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name = John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars |

'''Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.''' {{nasdaq|TEVA}} is a global pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Teva is among the top 20 pharmaceutical companies and among the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world.

image =Ghostsofmars01.jpg |

imdb_id =0228333 |

writer =[[John Carpenter]]<br>Larry Sulkis |

starring =[[Ice Cube]]<br>[[Natasha Henstridge]]<br>[[Jason Statham]]<br>[[Pam Grier]]<br>[[Clea DuVall]]<br>[[Joanna Cassidy]]|

director =[[John Carpenter]] |

producer =Sandy King |

distributor =[[Storm King]] [[Screen Gems]] |

released =[[August 24]], [[2001]] ([[Theater]])<br>[[December 4]] [[2001]] ([[DVD]]) |

runtime =98 min. |

language =English |

music =[[John Carpenter]] |

awards = |

amg_id = 1:250566 |

budget =$28,000,000 |

}}

'''''Ghosts of Mars''''' (also known as '''''John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars''''') is a [[2001]] movie directed by [[John Carpenter]], which in its basic themes is similar to his earlier [[Assault_on_Precinct_13_(1976_film) | Assault on Precinct 13]].

With more than a century of experience in the healthcare industry, the Company enjoys a firmly established international presence, operating through a carefully tailored network of worldwide subsidiaries. Headquartered in Israel, 91% of Teva's sales, which totaled US$4.8 billion in 2004, are in North America and Europe. Teva has approximately 14,000 employees worldwide and production facilities in Israel, North America, Europe and Mexico.

==HistoryPlot==

Teva was founded in [[Jerusalem]] in 1901 as a small wholesale drug business, distributing medicines imported on the backs of camels and donkeys. The company was called '''Salomon, Levin and Elstein Ltd.''', after its founders, and this name still serves as the pharmaceutical marketing arm of Teva in [[Israel]].

The movie is set in the mid 22nd century. The planet [[Mars]] has been [[terraformed]], allowing Humans to walk on the surface without having to wear pressure suits. The story concerns a police officer, Melanie Ballard ([[Natasha Henstridge]]) who is leading a small team to pick up and transport a prisoner named Desolation Williams ([[Ice Cube]]). Arriving at the remote mining town where Williams is being held, Ballard finds virtually all of the people missing. On investigating she discovers that the miners found an underground doorway which had been created by an ancient [[Martian]] civilization. When the door was opened it released "ghosts", disembodied spirits who possessed the miners.

Through the 1930s, the pharmaceutical industry in Palestine grew with the immigration of pharmaceutical professionals from Central Europe. Among the medical and pharmaceutical businesses built were '''Teva''', '''Zori''' and '''Assia''', which later became part of Teva. The pharmaceutical industry gained further momentum during the [[Second World War]], when these small companies became the sole source of drug supply for the local market, neighboring countries and the armies stationed in the region. Mass immigration following the founding of the state of Israel in 1948 resulted in rapid growth of the local drug market. As drug imports resumed, so local manufacturers began to seek export markets.

Violence ensues, as the now possessed miners commit acts of [[death]] and [[destruction]], as well as [[self-mutilation]]. <!--The self mutilation however may be merely the alien spirits attempting to alter their human bodies to look more like those of the aliens themselves (which are only partially seen very briefly).-->

In 1951 Teva, as one of Israel's first industrial companies, raised capital through an initial public offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Ballard must fight off the attacking miners, escape the town, and if possible destroy the ghosts. Unfortunately all these tasks are complicated by the fact that killing a possessed human merely releases the Martian spirit, which immediately possesses another human. Eventually they decide to blow up a [[nuclear]] reactor, which kills the human hosts. All of Ballard's team are killed by the miners, leaving only her and Desolation. Not wanting the authorities to blame the massacre on him, he handcuffs Ballard to her bed and escapes the train, leaving her to return home. While she reccuperates at a hospital, the miners attack the city. Desolation returns with a pair of [[nickle]] plated [[uzi]]s and they team up to fight off the alien zombies, setting the film up for an unlikly sequel.

A period of consolidation followed, aimed at greater efficiency and concentration in the areas of research and development, marketing and exports. In 1964, Assia and Zori merged and later acquired a controlling interest in Teva. In 1976 the three firms merged formally into one company &ndash; '''Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.''', Israel's largest healthcare company, transforming Teva into a group of companies involved in a variety of fields. Assia's CEO [[Eli Hurvitz]] became Teva's CEO and President, a role he fulfilled until 2002. Today he is Teva's Chairman of the Board.

In 1980, Teva acquired the second largest Israeli drug manufacturer '''Ikapharm''', together with '''Plantex''', a manufacturer of pharmaceutical [[active ingredient]]s. This acquisition enabled Teva to separate [[penicillin]] production and non-penicillin drugs, an essential requirement of international health authorities, paving the way for Teva's entry to the US market. In 1982 Teva was granted [[FDA]] approval for its Kfar Saba (Ikapharm) manufacturing plant. At the same time, Teva commenced trading its [[ADR]] on the [[NASDAQ]].

In 1984 Teva acquired a 50% interest in '''Migada Ltd.''', a manufacturer of disposable medical equipment. In 1985, a joint company was set up between Teva and the US conglomerate '''W.R. Grace''' which in 1986 acquired '''Lemmon''', a small generics manufacturer in Pennsylvania, thus allowing Teva to further penetrate the US market. In 1988 Teva bought '''Abic''', the second largest Israeli pharmaceutical company, to become Israel's largest and most successful pharmaceutical company and a flagship of Israeli industry.

==Production Notes==

Through the 1990s Teva continued to expand and became a global generics company though an aggressive M&A strategy in the US. W.R. Grace's interest in the joint venture was bought out, followed by the acquistion of '''Biocraft'''. The strategy was replicated in Europe with the acquisition of '''GRY-Pharm''' (Germany), '''APS/Berk''' (UK), '''Biogal''' (Hungary), '''Pharmachemie''' and others. Also in the 1990s, Teva launched the first product of its own R&D: [[Copaxone]]®, a treatment for [[multiple sclerosis]].

*Although Mars has a day/night cycle almost identical in length to Earth's, most of the movie is set at night. The only moment in which we see Mars during the daytime is in a flashback through the character of the scientist, when she talks about how she found and opened a "Pandora's Box" that let the alien spirits out.

Growth has continued since 2000 with the acquisition of '''Novopharm''' (Canada), making Teva the largest generic pharmaceutical company in North America. European acquisitions have included manufacturing facilites purchased in France from [[Bayer]] and the acquisition of the '''Honeywell Fine Pharmaceutical Chemical''' plants in northern Italy.

*Much of the movie was filmed in a [[gypsum]] mine in New Mexico. The pure white gypsum had to be dyed with thousands of gallons of biodegradable red food dye to recreate the appearance of the Martian landscape.

In 2004 Teva acquired '''Sicor''', combining Teva's oral dose generic drugs franchise with Sicor's generic injectable business. The Sicor acquisition also brought with it an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) business and a biogenerics capability.

==Trivia==

In 2006, Teva acquired [[Ivax Corporation]], combining two of the world's largest generics manufacturers. Teva now operates directly in over 50 countries, and employs approximately 25,000 people and is one of the largest [[top 50 pharmaceutical companies|pharmaceutical companies]] in the world.

*Originally Courtney Cox was set to play Ballard but after her foot was run over accidently by her husband she was replaced by Natasha Henstridge.

*On a similar note, Jason Statham was originally set to play Desolation Williams. This film also contains Statham's first on screen kiss.

==External links==

*[http://www.tevapharm.com/ Corporate Web site]

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