host is a 1990 American romantic fantasy thriller film directed by Jerry Zucker, written by Bruce Joel Rubin,
and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, and Rick Aviles.[3] The plot
centers on a young woman in jeopardy (Moore), the ghost of her murdered lover (Swayze), and a reluctant
psychic (Goldberg) who assists him in saving her.
Ghost was theatrically released on July 13, 1990 by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews and
was a massive box office success, grossing over $505.7 million on a budget of $22 million, [4] becoming
the highest-grossing film of 1990.[5] Adjusted for inflation, as of 2015 Ghost was the 93rd-highest-grossing
film of all time domestically.[6] The film received five nominations at the 63rd Academy Awards: Best
Picture, Best Original Scoreand Best Film Editing, and winning Best Supporting Actress (for Goldberg)
and Best Original Screenplay.
Contents
1Plot
2Cast
3Production
4Soundtrack
5Reception
o 5.1Box office
o 5.2Critical response
o 5.3Accolades
6Musical adaptation and parodies
7Home media
8Remakes
9TV series
10See also
11References
12External links
Plot[edit]
Sam Wheat, a banker, and his girlfriend Molly Jensen, a potter, renovate and move into an apartment
in Manhattan with the help of Sam's friend and co-worker Carl Bruner. One afternoon, Sam confides in Carl
his discovery of unusually high balances in obscure bank accounts. He decides to investigate the matter
himself, declining Carl's offer of assistance. That night, Sam and Molly are attacked by a mugger who shoots
and kills Sam in a scuffle before stealing his wallet. Sam sees Molly crying over his body and discovers he is
now a ghost, invisible and unable to interact with the mortal world.
Molly remains distraught in the days after Sam's death, as Sam remains close to her. Carl comes over and
suggests Molly take a walk with him and Sam cannot bring himself to follow. Moments later, the mugger
enters the apartment in search of something. When Molly returns, Sam scares their cat into attacking the
thug, who flees. Sam follows the mugger to his Brooklyn apartment and learns that the man, Willie Lopez,
was sent by an unknown party.
After leaving Willie's residence, Sam happens upon the parlor of psychic Oda Mae Brown,
a charlatan pretending to commune with spirits of the dead who is shocked to discover her true psychic gift
when she can hear Sam speaking. Sam persuades her to warn Molly that she is in danger. To allay Molly's
skepticism, Oda Mae relays information that only Sam could know. Molly gives Willie's address to Carl; she
then goes to the police, who have no file for Willie but they show her Oda Mae's lengthy one as a forger and
con artist.
Meanwhile, Sam follows Carl and is devastated to learn he and Willie are working together. Carl
is laundering money for drug dealers and he had Willie rob Sam to get his apartment key, which Carl uses to
obtain Sam's book of passwords and transfer the money into a single account under the fictitious "Rita
Miller".
Sam learns from a violent poltergeist haunting the subway system how to manipulate objects with his mind.
Sam then persuades Oda Mae to help him thwart Carl. Before Carl can transfer the money for his clients,
Oda Mae impersonates Rita Miller, closes the account, and reluctantly gives the $4 million cashier's check to
charity. As Carl desperately searches for the money, Sam reveals his presence by typing his name on the
computer keyboard. Carl goes to Molly, who reveals she spotted Oda Mae closing an account at the bank.
Carl and Willie go to Oda Mae's place but Sam warns her and her sisters to t
