Ghost

SYNOPSIS

Ghost is a 1990 American supernatural romance film directed by Jerry Zucker, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tony Goldwyn. The film's plot follows Sam Wheat (Swayze), a banker who is murdered and returns as a ghost, unable to interact with the living world. With the help of psychic con artist Oda Mae Brown (Goldberg), Sam attempts to uncover those responsible for his murder and communicate with his girlfriend, Molly Jensen (Moore), who is unaware of his presence. Ghost was theatrically released on July 13, 1990 by Paramount Pictures to commercial success. It grossed $505 million against a budget of $22–23 million, was the highest-grossing film of 1990, and at the time of its release was the third-highest-grossin