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Director:
William Bartman
Writers:
William Bartman (writer)
Joseph Scott Kierland (writer)
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Release Date:
8 July 1982 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Heaven can wait... But O'Hara's Wife won't!
Plot:
Workaholic attorney Bob O'Hara (Asner) is devastated when his wife (Hartley) dies suddenly. She returns to "haunt" him... more | add synopsis
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Beleaguered comedy-drama, completely built around a gimmick, is pretty old hat... more (3 total)

Cast

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Edward Asner ... Bob O'Hara

Mariette Hartley ... Harry' OHara

Jodie Foster ... Barbara O'Hara
Perry Lang ... Rob O'Hara
Tom Bosley ... Fred O'Hara
Ray Walston ... Walter Tatum
Allen Williams ... Billy Tatum
Mary Jo Catlett ... Gloria
Nelson Welch ... Nelson Attleby
Richard Schaal ... Jerry Brad

Nehemiah Persoff ... Doctor Fischer

Kelly Bishop ... Beth Douglas
Erik Kilpatrick ... Police Officer
Dean Santoro ... Appraiser
Howard Mann ... Moving man
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | USA:PG
Company:
O'Hara Cinema Group more

Fun Stuff

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Referenced in Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
I'LL NEVER SAY GOOD BYE more

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Beleaguered comedy-drama, completely built around a gimmick, is pretty old hat..., 3 December 2005
4/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

How did all these talented people get rooked into doing such a slight, nondescript piece of fluff? Loving couple Ed Asner and Mariette Hartley are tragically separated by her death--but not for long! She comes back as a ghost, whom only Asner can see, yet she has no particular purpose or plan. The opening moments with Asner and family (including Jodie Foster, during her college years) grieving Hartley's loss are painfully elongated. Does the film want to be fanciful or realistic? Don't worry, this is just a sitcom-wannabe in low-budget dress, and soon Asner is talking to the ghost and everybody thinks he's gone off the deep end. The cast jumped off the deep end soon after boarding this sinking vessel. Incidentally, the myriad of movie-review books are indecisive as to whether this was a cable-TV movie, a straight-to-video loser, or a failed theatrical production. I saw it on video, but I assume with all the talent involved it was meant for theaters. Either way, you can't get a refund. *1/2 from ****

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