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    Ghost

    • 19901990
    • PG-13PG-13
    • 2h 7min
    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    204K
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    POPULARITY
    1,534
    666
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    Ghost (1990)
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    After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    204K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,534
    666
    • Director
      • Jerry Zucker
    • Writer
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
    • Stars
      • Patrick Swayze
      • Demi Moore
      • Whoopi Goldberg
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jerry Zucker
    • Writer
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
    • Stars
      • Patrick Swayze
      • Demi Moore
      • Whoopi Goldberg
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  • See production, box office & company info
    • 326User reviews
    • 103Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 18 wins & 23 nominations total

    Videos4

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:21
    Trailer
    Ghost
    Trailer 2:24
    Ghost
    Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks Give Movies Lego Remakes
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    Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks Give Movies Lego Remakes
    Roles That Tom Cruise Turned Down
    Video 2:22
    Roles That Tom Cruise Turned Down

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    Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Demi Moore in Ghost (1990)
    Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost (1990)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Demi Moore in Ghost (1990)
    Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, and Jerry Zucker in Ghost (1990)
    Jerry Zucker in Ghost (1990)
    Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Tony Goldwyn in Ghost (1990)
    Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)

    Top cast

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    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • Sam Wheatas Sam Wheat
    Demi Moore
    Demi Moore
    • Molly Jensenas Molly Jensen
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Oda Mae Brownas Oda Mae Brown
    Tony Goldwyn
    Tony Goldwyn
    • Carl Bruneras Carl Bruner
    Stanley Lawrence
    • Elevator Manas Elevator Man
    Christopher J. Keene
    • Elevator Manas Elevator Man
    Susan Breslau
    • Susanas Susan
    Martina Deignan
    • Roseas Rose
    • (as Martina Degnan)
    Rick Kleber
    Rick Kleber
    • Moveras Mover
    • (as Richard Kleber)
    Macka Foley
    • Moveras Mover
    Rick Aviles
    Rick Aviles
    • Willie Lopezas Willie Lopez
    Phil Leeds
    Phil Leeds
    • Emergency Room Ghostas Emergency Room Ghost
    John Hugh
    • Surgeonas Surgeon
    Sam Tsoutsouvas
    • Ministeras Minister
    Sharon Breslau
    • Cemetery Ghostas Cemetery Ghost
    • (as Sharon Breslau Cornell)
    Vincent Schiavelli
    Vincent Schiavelli
    • Subway Ghostas Subway Ghost
    Angelina Estrada
    • Rosa Santiagoas Rosa Santiago
    Armelia McQueen
    Armelia McQueen
    • Oda Mae's Sisteras Oda Mae's Sister
    • Director
      • Jerry Zucker
    • Writer
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the Earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons. —Jwelch5742
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A love that will last forever.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Romance
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • PG-13
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The role of Oda Mae Brown was not written with Whoopi Goldberg in mind, but Patrick Swayze, an admirer of hers, convinced the producers that she would be right for the part.
    • Goofs
      When Sam and Molly were fooling around with the pottery wheel, they, quite naturally, had clay all over their hands and up to, and even above, their elbows. In the immediately following love scene, however, their hands and arms are squeaky clean.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Sam Wheat: It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you. See ya.

      Molly: See ya. Bye.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are half transparent like a ghost.
    • Alternate versions
      There are two different versions for the same scene. In one Oda Mae talks to Molly about Sam' s ghost behind Molly' s apartment door. However, in the other version, Molly comes down to the street and meets Oda Mae, and at the next scene they are discussing about Sam at a coffee place.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Quick Change/Arachnophobia/Ghost/The Adventures of Ford Fairlaine/Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Henry the VIII, I Am
      by Fred Murray and R.P. Weston

    User reviews326

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    When You're DEAD, It's ALL OVER; but When You're LOVED, It's FOREVER !
    The imaginative but well-conceived idea of dishing up a romance upon lovers communicating spiritually owing to one of them is dead, was first filmed by Steven Spielberg 8 months before the Ghost's silver screen release. Spielberg's movie Always(1989) had classy use of visuals fulfilling the needs of viewers with mystery-based expectations. Yet, Always lacked the sense of essential romance concept, despite having the same plot and even the same storyline in Ghost. Originally the idea has been created by Chandler Sprague and David Boehm.

    However, Ghost accomplished of what "Always" tried and failed to accomplish. Thanks to the great acting trio of Patrick Swayze + Demi Moore + Whoopi Goldberg, for together they registered indelible moments into Ghost. It is scraped in our memory how in time Molly and Sam happen to keep their thoughts off each others' feelings, and that taught us: "Love begins with emotions, ends with thoughts". On this account they never called off their faith on believing that they will keep an enduring love affair. These indelible scenes in Ghost are conceptually cut where the editing was so impressive that instead of trying to make the story more plausible, it empowered the devotion of lovers onto their relation. The scene which Sam's ghost drew upon Oda Mae's body to break the longing with Molly by kissing her is an imperishable cinematic instant.

    I was in love with someone, and it was February,2005; we were both watching the Ghost on TV, both talking on the phone. Then that scene came upon(Sam's ghost kissing Molly in Oda Mae's body), I felt lost deep in my heart seeking the girl I'm talking on the phone. I heard she was crying and sobbing, and keep saying to me: "I will never forget the first time you kissed me and I don't need to be alive to recall this" Ghost is one timeless romantic masterpiece that had its moments. For me the kissing scene was the best kiss in movies of all time. MTV had honoured this kiss as well, several years after the release of the movie, as the best kiss in '90s. Superimposing that, the scenes where Oda Mae Brown convinces Molly that Sam's ghost is around her and then Molly reasons with police that Oda Mae knows what nobody is able to know but Sam and herself only, are the scenes that deliver the magic beyond eyes and beyond ears.

    To watch Ghost is in the to do list of what to do when you're on a date.
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    • CihanVercan
    • Sep 25, 2008

    FAQ12

    • Why did Carl berate Willie for killing Sam?
    • Is it true Paul Hogan was offered to play Sam Wheat but turned it down?
    • What are Carl's crimes?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Duh
    • Filming locations
      • 104 Prince Street, Soho, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Howard W. Koch Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $217,631,306
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,191,540
      • Jul 15, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $505,703,557
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 7min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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