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Ghost

  • 19901990
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 7m
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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
213K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,636
72
  • 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
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 355User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 18 wins & 23 nominations total

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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
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    Storyline

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    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 reviews355

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    "Godspeed Your Love To Me"
    If nothing else the popularity of the film Ghost guaranteed a revival of that great love song Unchained Melody. It's always a pleasure when good music is heard on the airways and we have Ghost to thank for this little treasure making a comeback.

    Ghost also provided Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore with a couple of career roles as a typical yuppie couple settling in Tribeca when tragedy strikes one of them. But as it turns out, that's only the beginning of the story.

    If you were to describe Ghost I guess the best way you could describe it would be a drama/fantasy with some humorous moments, mostly as a result of the casting of Whoopi Goldberg as a fake psychic. But she comes into the story in the middle of the film. Patrick and Demi, those brat pack alumni are now eager young urban professionals, Demi makes and sells her own pottery and Patrick works in a bank, in the high end area of one, he's not just a teller. When we meet them they are starting to fix up their Tribeca loft with one of Swayze's co-workers, Tony Goldwyn.

    But one fateful night after seeing a performance of MacBeth, Swayze is killed as a result of a street mugging. But was it just that, a simple robbery? Not by a longshot and Swayze who was killed before his time is angry enough to stay on Earth and find out what really happened.

    Of course he needs an ally and that's where Whoopi comes in. Turns out that there might be a little truth in her advertising as a spiritualist and consultant to the dead. Good enough for Whoopi to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, the other Oscar Ghost won was for original screenplay.

    But you won't forget Patrick and Demi as a pair of literal starcrossed lovers. You also know that the universal fates will reunite them because people who care for each other as much as they did aren't destined to stay apart.

    I do so love Unchained Melody. Introduced originally by blues singer Al Hibbler in the Fifties it got a revival a decade later by the Righteous Brothers. Tony Bennett also recorded a fine version and after his death a previously unreleased version of it was put out by Bing Crosby's estate. It's a perfect song for the theme for Swayze and Moore.

    One of the best love stories of the last decade of the last century, despite the tragedy that takes place, Ghost is one feel good motion picture.
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    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
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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