
“Accounting for the uncommon behavior of ghosts, Heine mentions somebody's ingenious theory to the effect that they are as much afraid of us as we of them. Not quite, if I may judge from such tables of comparative speed as I am able to compile from memories of my own experience.”
“Behind every man now alive stand 30 ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.”
“Whence and what are thou, execrable shape?”
“Ghosts are not the souls of the dead, but the souls of people written out of history when history changes.”
“I kept on ignoring him. The dead are only ghosts, after all.”
“The unexpected disappearance of Mr. Canning from the scene, followed by the transient and embarrassed phantom of Lord Goderich. (Quoted, "He flits across the stage a transient and embarrassed phantom.")”
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1990 · 2h 2m · Fantasy · Romance · Thriller
Rotten Tomatoes 76%Metacritic 52/100
Ghost is a 1990 American supernatural romance film directed by Jerry Zucker, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tony Goldwyn. The film's plot follows Sam Wheat (Swayze), a banker who is murdered and returns as a ghost, unable to interact with the living world. With the help of psychic con artist Oda Mae Brown (Goldberg), Sam attempts to uncover those responsible for his murder and communicate with his girlfriend, Molly Jensen (Moore), who is unaware of his presence.
Directed by Jerry Zucker
Box office $505M worldwide
Common Sense Media calls it a '90s classic with violence, cursing, sexual references for age 13+; Dove.org does not approve due to strong language and other content.[1][2]
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Cast & crew political lean — 3 of 15 researched: 2 left · 0 center · 0 right · 1 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.