Ghost Lake (2004)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Running Times: 111 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: American World Pictures  Young Wolf Productions presents a Johnnie J. Young production  A Jay Woelfel film
Copyright: © 2004 Young Wolf Productions, Inc.
Produced by / Line Producer: Johnnie J. Young

SCRIPT
Written by: Jay Woelfel

DIRECTION
Directed by: Jay Woelfel

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Paul Deng
Grips: Jordan Decker, Gregory Lee Kenyon, Damian Maffee
Still Photography: Julian Woelfel, Johnnie J. Young
HD Cameras & Lenses: Plus 8 Digital, Jim Jacks
Lighting & Grip Equipment: Ample Power & Light, Danny Wollenberg; Lightspeed Production, Scott Spears

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Edited by: Jonathan Ammon, Jay Woelfel
Online & Post Production Services: Lightpost Productions, Eric Yalkut Chase
HD Duplication and Conversion: Advanced Digital Services, Frank Donner

MUSIC
Scored by: Jay Woelfel

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Water Water Come To Me
Music & lyrics by Jay Woelfel
Vocals performed by Elizabeth Danko

Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, op.24
Composed by Charles-Camille Saint-Saens (public domain)
Performed By: Christopher Farrell

All Music Publishing: Woelfel Wood Music (BMI)

SOUND
Sound Design: Lightpost Productions
Location Sound: Mark Woodward
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Eric Yalkut Chase
Sound Effects Editor: Charles D. Ballard
Foley Artist: Heidi Ballard
Additional Looping: Ryan Benson
Foley Editor: Robert A. Lane

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Makeup Effects by: Marcus Koch
Make-Up Assistant: Heather Maxon

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects by: John R. Ellis
Matte Painter: Ron Miller
Visual Effects Assistance: Linda Fields, Michael John Parsons, Alan David Parsons, Robert Pohutsky, Floris Van Der Veen, Wes 'The Boss' Westerhout

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Design & Props: Marcus Koch, Damian Maffee

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistants: Jordan Decker, Heather Maxon, Daniel A. Stebbins
Dance Choreography: Angela Kesler
Craft Services & Catering: Marcile Woelfel
Insurance Provided by: Dewitt Stern Insurance Services, Sabina Fischer

LOCATIONS
Filmed on Location: Rushford, New York, USA; Rushford Lake, New York, USA; Scio, New York, USA; Wellsville, New York, USA
Location Assistance: John Jessop, Julian Woelfel

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Extra Special Thanks: Julian & Marcile Woelfel; Bill Woelfel; John & Jan Jessop
Special Thanks: American World Pictures, Mark L. Lester; The Berger Family; Jennifer Bermudez; Lee Cappadelli; Club Boomers, Dale & Gracie Young; John & Kathleen Davies; Bob & Gena Decker; Digitalize, Bill Weisman; Eclectic Eletric Inc, John V. Davis Jr; Wendell Foote; Don Godert; Keith & Debbie Hagan; Hertz; Jac-n-Mary's Restaurant, Jacob & Mary Hirsch; Media Distributors; Mulholland Funeral Home, Ted Crowell; John & Patty Nicholas; The Players of Allegany County; Marilynn Pretzer; Carol Prisy; Dennis Rice; Town of Rushford, Mike Abraszek, Officer Gary Clinton, Bob Heslin, Rita Hunt; Rushford Free Library, Becky Cole; Rushford Historical Society, John Jessop (president), Richard & Nina Decker (curators); Rushford Lake Recreational District, Dick Boas, Rich Gaczewski, Rhonda Kozlowski, Gne Morton, Bill Sikorski, Scott Walter; Rushford Volunteer Fire Company, Keith Ames, Kevin Armison, Charlie Bliss, Frank Bliss, Bob Brown, Sam Clark, Wally Cook, Peter Davies, Frank Everett, Shane Francis, Donna Gilchrist, Andy Hatch, Chris Hatch, David Hatch, Milton Hatch, Sean Hatch, Wayne Hatch, John Jessop, Dan Kaczmarowski, Mark Klodzynski, Petere Liebig, Stanley Luce, Ken McElheny, Dan Metcalf, Aaron Moore, Duane Sampson, Randy Vanhousen, Paul Yox; Rushford Rescue Squad, Dexter Davis, Roxanen Davis, Karen Everett, Tracy Hatch, Bonnie Kish, Nancy Sampson, Linda Tullar, Steve Tullar; David & Naida Schweigart; Wellsville Daily Reporter, Kyle A. Torok; Young Automotive, Jeff Young

