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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox film

|name = Ghost Team One

|image = Ghost Team One poster.jpg

|caption = Film poster

|director = Ben Peyser

|producer = Adam Mutchler

|writer = Andrew Knauer

|starring = Carlos Santos
J. R. Villarreal
Fernanda Romero

|music = Mike Plas

|cinematography = Ben Peyser

|editing = John DeJesus

|studio = Hermany Perla Films

|distributor = Paramount Home Media

|released =

|runtime = 84 minutes

|country = United States

|language = English

}}

'Ghost Team One' is a 2013 independent comedy horror film directed by Scott Rutherford and Ben Peyser, and starring Carlos Santos and J. R. Villarreal as two roommates who try to prove their house is haunted in order to impress a beautiful girl played by Fernanda Romero. The film premiered at the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival and was released in theaters on October 11, 2013.

Characters



*Carlos Santos as Sergio

*J. R. Villarreal as Brad

*Fernanda Romero as Fernanda

*Tony Cavalero as Chuck

Reception



'Ghost Team One' was released theatrically nationwide by Paramount Studios on October 11, 2013. The film received mixed reviews, with a 36% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Andy Webster of 'The New York Times' credited the success of the film to "...the improvisational energy of Mr. Santos and Mr. Villarreal, whose ease, chemistry and humor never flag".

Jeff Shannon of 'The Seattle Times' wrote "Destined to be a streaming-video hit with truant frat boys everywhere".

Rob Staeger of 'The Village Voice' commented "Thanks to the shakiest of shaky-cams, you don't know whether to wince or lose your lunch".

According to Inkoo Kang of the 'Los Angeles Times', "The scariest thing about 'Ghost Team One' is the horror-comedy's blatant racial minstrelsy".

Writing for 'The Philadelphia Inquirer', Tirdad Derakhshani called a film "A terrible yet lovable take on the haunted-house yarn".

References




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