Ghost Dad (1990)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Sidney Poitier

Writers (WGA):

Brent Maddock (story) &
S.S. Wilson (story) ...

Release Date:

29 June 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Bill Cosby as you've never seen him before... invisible.

Plot:

Elliot Hopper is a widower with three children, he is currently working on a deal. It seems like his...

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Romeo And Juliet | African American | Critically Bashed | Ghost | Kids And Family

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19

6:30 AM

MAX

Cast

Bill Cosby	...	Elliot Hopper
Kimberly Russell	...	Diane Hopper
Denise Nicholas	...	Joan
Ian Bannen	...	Sir Edith Moser
Christine Ebersole	...	Carol
Barry Corbin	...	Mr. Emery Collins
Salim Grant	...	Daniel 'Danny' Hopper
Brooke Fontaine	...	Amanda Hopper
Dakin Matthews	...	Mr. Seymour
Dana Ashbrook	...	Tony Ricker
Omar Gooding	...	Stuart
Raynor Scheine	...	Curtis Burch, the Cabbie
Arnold Stang	...	Mr. Cohen, elderly patient
Brian Stokes Mitchell	...	Teacher (as Brian Mitchell)
Lisa Mene Nemacheck	...	Jonelle

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Finland:S | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Boise, Idaho, USA

Company:

SAH Productions

Trivia:

Kim Basinger reportedly turned down the role of Carol, because she claimed it "horrible".

Goofs:

Continuity: Position of Elliot's daughters hair, when they first see Elliot as a ghost.

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]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)

Soundtrack:

Miss You Much

Face-pulling pointlessness with Bill Cosby

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.