The Ward (film)

The Ward
Film poster
Directed byJohn Carpenter
Written byMichael Rasmussen
Shawn Rasmussen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyYaron Orbach
Edited byPatrick McMahon
Music byMark Kilian
The Newbeats
Production
companies
  • Echo Lake Entertainment[1]
  • A Bigger Boat[1]
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13) (Toronto Film Festival)
  • July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[3]
Box office$5.3 million[4]

The Ward (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's The Ward) is a 2010 American supernatural psychological horror film directed by John Carpenter and starring Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Laura-Leigh, Lyndsy Fonseca and Jared Harris.[5] Set in 1966, the film chronicles a young woman who is institutionalized after setting fire to a house, and who finds herself haunted by the ghost of a former inmate at the psychiatric ward.[6][7] As of 2024, this is Carpenter's most recent film as a director.

The film was shot on location at the Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake, Washington.[8][9]

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  2. ^ a b Kit, Borys (February 12, 2011). "John Carpenter's 'The Ward' Finds U.S. Distributor (Berlin)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Monagle, Matthew (August 15, 2017). "When Did James Cameron Become Hollywood's Blockbuster Punch Line?". Film School Rejects. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Ward (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Video Production Diary: John Carpenter's The Ward". DreadCentral. June 5, 2012.
  6. ^ "More Cast Members Added to John Carpenter's The Ward". DreadCentral. August 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Pre-Production Video Diary for John Carpenter's 'The Ward'". Bloody Disgusting. November 4, 2009.
  8. ^ "Spokane-filmed 'The Ward,' by popular 'demand'". The Spokesman. June 8, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  9. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (July 7, 2011). "'John Carpenter's The Ward'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.