The Guardian
Three decades on, this weepie classic retains an innocence and earnestness that makes it as delightfully comforting as ever.
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Ghost
Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning romance fantasy starring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze as ill-fated soul mates, separated by a tragic murder.
New York couple Sam (Swayze) and Molly (Moore) are mugged on a night out, and Sam is shot dead. Sam leaves his body but discovers that he is still present in this life in ghostly form. From observing Molly and his old business partner Carl (Tony Goldwyn), Sam learns that his death was no random act and Carl has designs on both his money and his wife. He tries to send a message to Molly through psychic scam artist Oda Mae Brown (Whoopie Goldberg in an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning performance), who's as surprised as anyone to discover that she can actually commune with the dead. The unlikely team must make Molly beleive in Sam's presence in a race to see justice served.
Winner of Best Screenplay and Supporting Actress (Goldberg), Academy Awards 1991. Winner of Best Supporting Actress (Goldberg) at the Golden Globes and BAFTAs 1991.
1990Rating: M, Violence and offensive language.127 minsUSA
DramaFantasyRomance
- Director:
- Jerry Zucker ('Airplane!', 'First Knight')
- Writer:
- Bruce Joel Rubin
- Cast:
- Patrick SwayzeDemi MooreWhoopie GoldbergTony GoldwynRick AvilesVincent Schiavelli
Ghost / Reviews
Variety
An odd creation - at times nearly smothering in arty somberness, at others veering into good, wacky fun.
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The New York Times
Too slow moving at times, and a few of its special effects look incongruously silly.
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Roger Ebert
Contains some nice ideas, and occasionally, for whole moments at a time, succeeds in evoking the mysteries that it toys with.
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Empire Magazine
One of the finest (and weepiest) love stories ever to hit the big screen, Ghost is a a fundamental human tale that touches the hardest heart.
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