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Ghost [DVD] [1990]

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Actors: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Stanley Lawrence
Directors: Jerry Zucker
Writers: Bruce Joel Rubin
Producers: Bruce Joel Rubin, Howard W. Koch, Lisa Weinstein, Steven-Charles Jaffe
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Language English
Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 3 Dec 2001
Run Time: 120 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00005NFXD
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 391 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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The biggest hit of 1990, Ghost is part comedy, part romance, part supernatural thriller. Patrick Swayze, previously best known for Dirty Dancing, stars as Sam, the banker who is killed following a mugging. Caught in a limbo between here and the afterlife, he uses Whoopi Goldberg's fake psychic as an intermediary to warn wife Molly (Demi Moore) that his death was no accident but a murder and that she is in danger too.

Ghost's original popularity and notoriety originally arose not from its dealings with the supernatural but the scene involving Moore fondly astride her potter's wheel fashioning a somewhat phallic-shaped vase, with Swayze fondly astride her. So infamous did this scene become that it's now more likely to raise a chuckle than a sultry sigh. As for the rest of the movie, it still somehow manages to engage despite the awkward juxtaposition of lachrymose melodrama and zaniness. Demi Moore, whose massive Hollywood success was always a mystery to some, is a little flat as the tomboy-coiffed Molly, her tears occasionally seeming onion-induced. Swayze, however, delivers as Sam while Whoopi Goldberg turns in the best performance of her career, delivering the requisite zip and sass to what otherwise might have been a morose movie.

On the DVD: Though well restored, DVD enhancement has only served to emphasise the slightly quaint feel of the special effects here--Ghost was made just prior to the digital era. Otherwise, this is a good package and an essential purchase for fans. There's a 22-minute featurette, "Remembering the Magic", in which scriptwriter Bruce Joel Rubin explains that the film was inspired by the scene in Hamlet in which the Prince meets his Father, and how initially appalled he was that his masterpiece of the supernatural was to be directed by Jerry Zucker, previously responsible for Airplane!. They also reveal that Tina Turner was originally cast for the Goldberg role. Zucker and Rubin team up for a funny commentary track. --David Stubbs

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DVD Special Features:
"Remembering The Magic" featurette.
Commentary by Jerry Zucker and writer Bruce Joel Rubin.
Theatrical trailer.

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4.0 out of 5 stars a real 'weepy', 4 Mar 2003

By	dragondrums "dragondrums" (Ingleby Barwick, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Ghost is a film that essentially covers the theme of life after death and is about Sam (Patrick Swayze), his girlfriend Molly (Demi Moore) and their lives after Sam is murdered. Sam's spirit tries to contact Molly and reassure her he is all right but Molly has no belief in the afterlife. As far as she is concerned Sam is dead. When Sam realises who is behind his death his concern for Molly grows and he becomes desperate to get through to her. By chance he comes across Oda Mae, a charlatan medium who is as shocked as Sam is when she realises in fact she can hear him and she does have psychic abilities.
Whoopie Goldberg is the real scene-stealer as the reluctant medium trying to convince a sceptical Molly that Sam is still 'alive'. She manages to inject real humour into the role, which stops the film becoming too morose. Her reaction when she realises she is really psychic and is not just a fake conning bereaved people is hilarious.
This is a real tearjerker of a film, a box of tissues to hand is a must, but it is a film that is well worth watching.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best acting I've ever seen!, 27 May 2002

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This review is from: Ghost [VHS] [1990] (VHS Tape)

I watched this film on TV recently, having never seen it before, I decided to watch it and see if it was as sad as people said. I too have NEVER cried at a film in my life, seriously, and I didn't think this would be any different. God was I wrong! The acting from both Moore and Swayze is absolutely amazing, and I began to completely feel Sam's frustrations when Molly can't hear him, and Molly's pain throughout the film. I think without good actors this film could have been quite bad, but with these two I honestly began to feel that the whole thing was real. At the end of the film there were tears in my eyes, something I didn't think would happen! If you havn't seen this film already I would seriously recommend it as it is one of the most touching films ever made.

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4.0 out of 5 stars clever concept not done justice, 30 Sep 2000

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This review is from: Ghost [VHS] [1990] (VHS Tape)

This is a true tear-jerker, and even I who normally refuse to cry during stylised Hollywood movies, couldn't help but sob into my cushion at the end. Swayze and Goldberg were, as usual, very entertaining and I'm sure this was the best performance of Moore's career.

I deducted a star for the lack of comedy. For a film which was supposed to be funny, this was remarkably melancholy.

The small black ghost-like creatures were very creepy and you couldn't help but wish evil on the man who had inadvertently organised his friend's death for the sake of money.

Not as good as I'd hoped it would be, but nevertheless a good afternoon's viewing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Love Story
I think this is one of the best love stories on film. Excellent storyline with great acting from Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Read more

Published 5 days ago by Mrs. JEAN WISS-ROGERS

5.0 out of 5 stars one for the girls
spent a lovely friday night in with the girls. a box of chocolates and a box of tissues. bliss

Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Sharon Powers

5.0 out of 5 stars ghost
it was not for me cant comment on film but in arrived on time.the friend i bought it for tells me it was excellent.

Published 6 months ago by Mrs. Sylvia Marland

4.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
I have about 10 DVDs that I watch over and over and this is one of them. I even cried few times when I was absorbed watching it without being distracted. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Michael M. Ordoukhani

5.0 out of 5 stars ghost
A good film if you want to get mushy. I defy anyone not to have a bit of a sob, but well worth the tissue. Mary

Published 8 months ago by Mr. David O. Nunn

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably Good
Ghost is an amazing film, it is the only film that has ever made me cry, and I assure you, that never normally happens. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Langdon Ulder

5.0 out of 5 stars "I've always loved you"
This is without a doubt my favourite film of all time. I have watched it, it must be about a billion times and each time, without fail, the end scene leaves me with tears in my... Read more

Published 16 months ago by S. Schofield

5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, one of the best
This is One of my favourite films of all time. I have watched it a million times and the best is right at the end scene which leaves me with tears in my eyes. Read more

Published 19 months ago by Ms. Natasha Kent

5.0 out of 5 stars A CLASSIC
Certain movies will just always be hard to write a review for. You can give your opinion and say what you enjoyed or didn't enjoy but I find myself hesitating in certain aspects... Read more

Published 24 months ago by stuart

5.0 out of 5 stars top film
this is one of my favorite films of all time. its combines both saddness with great comedy. though the storyline between sam (swayze) and molly (Moore)is heart wrenching and... Read more

Published on 7 Jul 2005 by Ms. E. Blankson

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