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Ghost
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"Ghost" is a 1990 romantic drama film directed by Jerry Zucker about a man who becomes a ghost after his murder and tries to communicate with his living girlfriend from beyond the grave. The film became culturally significant as a major box office success that blended romance, supernatural elements, and humor into a popular mainstream movie.
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7.2After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Cast
- Demi Moore as Molly Jensen
- Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat
- Whoopi Goldberg as Oda Mae Brown
- Tony Goldwyn as Carl Bruner
- Vincent Schiavelli as Subway Ghost
- Rick Aviles as Willie Lopez
Themes
- fortune teller
- corruption
- soulmates
- afterlife
- money transfer
- money laundering
- pottery
- hell
- dark comedy
- heaven
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 893272
- Image
- Ghost opening title.jpg
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- publication date
- 1990-11-07
- title
- Ghost
- capital cost
- 22000000
- box office
- 506000000
- review score
- 52/100
- Commons category
- Ghost (1990 film)
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Ghost is a 1990 American supernatural romance film directed by Jerry Zucker, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tony Goldwyn. It focuses on Sam Wheat (Swayze), a murdered banker, whose ghost sets out to save his girlfriend, Molly Jensen (Moore), from the person who arranged his murder (Goldwyn) through the help of the psychic Oda Mae Brown (Goldberg).
Ghost was theatrically released on July 13, 1990 by Paramount Pictures to commercial success. It grossed $505 million against a budget of $22–23 million, was the highest-grossing film of 1990, and at the time of its release was the third-highest-grossing film of all time. The film was a sleeper hit, which unexpectedly outperformed several blockbuster action films released during that summer. Its success extended to the home video market, and it was the most rented film of 1991 in the United States. The film initially received mixed reviews from critics, with praise going towards the score and performances of the cast.