What are the key story phases in Ghost Chase?

The story of Ghost Chase progresses through these phases: Hollywood Setbacks, Inheritance and Spirits, Swindlers and Shadows, Legacy Unlocked.

How does Ghost Chase end?

In the final act ("Legacy Unlocked"): The basement vault is breached, the swindler is defeated, and the film project is successfully completed.

Ghost Chase (1987) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Ghost Chase
Genre: comedy, family, fantasy, horror, science-fiction
Released: 1987
Rating: 5.2

Plot Analysis Summary

A creative duo battles supernatural forces and a greedy swindler to uncover a hidden family fortune and complete a B-movie homage.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Hollywood Setbacks

Inheritance and Spirits

Swindlers and Shadows

Legacy Unlocked

In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a film, the spirit inhabits the body of an alien and persuades the two filmmakers to track down an old house that will resolve a family scandal.

Directed by

Roland Emmerich

Key Cast

Jason Lively — Warren McCloud
Tim McDaniel — Fred
Jill Whitlow — Laurie
Leonard Lansink — Karl
Paul Gleason — Stan Gordon

Rating: 5.2/10 (33 votes)