Ghost Town (1988 film)

Ghost Town
Theatrical poster
Directed byRichard McCarthy
(as Richard Governor)[1]
Written byDuke Sandefur
Story byDavid Schmoeller
Produced byJ. Larry Carroll
StarringFranc Luz
Catherine Hickland
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Bruce Glover
CinematographyMac Ahlberg
Edited byKing Wilder
Music byHarvey Cohen
Production
company
Distributed byTrans World Entertainment
Release date
  • November 11, 1988 (1988-11-11)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$75,000[2]

Ghost Town is a 1988 American Western horror film directed by Richard McCarthy (under the pseudonym Richard Governor) and starring Franc Luz and Catherine Hickland.[3] Based on a story by David Schmoeller, it follows a sheriff who finds himself amongst the dead residents of a ghost town while searching for a missing woman. The film was one of the last to be released by producer Charles Band's production company Empire Pictures.[4]

  1. ^ Green 2016, p. 117.
  2. ^ "Ghost Town (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Kay 2012, pp. 180–181.
  4. ^ Weldon 1996, p. 231.