Ghost

1990
PG-13
2h 7m

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7.1/10

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Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)

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Feel-Good Romance Drama Fantasy Romance Thriller

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

242K

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POPULARITY

836

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 Oscars
- 18 wins & 24 nominations total

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Trivia
The role of Oda Mae Brown was not written with Whoopi Goldberg in mind, but Patrick Swayze was convinced she would be right for the part after seeing her one-woman Broadway shows.

Goofs
There are a number of inconsistencies concerning Sam touching things when his hands should have gone through. For example, when Sam is in the hospital after his murder he gets out of the chair by grabbing hold of the arm-rests to push himself up out of the chair. However, these could be explained that those things he is trying to intentionally manipulate require concentration, but things that he's used to doing or doing without thought don't require concentration at all as they are instinctively easy.

Quotes
[last lines]
Sam Wheat: It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you. See ya.
Molly: See ya. Bye.

Crazy credits
The opening credits are half transparent like a ghost.

Alternate versions
There are two different versions for the same scene. In one Oda Mae talks to Molly about Sam' s ghost behind Molly' s apartment door. However, in the other version, Molly comes down to the street and meets Oda Mae, and at the next scene they are discussing about Sam at a coffee place.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Quick Change/Arachnophobia/Ghost/The Adventures of Ford Fairlaine/Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

Soundtracks
I'm Henry the VIII, I Am
by Fred Murray and R.P. Weston
Performed by Patrick Swayze (uncredited)

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Featured review

7/10

It shows surprising grace in its mix of romantic drama, fantasy and revenge thriller...

Murdered businessman in New York City sets out in ghostly form to bring his killers to justice--and to watch out over his live-in girlfriend, who may now be in similar danger. Whoopi Goldberg won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar as a not-so-fake medium who becomes Patrick Swayze's conduit to reaching lady-love Demi Moore. Whoopi is, indeed, a treasure, though Swayze is just serviceable here and Moore has to contend with a non-believing character who takes too long to come around. It might be easy for some to write this fantasy-love story off as a bloated, faded hit with a heart of F/X, but there's surprising grace and finesse in Jerry Zucker's direction. Bruce Joel Rubin also won an Oscar for his original screenplay, which has some nice twists and turns. In these hands, "Ghost" is nearly an unqualified success, neatly avoiding treacle and sap simply by combining a sly sense of humor with its romantic spirit--underscored by Maurice Jarre's music and the oldie "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers.