Post by Amie on Jul 7, 2007 10:44:00 GMT -5
The Ghost and the Darkness
Actors: Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Mortimer
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller
MPAA: Rated R for some violence and gore involving animal attacks
Released: 11 October 1996 (USA)
Total Movie Body Count: including 3 lions, 32
Miscellaneous:
Mention of second man’s death
Dead cattle and lots of blood
Human bones strewn over large area of cave
Partial skeletons
Baboon by lion
Mention of over a hundred people killed by the lions
Wife and child by lion in dream
Signs of Remington’s death (blood, necklace, etc) but no body clearly shown
Total Kilmer/Col. John Patterson Kills: 2
Total Douglas/Remington Kills: 1
Total Man-eating Lions Kills: 29
Movie breakdown:
First Hunt:
Lion shot by Patterson – 1
Man by lion – 1
Mention of second man’s death - misc
Chapter total:includes 1 human, 1 lion-- 2
Daytime Attack:
Man by lion – 1
Angus Starling by lion - 1
Chapter total: 2
Beaumont Visits Tsavo:
Mention of about 30 killed by lions - misc
Remington:
Mention of over 40 killed by lions - misc
Waiting at the Old Hospital:
Dead cattle and lots of blood - misc
Massacre at the New Hospital:
Men by lions – 11
Bodies by lions – 14
Doctor by lion - 1
Chapter total: 26
Lion’s Den:
Partial skeletons – misc
Human bones strewn over large area of cave - misc
The Ghost and the Darkness:
Baboon by lion – misc
Lion shot by Remington – 1
Mention of over a hundred killed by the lions - misc
Chapter total: includes one lion -- 1
Dream:
Wife and child by lion in dream – misc
(Since these are specific people that actually live at the end of the movie, I’m not counting these, although the dream is significant in further motivating Patterson to hunt for the second lion.)
Death of a Hunter:
Signs of Remington’s death (blood, necklace, etc) but no body clearly shown - misc
Sorting it Out:
Lion shot by Patterson - 1
Chapter total: including one lion --1
Character breakdown
Kilmer/Patterson breakdown:
Lions shot by Patterson – 2
Character total: 2
Douglas/Remington breakdown:
Lion shot by Remington - 1
Character total: 1
Since the title “The Ghost and the Darkness” refers to what the Africans called the man-eating lions of Tsavo, and they’re clearly the antagonists of the story, I’m including the lions in the count.
Actors: Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Mortimer
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller
MPAA: Rated R for some violence and gore involving animal attacks
Released: 11 October 1996 (USA)
Total Movie Body Count: including 3 lions, 32
Miscellaneous:
Mention of second man’s death
Dead cattle and lots of blood
Human bones strewn over large area of cave
Partial skeletons
Baboon by lion
Mention of over a hundred people killed by the lions
Wife and child by lion in dream
Signs of Remington’s death (blood, necklace, etc) but no body clearly shown
Total Kilmer/Col. John Patterson Kills: 2
Total Douglas/Remington Kills: 1
Total Man-eating Lions Kills: 29
Movie breakdown:
First Hunt:
Lion shot by Patterson – 1
Man by lion – 1
Mention of second man’s death - misc
Chapter total:includes 1 human, 1 lion-- 2
Daytime Attack:
Man by lion – 1
Angus Starling by lion - 1
Chapter total: 2
Beaumont Visits Tsavo:
Mention of about 30 killed by lions - misc
Remington:
Mention of over 40 killed by lions - misc
Waiting at the Old Hospital:
Dead cattle and lots of blood - misc
Massacre at the New Hospital:
Men by lions – 11
Bodies by lions – 14
Doctor by lion - 1
Chapter total: 26
Lion’s Den:
Partial skeletons – misc
Human bones strewn over large area of cave - misc
The Ghost and the Darkness:
Baboon by lion – misc
Lion shot by Remington – 1
Mention of over a hundred killed by the lions - misc
Chapter total: includes one lion -- 1
Dream:
Wife and child by lion in dream – misc
(Since these are specific people that actually live at the end of the movie, I’m not counting these, although the dream is significant in further motivating Patterson to hunt for the second lion.)
Death of a Hunter:
Signs of Remington’s death (blood, necklace, etc) but no body clearly shown - misc
Sorting it Out:
Lion shot by Patterson - 1
Chapter total: including one lion --1
Character breakdown
Kilmer/Patterson breakdown:
Lions shot by Patterson – 2
Character total: 2
Douglas/Remington breakdown:
Lion shot by Remington - 1
Character total: 1
Since the title “The Ghost and the Darkness” refers to what the Africans called the man-eating lions of Tsavo, and they’re clearly the antagonists of the story, I’m including the lions in the count.