This is one of those movies that you vaguely remember seeing as a child. You remember it was about a girl falling in love with a ghost...who almost becomes a ghost herself...who falls off a horse...whose father died...What was that movie about anyway, you ask yourself? Usually, when you think a movie's weird it's because it's been so many years since you've watched it that you forget all the details. That's not the case with this film. It's just as odd as you remember.
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Sarah Jessica Parker (who's quite good in this) plays a girl who has just lost her father. Her mother could care less and is cavorting with a new guy. They kiss but she won't sleep with him until her daughter accepts him. She's adamant that the daughter does. "I won't let her steamroll over me!" she yells. The daughter goes riding one day near a low-flying plane. The plane goes down. In it are two teen boys. The girl tried to get help, but falls off her horse. She wakes up, starts looking for her horse who ran away 'cause it got spooked. Then she sees the horse, and one of the boys from the accident is riding it. But then she hears he's dead. How can this be? He's a ghost! Sent here so she can come to grips with her hatred of her Mom's boyfriend. There are some weird romantic scenes between her and the ghost which I think qualifies as necrophlia. She finally accepts her Mom's love and her Mom marries him. But the ghost has left...Then we see her in a hospital. Turns out none of the stuff (besides the accident and her falling off the house) actually happened! Like that episode of Dallas, IT WAS ALL A DREAM. She's been in a coma since she's been knocked off the horse. The ghost appears to her at the final moment telling her it's not her time. She gets better and sings the sappy theme song to some elderly hospital residents. But then--lo and behold--who does she see? That's right--the ghost! But he's not a ghost. Turns out he never died. And he's just now getting better from the accident, like she is. As she wheels him out of the room (he's in a wheelchair) he asks, Would you like to go SOMEWHERE TOMORROW? And she smiles.
SPOILERS A-PLENTY!!! DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING.
Sarah Jessica Parker (who's quite good in this) plays a girl who has just lost her father. Her mother could care less and is cavorting with a new guy. They kiss but she won't sleep with him until her daughter accepts him. She's adamant that the daughter does. "I won't let her steamroll over me!" she yells. The daughter goes riding one day near a low-flying plane. The plane goes down. In it are two teen boys. The girl tried to get help, but falls off her horse. She wakes up, starts looking for her horse who ran away 'cause it got spooked. Then she sees the horse, and one of the boys from the accident is riding it. But then she hears he's dead. How can this be? He's a ghost! Sent here so she can come to grips with her hatred of her Mom's boyfriend. There are some weird romantic scenes between her and the ghost which I think qualifies as necrophlia. She finally accepts her Mom's love and her Mom marries him. But the ghost has left...Then we see her in a hospital. Turns out none of the stuff (besides the accident and her falling off the house) actually happened! Like that episode of Dallas, IT WAS ALL A DREAM. She's been in a coma since she's been knocked off the horse. The ghost appears to her at the final moment telling her it's not her time. She gets better and sings the sappy theme song to some elderly hospital residents. But then--lo and behold--who does she see? That's right--the ghost! But he's not a ghost. Turns out he never died. And he's just now getting better from the accident, like she is. As she wheels him out of the room (he's in a wheelchair) he asks, Would you like to go SOMEWHERE TOMORROW? And she smiles.