Ellen Page, what the *beep* are you doing in this stupid movie? - I Downloaded a Ghost (2002) Discussion

She probably needed the work

All her movies can't be as amazing
as Hard Candy and Mouth to Mouth

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Maybe this was the movie that brought her to her senses. Maybe after doing this movie she said "*beep* that ghost *beep* I gotta do some real stuff now".

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[–] Hartlessknight 18 years ago

“real stuff”

I’m assuming you’re a fan of her work ?

I know I am, she’s an amazing actress

You should come by the Ellen Page board

We tend to be friendlier than a lot of the other boards
on IMDb we don’t blast newbies just for being new

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[–] Xcalat3 17 years ago

I think it was kind of funny, and it never hurts to see Ellen in ANY movie

Ellen

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Jenny

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[–] dvdfanatic77 16 years ago

Um...How about the fact that she was like 12 years old when she did it.

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[–] ImAMonkey4 16 years ago

she was actually 17 when this was filmed.

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[–] immacabre 16 years ago

doubtful, hard candy was shot when she was 17 and before that mouth to mouth. even though hard candy was officially released in 2005 it was filmed in 2004

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[–] clmiller89 16 years ago

Everyone has too start somewhere...
mostly Kiddie movies...
it was kinda cute!

I love Ellen Page...Rock On Ellen!!!

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[–] pritam28 15 years ago

So did she shoot this before Mouth to Mouth?

She went from a family, semi-cheesy film that required no real depth to arguably her first really impressive acting job in her life

Or did she shoot this before Wilby Wonderful, because she said that Wilby Wonderful is when she first started getting hooked onto acting

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[–] morally_sound 15 years ago

She was actually 14 when "I Downloaded a Ghost" was filmed. I know this because I worked as an extra/background performer on the film. It was filmed during October 2001 under the shooting title "Ghost.com".

So to clarify why she would be in the film, it's because this was her first feature length acting job. Prior she had only worked on episodes of Pit Pony, Trailer Park Boys, and Rideau Hall. This was her feature springboard.

The reason it wasn't released until 2004, and because IMDb lists the year as '04 as well, is because it sat on the shelf until a distribution deal was finally made to release the film. As far as I know, the way IMDb specifies a film's year is by release year, not the actual year it was filmed. This may vary from title to title, but the majority of the film here are listed under they release year.

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[–] Smug_Grinch 13 years ago

Yeah, children often start in kids' movies. And indie/low-budget/tv movies are often in distribution limbo for awhile before getting picked up. She did this when she was 14. A 14-year-old playing a 14 year is a good role. I thought she was great in it. Besides, there are plenty of other great actors in it, also. It's not a bad film at all.

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Hayley: Nothing's yours when you invite a teenager into your home. (Hard Candy).

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[–] jsherrington 14 years ago

Hey,

This film was shot in 2001 in Saskatoon. I worked as the propsmaster on it.

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[–] TheGOLDENWALRUS 15 years ago

you have to build up a resume. she was like 14
2008 1)Slumdog 2)Let the right one in 3)The wrestler 4)Rachel getting married 5)Burn after reading

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[–] rubita10840 14 years ago

^ Master of sarcasm.

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[–] stevenackerman69 11 years ago

This was before she was well known, okay?

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