title: Sightings: Heartland Ghost
text: # Sightings: Heartland Ghost
  
  Sightings: Heartland Ghost is a 2002 film that originally aired on Showtime based on the TV series Sightings and inspired by true events. The film was written by Phil Penningroth and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.
  
  ## Plot
  
  In this creepy ghost story, a Kansas couple's claim that their Victorian house is haunted prompts a visit from the crew of "Sightings", a TV show exploring paranormal events. Nobody believes the couple's story - especially cynical producer Derek (Beau Bridges), but show psychic Allen (Miguel Ferrer) begins feeling the presence of several entities, including a little girl.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Beau Bridges as Derek
  * Nia Long as Lou
  * Miguel Ferrer as Allen
  * Gabriel Olds as Jeff
  * Thea Gill as Pam
  * Matthew Currie Holmes as Nolan
  * Rachel Hayward as Jamie
  * Trevor Roberts as Arnold
  
  ## Original segments
  
  The following are the original Sightings episodes to feature the Heartland Ghost recurring segments.
  
  | No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 42 | 1 | "Sightings" | September 11, 1994 (1994-09-11) | 3001 |
  | Heartland Ghost, Gulf Breeze Encounters, A Sculptor's Gift, Black Holes. |||||
  | 43 | 2 | "Sightings" | September 18, 1994 (1994-09-18) | 3002 |
  | Heartland Ghost Update, Shared Memory Abduction, Watching The Skies, Schoolroom Angel, Colorado Cattle Mutilations, Ancient Creatures. |||||
  | 49 | 8 | "Sightings" | October 30, 1994 (1994-10-30) | 3008 |
  | U.F.O. Confrontation: Iran, Death In The Desert, Heartland Ghost Investigation, Gift Of Life, Heartland Ghost Investigation. |||||
  | 50 | 9 | "Sightings" | November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06) | 3009 |
  | Heartland Ghost Investigation, Nessie, Height 611, To Swim With Dolphins. |||||
  | 57 | 16 | "Sightings" | January 29, 1995 (1995-01-29) | 3016 |
  | Heartland Aftermath, Curses, Sprites And Blue Jets, Gaia's Revenge, Outback Abduction, Heartland Online. |||||
  | 64 | 23 | "Sightings" | April 30, 1995 (1995-04-30) | 3023 |
  | My Past Life, Heartland Ghost, Clear Intent, Snake Church, Transformed By The Light. |||||
  | 103 | 10 | "Sightings" | March 12, 1997 (1997-03-12) | 5062 |
  | The Heartland Ghost, Echo Missile Encounter, IN THE NEWS, Crop Circle Video Mystery, Healing With Music, Millennium Watch - Quatrain 72. |||||
  
  ## Releases
  
  The film aired on Showtime on October 27, 2002 and released on DVD on March 2, 2004.
  
  