The movie's slogan is "Believe," not an unreasonable request. But even those who'd be happy to comply must get past Ghost's one casting jaw-dropper, a certain woolly-mindedness to its script and a production prettified to the point of stickiness.
Ghost
Before Sam was murdered, he told Molly he'd love and protect her forever.
1990 · 2h 7m · PG-13
Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Jerry Zucker
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Ghost
Overview
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Director and cast
- Jerry Zucker Director
- Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat
- Demi Moore as Molly Jensen
- Whoopi Goldberg as Oda Mae Brown
- Tony Goldwyn as Carl Bruner
- Vincent Schiavelli as Subway Ghost
- Rick Aviles as Willie Lopez
- Martina Deignan as Rose
- Rick Kleber as Mover
- Phil Leeds as Emergency Room Ghost
- Armelia McQueen as Oda Mae's Sister
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
What it offers, apart from the overblown special effects that seem inescapable in American movies, is an unusual and effective combination of swooning, morbid romance and screwball comedy.
The passion and poignancy of trying to communicate with the dead is well-exploited here. Moore has never been more fetching.
Given its obviously commercial aims, Ghost is remarkably appealing on a purely personal level. It is about how you deal with death.
Ghost is one part horror picture, one part comedy, one part love story, one part murder mystery and four parts entrancing.
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