movie. It doesn’t help that, when he first appears in the movie, he gets shot down by a simple “human” gun and ends up in hospital. This nonsense about, first trying to hide out in some obscure place a ’la The Hulk (been there done that), and then trying to get rid of his powers and afterwards taking on Satan without them is just ruining the fun. The film totally lacks the spirit of the first one. As I said, I’m rather disappointed. It’s really a shame that they screwed this one so badly because now we probably won’t get another one even though they made a lame attempt at the end of the film to leave a door open for that.
Wuchak2021-08-20
★ 7/10
Wild sequel The first film from 2007 was fairly faithful to the comic. When Ghost Rider debuted in Marvel Comics in 1972 it was more of a general idea than a fully fleshed-out premise. This was clear as the stories changed from writer to writer and one artist to another. Ideas were added as the years progressed, like the "penance stare" and Blaze's growing awareness of the former angel of justice, Zarathos. The book was canceled in 1983 after a ten-year run. In 1990 a new version of Ghost Rider was introduced with a different protagonist and it ran eight years. The first film was an amalgam of the ideas presented in these two series, mostly the first, and struck me as the comic-book come to life. "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" is a worthy follow-up four years later with Nicolas Cage returning as Johnny Blaze. The story switches to eastern Europe and, more specifically, Romania and Turkey, where the film was shot. This time the devil is played by Ciarán Hinds, rather than Peter Fonda, which isn't a big deal considering satan could presumably take different physical forms. The devil's main minion is played by Johnny Whitworth, a different character than Blackheart from the original, albeit similar. The attractive female this time is Violante Placido, who's arguably an improvement over Eva Mendes. Another positive is the rockin' soundtrack. I don't mind the story switching to eastern Europe since the locations are excellent, particularly the scenic mountain road in the heart of Romania (Sibiu) and the amazing cave-monastery in Cappadocia in central Turkey. But there are other changes that I'm not so crazy about, like the charred biker look of the Ghost Rider, but this is just a matter of taste. A more significant negative is the overactive camera that's annoying and draws attention to itself. Thankfully, there are enough dramatic parts to balance out the quick-edited thrills; besides, you get used to it. BOTTOM LINE: This is a fast-paced action-packed sequel with a bit o’ inspiration taken from “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” It interestingly fleshes out the nature of the spirit that possesses Johnny blaze (I'd say more, but I don't want to spoil it). People who claim it’s more "serious" and "faithful" to the comic are off the mark. It has the same quasi-serious, cartoonish-horror vibe as the first film, along with glimpses of humor. It’s just that, as radical as the first movie was (in a comic booky way), this one ups the ante and is the better for it. For instance, Ghost Rider is actually scary. Unfortunately, it's marred a little by the hyperactive camera and quick editing, but no one can argue that it’s slow and boring. It runs 1h 35m and was shot from Nov-Feb 2010-2011. GRADE: B