Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by his friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl’s betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.
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Film Cast:
- Sam Wheat: Patrick Swayze
- Molly Jensen: Demi Moore
- Oda Mae Brown: Whoopi Goldberg
- Carl Bruner: Tony Goldwyn
- Subway Ghost: Vincent Schiavelli
- Willie Lopez: Rick Aviles
- Rose: Martina Deignan
- Mover: Rick Kleber
- Emergency Room Ghost: Phil Leeds
- Oda Mae’s Sister: Armelia McQueen
- Oda Mae’s Sister: Gail Boggs
- Police Sgt.: Stephen Root
- Woman Ghost: Alma Beltran
- Ortisha: Vivian Bonnell
- Ortisha’s Friend: Derek Thompson
- Bank Guard: Tom Finnegan
- Lyle Furgeson: Bruce Jarchow
- Cab Driver: Said Faraj
- Performer: Dorothy Love Coates
- Elevator Man: Lawrence Stanley
- Elevator Man: Christopher J. Keene
- Susan: Susan Breslau
- Mover: Macka Foley
- Surgeon: John Hugh
- Minister: Sam Tsoutsouvas
- Cemetery Ghost: Sharon Breslau
- Rosa Santiago: Angelina Estrada
- Workman in Loft: Thom Curley
- Policewoman: Laura Drake
- Orlando: Augie Blunt
- Man Ghost: J. Christopher Sullivan
- Bank Officer: Charlotte Zucker
- Nun: Sondra Rubin
- Nun: Faye Brenner
- Bank Co-Worker: William Cort
- Apartment Woman: Minnie Summers Lindsey
- Apartment Woman: Mabel Lockridge
- Arsenio Hall (uncredited): Arsenio Hall
Film Crew:
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Walter Murch
- Costume Design: Ruth Morley
- Second Unit Director: Steven-Charles Jaffe
- Original Music Composer: Maurice Jarre
- Director of Photography: Adam Greenberg
- Casting: Janet Hirshenson
- Casting: Jane Jenkins
- Director: Jerry Zucker
- Producer: Lisa Weinstein
- Executive Producer: Howard W. Koch
- Production Design: Jane Musky
- Sound Editor: Clayton Collins
- Associate Producer: Bruce Joel Rubin
- Makeup Artist: Marietta Carter-Narcisse
- Dialogue Editor: Lee Haxall
- Set Decoration: Joe D. Mitchell
- Art Direction: Mark W. Mansbridge
- Unit Production Manager: Michael Tadross
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Leslie Shatz
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard Edlund
- Visual Effects Art Director: Doug Chiang
- Makeup Artist: Ben Nye Jr.
- Second Assistant Director: George Parra
- Animation: Anthony Stacchi
- Camera Operator: Mike Benson
- Hairstylist: Dione Taylor
- Second Unit Director: Charlie Picerni
- Stunt Coordinator: Gary Davis
- Boom Operator: Don Coufal
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Steve Maslow
- Foley Artist: David Lee Fein
- Makeup Artist: Kyle Sweet
- Dialogue Editor: Michael Magill
- Foley Artist: Ken Dufva
- Set Designer: Stan Tropp
- Visual Effects Producer: Ned Gorman
- Steadicam Operator: Elizabeth Ziegler
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Bruce Nicholson
- Visual Effects Supervisor: John T. Van Vliet
- Visual Effects Editor: Michael Gleason
- Foley Editor: Laura Graham
- Still Photographer: Peter Sorel
- Foley Mixer: Greg Curda
- Dolby Consultant: Douglas Greenfield
- Gaffer: Deven Chierighino
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Katherine Kean
- Hairstylist: Julia L. Walker
- Construction Coordinator: Butch West
- Property Master: Horst Grandt
- Leadman: Gary Kudroff
- Sound Recordist: Gary Ritchie
- Sound Recordist: Kathy McCart
- Animation: Jeff Howard
- Animation: Candace Lewis
- Animation: Martine Tomczyk
- Animation: Sean Turner
- Animation Supervisor: Judith Weaver
- Animation Supervisor: Charlie Clavadetscher
- Visual Effects Editor: Howard Stein
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Cary Fisher
- Costume Supervisor: Dawn J. Jackson
- Transportation Coordinator: Gene R. Johnson
- Script Supervisor: Faye Brenner
- Location Manager: Eric Klosterman
- Unit Publicist: Patti Hawn
- Sound Mixer: Jeff Wexler
- First Assistant Director: John Hockridge
- ADR Mixer: Bob Baron
- Unit Production Manager: Dirk Petersmann
- First Assistant Director: Mark Radcliffe
- Second Assistant Director: Joseph Ray
Movie Reviews:
- Wuchak: _**Top-of-the-line drama/thriller tackles the afterlife**_
A man suddenly discovers that he’s a ghost (Patrick Swayze) and means to find his killer while protecting his former fiancé (Demi Moore). Tony Goldwyn plays his business partner while Whoopi Goldberg is on hand as a psychic spiritual advisor.
Like all great movies, “Ghost” (1990) takes about 15-20 minutes to establish the characters and then takes off, gripping the viewer until the end. It combines drama, thrills and comedy in its fascinating exploration of the hereafter and is cut from the same cloth as future movies “City of Angels” (1998), “Meet Joe Black” (1998) and “The Sixth Sense” (1999).
While the film’s theology is no deeper than a Jack T. Chick tract and I don’t agree with every jot & tittle, it effectively conveys its profound ideas in a way that is palatable to the masses.
The movie runs 2 hours, 6 minutes and was shot in New York City (Manhattan and Brooklyn), Paramount Studios and downtown Los Angeles.
GRADE: A/A-