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Cast
| 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:
He's been walking through doors. He's been falling through floors. He's been going through a lot lately, but he's still Dad. See more »Parents Guide:
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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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[raises a flashlight to face, which disappears]
Stuart: [screams in fright]
Elliot Hopper: Ha!
Stuart: [faints]
Elliot Hopper: Good night.
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from the motion pictures Neighbors (1981) and Big Trouble (1986)
Composed by Bill Conti
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
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Filmed between April and July 1989. See more »Goofs
When Elliot's daughters first see him as a ghost, their hair changes between shots. See more »Quotes
Elliot Hopper: Now you listen to me you little bag of pig puke! You mention one word to anybody about this, and so help me, I'll do things to you that you can't even imagine! You try to threaten me? I don't get frightened. I GIVE frighten, you little twerp! What do you think about this?[raises a flashlight to face, which disappears]
Stuart: [screams in fright]
Elliot Hopper: Ha!
Stuart: [faints]
Elliot Hopper: Good night.
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Cuesfrom the motion pictures Neighbors (1981) and Big Trouble (1986)
Composed by Bill Conti
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Ghost Dad is one of those movies that has that sort of corney cheesy feel to it, but is very entertaining and fun. I remember watching this as a kid on TV and the one part that always stuck in my mind was when Elliot (Cosby) is done getting his life insurance physical, and he's walking down the hall and his face and hands are gone, and his sun glasses and hat are floating above is body. That's always been my favorite part in the movie, just because it had freaked me out as a little kid. Well, over 10 years passed, and I finally saw the movie again. Needless to say, that part looked a lot different than I remember it. The part where he goes 'through' the bus, and when he falls though the floor are other parts that I remember pretty well too. Anyway, I definitely recommend this movie. The only part I can see a problem with around younger kids is when he comes through the phone, and chokes the guy, and used the 'b' word a couple times.
Buy it, rent it, or watch it on TV. Either way, you'll like it!