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Overview

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Director:
Sidney Poitier
Writers (WGA):
Brent Maddock (story) &
S.S. Wilson (story) ...
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Release Date:
29 June 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Bill Cosby as you've never seen him before... invisible. more
Plot:
Elliot Hopper is a widower with three children, he is currently working on a deal. It seems like his... more | full synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
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User Comments:
Face-pulling pointlessness with Bill Cosby more
US TV Schedule:
Sun. July 196:30 AMMAX   

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Additional Details

Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Boise, Idaho, USA more

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Trivia:
Kim Basinger reportedly turned down the role of Carol, because she claimed it "horrible". more
Goofs:
Continuity: Position of Elliot's daughters hair, when they first see Elliot as a ghost. more
Quotes:
Curtis Burch, the Cabbie: I like you.
Elliot Hopper: Thank you.
Curtis Burch, the Cabbie: Do you worship Satan?
Elliot Hopper: Unless you want to stop this cab, I'll give you $20 to stop. I'll give you... $40. I've got $76. All you have to do is stop the cab.
Elliot Hopper: I'll throw in the wallet. It's a Goochi. You can impress all your friends in Hell.
Elliot Hopper: [hands Burch the wallet] Now stop the damn cab!
Curtis Burch, the Cabbie: DO YOU WORSHIP SATAN?
Curtis Burch, the Cabbie: Worship him? I AM Satan! I command you to stop this cab!
[both scream]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) more
Soundtrack:
Miss You Much more

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12 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
Face-pulling pointlessness with Bill Cosby, 4 May 1999
2/10
Author: Ian-100 from London, England

If one were to hear of a movie concerning the antics of a dead Bill Cosby trying to help his children, the cineast in you would not be stirred to see/rent it. However, I still managed to be unpleasantly surprised by the gall of this movie. Each turn around the seemingly aimless plot reveals fresh idiocy. Every moment of Cosby's acting seems an excuse for a new stupid face to pull, though even these become horrendous. One is left with an over-riding feeling of disbelief, after having been asked to suspend exactly that from new levels for the duration of the picture. I suppose really odd Dana Ashcroft fanatics may wish to see this. But this movie is for children. Stupid children.

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