Ghost Rig (2002)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2001
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Format: colour     digital video
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: KCD Films in association with Scottish Screen
Scottish Screen Production Executive: Steve McIntyre
Producers: Julian Kean, Graeme Clapperton, Bill Dale
Associate Producers: Michael Ball, Charles Campbell, Bobby Chada, Stephen Doe, Michael Finney, Charles Gaynor, Christopher Hornabrook, Toby Ingram, Hector Kilpatrick, Matthew Markiewicz, Mark Robertson

SCRIPT
Script: Julian Kean, Graeme Clapperton, Bill Dale, Sally Charlton

DIRECTION
Director: Julian Kean
1st Assistant Director: Mark Inglis
2nd Assistant Director: Warren Chapman
3rd Assistant Directors: Jane Ryan, Saskia Coplans

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jan Pester
Aerial Unit Cameraman: Peter Thompson
Focus Pullers: Steven Cassidy, John Harper
Grip: Mark Donnelly
Grip Trainee: Mark Dorris
Camera Trainees: Dan Lamoon, Chris Andres
Gaffer: Ewan Upton
Best Boy: Andrew M'Itwamwari
Stills: Dan Welldon
Camera Equipment: Arri Media
Grip Equipment: GHS
Lighting Equipment: Lee Lighting

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Chris Barwell
Scottish Screen Trainee Editor: Anna Mehta
Post Production Supervisor: George Panayiotou
Avid Equipment: Metro Broadcast
High Definition Post Production: Films@59

MUSIC
Music: Tom Smail

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Brian Milliken
Re-Recording Mixer: Chris Domaille
Supervising Sound Editor: Ian Brown
Foley Artists: Brian Moseley, David Yapp
Sound Maintenance Engineer: Bradley Kendrick
Scottish Screen Trainee: Martin Ireland

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up / Hair Designer: Fiona McCullough
Costume Designer: Harriet Edmonds

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Corpse: The Quickening

VISUAL EFFECTS
Title Graphics: Garry Clarke
Colourist VideoFX / Online Editor: Tony Osborne

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Mike McLoughlin
Standby Props: Dee Rimbaud
Art Assistant: Chris Greenall

MISCELLANEOUS
Floor Runner: Alex Buchanan
Production Runner: Colin Elves
Unit Drivers: Robert Scoular, John McGiveron
Safety Drivers: Splashsports Services
Production Vehicles: Cabervans; Business Buses; Condor Van Hire; Portman Motors Ltd; Enterprise Rentacar; Bernard Brogan
Aerial Unit Pilot: Michael Malric-Smith
Unit Nurse: Stephania Swiatek
Catering: Caterco (Scotland) Ltd; King Boar Catering; Thomas Compston
Armourer: Perry Costello
Animals Provided By: Creature Feature
Insurance: Aon / Arthur Rubin
Banking Services: NatWest Bank; The Royal Bank of Scotland
Legal Services: Addleshaw Booth and Co
Portable Toilets: Loo King

LOCATIONS
Locations: Scotland, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Producers wish to thank: Ferguson Shipbuilders; Caledonian MacBrayne; The Jarvis Hotel, Gourock; Bristow Helicopters; Diamonf Offshore Drilling (UK) Ltd; Babcock Rosyth Defence Ltd; The Island of Bute; Nevill Long; Viking Life Saving Equipment
Special Thanks To: Cameron Buchanan; Laurence Dale; Richard Deane; Eric Doyle; Paul Latham; Bill Lovell; Lt Commander Chris McLarnon; Drew Rance; Allan Robertson; Yvonne Tillyer

STUNTS
Fight Arranger: Carter Ferguson

CASTING
Casting: Matt Western
Extras Casting: Liz Basset Management
Casting Assistants (Scotland): John Clyde, Gordon Dallas

CAST
Jaason Simmons (Vincent)
Bryan Carney (Will)
Juliet Diamond (Sophie)
Kerry Norton (Annie)
Noel Fitzpatrick (Crawford)
Richard Norton (Kay)
David Rae (Mole)
Rory McCann (Eric)
Heather Peace (Iona)
Jamie Bamber (Tom)
Mark Inglis (pilot)
Mark Nisbet (Tom)
Rod McNeill (oil rig manager)
John Clyde, David Esemal, James Frame, Craig Fraser, Kenny Gilchrist, Tam Toye, Joseph Turner (oil rig workers)

PLOT SUMMARY

A group of environmental activists board an oil rig hoping to plan its destruction by sinking, only to find that its crew is missing. A video recording reveals that an evil force had possessed the rig workers, killing everyone it came in contact with. And the force hasn't left the rig yet...

AVAILABILITY

UK
DVD Distributor: Unipix Entertainment

USA
DVD Distributor: MTI Home Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R (for violence and language)

TIMELINE

2003
March
31: Japan - theatrical release

July
1: USA - video release

POSTER TAGS

Evil has found a new home

Evil Has A New Home

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Devil's Tattoo

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KEYWORDS

oil rigs, possession

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008