Ghost in the Machine
“Plug in to your worst nightmare”
After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his next victims, turning home technology against them as deadly weapons.
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Cast
37 people
Karen Allen
Terry Munroe
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Scrooged
Wil Horneff
Josh Munroe
Known for
The Shining
Dead Tone
Chris Mulkey
Bram Walker
Known for
Whiplash
Twin Peaks
Jessica Walter
Elaine Spencer
Known for
Arrested Development
Archer
Shevonne Durkin
Carol Maibaum
Known for
Leprechaun 2
Tammy and the T-Rex
Brandon Quintin Adams
Frazer
Known for
The People Under the Stairs
The Sandlot
Ted Marcoux
Karl Hopkins
Known for
Andersonville
Rick Ducommun
Phil Stewart
Known for
Groundhog Day
The 'Burbs
Nancy Fish
Karl's Landlord
Known for
The Mask
Death Becomes Her
Jack Laufer
Elliot Miller
Known for
Masters of Sex
Welcome to Chippendales
Richard McKenzie
Frank Mallory
Known for
Roots
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Mimi Lieber
Marta
Known for
Corrina, Corrina
White of the Eye
Rachel Talalay Director · William Davies Screenplay William Osborne Screenplay
Worldwide gross $5.1M · Budget $12M · United States release December 29, 1993
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,086,909
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Deadly Terror
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · December 20, 1993
Theatrical
United States · December 29, 1993
Theatrical
United States · May 25, 1994
Physical · Fox Video VHS/LaserDisc
Argentina
December 5, 1994 · Physical
Australia
August 18, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 2, 1994 · Theatrical
France
April 27, 1994 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 2, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 1995 · Physical
Portugal
October 28, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 21, 2000 · TV
Türkiye
July 29, 1994 · Theatrical
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