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Ghost
Ghost is a 1990 American supernatural romance film directed by Jerry Zucker from a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Vincent Schiavelli, and Rick Aviles. It focuses on Sam Wheat (Swayze), a murdered banker, whose ghost sets out to save his girlfriend, Molly Jensen (Moore), from the person who killed him – through the help of the psychic Oda Mae Brown (Goldberg).
Plot
Banker Sam Wheat and his artist girlfriend Molly Jensen move into a Manhattan loft with the help of Sam's friend and co-worker Carl Bruner. One night, the couple are attacked on the street by a mugger, and though Sam appears to chase him away, he returns to a devastated Molly cradling his bloodied corpse and realizes he has died. A bright beam of light shines down on Sam, but he stays with Molly and the light disappears.
Awards
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| author | Bruce Joel Rubin |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Jerry Zucker |
| editor | Walter Murch |
| events | revenge spiritism |
| genre | drama fantasy romance |
| keywords | attack death threat haunt learn manhattan mediumship missing money one night psychic medium scream shadow shadowy figures sing subway train terrorize |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Lisa Weinstein |
| productionCompany | Howard W. Koch Productions Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Los Angeles Times |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | ghost romantic drama romantic fantasy |