Ghost (1990) Movie Overview

Ghost is a 1990 drama film and fantasy film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker. It was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning for Best Original Screenplay, as well as Best Supporting Actress for Whoopi Goldberg. It inspired a musical stage version which will open in the West End in 2010. Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze), a banker, and Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) are a loving couple living in New York City. Sam discovers discrepancies in some accounts at his firm. He advises friend and colleague Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn), who offers to investigate, but Sam decides to investigate himself. Soon afterwards Sam and Molly are mugged by Willy Lopez (Rick Aviles). Sam is killed, but remains on Earth as a ghost. Sam meets Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg), a con artist posing as a medium. Sam realizes that she can hear him. Sam learns the attack on him was planned. Oda Mae tries convincing Molly that Sam’s ghost is warning her of the dangerous scheme Willy is involved in, but Molly is skeptical. Carl learns of this and convinces Molly that Oda Mae is a fraud. Sam learns that C… Source

• Ghost Movie Details
• Director: Jerry Zucker
• Tagline: A love that will last forever.
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 127 min
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance , Thriller

• Cast Overview
• Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat
• Demi Moore as Molly Jensen
• Tony Goldwyn as Carl Bruner
• Stanley Lawrence as Elevator Man
• Christopher J. Keene as Elevator Man
• Susan Breslau as Susan

Ghost Movie Review from New York Times

An interesting hybrid of popular film genres, Ghost showcases the talents of its entire cast. While out on the town one evening, New York couple Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly (Demi Moore) are confronted by a mugger. After submitting to his demands, Sam is murdered anyway. He then finds himself a disembodied spirit, invisible to the living world, w… Source

Ghost Movie Info by Apple Movies

In the comedy quot;Ghost Town,quot; Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy… Source

Ghost Movie Details from Imdb

Sam and Molly are a very happy couple and deeply in love. Walking back to their new apartment after a night out at the theatre, they encounter a thief in a dark alley, and Sam is murdered. He finds himself trapped as a ghost and realises that his death was no accident. He must warn Molly about the danger that she is in. But as a ghost he can not be… Source

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