John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

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John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
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R,1hr 37min
Release:
2001
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Writer and director John Carpenter returns to the mixture of science fiction and horror that made The Thing (1982) a success. Natasha Henstridge stars as Lt. Melanie Ballard of the Martian Police Force, a member of a law enforcement team two centuries in the future, dispatched to the remote colony of Shining Canyon. There, the most notorious criminal on Mars, James "Desolation" Williams (Ice Cube), awaits transport to a more secure jail. Besides Ballard, the other cops include the rookie Bashira ... Full Synopsis
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A brawny space opera, transplanting the conventions of Western, cop and martial arts films to the Red Planet. Full Review
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35
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Featured Cast
James "Desolation" Williams
Lt. Melanie Ballard
Jericho Butler
Commander Helena Braddock
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