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Ghost movie storyline. Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl’s betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.
Ghost is a 1990 American romantic fantasy thriller film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Stanley Lawrence, Susan Breslau, Martina Deignan, Macka Foley and Rick Aviles. It was written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker.
The plot centers on a young woman in jeopardy (Demi Moore), the ghost of her murdered lover (Patrick Swayze) and a reluctant psychic (Whoopi Goldberg) who assists him in saving her although the psychic had previously been faking her powers.
The film was an outstanding commercial success, grossing over $505.7 million at the box office on a budget of $22 million. It was the highest-grossing film of 1990. Adjusted for inflation, as of 2015 Ghost was the 93rd-highest-grossing film of all time domestically.
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Score and Best Film Editing. It won the awards for Best Supporting Actress for Goldberg and Best Original Screenplay. Swayze and Moore both received Golden Globe Award nominations for their performances, while Goldberg won the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Saturn Awards in addition to the Oscar.
The music for Ghost was written by veteran composer Maurice Jarre. The soundtrack also featured the 1955 song “Unchained Melody”, composed by Alex North with lyrics by Hy Zaret. That song appears in both instrumental form and in the 1965 recording by the Righteous Brothers. Jarre’s score was nominated for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Original Score, though it lost to John Barry’s work for Dances with Wolves.
The soundtrack album was issued on Milan Records (and licensed to Varèse Sarabande for North American release); it was subsequently reissued in 1995 with two extra tracks, and later as part of Milan’s Silver Screen Edition series with the extra tracks and an interview with Maurice Jarre.
The film became an unexpected huge box-office success, grossing $505,702,588 on a budget of $22,000,000. It was the highest-grossing film of 1990. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 51.46 million tickets in the US.
Ghost (1990)
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Stanley Lawrence, Susan Breslau, Martina Deignan, Macka Foley, Rick Aviles
Screenplay by: Bruce Joel Rubin
Production Design by: Jane Musky
Cinematography by: Adam Greenberg
Film Editing by: Walter Murch
Costume Design by: Ruth Morley
Set Decoration by: Joe D. Mitchell
Art Direction by: Mark W. Mansbridge
Music by: Maurice Jarre
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: July 13, 1990
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