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Ghost
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Run Time: 126 min
MPAA Rating: PG13
Released: 1990
Directors: Jerry Zucker
Genre/Type: Fantasy
Romance
Romantic Fantasy
Heaven-Can-Wait Fantasies
Producers: Howard W. Koch
Lisa Weinstein
Plot Synopsis by Jeremy Beday
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, wandering without hope until he finds a spiteful spirit aboard the subway (Vincent Schiavelli) who gives him some helpful pointers on how to co-exist. Soon Sam comes back into contact with those he knew in life, and he begins to learn piece-by-piece of his close friend and co-worker Carl's (Tony Goldwyn) embezzling plot which caused his death; the apparent mugging was, in fact, a premeditated murder. In the meantime, Carl has designs on Molly, and Sam is determined to extract revenge. He contacts a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg), and together, the two set out to serve justice and stop the maniacal Carl from getting to Molly. Blending comedy, romance, action, and horror, Ghost was a box-office smash and managed to garner five Academy Award nominations, including "Best Picture," "Best Supporting Actress" (Goldberg), "Best Original Screenplay," "Best Editing," and "Best Score"; Goldberg won her first Oscar.

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Cast

Actors Character Born
Patrick Swayze Sam Wheat Aug 18, 1952 in Houston, TX
Demi Moore Molly Jensen Nov 11, 1962 in Roswell, NM
Whoopi Goldberg Oda Mae Brown Nov 13, 1955 in New York City, NY
Tony Goldwyn Carl Brunner May 20, 1960 in Los Angeles, CA
Rick Aviles Willie Lopez
Vincent Schiavelli Subway Ghost Nov 10, 1948 in New York, NY
Gail Boggs Oda Mae's Sister
Armelia McQueen Oda Mae's Sister Jan 6, 1952 in North Carolina
Angelina Estrada Rosa Santiago
Said Faraj Cab Driver
Tom Finnegan Bank Guard
Alma Beltran Woman Ghost
Faye Brenner Nun
Stanley Lawrence Elevator Man
John Hugh Surgeon
Laura Drake Policewoman
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Review by Matthew Doberman
The richly entertaining Ghost touches on themes of love, loss, and revenge as it merges the genres of romance and supernatural thriller. Directed by Jerry Zucker, one member of the team that came up with Airplane! and The Naked Gun, the film manages to stay away from mawkishness; instead, it achieves a surprisingly affecting level of emotion. Offering something for everyone, the film has an afterlife story to placate those less interested in the romance between Demi Moore and Patrick Swazye, and a romance for those left cold by the supernatural elements. Whoopi Goldberg gives her hack-psychic character a near-perfect mix of comedy and dramatic gravity; she took home an Oscar for her spirited supporting turn, as did Bruce Joel Rubin for his original screenplay.

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