Zucker’s mix of genres made money because it’s a crowd-pleasing film with something for everyone. Ghost’s success made Demi Moore a bankable Hollywood star for most of the 1990s. Already a huge star from Dirty Dancing, Swayze was at the height of his leading man charisma. Their sheer chemistry together is half the reason Ghost became such a popular movie. The onscreen chemistry between Swayze and Moore is off the charts, indelibly captured in one of the most parodied film scenes of the last four decades.
The well-written screenplay fully develops each character without relying on gimmicks, placing Sam and Molly in a dangerous situation they must figure out how to solve together. The genre-defying film has a little bit of everything, from straight romance to laughs provided mostly by Whoopi Goldberg’s sassy psychic. Mostly known as a comedy director with his brother David Zucker on classics like Airplane and Top Secret, Jerry Zucker hops genres in Ghost.
Ghost’s infamous pottery wheel scene has become the stuff of movie legend and parody Sam’s old friend and co-worker Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn) helps Molly out after Sam’s death. Sam seeks out the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) to set things right and warn Molly. Now a powerless spirit that can’t touch or contact Molly, Sam learns that her life is in danger. In a brilliantly economical opening act that lays out Ghost’s premise, Sam is murdered in a seemingly random street robbery. Moving in together and on the verge of marriage, their untouchable romance is about to come crashing down. Known for its epic use of the Righteous Brothers’ classic hit Unchained Melody, Ghost’s infamous pottery wheel scene has become the stuff of movie legend and parody.īanker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) and artist Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) are madly in love with each other. Starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore with a funny supporting turn by Whoopi Goldberg, the romantic film dabbled in several genres. I recommend this to any fan of drama, romance, comedy, thriller or fantasy, as well as anyone interested in seeing a non-parody Zucker film and fans of the actors.Winner of two Academy Awards, Ghost took the country by surprise in 1990 to become a giant box office smash. Much of it is derived from the situation of Swayze's character and his interaction with environment and other characters. The humor is very good and surprisingly tasteful for the theme. I was completely into this movie all the way. This is driven by the emotions, by how the plot affects these characters. The special effects are grand, yet they don't take over the movie. Moore and Swayze have magnificent chemistry, you truly believe them as a couple. Goldberg provides a lot of comic relief, without being obnoxious. At times, there seemed to be a little too much humor and some scenes were maybe a tad long, but apart from that, there was not really anything with this film that was flawed. There are few, if any, flaws in directing. if you're reading this and you're thinking the same, trust me he pulls it off. Airplane and so forth), I was somewhat doubtful as to any other quality in the film than the humor of it. When I found that it was directed by a Zucker(yup. I will say that I found one twist somewhat predictable, but maybe I've just seen too many later movies before watching this. The plot is so interesting and intriguing, you can't help but watch, often at the very edge of your seat. This film had me from the first few moments of it. I didn't know I was in for such a strong experience. Coming in, I knew nothing about it but the famous clay-forming scene.