Ghost Rider (2007 film)
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| Directed by | Mark Steven Johnson |
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| Written by | Mark Steven Johnson |
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Ghost Rider by Gary Friedrich Roy Thomas Mike Ploog |
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| Music by | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography | Russell Boyd |
| Edited by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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110 minutes (Theatrical cut) 123 minutes (Extended cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $110 million |
| Box office | $228.7 million |
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| Film score by Christopher Young | ||||
| Released | February 13, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Film score, orchestral | |||
| Length | 55:93 | |||
| Label | Varèse Sarabande | |||
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Ghost Rider is a 2007 American supernatural superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. It is based on the character of the same name appearing in Marvel comics. The film stars Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze with supporting roles done by Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue, Matt Long, and Peter Fonda.
The film was met with negative reviews by critics and Ghost Rider fans but was a success at the box office, earning $228.7 million on a $110 million budget. Ghost Rider was released theatrically on February 16, 2007 in the United States by Columbia Pictures. Ghost Rider was released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and UMD on June 12, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. A sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, was released on February 17, 2012, with Cage reprising his role.
The Devil, Mephistopheles, sends his bounty hunter of the damned, the Ghost Rider, to retrieve the contract of San Venganza for control of a thousand corrupt souls. Seeing that the contract would give Mephistopheles the power to bring Hell on Earth, the Rider refuses to give him the contract.
In 1986, Mephistopheles reaches out to 17-year-old stunt motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze, offering to cure his father's cancer in exchange for Blaze's soul, to which he hastily accepts. The next morning, Blaze awakes to discover that his father's cancer is cured, but he is killed that same day in a motorcycle stunt in which he falls into the ring of fire he is jumping through. Blaze accuses Mephistopheles of causing his father's death, but Mephistopheles considers their contract to be fulfilled and promises to one day see him again.
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