Ghost (1990 film)

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Ghost (known as Ghost, beyond love in Spain, Ghost, the ghost of love in Paraguay, Ghost in Cuba and Ghost, the Shadow of Love in Peru, Colombia, Nicaragua, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela) is an American drama film, romance and fantasy, released in 1990. It stars Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker. It won two Oscars: for best supporting actress (Whoopi Goldberg) and for best original screenplay. It was nominated for three others: Best Picture, Best Music, and Best Editing.

It is the highest grossing film of 1990.

Plot

Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze), a banking and investment executive, and Molly Jensen (Demi Moore), a ceramic sculptor, are a happy couple living in New York City. The only problem in their relationship is Molly's discomfort with the fact that when she tells Sam "I love you" ("I love you" in English), he simply responds "idem" ('the same'; in Latin, "ditto, Duty" in the original English version, in Tuscan 'what was said'). He's never the one to take the initiative by telling her girl before she does. This annoys Molly, who feels she needs to hear him say "I love you" in response or first before she says it herself.

One night, while walking to their new apartment after a trip to the theater, they are attacked by a thief named Willy Lopez (Rick Aviles). He pulls out a gun and, during the struggle between Sam and the mugger, the gun goes off. After the shot, Sam begins to chase the robber, who runs away, although he eventually loses sight of him. When he returns to Molly, he realizes the truth: the shot has hit him in the heart and he has been killed almost instantly. As an unseen bystander, he witnesses Molly rocking her corpse, desperately and futilely trying to keep him alive. And he realizes that he has become a ghost, caught between both worlds. The light comes looking for him from above, but he doesn't want to leave Molly alone, and he manages to escape from her. Little by little, he manages to get used to the idea that he is no longer alive.

At the hospital where they took his body and are trying to revive him, he meets an old man, who is also a ghost. There they see a patient who is dying and the light comes to take his soul, it leaves the patient's body, while the old man says that he was lucky that the "others" did not come to take him away. Sam tries to ask him "who are...?" when the old man disappears At her funeral, Sam sees a woman in blue walk past a tombstone, as she greets him.

While slowly coming to terms with the fact that he's dead and that he can't be with Molly anymore. Sam realizes that the robbery had been planned when his killer Willy enters his house and walks through his belongings. Sam follows Willy and discovers that Willy's friend and co-worker Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn) had hired Willy to steal from Sam in order to obtain the password to his office computer. Carl was involved in money laundering at the bank where he and Sam worked. Sam had recently changed his password, preventing Carl from accessing the forged accounts in which he had hidden black money, in the name of a fictitious person named Rita Miller. Sam is filled with resentment towards his supposedly best friend, but realizes that, as a ghost, he can't do much.

Sam understands that Molly is in danger but he is unable to communicate with her in his current state. However, he finds Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg), an artist posing as a medium. She who, ironically, discovers (after hearing Sam criticize her fraudulent business) that she actually has her family's power to hear ghosts, even though she can't see them. Seeing her as her only hope of connecting him with Molly, Sam begins to harass her until she finally gives in and agrees to help him.

Reluctantly, Oda Mae calls Molly and tells her that she is reaching out to Sam, but Molly is skeptical. She only manages to convince him of her when she tells him private things that only Sam knew about, mainly her use of the word "ditto".

While chasing Willy to his apartment, Sam meets a haunting ghost (Vincent Schiavelli), haunting the New York subway. Who teaches him to move and touch objects, focusing his emotions on the target. He also discovers that Oda Mae was being requested by ghosts from as far away as New York and New Jersey to speak to her living relatives. One briefly possesses her, but it significantly weakens her ghosts. Sam promises Oda Mae that she won't be bothered if she lends her help.

Meanwhile, Molly goes to the police, having returned her skepticism about Oda Mae's words. The sergeant assures her that she was right to doubt her and that there was no folder with the Willy López file. Although she did have data on Oda Mae Brown, who is recognized among local police officers as an impostor.

Sam and Oda Mae decide to thwart the plan of Carl, who had stolen four million dollars and deposited it into a fraudulent account. Under Sam's instructions, Oda Mae poses as Rita Miller (the assumed account name) and manages to withdraw the money. Sam advises Oda Mae to hand over the money so she won't be persecuted by Carl, donating the check to two nuns asking for charity. Carl panics when he realizes the account has been closed and is tormented by Sam who, unseen, behaves like a poltergeist and types the word "murderer" into his computer. Amidst Carl's despair, Sam reveals his identity by repeatedly displaying his name on the screen.

