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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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User Comments:

Beleaguered comedy-drama, completely built around a gimmick, is pretty old hat... more (3 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Tony Ballen ... Assistant Moving Man

Bebe Drake ... Female jail guard (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Barney Phillips ... Small wino
Fred Scheiwiller ... Large wino

Frank Ronzio ... Angelo
Susan Gelb ... School teacher
Gerald York ... Medical technician
Juanita Moore ... Ethel
Larry Gelman ... Travel agent
Jeanette Joseph ... Woman at funeral
Lally Deene ... Woman at funeral
Ruben Moreno ... Janitor
Jim S. Cash ... Dry cleaning man
Steve Humphreys ... Band leader
Clara Ann Krum ... Sara
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Michael Paloma ... Brother
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Directed by
William Bartman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
William Bartman  writer
Joseph Scott Kierland  writer
James Nasella  writer

Produced by
Peter S. Davis .... producer
William N. Panzer .... producer
 
Original Music by
Artie Butler 
 
Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Jr. 
 
Film Editing by
George Berndt 
Jim Borgardt 
 
Art Direction by
Robert W. Zentis 
 
Set Decoration by
Pamela Bennett 
Chuck Rutherford 
 
Costume Design by
Madeline Ann Graneto 
 
Makeup Department
Marilyn Patricia Phillips .... hair stylist (as Marilyn Phillips)
Charlene Roberson .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Frank Beetson .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph A. Ingraffia .... assistant director
Richard Luke Rothschild .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Ken King .... sound mixer
Douglas Vaughan .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Adams Calvert .... special effects
 
Stunts
Phil Adams .... stunts
BJ Davis .... stunt coordinator
Jeri Jackson .... stunts
Melvin Jones .... stunts
Lee Pasford .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Don E. FauntLeRoy .... assistant camera
Ralph Gerling .... camera operator
Larry Gilhooly .... gaffer
Wynn Hammer .... still photographer
Tom May .... key grip
Richard Craig Meinardus .... assistant camera
 
Music Department
David Franco .... music supervisor
James D. Young .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Joel Marrow .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Jeri Jackson .... stand-in
Michael Saquella .... stand-in
Beth Tate .... location manager
 

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Additional Details

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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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004) (V) more

Soundtrack:

I'LL NEVER SAY GOOD BYE more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
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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