Ghost (1990 movie)

Ghost
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Directed by	Jerry Zucker
Written by	Bruce Joel Rubin
Produced by	Lisa Weinstein
Starring	Patrick Swayze Demi Moore Whoopi Goldberg Tony Goldwyn
Cinematography	Adam Greenberg
Edited by	Walter Murch
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Production companies	Paramount Pictures Howard W. Koch Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 13, 1990 (1990-07-13)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$22–23 million
Box office	$505.7 million

Ghost is a 1990 American supernatural romantic fantasy drama movie set in New York City. It stars Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tony Goldwyn.

The movie became an unexpected and huge box office success, earning $505,702,588 on a budget of $22,000,000. It was the most financially successful movie of 1990. The movie was released on July 13, 1990.

The movie also got very positive reviews from the audience and mostly positive reviews from movie critics as well. Its popularity has made it a cult movie.

Plot

When the young banker Sam Wheat (Swayze) is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his girlfriend Molly Jensen (Moore) of mortal danger from his friend-turned-betrayer and colleague Carl Bruner (Goldwyn), with the help of a reluctant medium Oda Mae Brown (Goldberg).

Cast

• Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat
• Demi Moore as Molly Jensen
• Whoopi Goldberg as Oda Mae Brown
• Tony Goldwyn as Carl Bruner
• Rick Aviles as Willie Lopez
• Vincent Schiavelli as Subway Ghost
• Gail Boggs as Oda Mae's Sister, Louise
• Armelia McQueen as Oda Mae's Sister, Clara
• Phil Leeds as Emergency Room Ghost
• Augie Blunt as Orlando
• Stephen Root as Police Sgt
• Bruce Jarchow as Lyle Ferguson
• Drake Bell as Tyler

Other websites

• Ghost on IMDb
• Ghost at Letterboxd