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Drama
Thriller
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After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
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Patrick Swayze
Sam Wheat
Demi Moore
Molly Jensen
Whoopi Goldberg
Oda Mae Brown
Tony Goldwyn
Carl Bruner
Vincent Schiavelli
Subway Ghost
Rick Aviles
Willie Lopez
Martina Deignan
Rose
Rick Kleber
Mover
Phil Leeds
Emergency Room Ghost
Armelia McQueen
Oda Mae's Sister
Gail Boggs
Oda Mae's Sister
Stephen Root
Police Sgt.
Alma Beltran
Woman Ghost
Vivian Bonnell
Ortisha
Derek Thompson
Ortisha's Friend
Tom Finnegan
Bank Guard
Bruce Jarchow
Lyle Furgeson
Said Faraj
Cab Driver
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"Sam" (Patrick Swayze) and his girlfriend "Molly" (Demi Moore) aren't the best at pottery, but they do know how to make a mess! A trip to the theatre to see the Scottish play doesn't end well though, as he is randomly attacked in the street. She's desolate but fortunately his work colleague "Carl" (Tony Goldwyn) is on hand to try to help her through the aftermath. What she doesn't know, though, is that "Sam" is stuck in limbo. He can't move on and so must watch her every day life unfold. Quickly, he realises that his old pal is keen on "Molly" and then, even worse, begins to suspect that his death wasn't quite as random as it might have seemed. How can he talk to her; warn her? Well that's where the star of the show comes in. "Oda Mae" (Whoopi Goldberg) is a medium who spends her time telling old widows that their long dead husbands still love them. She is ill-prepared to star in her own version of "Blithe Spirit", though, and that doesn't get any easier when she tries to convince "Molly" she is really in touch with "Sam" and that he is terrified that she may also be a target of a nefarious plot. The Righteous Brothers also have to take a share of the plaudits here as their "Unchained Melody" refrain helps set the scene for a romantic mystery that's peppered with some tea-time menace and a Goldberg who is at the top of her game. The plot itself isn't maybe the strongest and I'm glad I didn't have an account with his bank, but it's two hours that flies by keeping sentimentality and slapstick to a minimum and allowing the spirit of "Madame Arcati" to enter the 1990s enjoyably. There are even nuns, too!
Geronimo196702 Feb, 2025
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Budget
$22,000,000Gross worldwide
$505,000,000