Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former house, persuaded by her new fiancé Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, ...
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| Sally Field | ... | Kay | |
| James Caan | ... | Jolly | |
| Jeff Bridges | ... | Rupert | |
| Paul Dooley | ... | Kendall | |
| Claire Trevor | ... | Charlotte | |
| Mildred Natwick | ... | Mrs. Reilly | |
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Dorothy Fielding | ... | Emily |
| William Prince | ... | Rev. Hollis | |
| Maryedith Burrell | ... | Mrs. Newman | |
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Alan Haufrect | ... | Mr. Newman |
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Stephen Elliott | ... | Edgar |
| Michael Ensign | ... | Billy | |
| Edith Fields | ... | Waitress | |
| Lee Weaver | ... | Mr. King | |
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Gene Castle | ... | Party Guest |
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Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former house, persuaded by her new fiancé Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories haunt her, but also Jolly's ghost, who doesn't approve of her new mate. Invisible to anyone but Kay, he tries to prevent the wedding. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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ghost | remake of brazilian film | foreign language adaptation | widow | love triangle |Taglines:
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22 December 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$1,345,672, 26 December 1982, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
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This film was made sixteen years after the publication of the novel, "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" by Jorge Amado, on which it was based. See more »Goofs
In the dinner scene with Kay, Charlotte, Rupert and Rev. Hollis, Charlotte begins the dinner conversation by saying that Jolly turned her into a vegetarian. She quoted Jolly as saying that he would "never eat anything that had a face." Later, when Kay, Rupert and Jolly go to a diner for lunch, Jolly orders a cheeseburger. See more »Quotes
Rupert Baines: [to little boy sitting in ancient museum chairpiece, annoyed and patronizing] No no, little boy! We mustn't sit on the chair. Do you know why? Because THIS is a priceless, irreplaceable piece of fine art from another millennium. And YOU... are a not-quite-formed, piece of temporary plasmic rubbish taking up space on this already overcrowded planet!See more »
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Kay (Sally Field) lost her charmer husband Broadway choreographer Jolly (James Caan) when he fell down the staircase at home. Three years later, she is finally ready to move back home. She wants to marry stiff Egypt archaeologist Rupert (Jeff Bridges). He is concerned about her past with Jolly and then his ghost shows up. Only Kay can see him and he's not satisfied with Rupert.
Sally is adorably flustered. She works really hard to sell this. Jeff Bridges is in a tougher position. He has to stay adorable despite disbelieving Kay. James Caan is perfectly good as the charming cad. It does get a bit sitcom-like at times. The movie is basically sold on the three legged acting foundation. This is a remake of a Brazilian film which I have not seen.