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Ghost is a 1990 romantic comedy-drama-fantasy-thriller film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn and Rick Aviles, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker.
Stephen Root and the director's mother, Charlotte Zucker, have cameo roles, as does Vincent Schiavelli as the "Subway Ghost," one of the film's more memorable characters. The film is regarded as one of the best romantic movies of the 1990s.
The movie cliche "Sam Wheat syndrome" was named after the main character of the same name.
Upon its home video release, most VHS copies of the film came in white casing, as opposed to the standard black color.
Plot
Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) and Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) are a very happy and loving couple. Walking back to their new apartment after a night out at the theatre, they encounter a thief named Willy Lopez (Rick Aviles) in a dark alley, and Sam is murdered. He finds himself to be a ghost, and comes to learn that his death was no accident - his best friend Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn) was the one who told Willy to kill him in order to get a large sum of money. Sam must warn Molly about the danger that she is in and the truth behind his death. Since he is not able to communicate with her directly, he uses Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg, who provides much of the humor in the film), an originally fraud psychic medium who suddenly discovers she really has the power to communicate with ghosts, albeit not seeing them. With the help of Oda Mae, Sam thwarts Carl and Willy's plans to get huge amounts of money and Carl soon discovers the presence of Sam's ghost. Carl sends Willy to kill Oda Mae and her sisters, but with the interference of Sam, Willy fails and is hit by a truck and dies. Shadow-like devils then appear and take Willy to hell. Later on, Molly finally believes in the existence of Sam's ghost, but an outraged Carl storms into her house and threatens Sam to kill Molly and Oda Mae if he doesn't give him the money. He fails, of course, and by accident he gets killed by a half-broken window crashing down on him. After Carl is taken to hell like Willy, Sam has fulfilled his mission to save Molly and is transported to heaven after saying goodbye to Molly and Oda Mae.
Awards
Ghost won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Whoopi Goldberg) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. It was nominated for Best Film Editing, Best Music, Original Score and Best Picture.
Box office
US Gross Domestic Takings: *] 217,631,306
- + Other International Takings: $288,071,282
External links
1990 films | Best Picture Academy Award nominees | Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winning performance | Paramount films
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