Chasing Ghosts (2005 film)

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Chasing Ghosts
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Directed byKyle Dean Jackson
Written by Corey Large
Alan Pao
Produced byBrian Hartman
Ari Palitz
Alan Pao
Starring Michael Madsen
Shannyn Sossamon
Gary Busey
Meat Loaf
Michael Rooker
CinematographyAndrew Huebscher
Edited byKyle Dean Jackson
Music by Scott Glasgow
Distributed byWingman Productions
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)(Mexico)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million
Box office$1,102,000

Chasing Ghosts is a 2005 mystery film directed by Kyle Dean Jackson, and starring Michael Madsen, Shannyn Sossamon, Gary Busey, Meat Loaf and Michael Rooker. [1] [2]

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Plot

NYPD Detective Kevin Harrison, a cop who used to be on the take from mobster Marcos Alfiri, has since turned good. Harrison is close to retirement when the son of a big-time gangster is killed; and no evidence is left behind. Together with his partner Cole, Harrison goes deep into the New York mob world, focused on finding his killer.

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References

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  2. Atanasov, Svet (March 16, 2006). "Chasing Ghosts". DVD Talk. Retrieved August 3, 2021.