An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.
D.R. Anderson
- Roy
- (as Dan Anderson)
Andrea Petty
- Mrs. Hudson
- (as Andrea L. Petty)
Tracy Schornick
- Cop #1
- (as Tracey Schornick)
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- TriviaOn the audio commentary, Jared Harris asks John Carpenter why he did not compose the soundtrack. John replies "Quite frankly, I'm just too old". Carpenter would go on to compose the music for the short film The Noise (2013), and eventually returned as composer for the Halloween (2018) reboot assisted by Cody Carpenter and Daniel A. Davies.
- GoofsAlthough Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock, is still used today in the U.S., it is only used as a last resort, with patient consent (except in the most extreme cases), and with the patient anesthetized, not awake and screaming like a tortured banshee as depicted in the film. Also, the ECT machines used in the U.S. today make the procedure quick and relatively painless (e.g., no noticeable twitching or spasming of the muscles). However, the movie is not set in present time but rather in the 60s, as Dr Stringer revealed during his last session with Iris.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: John Carpenter's The Ward (2011)
- SoundtracksRun Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)
Written by Don Grant and Joe Melson
Performed By The Newbeats
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Not terrible, but you've seen it all before
Returning to the director's chair after a ten year absence, you might think that during all that time, director John Carpenter would have gone through a lot of proposed projects and picked the best one of all for a comeback. I have absolutely no idea why Carpenter picked "The Ward" for his comeback. It isn't a terrible movie - for a somewhat low budget movie, it looks fairly professional, and it isn't boring at any moment. But throughout the movie, I kept telling myself, "You've seen this all before." This includes the "surprise" twist towards the end the movie - most likely you'll have some idea of what will be revealed before it actually happens. And when you think about the twist after the movie has ended, you will realize that some other parts of the movie don't make much sense with the knowledge of this twist. The confusing twist, along with the unsurprising makeup of the rest of the movie probably explain why this movie didn't get a theatrical release in North America.
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- Oct 3, 2011
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- $10,000,000 (estimated)
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- $5,343,820
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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