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Ghost (1990), Director: Jerry Zucker, rated PG-13 for some language, scary scenes

You will believe.

Film ClipStarring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Stanley Lawrence, Vincent Schiavelli, Rick Aviles

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"He's stuck, that's what it is. He's in between worlds. You know it happens sometimes that the spirit gets yanked out so fast that the essence still feels it has work to do here." - Oda Mae, speaking of Sam's current state

Why watch this? This is Romance Movie Ground Zero. 

Plot Summary: Sam Wheat, a successful banker, is tragically murdered during a mugging with his girlfriend, Molly Jensen. To his dismay, Sam finds himself trapped as a ghost, unable to interact with the living world. When he realizes Molly is in danger and his death was not random, he seeks the help of Oda Mae Brown, a reluctant psychic, to communicate with Molly and protect her from the same people who killed him.

Dad's Preview: This is the perfect date-night film. A woman, Molly, pines for her dead husband, Sam. Since his murder, he has become a ghost. He walks the earth, but cannot physically connect with Molly. The soul of the film is the true love relationship between Sam and Molly, as we see in a few clay-splattered flashbacks. However, in a very heavy film, it's Whoopi's comic interjections that steal almost every scene.


Howard W. Koch Productions; Paramount Pictures

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