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Ghost (1990)

 -  Drama | Fantasy | Mystery  -  13 July 1990 (USA)
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After being killed during a botched mugging, a man's love for his partner enables him to remain on earth as a ghost.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Stanley Lawrence ...
Elevator Man
Christopher J. Keene ...
Elevator Man
Susan Breslau ...
Susan
Martina Deignan ...
Rose (as Martina Degnan)
Rick Kleber ...
Mover (as Richard Kleber)
Macka Foley ...
Mover
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Emergency Room Ghost
John Hugh ...
Surgeon
Sam Tsoutsouvas ...
Minister
Sharon Breslau ...
Cemetery Ghost (as Sharon Breslau Cornell)
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Storyline

Sam and Molly are a very happy couple and deeply in love. Walking back to their new apartment after a night out at the theatre, they encounter a thief in a dark alley, and Sam is murdered. He finds himself trapped as a ghost and realises that his death was no accident. He must warn Molly about the danger that she is in. But as a ghost he can not be seen or heard by the living, and so he tries to communicate with Molly through Oda Mae Brown, a psychic who didn't even realise that her powers were real. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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ghost | bank | love | death | escape | See more »

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Before Sam was murdered he told Molly he'd love and protect her forever. See more »


Certificate:

PG-13 | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

13 July 1990 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$217,631,306 (USA)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Charlotte Zucker:  Director Jerry Zucker's mother (who has appeared in many of the Zucker brothers' movies) plays the bank officer. See more »

Goofs

When Carl is preparing the account for "Rita Miller", the camera and operator are reflected in the computer screen. See more »

Quotes

[last lines]
Sam Wheat: It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you. See ya.
Molly: See ya. Bye.
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are half transparent like a ghost. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"NO HIDING PLACE"
Arranged by Evelyn Starks and Dorothy Love Coates
Performed by Dorothy Love Coates and The Original Gospel Harmonettes
Courtesy of Specialty Records, Inc.
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This is a good film
17 August 2001 | by (Winnipeg) – See all my reviews

My wife loves this film, and I found it more then a romance movie. A intriguing story, of deception, death, the after life, and greed. This is a great film, with character you care about, suspense, romance, and a fresh script. This film made Patricks carrier, and after this film he chose a few films that killed his chances of acting in higher budget films. I believe if he picked a couple more scripts like this one he would be on the same level as Tom Cruse. I think the politically correct 90's found him too macho for their tastes, and it drove him to do that film about India which helped kill his carrier. In the end this film is a little about what Patrick could have been, a true international star.


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