Ghost Town (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.1/10   

Director:

David Koepp

Escritores (WGA):

David Koepp (written by) &
John Kamps (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

19 septiembre 2008 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Fantasía | Romance

Frase comercial:

He sees dead people... and they annoy him.

Plot:

Bertram Pincus, is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Elevator | Hospital | Tooth | Anesthetic

Premios:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Not exactly "laugh out loud funny", but very well done.

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 4	10:00 PM	MAX
Sun. July 5	3:15 AM	MAX

Reparto

Greg Kinnear	...	Frank Herlihy
Jordan Carlos	...	Young Husband
Dequina Moore	...	Young Wife
Joseph Badalucco Jr.	...	Accident Bystander #1 (as Joe Badalucco)
Brian Hutchison	...	Accident Bystander #2
Tyree Michael Simpson	...	Sneezy Cop (as Tyre Simpson)
Julia K. Murney	...	Sneezy Lady
Ricky Gervais	...	Bertram Pincus D.D.S.
Claire Lautier	...	Upper East Side Lady
Aasif Mandvi	...	Dr. Prashar
Bridget Moloney	...	Receptionist
Raymond J. Lee	...	Greenpeace Guy (as Raymond Lee)
Joey Mazzarino	...	Food Delivery Guy
Brad Oscar	...	Day Doorman
Kathleen Landis	...	Resident

También conocida como:

Me ha caído el muerto (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references.

Duración:

102 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Clasificación:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44426) | UK:12A | Australia:M | Ireland:12A | Sweden:7 | Sweden:Btl | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M

Locaciones de Filmación:

New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivialidades:

The New York Times crossword puzzle seen within the first 10 minutes when Dr. Pincus (Ricky Gervais) first comes home is the puzzle from Monday, October 1, 2007 (Created by Allan E. Parrish).

Errores:

Errores cometidos por los personajes (posiblemente errores deliberados por los cineastas): You will never find a Hindu named Jehangir. In India at least it can be a name for a Parsee or a Muslim.

Citas:

Bertram Pincus: [points to Gwen's shoes] Shoes. You're shoes are - comfortable?

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofs The Godfather (1972)

Banda de Sonido:

I'm Still In Love (w/You)

Not exactly "laugh out loud funny", but very well done.

While this movie is comedy, it's not really a major "laugh-fest" or anything - but it is very well done and interesting to watch. If you're a fan of Ricky Gervais, he's only an actor here, not the writer or producer - so don't expect lots of Gervais-inspired humor. However, do expect a clever and charming romantic comedy.

Basically, the movie is about a dentist (Gervais) who temporarily dies during a routine medical procedure. This experience gives him the ability to see all the dead people who are milling about. One of them is resourceful enough to get Gervais' character to interfere with his former wife's engagement ... and the story progresses from there.

Gervais puts in a great performance as the socially repugnant dentist. Unpleasant as he is, he's fun to watch and you want to see what his every next move will be. Greg Kinnear (who plays the ghost pressuring Gervais) does a good job too; he's pretty believable in his role. The other characters are more or less one-dimensional and not quite as interesting. However, together with Gervais and Kinnear, everyone more or less of shines.

While the story is a bit predictable, the interesting characters, charming nature of the tale and all-around quality of movie-making make this film worth a watch.