Carl thinks Sam took his money so he ends up on Molly's doorstep, asking for Oda Mae. Molly reveals that Oda Mae was Rita Miller and that she is a con artist. Carl realizes that the ghost of his old coworker is present and that he used Oda Mae to take his money, so he tells him (Sam) that he would be back at 11 p.m. m. to kill Molly if she didn't pay him back. Sam runs to warn Oda Mae, but almost immediately Willy and Carl arrive to try to take the check from the settled account. Oda Mae and her sisters escape, while Sam terrifies Willy, causing him to flee into the street in a panic. Willy is killed by a truck, but his soul is dragged by demonic shadows to hell. Witnessing this, Sam understands that these demons are the "others" that the old man from the hospital had mentioned to him.

Sam and Oda Mae rush off to warn Molly that she is in danger, but Molly is still unsure about Oda Mae. Sam manages to convince her of it by levitating a penny and giving it to Molly, as they both collected them for good luck. Molly asks the police to protect them from Carl, and meanwhile, Sam uses Oda Mae's body to get one last touch of Molly. Carl's sudden arrival interrupts Sam's possession, and he is expelled from Oda Mae's body and left very weak.

Molly and Oda Mae escape to a loft above the apartment, while being chased by Carl, who eventually catches Oda Mae. Molly comes to the medium's defense, but Carl takes her hostage. Sam recovers the power from him and forces Carl to throw the gun away from him, Molly fleeing unharmed. Struggling to no avail to stop Sam's attacks, Carl clumsily throws the building's crane hook (pulley) at him to pull things up. The hook passes through Sam's transparent body and strikes a window, whose shattered glass guillotines Carl's body. After realizing that he is dead, he is dragged by the demonic shadows to hell, screaming for help.

When Sam walks back to Oda Mae and Molly, Molly realizes that she can hear Sam. For a few moments, an intense light begins to shine, making Sam partially visible. Saying goodbye to Oda Mae, he shares one last kiss with Molly and tells her that he loves her, to which she responds with "ditto." Sam leaves accompanied by a bright light.

Cast and dubbing

Original Actor
Bandera de Estados UnidosUnited States
CharacterVoice actor
Bandera de EspañaSpain
Voice actor
Bandera de MéxicoMexico
Patrick Swayze †Sam WheatManolo GarcíaCarlos Becerril
Demi MooreMolly JensenRosa María HernándezMarina Huerta
Whoopi GoldbergOda Mae BrownMaría Dolores GispertAlma Nuri
Tony GoldwynCarl BrunerJuan Antonio BernalGabriel Cobayassi
Rick Aviles †Willy LópezPedro Molina?
Vincent Schiavelli †Ghost by metroCamilo GarcíaCesar Arias
Phil LeedsPhantom in O.R.Antonio CrespoÁlvaro Tarcicio †
Augie BluntOrlandoPepe Mediavilla †Álvaro Tarcicio †
Tom FinneganSecurity guardMariano FraileÁlvaro Tarcicio †
Laura DrakeFemale policeRosa GavínDulcina Carballo
Vivian BonnellHortirePink PastoDulcina Carballo
Bruce JarchowLyle FergusonEmilio FreixasArmando Réndiz
Sam TsoutsouvasPriest at funeralAlberto MiezaArmando Réndiz
Charlotte ZuckerBank employeesMonserrat CarullaCarmen Donna-Dao †
Arsenio HallThe sameJuan Antonio BernalMario Castañeda
Armelia McQueenClaraJuana BeuterCampa Help
Gail BoggsLouiseEsperanza NavarroLaura Ayala
Angelina EstradaRosa SantiagoMarta MartorellAraceli de León †
Stephen RootPolice sergeantAlejandro ÁvilaPaco Mauri
J. Christopher SullivanPhantomAntonio VillarPaco Mauri
Derek ThompsonFriend of HortenceAlejandro AlbaicetaIsmael Castro
Technical credits (Spain)
  • Double study: Sonoblok, Barcelona
  • Fold Director: Camilo García
  • Translator: Sally Temper
  • Recording and mixing of dialogues: Guillermo Ramos
  • Double production: Universal Pictures Spain S. A.
Technical credits (Mexico)
  • Double study: Auditel, Mexico, D. F.
  • Double Director: Gabriel Cobayassi
  • Translator: Raúl Felipe Orozco
  • Double Production: Paramount Network

Production

Bruce Willis and Tina Turner were originally going to play the roles of Sam and Molly, but the role ultimately went to Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore respectively.

Soundtrack

Ghost is the name of the soundtrack of the 1990 film of the same name, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. It was produced under the Milan América label, with the production of Maurice Jarre.

It is classified as one of the most successful in sales and publicity in the history of cinema and music, especially for representing an orchestrated sector of a particular era. It remained in the first place of sales and lists for several weeks in its year of publication.

