Ghost (1990 film)
Ghost is a 1990 American supernatural romance film directed by Jerry Zucker from a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Vincent Schiavelli, and Rick Aviles. It focuses on Sam Wheat (Swayze), a murdered banker, whose ghost sets out to save his girlfriend, Molly Jensen (Moore), from the person who killed him – through the help of the psychic Oda Mae Brown (Goldberg).
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| Directed by | Jerry Zucker |
| Written by | Bruce Joel Rubin |
| Produced by | Lisa Weinstein |
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| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Edited by | Walter Murch |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22–23 million |
| Box office | $505.7 million |
Ghost was theatrically released on July 13, 1990, to commercial success, grossing $505 million against a budget of $22–23 million and emerging as the highest-grossing film of 1990 and at the time of its release, was the third-highest-grossing film of all time. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise going towards the score and performances of the cast. Ghost earned five nominations at the 63rd Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, and winning Best Supporting Actress for Goldberg and Best Original Screenplay for Rubin.