Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade

Name: Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-01-19
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Walter Day, Ben Gold, Steve Sanders

2007
R
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.5K

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Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007)

Documentary

1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.

Director
- Lincoln Ruchti
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Lincoln Ruchti
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Ron Bailey, featured heavily in this film, as later arrested for multiple counts of sexual assault of minors, stemming from his days as a youth athletics coach.

Alternate versions
A more complete Screener-version leaked out on the web. It has copyrighted songs instead of the specially made synth-tunes of the retail-version. It also has an extra scene with Rob's "art" collection.

Connections
Features Night Driver (1976)

Soundtracks
Big City
Written by Chris Holloway
Performed by Analogue Planet
Courtesy of SLS Sound, a Division of Second Look Studio

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Featured review

8/10

Enjoyable and NOT Depressing Whatsoever!

My wife and I recently enjoyed watching this documentary. We love video game-related documentaries and collectibles, including King of Kong and Star Worlds Arcade: A Pocket Full of Tokens and I'm Heading to the Arcade. Chasing Ghosts was well presented and edited. Sure, there's no MTV-styled "reality TV" conflict set up, but this documentary is better for exactly that reason. The characters are real -- they are unique and lively individuals telling their gaming tales in their own ways. A reviewer suggested that this film is depressing because, in his judgment, the characters aren't living up to his ideals of the well-lived life. Who in fact does?

Plenty of video gaming footage. You'll enjoy riding a wave of 80s nostalgia with this one. And the icing on the cake here is the excellent music score! Break out star: Walter Day and his guitar. A fun and recommended film!