STUNTS
Stunts: Timothy Prindle

CASTING
Casting: Dawn Bennett, Bob Decker, Jay Woelfel, Johnnie J. Young

CAST
Starring
Tatum Adair (Rebecca Haster)
Timothy Prindle (Stan James)
Gregory Lee Kenyon (Sheriff Dobbs)

Introducing
Azure Sky Decker (Flora / Saundra Tompson)

With
Chuck Franklin (Doctor Bloch)
Damian Maffei (young fisherman)
Rick Kesler (Reverend)

Dan Metcalf (old fisherman)
Linda Brown (Ruth Haster)
Raymond Suriani (Richard Haster)

Edward M. Valenta (sexy club guy)
Mary Ann Layman (librarian)
Carolyn Ricketts (Grandma Tompson)
Richard M. Kennedy (Grandpa Tompson)
Cindy Ohanian (car crash wife)
Jeremy Hadaway (car crash husband)
Jeff Young (tow truck driver)
Jordan Decker (Deputy)
Gena Decker (Mary Collins)
Bob Decker (Jake Collins)
Heather Maxon (girl on beach)
Roy Austin (guy on beach)
Jan Jessop (mother on boat)
John Jessop (father on boat)
Marcus Koch (son #1 on boat)
Wally Cook (rescue diver)
Dexter Davis (Dexter)
Jennifer Bermudez, Tim Billings, Vicki Billings, Wendell Foote, Angela Kesler, Susan Lewis, Julian Woelfel, Marcile Woelfel, Johnnie J. Young (funeral attendees)
Jay Woelfel (shadowy figure)
Tamara Schweigart (Flora / Saundra double)

PLOT SUMMARY

To help get over the deaths of her parents, Rebecca decides to spend some time at the family's holiday home on the shores of a remote lake in upstate New York. But there are some very strange things afoot at the lake and soon she's being haunted by the ghosts of people who drowned in the lake looking for new victims.

AVAILABILITY

USA
DVD Distributors: Velocity Home Entertainment (VL53505)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-15

Norway
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R (for horror images and some sexuality)

TIMELINE

2003
September
29: USA - filming begins

2004
October
30: USA - screening at Club Boomers, New York

November
4: USA - screening at American Film Market, Santa Monica, California
6: USA - screening at Club Boomers, New York
10: Spain - video release
13: USA - screening at Club Boomers, New York

December
6: UK - DVD release

2005
May
11: USA - screening at Clarity Screening Room, Beverly Hills, California
17: USA - DVD release (Velocity Home Entertainment (VL53505))
21: USA - screening at Monster Mania Convention, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

August
12: USA - screening at Microcinema Fest, Palatine, Ilinois

2006
April
26: UK - television release (on The Horror Channel)
28: UK - television release (on The Horror Channel)

October
17: Germany - DVD release

December
13: UK - television release (on Zone Horror)

2007
January
16: UK - television release (on Zone Horror)

POSTER TAGS

Evil Rises.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Empty Lake - working title
Lac des fantômes - French Canadian title

REFERENCES

OTHER SOURCES

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KEYWORDS

cabins, children, flashbacks, fog, forests, ghosts, gore, graves, insanity, lakes, nightmares, old dark houses, poison gas, police, religion, suicide, the supernatural, superstition, twist endings, zombies

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008