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Ghost (1990)

PG_13  127 min  -  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.

Director:

Jerry Zucker
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Swayze ...
Demi Moore ...
Tony Goldwyn ...
Stanley Lawrence Stanley Lawrence ...
Elevator Man
Christopher J. Keene Christopher J. Keene ...
Elevator Man
Susan Breslau Susan Breslau ...
Susan
Martina Deignan Martina Deignan ...
Rose (as Martina Degnan)
Rick Kleber Rick Kleber ...
Mover (as Richard Kleber)
Macka Foley Macka Foley ...
Mover
Rick Aviles Rick Aviles ...
Phil Leeds Phil Leeds ...
Emergency Room Ghost
John Hugh John Hugh ...
Surgeon
Sam Tsoutsouvas Sam Tsoutsouvas ...
Minister
Sharon Breslau Sharon Breslau ...
Cemetery Ghost (as Sharon Breslau Cornell)
Vincent Schiavelli ...
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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

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Bank | Love | Death | Police  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ghost: La sombra del amor See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,191,540 (USA) (15 July 1990) (1101 Screens)

Gross:

$507,600,000 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Vincent Schiavelli played the subway ghost in the scenes with Patrick Swayze's character. Both men later died of cancer at the age of 57. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: With the closing credits the spelling of "Cemetery Ghost" is wrong. The credits spell it as Cemetary Ghost, the correct spelling should be CEMETERY. See more »

Quotes

Oda Mae Brown: Four-million dollars?
Lyle Furgeson: Yes. Four-million dollars. And, um, how would you like that, Mrs. Miller?
Oda Mae Brown: Tens and twenties?
Sam Wheat: No, a cashier's check!
Oda Mae Brown: Actually... I think better a cashier's check.
Lyle Furgeson: Right...
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Crazy Credits

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

Connections

Referenced in "Victorious: Survival of the Hottest (#1.8)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"I'M HENRY THE VIII, I AM"
by Fred Murray & R.P. Weston See more »