Where to watch Ghost (1990)
Ghost is available to stream in AU on Stan, BINGE and Foxtel Now. It can also be rented or bought from AppleTV and Amazon.
After a young man is murdered, his spirit remains behind to protect his lover from danger. Unable to communicate with her directly, he turns to a reluctant psychic for help, uncovering threats that make the afterlife a tense and emotional journey.
Cast: Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Vincent Schiavelli, Rick Aviles, Martina Deignan, Rick Kleber, Phil Leeds, Armelia McQueen, Gail Boggs, Stephen Root
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Trivia & production notes
- Jerry Zucker's decision to direct Ghost marked his first solo directorial effort and his first dramatic film, having previously worked as part of the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker comedy team.
- Frank Oz was initially set to direct but departed over budget constraints that conflicted with his creative vision, while Miloš Forman was fired by Paramount after the studio and screenwriter disagreed with his approach.
- Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin was initially worried that comedy director Jerry Zucker would turn his script into a comedy, but changed his mind after being impressed by Zucker's philosophical outlook during a dinner.
- Patrick Swayze was cast only after screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin pitched the project to him behind director Jerry Zucker's back, following an interview where Swayze discussed his late father.
- Patrick Swayze personally advocated for Whoopi Goldberg to be cast as Oda Mae Brown, as both Zucker and Rubin were initially reluctant to hire her.
- The interior of Sam and Molly's loft was a reproduction of artist Michele Oka Doner's studio, reconstructed in a nearby Soho loft after she declined to allow filming in her actual home.
- The final scene's visual effects required combining a workprint with newly shot elements using Quantel's Harry video-compositing system, as VFX supervisor Richard Edlund thought a simpler approach wouldn't convince audiences.
- Maurice Jarre composed the score and received a nomination for Best Original Score, though the award that year went to John Barry for Dances with Wolves.
- The pottery wheel scene has become one of the most iconic moments from 1990s cinema and has been parodied in numerous films and television shows including The Naked Gun 2½, Wallace and Gromit, and Euphoria.
- A Japanese remake titled Ghost: In Your Arms Again was released in 2010, with the gender of the ghost reversed so that a woman played by Nanako Matsushima occupies the central supernatural role.
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