Ghost of a Chance (TV 1987)

A piano player is accidentally shot and killed by a policeman. He is sent back to earth to get the cop to help his son audition for a talent search, and in the process the detective ... See full summary »

Director:

Don Taylor

Writer:

Hank Bradford

Stars:

Redd Foxx, Dick Van Dyke, Brynn Thayer

Cast

Credited cast:
Redd Foxx	...	Ivory Clay
Dick Van Dyke	...	Bill Nolan
Brynn Thayer	...	Kathleen
Richard Romanus	...	Julio Mendez
Kimble Joyner	...	Jessie
Geoffrey Holder	...	Johnson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Butler	...	Rose
Barbara Eve Harris	...	Gladys
Jack Jessop	...	Goody
Sean McCann	...	Shields
Robert Romanus
Timothy Webber	...	Fein

Storyline

A piano player is accidentally shot and killed by a policeman. He is sent back to earth to get the cop to help his son audition for a talent search, and in the process the detective discovers a ring of drug dealers and determines to break it.

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Plot Keywords:

angel

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Genres:

Fantasy | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Um Fantasma Fora de Hora

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Telepictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Dick Van Dyke in his memoir, Redd Foxx was always drunk and high on cocaine during filming. According to Van Dyke, director Don Taylor innocently said "Oh, boy..." to a black crew member but Foxx misinterpreted it as a racial slur and pulled out a knife. Van Dyke had to physically restrain Foxx from cutting Taylor.

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