Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier (in his final directorial effort) and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's spirit is able to communicate with his children after his death. It was a critical and box office bomb.
Plot
Elliot Hopper (Bill Cosby) is a workaholic widower who is about to land the deal of a lifetime at work, which he hopes will win him a promotion and a company car. After he forgets his daughter Diane's birthday, he attempts to make it up to her by promising her she can have his car when he secures the deal at work on the coming Thursday. After being persuaded to give the car to his daughter early, Elliot must hail a taxi from work, which is driven by Satanist Curtis Burch (Raynor Scheine), who drives erratically and is out of control. Attempting to get the taxi stopped, Elliot announces that he is Satan and commands him to stop the taxi, and also attempts to give him his wallet. Shocked to see his "Evil Master", Burch drives off a bridge and into the river.
More details
| author | Brent Maddock S. S. Wilson |
|---|---|
| director | Sidney Poitier |
| editor | Pembroke J. Herring |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | dark room family life happen help injured insurance policy life insurance love interest magic trick meet out of control police officer river satan satanism satanist screw up until it snows wait work out |
| musicBy | Henry Mancini |
| producer | Terrence Nelson |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | ghost |