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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 04/24/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 6 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 14 Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Heaven-Can-Wait Fantasies See Also: Ghost [Special Collector's Edition], Ghost [Blu-ray], Ghost, Ghost, Ghost [Blu-ray]

An interesting hybrid of popular film genres, Ghost showcases the talents of its entire cast. While out on the town one evening, New York couple Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly (Demi Moore) are confronted by a mugger. After submitting to his demands, Sam is murdered anyway. He then finds himself a disembodied spirit, invisible to the living world, wandering without hope until he finds a spiteful spirit aboard the subway (Vincent Schiavelli) who gives him some helpful pointers on how to co-exist. Soon Sam comes back into contact with those he knew in life, and he begins to learn piece-by-piece of his close friend and co-worker Carl's (Tony Goldwyn) embezzling plot which caused his death; the apparent mugging was, in fact, a premeditated murder. In the meantime, Carl has designs on Molly, and Sam is determined to extract revenge. He contacts a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg), and together, the two set out to serve justice and stop the maniacal Carl from getting to Molly. Blending comedy, romance, action, and horror, Ghost was a box-office smash and managed to garner five Academy Award nominations, including "Best Picture," "Best Supporting Actress" (Goldberg), "Best Original Screenplay," "Best Editing," and "Best Score"; Goldberg won her first Oscar. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

Patrick Swayze - Sam Wheat
Demi Moore - Molly Jensen
Whoopi Goldberg - Oda Mae Brown
Tony Goldwyn - Carl Brunner
Rick Aviles - Willie Lopez

Ghost scared up box-office business in its 1990 theatrical release, and just like the movie, Paramount's Ghost widescreen collection DVD doesn't do a vanishing act either. The disc contains several special features that enhance the enjoyment of this tragic/comic supernatural love story. The film catapulted stars Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg to the top of the Hollywood food chain, and won two Academy awards: Best Supporting Actress (Goldberg as psychic Oda Mae Brown) and Best Original Screenplay (Bruce Joel Rubin). The DVD is presented in a widescreen version enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. The DVD contains "Remembering the Magic," a retrospective documentary about the film featuring many of its principals. There is also a frequently amusing audio commentary by director Jerry Zucker and Rubin that occasionally reveals how some of the film's special effects were performed. ~ Russell Roberts, All Movie Guide