Ghost Dad (1990)

Director:

Sidney Poitier

Writers (WGA):

Brent Maddock (story) &
S.S. Wilson (story) ...

Release Date:

29 junio 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Frase comercial:

Bill Cosby as you've never seen him before... invisible.

Plot:

Elliot Hopper is a widower with three children, he is currently working on a deal. It seems like his...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost Dad | African American | Ghost

Awards:

3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Edith is a boy's name!

Cast

Bill Cosby	...	Elliot Hopper
Kimberly Russell	...	Diane Hopper
Denise Nicholas	...	Joan
Ian Bannen	...	Sir Edith Moser
Christine Ebersole	...	Carol
Barry Corbin	...	Mr. Emery Collins
Salim Grant	...	Daniel 'Danny' Hopper
Brooke Fontaine	...	Amanda Hopper
Dakin Matthews	...	Mr. Seymour
Dana Ashbrook	...	Tony Ricker
Omar Gooding	...	Stuart
Raynor Scheine	...	Curtis Burch, the Cabbie
Arnold Stang	...	Mr. Cohen, elderly patient
Brian Stokes Mitchell	...	Teacher (as Brian Mitchell)
Lisa Mene Nemacheck	...	Jonelle

También conocida como:

Papá fantasma (Spain) [es]

Duración:

83 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Australia:PG | South Korea:All | Iceland:L | Finland:S | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Boise, Idaho, USA

Company:

SAH Productions

Trivialidades:

When Cosby's character is asked by Curtis Burch in the taxi cab if he worships Satan, and responds that he is in fact him, it is an obvious nod to Bill Cosby's 1981 movie "The Devil and Max Devlin".

Goofs:

Continuity: Position of Elliot's daughters hair, when they first see Elliot as a ghost.

Quotes:

Curtis Burch, the Cabbie: I like you.
Elliot Hopper: Thank you.
Curtis Burch, the Cabbie: Do you worship Satan?
Elliot Hopper: Unless you want to stop this cab, I'll give you $20 to stop. I'll give you... $40. I've got $76. All you have to do is stop the cab.
Elliot Hopper: I'll throw in the wallet. It's a Goochi. You can impress all your friends in Hell.
Elliot Hopper: [hands Burch the wallet] Now stop the damn cab!
Curtis Burch, the Cabbie: DO YOU WORSHIP SATAN?
Curtis Burch, the Cabbie: Worship him? I AM Satan! I command you to stop this cab!
[both scream]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sinister Urge (#7.13)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

It's Just A Girl Thing

Edith is a boy's name!

Bill Cosby gets lots of flack. His one of a kind humor and his unique personality are lightning rods for people to make fun of him. I've personally always dug his style and decided to re-watch Ghost Dad, one of the most commonly used titles for talking about silly stupid flicks. And I'll tell you what, I'll take ghost flicks like Ghost Dad any day over any of these crappy, cheap-scare infested, long-haired, pale-faced, school-girl Asian ghost flicks. I know Ghost Dad ain't horror, but still, those movies tend to suck.

Ghost Dad revolves around Bill being accidentally killed, but still being able to use his new-found ghost body/abilities to continue to help, more or less, his family and himself with their daily struggles. Through trying to save his job, help his son with magic tricks and even taking out the garbage, there are plenty of fun lil gags that will entertain the movie-goer who still possesses that lil kid inside of them.

With classic Cosby facial expressions, sound effects and jokes, it's really just a hoot for any fan of the Pudding Man. But if you're not a fan of Cosby, you may not find it as entertaining as someone like myself. Though it's undeniably charming and has a lot more heart and originality than most films out there. Ghost Dad was a cool lil flick that was consistently entertaining and had a surprisingly high amount of heart, though with Sidney Poitier directing that's not truly that surprising. Viva la Ghost Dad!