Ghost (1990)
78%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 11 nominations
Ghost offers viewers a poignant romance while blending elements of comedy, horror, and mystery, all adding up to one of the more enduringly watchable hits of its era
Ghost is a movie that’s got it all – romance, humor, drama, and even a little bit of the supernatural. Whoopi Goldberg’s performance is a standout, and the special effects are pretty impressive for a movie from the early 90s. Plus, Demi Moore has never looked better. It’s a genre-bender that somehow manages to work, and it’s definitely worth a watch. So grab some popcorn, settle in, and get ready to believe.
Production Company(ies)
Forty Four Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Southbank Footbridge, Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for horror violence and disturbing images
Year of Release
2007
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 7m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 13, 1990 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2001
Genre(s)
Fantasy/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Rick Aviles, Gail Boggs, directed by Jerry Zucker, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, fantasy, romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Henry Sheehan, Peter Bradshaw, Clayton Dillard, Sheila Benson, Dave Kehr, Gene Siskel, Mike Massie, Matt Brunson, James Kendrick, Frank J Avella, Danielle Solzman, PG-13, Paramount Pictures, Lisa Weinstein, Stereo, Dolby SR, Surround, 35mm, Sam Wheat, Molly Jensen, Carl Bruner, Willie Lopez, psychic, Oda Mae Brown, corrupt business partner, betrayal, goons
Worldwide gross: $228,738,393
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $327,683,280
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 454
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 35,734,273
US/Canada gross: $115,802,596
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $165,895,082
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 460
US/Canada opening weekend: $45,388,836
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $65,022,590
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 154
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $110,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $157,582,469
Production budget ranking: 202
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $84,858,160
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $85,242,651
ROI to date (est.): 35%
ROI ranking: 1,216
Demi Moore – Molly Jensen
Whoopi Goldberg – Oda Mae Brown
Tony Goldwyn – Carl Bruner
Rick Aviles – Willie Lopez, Burgler
Gail Boggs – Oda Mae’s Sister
Director(s)
Jerry Zucker
Writer(s)
Bruce Joel Rubin
Producer(s)
Lisa Weinstein
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 11 nominations
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (76) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (57) | Rotten (19)
Not only is the comedy itself fresh, but it keeps the suspense well-stropped as well.
May 12, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Henry Sheehan
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Rubin’s script is a lethally effective tragicomic fantasy.
February 14, 2020 | Rating: 5/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Ghost modestly warns against indignant attitudes toward class status.
July 13, 2015
Clayton Dillard
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The movie’s slogan is “Believe,” not an unreasonable request. But even those who’d be happy to comply must get past Ghost’s one casting jaw-dropper, a certain woolly-mindedness to its script and a production prettified to the point of stickiness.
June 25, 2013
Sheila Benson
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
What it offers, apart from the overblown special effects that seem inescapable in American movies, is an unusual and effective combination of swooning, morbid romance and screwball comedy.
June 25, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
Dave Kehr
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
The passion and poignancy of trying to communicate with the dead is well-exploited here. Moore has never been more fetching.
June 25, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
Works quite competently, not just in appealing visuals but also in a routinely witty script.
September 14, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
This entertaining film goes light on the metaphysics but heavy on the romance, the humor, and the drama.
August 8, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
its appeal lies precisely in its unlikely melding of disparate generic elements-a film that literally has something in it for everyone
July 28, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
Whoopi Goldberg’s Tour de Farce performance almost makes Ghost worth a revisit.
July 26, 2020 | Rating: C-
Frank J. Avella
Edge Media Network
Ghost is a real genre-bender of a film…
July 21, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
The Paramount Presents series has offered wonderful classic films restored and upgraded and Ghost makes an excellent addition to this collection.
July 15, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Allison Rose
FlickDirect…
Plot
When the motorcyclist Johnny Blaze finds that his father Barton Blaze has terminal cancer, he accepts a pact with Mephistopheles, giving his soul for the health of his beloved father. But the devil deceives him, and Barton dies in a motorcycle accident during an exhibition. Johnny leaves the carnival, his town, his friends, and his girlfriend Roxanne. Many years later, Johnny Blaze becomes a famous motorcyclist, who risks his life in his shows, and he meets Roxanne again, now a television reporter. However, Mephistopheles proposes Johnny to release his contract if he become the “Ghost Rider” and defeat his evil son Blackheart, who wants to possess one thousand evil souls and transform hell on Earth.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features a standout performance by Whoopi Goldberg, who won an Academy Award for her role as psychic Oda Mae Brown.
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