Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider

Year: 1982

Runtime: 15 mins

Language: English

Director: Chuck Ungar

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After a lonely first day at a new junior high, Kevin rides the bus home and notices a girl who drops a pencil and then vanishes. He soon suspects she may be the spirit of a child who died on the same route years earlier, and she is determined to teach him proper bus safety.

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1

Kevin meets Tracy on the bus

On his first day of junior high, Kevin is befriended by Tracy on the ride home. She seems understanding and the two start to chat as the bus continues. When Tracy drops a pencil, Kevin picks it up and notices her name inscribed on it.

After first day of junior high School bus
2

The Donnelly family mystery

At home, Kevin shows his mother the pencil and learns the Donnelly family once lived in their house. She explains that Tracy was a Donnelly and that she died in a bus accident. The revelation hints at a supernatural connection between the pencil and the girl.

Evening after bus encounter Home
3

Kevin realizes Tracy is a ghost

Kevin comes to the disturbing realization that Tracy is a ghost and begins to expect another encounter on the bus. Tracy appears as a spectral presence and hints that there is more to her story than just being a memory.

Following the revelation Home and bus
4

Tracy assigns the bus safety manual

Tracy gives Kevin a bus safety manual to read, then vanishes. Kevin hesitates to read it at first, leaving the pages on his desk as a looming task.

Following encounter Home
5

Kevin is haunted into reading

Tracy haunts Kevin by moving his weights and changing the radio until he sits down to read the manual. As he reads, he begins to learn the emergency procedures it contains.

After receiving the manual Home
6

The bus warning shared

On the next bus ride, Tracy explains she never read the manual herself and thus didn’t know how to save herself. She warns Kevin that he will need to know the procedures soon.

During bus ride School bus
7

The dangerous road scene begins

A pickup truck overtakes dangerously and is followed by an oncoming vehicle, forcing the school bus off the road. The bus dangles precariously over a cliff with the driver unconscious.

During the ride Highway
8

Kevin uses the manual to evacuate

Remembering the manual, Kevin evacuates the other students while Tracy coaches him, then helps revive the driver and exit the bus.

During the crash sequence Bus
9

The bus crashes off the cliff

With no counterweights, the empty bus slides and falls over the cliff, crashing to the ground below. The students survive, and Kevin's actions are later seen as heroic.

Immediate aftermath of evacuation Cliff edge
10

The hero's reception

The other students hail Kevin as a hero, but he remains worried about Tracy. He calls her name and she appears briefly in the distance, waves goodbye, and fades away.

Right after the crash Crash site
11

Tracy fades away

Tracy's final departure leaves Kevin feeling both uplifted and unsettled; the others rally around him, helping him process the traumatic event.

Immediately after farewell Crash site
12

Group support continues

Two of the students help comfort Kevin and guide him back to the group, including one who was injured in the crash, showing the community's care after the accident.

Post-crash Crash site
13

Aftermath and reflection

The group begins to heal together after the crash, and Kevin reflects on the events and the mysterious connection with Tracy, recognizing the lasting impact of the night.

Post-crash Crash site

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