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 |
Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is currently working on a deal. His late wife's illness was very expensive and this deal could bring them out of the red. But he gets into a cab that the maniac driver crashes, and the next thing he realizes is that he's floating around and landing in the lab of a scientist who studies the paranormal. He asks the scientist to send him back so he can finish the deal and make sure his children will be taken care of when he's gone for good. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
After the colossal artistic and commercial triumph of Leonard: Part 6, "The Cos" decided to make his next film a more organic, "Art-House" picture and proves once again that he has the cinematic midas touch. In a premise that might seem silly in other hands, Cosby and director Sidney Portier deftly weave a tightly knit tapestry of familial melodrama and undead hijinks. The lush cinematography lends a documentary feel to the proceedings, a much needed dose of gritty reality which helps immeasurably when dealing with the afterlife. Cosby's bravura performance is both ferocious and demure in equal measure, but always REAL. Also, the underlying message of fatherly responsibility seems remarkably apt in these times of the "Baby Boy" syndrome. An often overlooked masterpiece in the Cosby canon, Ghost Dad is without a doubt a labour of love from one of the cinemas greatest pioneers.