An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.
D.R. Anderson
- Roy
- (as Dan Anderson)
Andrea Petty
- Mrs. Hudson
- (as Andrea L. Petty)
Tracy Schornick
- Cop #1
- (as Tracey Schornick)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOn the audio commentary, Jared Harris asks John Carpenter why he did not compose the soundtrack. John replies "Quite frankly, I'm just too old". Carpenter would go on to compose the music for the short film The Noise (2013), and eventually returned as composer for the Halloween (2018) reboot assisted by Cody Carpenter and Daniel A. Davies.
- GoofsAlthough Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock, is still used today in the U.S., it is only used as a last resort, with patient consent (except in the most extreme cases), and with the patient anesthetized, not awake and screaming like a tortured banshee as depicted in the film. Also, the ECT machines used in the U.S. today make the procedure quick and relatively painless (e.g., no noticeable twitching or spasming of the muscles). However, the movie is not set in present time but rather in the 60s, as Dr Stringer revealed during his last session with Iris.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: John Carpenter's The Ward (2011)
- SoundtracksRun Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)
Written by Don Grant and Joe Melson
Performed By The Newbeats
Courtesy of Hickory Records
Featured review
directing from another era
For the people who didn't enjoy this I can understand this somewhat, it does have some weak aspects but overall I enjoyed the film. It has a kind of classic, low budget sense about it. I liked the premise of this film, an amnesiac in a psychiatric institution is being terrorized by a ghost that is stalking and killing the other patients, it is definitely watchable from the start to end. But on a whole this film is well directed by Carpenter. Someone else mentioned the soundtrack which plays in the opening credits, it has a haunting child-like voice. it did have another song also Run Baby Run - The Newbeats. I have seen all of Carpenters films and this was pretty good, it has a more dignified sense about it than some of his others.
- nuclear_division
- Jun 15, 2011
- Permalink
- How long is The Ward?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Presas del diablo
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $5,343,820
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content