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An Ambush of Ghosts

An Ambush of Ghosts

1993Movie⏱️ 1h 32m
Drama
6.4
IMDB Rating
105 votes

A teenage boy tries to come to grips with his mother's insanity, caused by the loss of his younger brother earlier. He forms an unlikely friendship with a classmate on the run for murder.

Director
Everett Lewis
Writers
N/A
Stars
David Arquette, Alan Boyce, Geneviève Bujold
Release Date
January 22, 1993
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

David Arquette
David Arquette
Alan Boyce
Alan Boyce
as Christain
Geneviève Bujold
Geneviève Bujold
as Irene Betts
Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison
as Bill Betts
Stephen Dorff
Stephen Dorff
as George Betts
James Duval
James Duval
as Student #1
Anne Heche
Anne Heche
as Denise

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

🏷️ Keywords

brotherfamily relationshipsmother son relationshiploss of sonloss of brother

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

A beautiful movie that never saw the light of day..
by TheMonkeyPad2006-06-05
8/10

"I saw this film when i was 15 years old at the Sundance Film Festival. It has haunted me since. Especially because it has never received an official release, at least here in this country, to my knowledge. It is, well, as i remember it, a very beautiful and lyrical meditation into the trauma that can befall a family when it's spiritual anchor is torn away from it's foundation. Stephen Dorff and Geneivive Bujold give fantastic performances as a son and mother whose grasp on reality as we know it is being stripped away piece by agonizing piece. This film shares the same type of forebod..."

📖 Synopsis

A teenage boy tries to come to grips with his mother's insanity, caused by the loss of his younger brother earlier. He forms an unlikely friendship with a classmate on the run for murder.