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Also known as Ghost Chase

Hollywood-Monster (working title - released as Ghost Chase in the United States) is a 1987 horror comedy film directed by Roland Emmerich, about a film crew working in a haunted mansion. Emmerich's third film, it starred Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, Paul Gleason, Chuck Mitchell, and Tim McDaniel. A co-production between West Germany and the United States, the film was released theatrically in Germany on June 25, 1987.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Hollywood-Monster is referenced by 35 other articles, and connects out to United States, Germany and International Standard Book Number.

It sits within the topics 1980s ghost films, 1987 comedy horror films and 1987 English-language films.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

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In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a film, the spirit inhabits the body of an alien and persuades the two filmmakers to track down an old house that will resolve a family scandal.

Released: 1987-06-2590 minDir: Roland EmmerichHorror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family, Comedy

Cast

  • Jason Lively as Warren McCloud
  • Tim McDaniel as Fred
  • Jill Whitlow as Laurie
  • Leonard Lansink as Karl
  • Paul Gleason as Stan Gordon
  • Ian MacNaughton as Frederick McCloud

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IMDb

4.3/10

1,108 votes

Year
1987
Runtime
85 min
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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Instance of
film
Country of origin
Germany
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Roland Emmerich
Cast member
Julian Curry
Cinematographer
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Narrative location
United States
Duration
85
FilmAffinity ID
504111
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publication date
1993-03-13
title
Hollywood-Monster
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Hollywood-Monster (working title - released as Ghost Chase in the United States) is a 1987 horror comedy film directed by Roland Emmerich, about a film crew working in a haunted mansion. Emmerich's third film, it starred Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, Paul Gleason, Chuck Mitchell, and Tim McDaniel. A co-production between West Germany and the United States, the film was released theatrically in Germany on June 25, 1987.

==Plot== Two cousins, Fred and Warren, live together in Hollywood. Fred, an aspiring horror-movie director with developed skills in SFX and animatronics, desperately tries to shoot his first movie in their house, but Warren, who plays the main male protagonist, keeps on flirting with Laurie, the main actress. When she can't stand it anymore, the project is over, and the bills are piling up.

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