  1. «Unchained Melody» - The Righteous Brothers
  2. «Ghost» - Maurice Jarre
  3. «Sam» - Maurice Jarre
  4. «Ditto» - Maurice Jarre
  5. «Carl» - Maurice Jarre
  6. «Molly» - Maurice Jarre
  7. «Unchained Melody (orchestra)» - Maurice Jarre
  8. «Generique Fin» - Maurice Jarre

Reception

The film was the highest grossing of 1990. Due to its success, a musical of the film was created in 2011, which was also successful.

World premiere dates

Country Premiere date
GermanyFlag of Germany.svgGermany Thursday, 11 October 1990
Bandera de ArgentinaArgentina Friday, 2 November 1990
Bandera de AustraliaAustralia Thursday, 25 October 1990
AustriaFlag of Austria.svgAustria Friday, 12 October 1990
BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svgBelgium Wednesday, 14 November 1990
BelizeBandera de BeliceBelize
Costa RicaFlag of Costa Rica.svgCosta Rica
El SalvadorFlag of El Salvador.svgEl Salvador
GuatemalaFlag of Guatemala.svgGuatemala
HondurasBandera de HondurasHonduras
NicaraguaFlag of Nicaragua.svgNicaragua
PanamaFlag of Panama.svg Panama
Friday, 12 October 1990
BoliviaFlag of Bolivia.svgBolivia Friday, 2 November 1990
BrazilBandera de BrasilBrazil Thursday, 1 November 1990
BulgariaBandera de BulgariaBulgaria Friday, 5 February 1993
Bandera de ChecoslovaquiaCzechoslovakia Thursday, 12 December 1991
ChileBandera de ChileChile Friday, 26 October 1990
ColombiaBandera de ColombiaColombia Thursday, 22 November 1990
South KoreaBandera de Corea del SurSouth Korea Saturday, 17 November 1990
DenmarkBandera de DinamarcaDenmark Friday, 5 October 1990
EcuadorBandera de EcuadorEcuador Wednesday, 19 December 1990
SpainBandera de EspañaSpain Wednesday, 31 October 1990
Bandera de Estados UnidosUnited States
CanadaBandera de CanadáCanada
Friday, 13 July 1990
PhilippinesBandera de FilipinasPhilippines Wednesday, 31 October 1990
FinlandFlag of Finland.svgFinland Friday, 5 October 1990
Bandera de FranciaFrance Wednesday, 7 November 1990
Country Premiere date
GreeceFlag of Greece.svgGreece Friday, 23 November 1990
Hong KongBandera de Hong KongHong Kong Thursday, 20 December 1990
HungaryFlag of Hungary.svgHungary Thursday, 6 December 1990
IndonesiaBandera de IndonesiaIndonesia Friday, 21 June 1991
IsraelBandera de IsraelIsrael Wednesday, 3 October 1990
ItalyFlag of Italy.svgItaly Tuesday, 30 October 1990
JapanBandera de JapónJapan Friday, 28 September 1990
MalaysiaBandera de MalasiaMalaysia Thursday, 29 November 1990
MexicoFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico Friday, 30 November 1990
NorwayFlag of Norway.svg Norway Thursday, 4 October 1990
New ZealandBandera de Nueva ZelandaNew Zealand Friday, 25 January 1991
NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlands Thursday, 11 October 1990
ParaguayFlag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Friday, 2 November 1990
PeruFlag of Peru.svg Peru Thursday, 31 January 1991
Bandera de PortugalPortugal Friday, 9 November 1990
United KingdomBandera del Reino UnidoUnited Kingdom
Bandera de IrlandaIreland
Friday, 5 October 1990
Dominican RepublicBandera de la República DominicanaDominican Republic Thursday, 18 October 1990
SingaporeBandera de SingapurSingapore Thursday, 29 November 1990
Bandera de SudáfricaSouth Africa Friday, 2 November 1990
SwedenFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friday, 12 October 1990
SwitzerlandFlag of Switzerland.svgSwitzerland Friday, 2 November 1990
Bandera de TailandiaThailand Saturday, 24 November 1990
Bandera de TaiwánTaiwan Saturday, 15 December 1990
TurkeyBandera de TurquíaTurkey Friday, 18 January 1991
UruguayFlag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Thursday, 8 November 1990
VenezuelaBandera de Venezuela Venezuela Wednesday, 24 October 1990

Awards

Oscar Awards
YearCategoryPerson(s)Outcome
1990Best movieLisa WeinsteinCandidate
Best cast actressWhoopi GoldbergWinner
Best original scriptBruce Joel RubinWinner
Best soundtrackMaurice JarreCandidate
Better assemblyWalter MurchCandidate
Golden Globe Awards
YearCategoryPerson(s)Outcome
1990Best movie - comedy or musicalCandidate
Best actor - comedy or musicalPatrick SwayzeCandidate
Best actress - comedy or musicalDemi MooreCandidate
Best cast actressWhoopi GoldbergWinner

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