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Ghost Story (1981)

 -  Drama | Horror | Thriller  -  18 December 1981 (USA)
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Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group ... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Ricky Hawthorne
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Dr. John Jaffrey
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Edward Charles Wanderley
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Sears James
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Don Wanderley / David Wanderley
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Stella Hawthorne
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Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
Jacqueline Brookes ...
Milly
Miguel Fernandes ...
Gregory Bate
Lance Holcomb ...
Fenny Bate
Mark Chamberlin ...
Young Jaffrey
Tim Choate ...
Young Hawthorne
Kurt Johnson ...
Young Wanderley
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Young James
Brad Sullivan ...
Sheriff Hardesty
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Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing. Written by Jeanne Armintrout <jeannee@uwyo.edu>

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ghost story | ghost | picture | accident | secret | See more »

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The time has come to tell the tale.

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Drama | Horror | Thriller

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18 December 1981 (USA)  »

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Cuento de fantasmas  »

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Trivia

Actors Patricia Neal and Melvyn Douglas has both previously appeared in Hud around eighteen years earlier. See more »

Goofs

David's crashing against the window was filmed with Craig Wasson on a blue screen and a background where a cross iron bar is swung against the window on wires to break it in the same manner that a man which outstretched arms would. Craig's body was meant to block the cross iron but it does indeed become briefly visible under the right arm and side at the end of the shot. See more »

Quotes

Don: You're dead!
Eva: And you will be, too. Dead and wet and cold.
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Connections

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sweetheart of Sigma Chi"
Written by F. Dudleigh Vernor and Byron D. Stokes
Performed by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why does Alma kill only David, when she had ample opportunity to kill Don, as well?
Q: How is Alma able to pass for human if she's a ghost?
Q: Why does Alma tell David 'I am you?'
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* * * out of 4.
8 August 2002 | by (USA) – See all my reviews

Four elderly men members of The Chowder Society fall victim to a vengeful ghost (Alice Krige) who seems to be connected to something they did decades ago and who once dated one of the member's son (Craig Wasson) from beyond the grave. Old fashioned, entertaining film features possibly the best cast ever gathered to star in a horror film. The film itself has a very atmospheric feel to it and generates some suspense, but never really scares the auidence.

Rated R; Nudity, Sexual Situations, Violence, and Profanity.
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