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Ghost in the Machine

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Ghost in the Machine (1993)

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Reviews Counted:8

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Rotten:7

Average Rating:3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: When the "Address Book Killer" dies after a car crash, his soul ends up zapped into a hospital's electrical systems, taking on new life as a murderous electrical entity. He decides to go after one... When the "Address Book Killer" dies after a car crash, his soul ends up zapped into a hospital's electrical systems, taking on new life as a murderous electrical entity. He decides to go after one more victim, a single mom (Karen Allen), by killing her friends in various electrical ways, using microwaves, computers, and toasters. [More]

Starring: Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey, Wil Horneff, Ted Marcoux

Starring: Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey, Wil Horneff, Ted Marcoux, Chris Ellis

Director: Rachel Talalay

Director: Rachel Talalay
Screenwriter: William Davies, William Osborne
Producer: Paul Schiff
Composer: Graeme Revell

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Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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A reboot is definitely in order here.

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01/25/06
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
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...exceedingly silly and surprisingly tedious...

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01/14/06
David Nusair
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Emanuel Levy
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Frank Swietek
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Subpar slasher.

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Luke Y. Thompson
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05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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Another one of those brilliant horror movies about homicidal electricity.

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Scott Weinberg
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