Ghost Dad(Movie, 1990)

| 1h 24min | Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy

Rating: 2.6/5 (with 57 votes)

Ghost Dad is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's spirit is able to communicate with his children after his death. It was critically panned and remains Poitier's last directorial effort. Despite that, it was nominated for three Young Artist Awards. ()

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About Ghost Dad

A widower with three children is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, he attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

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Trailer for Ghost Dad + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer(Trailer, 2:09)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Universal Pictures, SAH Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 06/29/1990

Cast: Bill Cosby, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen, Christine Ebersole, Barry Corbin, Dakin Matthews, Omar Gooding, Arnold Stang, Amy Hill, Jonathan Brandis, Patrika Darbo, Cathy Cavadini, Dana Ashbrook, Raynor Scheine

Director: Sidney Poitier

Screenwriter: Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson

Film Editor: Pembroke J. Herring

Director of Photography: Andrew Laszlo

Composer: Henry Mancini

Production Designer: Henry Bumstead

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Bill Cosby: Unser Papa ist ein Geist"

"Ghost Dad - Nachrichten von Dad"

"Ghost Dad – Nachricht von Papa"

"Papà è un fantasma"

Keywords: loss of loved one, daughter, parent child relationship

Revenue: 24,707,633 USD

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