Ghost (1990)

Director:

Jerry Zucker

Writer (WGA):

Bruce Joel Rubin (written by)

Release Date:

13 July 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

A love that will last forever.

Plot:

After being killed during a botched mugging, a man's love for his partner enables him to remain on earth as a ghost.

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Bank | Love | Death | Mugging

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Patrick Swayze	...	Sam Wheat
Demi Moore	...	Molly Jensen
Tony Goldwyn	...	Carl Bruner
Stanley Lawrence	...	Elevator Man
Christopher J. Keene	...	Elevator Man
Susan Breslau	...	Susan
Martina Deignan	...	Rose (as Martina Degnan)
Rick Kleber	...	Mover (as Richard Kleber)
Macka Foley	...	Mover
Rick Aviles	...	Willie Lopez
Phil Leeds	...	Emergency Room Ghost
John Hugh	...	Surgeon
Sam Tsoutsouvas	...	Minister
Sharon Breslau	...	Cemetery Ghost (as Sharon Breslau Cornell)
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Subway Ghost

Also Known As:

Ghost - Nachricht von Sam (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
оПХБХДЕМХЕ (оПХГПЮЙ) (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
Aoratos erastis (Greece) [el]
Duch (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
Duh (Slovenia) [sl]
Duh (Serbia) [sr]
Fantasma (Mexico) [es]
Ghost (France) [fr]
Ghost (Portugal) [pt]
Ghost - Do Outro Lado da Vida (Brazil) [pt]
Ghost - Fantasma (Italy) [it]
Ghost - New York no maboroshi (Japan) [ja]
Ghost - näkymätön rakkaus (Finland) [fi]
Ghost, la sombra del amor (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Ghost, más allá del amor (Spain) [es]
Hayalet (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Mon fantôme d'amour (Canada: French title) [fr]
Uwierz w ducha (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #30013) | UK:12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

104 Prince Street, Soho, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Cameo: [Charlotte Zucker]Director Jerry Zucker's mother (who has appeared in many of the Zucker brothers' movies) plays the bank officer.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sam is following Willie to his apartment, Willie opens up the door and after Sam goes through the door, it automatically closes, but when Carl visits Willie, the door remains open.

Quotes:

Sam: I love you Molly. I always have.
Molly: Ditto.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Itse valtiaat - Agenttimusikaali (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

UNCHAINED MELODY

Ghost...........Classic!

After so many years, every time when I see this movie again, it always makes my eyes water! This is basically a simple story. However, the script writer by Bruce Joel Rubin and the director by Jerry Zucker are intelligent. They made the simple story a touching, interesting one. I think most people cried at the end of the movie. This reminded me another commercial successful movie "Titanic" in the year 1997. The music (composed by Maurice Jarre) was so moving. Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore played well, not to mention Whoopi Goldberg. Her performance was amazing!(she also had excellent acting in Spielberg's early masterpiece "The Color Purple") The visual effects by ILM was extraordinary in that time. By and large, this touching movie is not only a huge commercial success, but also a classic!