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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bill Cosby | ... | Elliot Hopper | |
| Kimberly Russell | ... | Diane Hopper | |
| Denise Nicholas | ... | Joan | |
| Ian Bannen | ... | Sir Edith Moser | |
| Christine Ebersole | ... | Carol | |
| Barry Corbin | ... | Mr. Emery Collins | |
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Salim Grant | ... | Danny Hopper |
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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) | |
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Lisa Mene Nemacheck | ... | Jonelle |
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Elliot Hopper is a widower with three children, he is currently working on a deal. It seems like his wife's illness was very costly and this deal could put them out of the red. However, he gets into a cab that is driven by a maniac, and Elliot crashes, and the next thing he knows he is floating around and finds himself in the lab of a scientist who studies the paranormal. Elliot asks the scientist to send him back so that he could finish the deal and make sure that his children are taken care of. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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ghost | bedtime story | scientist | teen angst | waking up from a coma |Taglines:
Ahh... the joys of transparenthood. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 June 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El fantasma de papá See more »Edit
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$24,707,633Company Credits
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[a car almost crashes into the taxi. The horn blares]
Elliot Hopper: $40 to stop this cab!
[driver doesn't respond]
Elliot Hopper: I got $76 in here. I'll throw in the wallet too. It's a baby Gucci.
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Written by C.C. Orange, Jay McGowan, Renita Johnson and Mike Mike Phillips
Performed by Icey Jaye
Courtesy of Arista Records
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The story the kids hear on tape is Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost". Several film versions exist, including an animated short Irish version, The Canterville Ghost (1990). See more »Goofs
When Elliot's daughters first see him as a ghost, their hair changes between shots. See more »Quotes
Elliot Hopper: How much money do you want to stop this car? I'll give you $20 to stop -[a car almost crashes into the taxi. The horn blares]
Elliot Hopper: $40 to stop this cab!
[driver doesn't respond]
Elliot Hopper: I got $76 in here. I'll throw in the wallet too. It's a baby Gucci.
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It's Just A Girl ThingWritten by C.C. Orange, Jay McGowan, Renita Johnson and Mike Mike Phillips
Performed by Icey Jaye
Courtesy of Arista Records
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