Ghost

Jerry Zucker (1990)

121min

15 Certificate

Review

Our Score

by Tom Hutchinson

In a movie blending the sentimental with the supernatural, Patrick Swayze stars as the murdered banker trying to warn girlfriend Demi Moore that her life is in danger. Whoopi Goldberg plays the psychic he communicates through, and she provides the comic moments to lighten the potentially maudlin atmosphere. In fact, Goldberg's performance is so good, she deservedly won a best supporting actress Oscar. The special effects are a real treat, the love-beyond-the-grave theme is very touching and the ending is a wonderful piece of schmaltz. Who says sweetness and light were, erm, dead?

Summary

The spirit of a murdered executive tries to find a way to help his girlfriend bring his killer to justice and enlists the aid of a fraudulent medium - who is amazed and baffled when her psychic powers turn out to be all too real. Romantic fantasy, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and an Oscar-winning Whoopi Goldberg.

Cast & Crew

Sam Wheat Patrick Swayze

Molly Jensen Demi Moore

Oda Mae Brown Whoopi Goldberg

Carl Bruner Tony Goldwyn

Willie Lopez Rick Aviles

Louise Gail Boggs

Clara Armelia McQueen

Subway ghost Vincent Schiavelli

Emergency room ghost Phil Leeds

Rose Martina Degnan

Surgeon John Hugh

Rosa Santiago Angelina Estrada

Susan Susan Breslau

Minister Sam Tsoutsouvas

Cemetery ghost Sharon Breslau Cornell

Workman in loft Thom Curley

Police sergeant Stephen Root

Policewoman Laura Drake

Orlando Augie Blunt

Woman ghost Alma Beltran

Ortisha Vivian Bonnell

Director Jerry Zucker

Other Information

Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: U.I.P. (UK)Guidance: Violence, swearing. Available on: video, DVD and Blu-ray

Drama

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